The results are in for DJ Mag’s 2023 Top 100 DJs poll.
This year, David Guetta has been crowned by fans as the world’s No. 1 DJ, rising one place from last year and receiving the honor for a fourth time in his career, over a decade after his first No. 1 ranking in 2011.
Two-time No. 1 ranked duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have taken the No. 2 spot, followed by last year’s champ Martin Garrix, who has been voted No. 3.
The top five in this year’s poll is rounded out by Brazilian DJ Alok at No.4 and trance icon Armin van Buuren at No. 5, whose five No. 1 rankings place him just one win above Guetta and Garrix for the most ever.
Other notable features in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll include Peggy Gou, who rose 15 spots from last year’s poll to No. 9; and Charlotte de Witte, who has been ranked as the world’s best techno DJ at No. 18 overall.
This year’s ranking also contains eight new entries into the top 100, including Fred Again.. (No. 34), James Hype (No. 83), Kölsch (No. 91), Maddix (No. 95), Indira Paganotto (No. 97) and more.
The top 10 DJs from DJ Mag’s 2023 Top 100 DJs Poll are as follows:
- David Guetta
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Martin Garrix
- Alok
- Armin van Buuren
- Timmy Trumpet
- Afrojack
- Steve Aoki
- Peggy Gou
- Vintage Culture
This year’s poll counted 1.3 million votes from 237 countries. The complete DJ Mag Top 100 list is available here. DJ Mag has also released a “Next 50” shortlist here, where fans can check out the next 50 artists who just missed out on the top 100.
Featured image from David Guetta.
