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The 50 most-read spoken word artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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66 artists are ranked in spoken word. The biggest move was Dead Pioneers, up 13 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Bill MurrayEvanston · United States | 224,475 | +2 |
02 | Leonard NimoyBoston · United States | 141,351 | +2 |
03 | Jim MorrisonMelbourne · United States | 124,724 | -2 |
04 | Henry RollinsWashington, D.C. · United States | 78,929 | -2 |
05 | Anton Szandor LaVeyChicago · United States | 64,408 | 0 |
06 | Tiny TimManhattan · United States | 49,690 | +1 |
07 | Allen GinsbergNewark · United States | 43,582 | +1 |
08 | Laurie AndersonGlen Ellyn · United States | 25,609 | +1 |
09 | Iain BanksDunfermline · United Kingdom | 20,415 | +1 |
10 | Genesis Breyer P-OrridgeLongsight · United Kingdom | 16,238 | -4 |
11 | La DisputeGrand Rapids · United States | 12,637 | +6 |
12 | Thomas LigottiDetroit · United States | 12,161 | +1 |
13 | Miranda JulyBarre · United States | 10,583 | -1 |
14 | Saul WilliamsNewburgh · United States | 10,177 | 0 |
15 | Tom & Ray MagliozziUnited States | 7,447 | 0 |
16 | Peter SotosChicago · United States | 7,199 | 0 |
17 | Kae TempestBrockley · United Kingdom | 6,474 | +2 |
18 | Kojey RadicalLondon · United Kingdom | 5,629 | +6 |
19 | Rod McKuenOakland · United States | 4,921 | +1 |
20 | Hobo JohnsonSacramento · United States | 4,552 | -9 |
21 | Michael J. NelsonSt. Charles · United States | 3,828 | 0 |
22 | Mary LambertSeattle · United States | 3,455 | -4 |
23 | [language instruction]— | 3,166 | +10 |
24 | Rev. Jack Van ImpeUnited States | 2,880 | +2 |
25 | Brion GysinTaplow · United Kingdom | 2,762 | -3 |
26 | The Last PoetsEast Harlem · United States | 2,755 | -3 |
27 | Scroobius PipStanford-le-Hope · United Kingdom | 2,738 | -2 |
28 | Tank and the BangasNew Orleans · United States | 2,469 | +3 |
29 | Rhoda DakarHampstead · United Kingdom | 2,381 | +3 |
30 | Andy BreckmanPhiladelphia · United States | 2,199 | -1 |
31 | Slaughter Beach, DogPhiladelphia · United States | 2,172 | -3 |
32 | Luigi RussoloPortogruaro · Italy | 2,054 | -2 |
33 | Dead PioneersDenver · United States | 1,778 | +13 |
34 | Ken NordineCherokee · United States | 964 | 0 |
35 | Noeline BrownSydney · Australia | 909 | 0 |
36 | Jean-Louis CostesFrance | 877 | 0 |
37 | Mike LaddBoston · United States | 808 | 0 |
38 | Pablo HasélLleida · Spain | 570 | 0 |
39 | IyeokaBoston · United States | 553 | +1 |
40 | Коммунизм— | 534 | -1 |
41 | Marc SmithChicago · United States | 523 | -14 |
42 | FauveParis · France | 487 | +1 |
43 | Lady JuneDoncaster · United Kingdom | 461 | +2 |
44 | Dieter NuhrWesel · Germany | 441 | +4 |
45 | JalalFort Greene · United States | 405 | -4 |
46 | Van Kooten & De BieNetherlands | 368 | +4 |
47 | Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius PipStanford-le-Hope · United Kingdom | 364 | -3 |
48 | ListenerFayetteville · United States | 350 | -6 |
49 | Walt CurtisOlympia · United States | 307 | 0 |
50 | SneaksSilver Spring · United States | 249 | +1 |
55 | Willem de Ridder’s-Hertogenbosch · Netherlands | 144 | +4 |
63 | João VillaretLisboa · Portugal | 39 | +3 |
51 | Красная плесеньYalta · Ukraine | 244 | +3 |
59 | Mário ViegasSantarém · Portugal | 91 | +2 |
54 | Jody AzzouniUnited States | 157 | +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 October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.