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Visual kei artists

The 50 most-read visual kei artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.

150 artists are ranked in visual kei. The biggest move was ZI:KILL, up 22 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	X JAPANTateyama · Japan	16,542	+1
02	MALICE MIZERJapan	12,709	+1
03	YOSHIKITateyama · Japan	11,624	-2
04	HYDEWakayama · Japan	6,160	0
05	the GazettEKanagawa · Japan	4,025	0
06	KamiIbaraki · Japan	2,839	+2
07	ToshlTateyama · Japan	2,814	-1
08	DAIGOTokyo · Japan	2,624	+2
09	Plastic TreeIchikawa · Japan	2,482	+2
10	VersaillesJapan	2,319	-3
11	Moi dix MoisJapan	2,144	-2
12	GLAYHakodate · Japan	1,872	+1
13	KayaNaruto · Japan	1,682	+5
14	れいたSagamihara · Japan	1,658	0
15	NIGHTMARESendai · Japan	1,574	+1
16	KlahaJapan	1,540	-1
17	シドJapan	1,349	+3
18	SHAZNAJapan	1,144	+1
19	Jasmine YouAichi · Japan	1,108	+7
20	Janne Da ArcJapan	1,096	+8
21	MEJIBRAYTokyo · Japan	1,021	0
22	deadmanNagoya · Japan	1,009	+5
23	D’espairsRayTokyo · Japan	1,006	-6
23	sukekiyoJapan	1,006	+12
25	girugameshChiba · Japan	996	0
26	La'cryma ChristiJapan	921	+3
27	LM.CJapan	870	-5
28	cali≠gariTokyo · Japan	835	+4
29	アンティック-珈琲店-Japan	820	-5
30	JupiterTokyo · Japan	807	+6
31	アリス九號.Tokyo · Japan	798	+3
32	ゴールデンボンバーJapan	793	-2
33	LAREINEJapan	758	-2
34	exist†traceJapan	687	+4
35	IZAMFuchū · Japan	670	-12
36	SIAM SHADEJapan	658	+4
37	Luis-MaryOsaka · Japan	573	-25
38	D’ERLANGERKyoto · Japan	565	-5
39	INORANHadano · Japan	560	+5
40	キズJapan	550	0
41	NOCTURNAL BLOODLUSTJapan	531	+7
42	DEVILOOFOsaka · Japan	530	-5
43	∀NTI FEMINISMJapan	507	0
44	ViViDTokyo · Japan	460	+8
45	SEX MACHINEGUNSJapan	455	+4
46	ZI:KILLJapan	453	+22
47	Dué le quartzJapan	447	-5
47	DKanagawa · Japan	447	-2
49	SuGJapan	430	+4
50	逹瑯Mito · Japan	417	-11

Rising outside the top 50this month

103	AKIHIDEJapan	140	+24
91	仙台貨物Japan	165	+21
107	UnsraWJapan	121	+19
56	HoraJapan	370	+18
106	heidi.Tokyo · Japan	124	+16

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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.