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The 46 most-read soukous artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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46 artists are ranked in soukous. The biggest move was Kékélé, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Fally IpupaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,301 | 0 |
02 | Koffi OlomidéDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 5,270 | 0 |
03 | FrancoKongo Central · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,437 | +1 |
04 | M’bilia BelKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,414 | +5 |
05 | Awilo Longomba— | 2,375 | -2 |
06 | Papa WembaKasai-Oriental · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,287 | 0 |
07 | Kanda Bongo ManDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 1,784 | +1 |
08 | Tabu Ley RochereauBandundu · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,657 | -1 |
09 | Madilu SystemKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,166 | +1 |
10 | Pépé KalléKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,115 | +1 |
11 | Tshala MuanaLubumbashi · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,059 | +2 |
12 | OK JazzKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,006 | 0 |
13 | Sam MangwanaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 823 | +1 |
14 | Yondo Sister— | 793 | -9 |
15 | Quartier LatinKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 628 | 0 |
16 | Wenge MusicaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 609 | 0 |
17 | Diblo DibalaCongo | 601 | +3 |
18 | Aurlus MabéléBrazzaville · Congo | 556 | -1 |
19 | Abeti MasikiniDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 536 | 0 |
20 | DefaoKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 401 | +1 |
21 | Le Grand KalléKongo Central · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 394 | -3 |
22 | NybomaMai-Ndombe · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 389 | +1 |
23 | LoketoDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 385 | +3 |
24 | Dr. NicoKasai-Occidental · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 321 | +1 |
25 | M'Pongo LoveKongo Central · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 285 | -1 |
26 | Josky KiambukutaKongo Central · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 256 | -4 |
27 | Wenge Musica Maison MèreDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 212 | +2 |
28 | Papa NoëlKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 209 | -1 |
29 | VerckysKongo Central · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 178 | +1 |
30 | Viva La MusicaDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 177 | +3 |
31 | Rigo StarKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 173 | +6 |
31 | Youlou MabialaPool · Congo | 173 | 0 |
33 | Mayaula MayoniKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 172 | -5 |
34 | Empire BakubaDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 168 | 0 |
35 | Staff Benda BililiKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 160 | +1 |
36 | Bopol MansiaminaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 121 | +6 |
37 | Pierre MoutouariCongo | 119 | +4 |
38 | Mose Fan FanDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 116 | 0 |
38 | KékéléFrance | 116 | +7 |
40 | Syran MbenzaKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 115 | -1 |
41 | Pépé FellyKinshasa · Democratic Republic of the Congo | 101 | -1 |
42 | Choc StarsDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 91 | -10 |
43 | African FiestaDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 76 | 0 |
44 | John WizardsCape Town · South Africa | 41 | 0 |
45 | Sinza KotokoDemocratic Republic of the Congo | 30 | +1 |
46 | JhimmyBrazzaville · Congo | 24 | -11 |
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.