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The 36 most-read viking metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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36 artists are ranked in viking metal. The biggest move was Finsterforst, up 7 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | BathoryVällingby · Sweden | 18,713 | 0 |
02 | QuorthonStockholm · Sweden | 8,752 | 0 |
03 | EnslavedHaugesund · Norway | 6,186 | 0 |
04 | EnsiferumHelsinki · Finland | 4,571 | 0 |
05 | TýrCopenhagen · Denmark | 2,348 | +1 |
06 | GravelandWrocław · Poland | 2,093 | +1 |
07 | WindirSogndal · Norway | 2,059 | -2 |
08 | FalkenbachDüsseldorf · Germany | 823 | 0 |
09 | FinsterforstFreiburg im Breisgau · Germany | 818 | +7 |
10 | VargCoburg · Germany | 712 | 0 |
11 | EinherjerHaugesund · Norway | 664 | -2 |
12 | SkálmöldReykjavík · Iceland | 624 | +2 |
13 | VintersorgSkellefteå · Sweden | 587 | -1 |
14 | HeidevolkArnhem · Netherlands | 562 | -3 |
15 | StormOslo · Norway | 541 | -2 |
16 | MånegarmNorrtälje municipality · Sweden | 514 | -1 |
17 | KampfarFredrikstad · Norway | 462 | 0 |
18 | Markus ToivonenFinland | 455 | 0 |
19 | Janne ParviainenFinland | 385 | +3 |
20 | DalriadaSopron · Hungary | 370 | 0 |
21 | ThyrfingStockholm · Sweden | 355 | -2 |
22 | Sami HinkkaFinland | 338 | +1 |
23 | HelheimBergen · Norway | 283 | -2 |
24 | BlackguardMontréal · Canada | 232 | 0 |
25 | ObscurityVelbert · Germany | 218 | +1 |
26 | ForefatherLeatherhead · United Kingdom | 209 | +1 |
27 | Folkearth[Worldwide] | 156 | +1 |
28 | Black MessiahGelsenkirchen · Germany | 137 | -3 |
28 | MithotynSweden | 137 | +3 |
30 | MyrkgravNorway | 130 | 0 |
31 | ÁsmeginNorway | 112 | -2 |
32 | Twin ObscenityStavanger · Norway | 63 | 0 |
33 | ThronarNetherlands | 35 | 0 |
34 | ElexorienNetherlands | 31 | 0 |
35 | Lex TalionArgentina | 15 | 0 |
36 | Folkodia[Worldwide] | 9 | 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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.