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The 50 most-read synth-pop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in synth-pop. The biggest move was 백호, up 39 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | GrimesVancouver · Canada | 183,468 | +2 |
02 | Tracey UllmanSlough · United Kingdom | 130,599 | -1 |
03 | Depeche ModeBasildon · United Kingdom | 94,502 | -1 |
04 | Laura BraniganMount Kisco · United States | 66,383 | +1 |
05 | Pet Shop BoysChelsea · United Kingdom | 64,739 | +1 |
06 | Vince ClarkeSouth Woodford · United Kingdom | 47,814 | +2 |
07 | Bronski BeatBrixton · United Kingdom | 36,483 | +8 |
08 | ErasureLondon · United Kingdom | 35,154 | +9 |
09 | KraftwerkDüsseldorf · Germany | 33,822 | +7 |
10 | Kat Von DMontemorelos · Mexico | 33,300 | +3 |
11 | The Human LeagueSheffield · United Kingdom | 32,953 | +3 |
12 | EurythmicsLondon · United Kingdom | 32,188 | -1 |
13 | Kim WildeChiswick · United Kingdom | 31,989 | +5 |
14 | La RouxBrixton · United Kingdom | 30,179 | -10 |
15 | Nick KamenHarlow · United Kingdom | 28,475 | +34 |
16 | KavinskySeine-Saint-Denis · France | 26,387 | -6 |
17 | CHVRCHESGlasgow · United Kingdom | 26,165 | +3 |
18 | Owl CityOwatonna · United States | 24,624 | -11 |
19 | AlphavilleMünster · Germany | 24,107 | -7 |
20 | Andy BellPeterborough · United Kingdom | 23,822 | +6 |
21 | YazooBasildon · United Kingdom | 21,686 | +1 |
22 | Philip OakeyHinckley · United Kingdom | 21,046 | +1 |
23 | Magdalena BayLos Angeles · United States | 19,206 | -4 |
24 | Klaus NomiImmenstadt · Germany | 17,341 | +3 |
25 | Dead or AliveLiverpool · United Kingdom | 16,403 | 0 |
26 | Porter RobinsonChapel Hill · United States | 15,787 | -2 |
27 | Soft CellLeeds · United Kingdom | 15,117 | -6 |
28 | The BugglesWimbledon · United Kingdom | 14,925 | +1 |
29 | Olly AlexanderHarrogate · United Kingdom | 14,476 | +1 |
30 | BastilleLondon · United Kingdom | 12,525 | +1 |
31 | Yellow Magic OrchestraTokyo · Japan | 12,348 | -3 |
32 | Corey HartMontréal · Canada | 12,275 | 0 |
33 | Naked EyesUnited Kingdom | 10,490 | -24 |
34 | Geoff DownesStockport · United Kingdom | 10,234 | 0 |
35 | Lisa Lisa & Cult JamBrooklyn · United States | 9,472 | +4 |
36 | DollarUnited Kingdom | 9,325 | +19 |
37 | Adam RickittUnited Kingdom | 9,152 | +8 |
38 | Ninja Sex PartyNew York · United States | 8,799 | +13 |
39 | Art of NoiseLondon · United Kingdom | 8,659 | -3 |
40 | ArtemasWindsor · United Kingdom | 8,636 | -7 |
41 | Hazell DeanChelmsford · United Kingdom | 8,437 | +25 |
42 | Michael SembelloPhiladelphia · United States | 7,988 | +4 |
43 | Future IslandsGreenville · United States | 7,944 | -2 |
44 | Lemon DemonUnited States | 7,699 | +4 |
45 | Dave BallChester · United Kingdom | 7,184 | -8 |
46 | The Dream AcademyLondon · United Kingdom | 7,098 | -6 |
47 | WALK THE MOONCincinnati · United States | 7,002 | -3 |
48 | 백호Jejudo · South Korea | 6,925 | +39 |
49 | MØOdense · Denmark | 6,907 | -7 |
50 | Daði FreyrReykjavík · Iceland | 6,585 | +21 |
163 | FreestyleSweden | 596 | +53 |
139 | AyriaCanada | 875 | +43 |
137 | FroukjeNetherlands | 893 | +38 |
112 | ElliphantStockholm · Sweden | 1,556 | +35 |
130 | Nic PotterWiltshire · United Kingdom | 980 | +33 |
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.