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The 35 most-read raï artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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35 artists are ranked in raï. The biggest move was DJ Mam’s, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KhaledOran · Algeria | 9,417 | 0 |
02 | Rachid TahaSig · Algeria | 3,608 | 0 |
03 | Reda TalianiEl Harrach · Algeria | 1,968 | +1 |
04 | Cheb HasniOran · Algeria | 1,917 | -1 |
05 | FaudelMantes-la-Jolie · France | 1,044 | 0 |
06 | Cheikha RimittiSidi Bel Abbès · Algeria | 609 | 0 |
07 | Cheb BilalTipaza · Algeria | 374 | +3 |
08 | Raïna RaïParis · France | 365 | -1 |
09 | Cheb NasroAïn Témouchent · Algeria | 354 | -1 |
10 | Ahmed FakrounBanghāzī · Libya | 326 | -1 |
11 | Houari ManarMarseille · France | 272 | +1 |
12 | Chaba ZahouaniaOran · Algeria | 242 | -1 |
13 | Cheb KaderOran · Algeria | 205 | +3 |
14 | Cheb Mimoun El OujdiOujda · Morocco | 170 | -1 |
15 | Kader JaponaisFrance | 158 | -1 |
16 | Hamid BouchnakOujda · Morocco | 141 | -1 |
17 | DJ Mam’sMarseille · France | 121 | +9 |
18 | Rachid Baba AhmedTlemcen · Algeria | 120 | 0 |
18 | Carte de séjourRillieux-la-Pape · France | 120 | -1 |
20 | NajimSuresnes · France | 116 | -1 |
21 | Maurice El MédioniOran · Algeria | 104 | -1 |
22 | Mouss MaherFrance | 100 | +5 |
22 | Gana El MaghnaouiOujda · Morocco | 100 | 0 |
22 | شاب صحراويTlemcen · Algeria | 100 | +1 |
25 | Behrang MiriTehran · Iran | 88 | -1 |
26 | Cheb TarikAlgeria | 87 | -5 |
27 | Boutaiba SghirAlgeria | 72 | -2 |
28 | الشاب عزيزConstantine · Algeria | 64 | +4 |
29 | Bellemou MessaoudAlgeria | 60 | +2 |
30 | Abdel Ali SlimaniAlgiers · Algeria | 58 | 0 |
31 | Bouteldja BelkacemAlgeria | 57 | +4 |
32 | Houari BenchenetOran · Algeria | 54 | -3 |
33 | Cheikha RabiaOran · Algeria | 44 | -6 |
34 | Djaffar Bensetti— | 43 | -2 |
35 | Sawt el AtlasFrance | 24 | -3 |
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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.