DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2026: Guetta takes a record sixth crown as Charlotte de Witte climbs to No. 6
David Guetta was named the World's No. 1 DJ in DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs 2026, announced on 6 October at [UNVRS] Ibiza. It is his sixth win, a record, putting him ahead of Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren on five each. Garrix stays at No. 2, Anyma climbs seven places to No. 3 and Charlotte de Witte rises to No. 6.
The results of DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs 2026 were revealed on Tuesday night at [UNVRS] in Ibiza, the second year in a row the ceremony has been held on the island. David Guetta topped the public vote and became the first artist to win the title six times, moving clear of Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren, who have five wins each. It comes 15 years after his first win in 2011, and follows victories in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2025.
Garrix holds at No. 2. The biggest move near the top belongs to Anyma, who rises seven places to No. 3 on the back of his large-scale audiovisual shows. DJ Mag says the poll drew a record number of verified votes, from 234 territories.
For the techno world, the headline is Charlotte de Witte. The Belgian climbs to No. 6 and keeps her crown as the World's No. 1 Techno DJ, which makes her the highest placed techno artist in a top ten still dominated by big room, melodic and festival acts. FISHER was named the World's No. 1 House DJ and Sara Landry was named the World's No. 1 Hard DJ.
There is a new genre award this year too. Indira Paganotto rises ten places into the top 30 and takes the first ever title of World's No. 1 Psy DJ, a sign of how far psy-techno has travelled from a niche sound into main stages. UK house DJ Josh Baker is the highest new entry, landing straight in at No. 40, while Luciano received DJ Mag's Outstanding Contribution Award.
Whatever you think of a popularity poll, it is worth reading as a market signal. The Top 100 rewards artists whose fans are organised enough to vote, and promoters and festival bookers outside Europe still use it as a shorthand when they build line-ups and set fees. The rise of Charlotte de Witte, Indira Paganotto and Sara Landry shows that harder and darker sounds now have fan bases that can compete with commercial acts in a public vote.
For artists and managers, the lesson is less about chasing a ranking and more about what it measures: a community that acts when asked. The acts that climbed this year have direct channels to their fans, strong visual identities and genre titles that give bookers an easy way to sell them. Those are things any act can start building long before a poll comes round.