Techno Artists & DJs

Measured by reader traffic on Techno Airlines over the last 28 days, Charlotte de Witte is the most viewed artist, followed by Franky Rizardo and Amelie Lens. In the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2026 poll, the highest placed techno artist is Anyma at No. 3.

36 techno, hard techno and melodic techno artists placed in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2026 poll. The highest ranked are Anyma (No. 3), Charlotte de Witte (No. 6), Armin van Buuren (No. 7), Timmy Trumpet (No. 8), Reinier Zonneveld (No. 21), Carl Cox (No. 23), Indira Paganotto (No. 26), The Martinez Brothers (No. 28), Hardwell (No. 29), Korolova (No. 36). Each artist page shows the full year by year chart.

Of the 1,257 artists listed here, the largest nationality groups are 218 British, 155 German, 140 American, 137 Dutch, 85 French. British, German and American artists together make up about 41 percent of the directory.

Berlin is the clear centre: based on the fact cards, the cities with the most resident artists are Berlin (84), London (73), Los Angeles (25), Amsterdam (21), Paris (18). Many artists live in a different country from the one they were born in, so the nationality filter and the base city can differ.

An artist enters the directory once Techno Airlines has published at least four stories about them, or when they appear on the lineup of a festival we track. 218 artists currently have full story archives; the remaining names have a fact card and festival dates and gain a story archive as coverage grows. Every fact card is sourced and lists the sources used.

Each page gathers the artist's real name, age, nationality and base city, genres, labels, active years, an estimated net worth where published figures exist, essential tracks with 30 second previews, DJ Mag Top 100 history, upcoming festival appearances, related playlists and every Techno Airlines story about them, plus answers to the questions fans search for most.