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The 50 most-read synth-pop artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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200 artists are ranked in synth-pop. The biggest move was Hazell Dean, up 32 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | KavinskySeine-Saint-Denis · France | 177,777 | 0 |
02 | Depeche ModeBasildon · United Kingdom | 104,116 | 0 |
03 | Tracey UllmanSlough · United Kingdom | 101,676 | +4 |
04 | Laura BraniganMount Kisco · United States | 67,547 | -1 |
05 | GrimesVancouver · Canada | 66,990 | -1 |
06 | Pet Shop BoysChelsea · United Kingdom | 52,570 | -1 |
07 | Kat Von DMontemorelos · Mexico | 39,839 | -1 |
08 | The Human LeagueSheffield · United Kingdom | 38,064 | +2 |
09 | EurythmicsLondon · United Kingdom | 36,343 | +5 |
10 | La RouxBrixton · United Kingdom | 34,774 | -2 |
11 | Vince ClarkeSouth Woodford · United Kingdom | 34,317 | -2 |
12 | Kim WildeChiswick · United Kingdom | 34,099 | +1 |
13 | KraftwerkDüsseldorf · Germany | 32,985 | -2 |
14 | Olly AlexanderHarrogate · United Kingdom | 32,744 | +12 |
15 | AlphavilleMünster · Germany | 29,153 | +1 |
16 | The BugglesWimbledon · United Kingdom | 27,388 | +15 |
17 | Bronski BeatBrixton · United Kingdom | 27,206 | -2 |
18 | Klaus NomiImmenstadt · Germany | 26,973 | +12 |
19 | Owl CityOwatonna · United States | 24,702 | -1 |
20 | ErasureLondon · United Kingdom | 24,243 | -8 |
21 | Dead or AliveLiverpool · United Kingdom | 23,065 | +2 |
22 | Porter RobinsonChapel Hill · United States | 22,157 | -1 |
23 | Soft CellLeeds · United Kingdom | 21,796 | +1 |
24 | YazooBasildon · United Kingdom | 21,469 | -5 |
25 | Philip OakeyHinckley · United Kingdom | 20,926 | -5 |
26 | Magdalena BayLos Angeles · United States | 20,615 | -1 |
27 | BastilleLondon · United Kingdom | 18,747 | -5 |
28 | Geoff DownesStockport · United Kingdom | 15,367 | +6 |
29 | CHVRCHESGlasgow · United Kingdom | 14,546 | 0 |
30 | Lisa Lisa & Cult JamBrooklyn · United States | 14,271 | +2 |
31 | Dave BallChester · United Kingdom | 14,100 | +13 |
32 | Corey HartMontréal · Canada | 14,099 | -5 |
33 | Andy BellPeterborough · United Kingdom | 13,621 | -5 |
34 | Yellow Magic OrchestraTokyo · Japan | 12,617 | -1 |
35 | BlancmangeLondon · United Kingdom | 12,148 | +20 |
36 | LadytronLiverpool · United Kingdom | 10,458 | -19 |
37 | Nick KamenHarlow · United Kingdom | 9,818 | +8 |
38 | Future IslandsGreenville · United States | 9,693 | 0 |
39 | SigridÅlesund · Norway | 9,261 | -2 |
40 | Adam RickittUnited Kingdom | 9,103 | +19 |
41 | MØOdense · Denmark | 9,076 | -5 |
42 | The Dream AcademyLondon · United Kingdom | 8,771 | +4 |
43 | WALK THE MOONCincinnati · United States | 8,598 | 0 |
44 | Army of LoversSweden | 8,396 | -9 |
45 | Baxter DuryWingrave · United Kingdom | 8,359 | -6 |
46 | ArtemasWindsor · United Kingdom | 8,337 | +1 |
47 | Art of NoiseLondon · United Kingdom | 8,246 | -6 |
48 | The Lotus EatersLiverpool · United Kingdom | 7,033 | -6 |
49 | Hazell DeanChelmsford · United Kingdom | 6,895 | +32 |
50 | Ninja Sex PartyNew York · United States | 6,848 | +2 |
148 | 福禄寿Beijing · China | 772 | +122 |
116 | Sally ShapiroGothenburg · Sweden | 1,489 | +56 |
117 | The LimitNetherlands | 1,470 | +50 |
198 | The EmbassyGothenburg · Sweden | 400 | +50 |
158 | éVoidBrakpan · South Africa | 698 | +47 |
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.