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The 50 most-read spoken word artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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66 artists are ranked in spoken word. The biggest move was Lady June, up 9 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Henry RollinsWashington, D.C. · United States | 154,796 | +2 |
02 | Jim MorrisonMelbourne · United States | 137,158 | -1 |
03 | Bill MurrayEvanston · United States | 116,504 | -1 |
04 | Leonard NimoyBoston · United States | 85,277 | 0 |
05 | Tiny TimManhattan · United States | 55,741 | 0 |
06 | Anton Szandor LaVeyChicago · United States | 50,521 | 0 |
07 | Allen GinsbergNewark · United States | 45,949 | 0 |
08 | Iain BanksDunfermline · United Kingdom | 36,669 | 0 |
09 | Laurie AndersonGlen Ellyn · United States | 26,109 | 0 |
10 | Miranda JulyBarre · United States | 15,247 | +1 |
11 | Genesis Breyer P-OrridgeLongsight · United Kingdom | 14,627 | -1 |
12 | Saul WilliamsNewburgh · United States | 11,078 | +4 |
13 | Thomas LigottiDetroit · United States | 10,829 | +1 |
14 | Peter SotosChicago · United States | 10,581 | +1 |
15 | Tom & Ray MagliozziUnited States | 10,277 | +2 |
16 | Kae TempestBrockley · United Kingdom | 9,007 | -4 |
17 | La DisputeGrand Rapids · United States | 8,106 | -4 |
18 | Hobo JohnsonSacramento · United States | 6,387 | 0 |
19 | Rod McKuenOakland · United States | 5,598 | +1 |
20 | Mary LambertSeattle · United States | 4,032 | +6 |
21 | Michael J. NelsonSt. Charles · United States | 3,636 | 0 |
22 | The Last PoetsEast Harlem · United States | 3,199 | 0 |
23 | Brion GysinTaplow · United Kingdom | 2,976 | 0 |
24 | Scroobius PipStanford-le-Hope · United Kingdom | 2,678 | +3 |
25 | Rev. Jack Van ImpeUnited States | 2,662 | +3 |
26 | Rhoda DakarHampstead · United Kingdom | 2,545 | +4 |
27 | Slaughter Beach, DogPhiladelphia · United States | 2,196 | -3 |
28 | Andy BreckmanPhiladelphia · United States | 2,166 | +1 |
29 | Kojey RadicalLondon · United Kingdom | 2,163 | -10 |
30 | Tank and the BangasNew Orleans · United States | 2,084 | -5 |
31 | Luigi RussoloPortogruaro · Italy | 1,707 | 0 |
32 | [language instruction]— | 1,489 | 0 |
33 | Ken NordineCherokee · United States | 1,151 | +3 |
34 | Jean-Louis CostesFrance | 1,059 | 0 |
35 | Noeline BrownSydney · Australia | 944 | -2 |
36 | Pablo HasélLleida · Spain | 875 | +2 |
37 | Lady JuneDoncaster · United Kingdom | 572 | +9 |
38 | ListenerFayetteville · United States | 541 | +7 |
39 | IyeokaBoston · United States | 539 | 0 |
40 | Коммунизм— | 503 | +2 |
41 | Mike LaddBoston · United States | 484 | +3 |
42 | FauveParis · France | 455 | -1 |
43 | JalalFort Greene · United States | 442 | 0 |
44 | Dieter NuhrWesel · Germany | 380 | -7 |
45 | Walt CurtisOlympia · United States | 371 | -5 |
46 | Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius PipStanford-le-Hope · United Kingdom | 366 | +1 |
47 | Marc SmithChicago · United States | 356 | +1 |
48 | Dead PioneersDenver · United States | 339 | -13 |
49 | Van Kooten & De BieNetherlands | 305 | +1 |
50 | SneaksSilver Spring · United States | 247 | -1 |
54 | The Nodding FolkUnited Kingdom | 144 | +6 |
53 | Jody AzzouniUnited States | 158 | +2 |
62 | Ivone SilvaFerreira do Zêzere · Portugal | 62 | +2 |
64 | One More GrainLondon · United Kingdom | 47 | +1 |
60 | Mário ViegasSantarém · Portugal | 76 | +1 |
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.