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The 50 most-read synthwave artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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51 artists are ranked in synthwave. The biggest move was Woob, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Kat Von DMontemorelos · Mexico | 33,300 | +1 |
02 | KavinskySeine-Saint-Denis · France | 26,387 | -1 |
03 | The MidnightLos Angeles · United States | 9,724 | 0 |
04 | Carpenter BrutPoitiers · France | 6,767 | +1 |
05 | GUNSHIPLondon · United Kingdom | 4,429 | +1 |
06 | Nation of LanguageBrooklyn · United States | 4,073 | -2 |
07 | PerturbatorParis · France | 3,159 | 0 |
08 | Ricky WildeLondon · United Kingdom | 3,135 | +1 |
09 | WoobUnited Kingdom | 2,316 | +7 |
10 | The Black QueenUnited States | 2,109 | -2 |
11 | Electric YouthToronto · Canada | 1,670 | -1 |
12 | Dance With the DeadOrange County · United States | 1,659 | -1 |
13 | DagnyTromsø · Norway | 1,561 | -1 |
14 | Sally ShapiroGothenburg · Sweden | 1,530 | 0 |
15 | Com TruiseOneida · United States | 1,424 | 0 |
16 | DEAD BLONDEArkhangelsk · Russia | 1,087 | +4 |
17 | DangerFrance | 1,071 | 0 |
18 | StarcadianChania · Greece | 985 | +1 |
19 | Power GloveMelbourne · Australia | 910 | -1 |
20 | Steve MoorePittsburgh · United States | 892 | +1 |
21 | R. MissingNew York · United States | 773 | +5 |
22 | CollegeNantes · France | 734 | +3 |
23 | ScandroidDetroit · United States | 729 | -1 |
24 | Jorja ChalmersSydney · Australia | 722 | +5 |
25 | Trevor SomethingMiami · United States | 697 | -1 |
26 | Mitch MurderHelsingborg · Sweden | 690 | +2 |
27 | Magic SwordBoise · United States | 683 | -14 |
28 | NinaBerlin · Germany | 655 | -5 |
29 | SurviveAustin · United States | 654 | -2 |
30 | In the NurserySheffield · United Kingdom | 632 | +1 |
31 | MOTHERMARYLos Angeles · United States | 372 | -1 |
32 | Daniel DeluxeRussia | 344 | +3 |
33 | W O L F C L U BNottingham · United Kingdom | 331 | -1 |
34 | WaveshaperSweden | 319 | -1 |
35 | KebuEspoo · Finland | 316 | -1 |
36 | LukHashEdinburgh · United Kingdom | 240 | +1 |
37 | Laura DreGermany | 210 | +2 |
38 | DynatronAssens · Denmark | 203 | +3 |
39 | Futurecop!Manchester · United Kingdom | 199 | -1 |
40 | Droid BishopAustralia | 165 | +2 |
41 | In Trance 95Athens · Greece | 164 | -5 |
42 | Robert ParkerSweden | 144 | +2 |
43 | Shredder 1984Biarritz · France | 135 | 0 |
44 | Maximum LoveUnited Kingdom | 130 | -5 |
45 | Dana Jean PhoenixCanada | 127 | +1 |
46 | Satellite YoungTokyo · Japan | 91 | +1 |
47 | СтереополинаSankt-Peterburg · Russia | 78 | +1 |
48 | WestwonUnited Kingdom | 74 | +3 |
49 | Dav DralleonFrance | 72 | -4 |
50 | Highway SuperstarIsrael | 47 | 0 |
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.