The 30 Most Streamed EDM Artists on Spotify by Monthly Listeners in 2026

Ever wonder who's actually winning the streaming game? A graphic from Yalla Techno making the rounds on Instagram this week ranks the top 30 DJs on Spotify by monthly listeners in 2026, and the top spot isn't close: David Guetta sits at 86.5 million monthly listeners, nearly seven million clear of Calvin Harris at 79.9 million. All figures below come from Yalla Techno's research — Spotify doesn't publish an official DJ ranking, and monthly listener counts shift daily, so treat this as a snapshot rather than gospel.

Here's their top ten: Guetta (86.5M), Calvin Harris (79.9M), Marshmello (55.1M), The Chainsmokers (52.1M), DJ Snake (48.8M), Diplo (44.6M), Avicii (41.8M), HUGEL (41.6M), Tiësto (34.9M), and Major Lazer (34.6M).

A few things jump out. Avicii at No. 7, eight years after his passing, says everything about how deeply his catalog is woven into playlists worldwide — and Daft Punk landing at No. 12 with 30.2 million listeners, five years after the robots split, tells a similar story. Legacy catalogs don't just linger on streaming; they compete with active superstars putting out singles every month.

The wildest placement might be HUGEL at No. 8, ahead of Tiësto. If you needed proof of how far the latin-flavored tech house wave has traveled, there it is. Same energy for ANOTR at No. 26 with 19.5 million — a duo that built its following through vinyl-leaning house records now out-streaming some of the biggest festival headliners of the 2010s.

Then there's the flip side: the gap between streaming numbers and real-world stature. Armin van Buuren, who can still sell out arenas on trance alone, sits down at No. 29 with 15.4 million. Fred again.. — arguably the most talked-about electronic artist of the decade — is at No. 22 with 21.4 million, right behind Skrillex at 21.9 million. Fisher, who headlines everywhere, lands at No. 24. Monthly listeners reward radio crossovers and playlist placements, not necessarily the artists moving culture or selling hard tickets — something worth remembering next time someone uses streaming stats to settle a “who's bigger” argument.

The middle of the table is a pop-dance stronghold: Kygo (30.5M), Robin Schulz (29.6M), Alan Walker (29.5M), Swedish House Mafia (28.9M), Afrojack (28.1M), Alok (26.4M), and Martin Garrix (24.8M), with Lost Frequencies, Jonas Blue, Topic, Zedd, Alesso, Steve Aoki, and Galantis rounding out the thirty.

It's a fun snapshot of where dance music's streaming economy actually sits in 2026: the French touch generation still on top, ghosts of EDM past refusing to fade, and the underground quietly climbing the charts one playlist at a time. Full credit to the Yalla Techno team for pulling the numbers together — give them a follow on Instagram for more like this.