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The 50 most-read techno artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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201 artists are ranked in techno. The biggest move was Steve Lawler, up 36 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Sid WilsonDes Moines · United States | 327,614 | +4 |
02 | Norman CookBromley · United Kingdom | 93,317 | -1 |
03 | Peggy GouIncheon · South Korea | 33,620 | -1 |
04 | ¥o-Landi Vi$$erPort Alfred · South Africa | 27,391 | -1 |
05 | UnderworldRomford · United Kingdom | 23,442 | +1 |
06 | Raving GeorgeGhent · Belgium | 21,709 | -2 |
07 | ScooterHamburg · Germany | 18,328 | +1 |
08 | Carl CoxBarbados | 17,081 | -1 |
09 | Roland ArmstrongKensington · United Kingdom | 13,801 | +1 |
10 | The EskatonUnited Kingdom | 11,785 | -1 |
11 | H.P. BaxxterLeer · Germany | 11,000 | 0 |
12 | Karl HydeBewdley · United Kingdom | 9,413 | +4 |
13 | Sara LandryUnited States | 8,811 | 0 |
14 | Lilly PalmerSwitzerland | 6,838 | 0 |
15 | Jeff MillsDetroit · United States | 6,741 | +2 |
16 | Amelie LensVilvoorde · Belgium | 6,140 | -1 |
17 | Rick SmithWales · United Kingdom | 5,926 | +3 |
18 | Nina KravizIrkutsk · Russia | 4,963 | 0 |
19 | Darren EmersonHornchurch · United Kingdom | 4,502 | +4 |
20 | KorolovaKyïv · Ukraine | 4,357 | -1 |
21 | Paul KalkbrennerLeipzig · Germany | 4,289 | 0 |
22 | Mick HarrisBirmingham · United Kingdom | 3,752 | -10 |
23 | Ricardo VillalobosSantiago · Chile | 3,652 | +2 |
24 | BicepLondon · United Kingdom | 3,635 | +2 |
25 | ARTBATKyïv · Ukraine | 3,599 | -1 |
26 | Sven VäthObertshausen · Germany | 3,536 | +1 |
27 | Mr.CMile End · United Kingdom | 3,513 | +6 |
28 | E-DancerBrooklyn · United States | 3,344 | -6 |
29 | Theodore BealeUnited States | 3,206 | -1 |
30 | Model 500Detroit · United States | 3,063 | +2 |
31 | Adam SkyLymington · United Kingdom | 2,985 | +3 |
32 | CounterpointUnited Kingdom | 2,949 | -1 |
33 | Praga KhanHerselt · Belgium | 2,880 | -4 |
34 | Simian Mobile DiscoLondon · United Kingdom | 2,784 | +12 |
35 | Joseph CapriatiCaserta · Italy | 2,753 | +13 |
36 | Miranda!Buenos Aires · Argentina | 2,730 | +3 |
37 | ピエール瀧Japan | 2,654 | +1 |
38 | Jam & SpoonFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 2,595 | -1 |
39 | Underground ResistanceDetroit · United States | 2,538 | +4 |
40 | MaydayDetroit · United States | 2,506 | 0 |
41 | MEUTEHamburg · Germany | 2,451 | -6 |
42 | Rhys FulberVancouver · Canada | 2,351 | +13 |
43 | Laurent GarnierBoulogne-Billancourt · France | 2,323 | +4 |
44 | 須藤元気Koto · Japan | 2,312 | +1 |
45 | Carl CraigDetroit · United States | 2,229 | +7 |
46 | Ellen AllienBerlin · Germany | 2,113 | +3 |
47 | Seth TroxlerLake Orion · United States | 2,083 | +4 |
48 | agraphTokyo · Japan | 2,082 | -12 |
49 | Steve LawlerBirmingham · United Kingdom | 2,073 | +36 |
50 | Robert HoodDetroit · United States | 1,973 | -6 |
132 | The SubsGhent · Belgium | 545 | +87 |
173 | Shit RobotDublin · Ireland | 292 | +50 |
100 | Eats EverythingBristol · United Kingdom | 817 | +42 |
145 | Kelli HandDetroit · United States | 456 | +32 |
158 | R.efSouth Korea | 353 | +32 |
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.