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The 50 most-read visual kei artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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150 artists are ranked in visual kei. The biggest move was DEVILOOF, up 21 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | X JAPANTateyama · Japan | 15,828 | +1 |
02 | MALICE MIZERJapan | 12,149 | -1 |
03 | YOSHIKITateyama · Japan | 11,808 | 0 |
04 | HYDEWakayama · Japan | 5,261 | 0 |
05 | the GazettEKanagawa · Japan | 3,716 | 0 |
06 | ToshlTateyama · Japan | 2,822 | +1 |
07 | KamiIbaraki · Japan | 2,512 | -1 |
08 | Moi dix MoisJapan | 2,366 | 0 |
09 | VersaillesJapan | 2,175 | +1 |
10 | Plastic TreeIchikawa · Japan | 2,113 | +1 |
11 | GLAYHakodate · Japan | 1,911 | +2 |
12 | DEVILOOFOsaka · Japan | 1,894 | +21 |
13 | DAIGOTokyo · Japan | 1,819 | -4 |
14 | れいたSagamihara · Japan | 1,692 | -2 |
15 | KlahaJapan | 1,680 | -1 |
16 | NIGHTMARESendai · Japan | 1,328 | 0 |
17 | KayaNaruto · Japan | 1,260 | -2 |
18 | シドJapan | 1,149 | 0 |
19 | SHAZNAJapan | 1,074 | -2 |
20 | MEJIBRAYTokyo · Japan | 874 | +2 |
21 | LM.CJapan | 863 | +2 |
22 | LAREINEJapan | 858 | +3 |
23 | girugameshChiba · Japan | 844 | +7 |
24 | Jasmine YouAichi · Japan | 802 | +4 |
25 | cali≠gariTokyo · Japan | 794 | +4 |
26 | アンティック-珈琲店-Japan | 788 | +6 |
27 | Janne Da ArcJapan | 776 | -8 |
28 | sukekiyoJapan | 735 | -1 |
29 | IZAMFuchū · Japan | 733 | -3 |
29 | deadmanNagoya · Japan | 733 | -9 |
29 | La'cryma ChristiJapan | 733 | -8 |
32 | ゴールデンボンバーJapan | 723 | -8 |
33 | exist†traceJapan | 609 | +5 |
34 | SIAM SHADEJapan | 604 | +1 |
35 | アリス九號.Tokyo · Japan | 577 | +2 |
36 | D’espairsRayTokyo · Japan | 576 | -5 |
37 | D’ERLANGERKyoto · Japan | 520 | +3 |
38 | Dué le quartzJapan | 508 | +6 |
39 | JupiterTokyo · Japan | 506 | -5 |
40 | SEX MACHINEGUNSJapan | 422 | +6 |
41 | ∀NTI FEMINISMJapan | 414 | +4 |
42 | INORANHadano · Japan | 403 | -3 |
43 | JukaYamaguchi · Japan | 400 | +7 |
44 | 鬼龍院翔Asakusa · Japan | 394 | +5 |
45 | NOCTURNAL BLOODLUSTJapan | 393 | -9 |
46 | BY-SEXUALTokyo · Japan | 382 | +19 |
47 | ザアザアJapan | 380 | +14 |
48 | DKanagawa · Japan | 361 | -7 |
49 | 逹瑯Mito · Japan | 358 | -2 |
50 | R指定Japan | 355 | +12 |
81 | FAKE?Japan | 166 | +49 |
74 | DIE IN CRIESJapan | 195 | +30 |
57 | DER ZIBETJapan | 300 | +20 |
116 | Mix Speaker’s,Inc.Japan | 83 | +19 |
100 | キリトSapporo · Japan | 114 | +18 |
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.