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The 35 most-read raï artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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35 artists are ranked in raï. The biggest move was Mouss Maher, up 6 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KhaledOran · Algeria | 7,541 | 0 |
02 | Rachid TahaSig · Algeria | 3,147 | 0 |
03 | Cheb HasniOran · Algeria | 1,721 | 0 |
04 | FaudelMantes-la-Jolie · France | 911 | 0 |
05 | Cheikha RimittiSidi Bel Abbès · Algeria | 562 | 0 |
06 | Cheb NasroAïn Témouchent · Algeria | 367 | 0 |
07 | Ahmed FakrounBanghāzī · Libya | 309 | +1 |
08 | Cheb BilalTipaza · Algeria | 296 | +1 |
09 | Raïna RaïParis · France | 264 | 0 |
10 | Houari ManarMarseille · France | 263 | +2 |
11 | Reda TalianiEl Harrach · Algeria | 251 | -4 |
12 | Chaba ZahouaniaOran · Algeria | 224 | -1 |
13 | Cheb Mimoun El OujdiOujda · Morocco | 171 | +2 |
14 | Maurice El MédioniOran · Algeria | 142 | -1 |
15 | Kader JaponaisFrance | 124 | +5 |
16 | Carte de séjourRillieux-la-Pape · France | 123 | +2 |
17 | Hamid BouchnakOujda · Morocco | 122 | -1 |
18 | Cheb KaderOran · Algeria | 108 | -1 |
19 | شاب صحراويTlemcen · Algeria | 107 | +2 |
20 | Gana El MaghnaouiOujda · Morocco | 92 | -6 |
21 | Rachid Baba AhmedTlemcen · Algeria | 76 | +2 |
22 | Mouss MaherFrance | 75 | +6 |
22 | Cheb TarikAlgeria | 75 | 0 |
24 | Behrang MiriTehran · Iran | 73 | 0 |
24 | NajimSuresnes · France | 73 | -5 |
26 | Boutaiba SghirAlgeria | 63 | +1 |
27 | DJ Mam’sMarseille · France | 62 | -2 |
28 | Houari BenchenetOran · Algeria | 59 | -2 |
29 | Abdel Ali SlimaniAlgiers · Algeria | 55 | +1 |
30 | Cheikha RabiaOran · Algeria | 50 | -1 |
31 | Bellemou MessaoudAlgeria | 40 | -1 |
32 | Bouteldja BelkacemAlgeria | 38 | +1 |
33 | الشاب عزيزConstantine · Algeria | 35 | -1 |
34 | Djaffar Bensetti— | 31 | 0 |
35 | Sawt el AtlasFrance | 29 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.