THE DJ RANKINGS
PEAKTIME · State of Demand
Updated 18 June 2026
342 acts ranked
The Index · 2026

The State of DJ Booking Demand 2026

Resident Advisor retired its DJ poll and DJ Mag's Top 100 is a fan vote — so there is no neutral, data-led read on which house and techno DJs are actually in demand. This is that read: 342 acts ranked by booking demand, refreshed daily. Not popularity, not reach — demand. Data, not hype.

The demand leaders

The top of the index — ranked by booking demand, with each act's scene-credibility and momentum reads alongside. ANOTR leads the field.

RankArtistDemandSceneMomentum
#1 ANOTR 77 83 75
#2 Charlotte de Witte 76 85 33
#3 Prospa 76 76 64
#4 Peggy Gou 76 87 23
#5 Black Coffee 74 85 51
#6 Chris Stussy 73 82 34
#7 Mau P 73 82 34
#8 Carl Cox 73 92 44
#9 Josh Baker 72 78 31
#10 Chris Lake 72 85 52
#11 Michael Bibi 72 84 50
#12 FISHER 72 90 54
#13 Adam Beyer 72 82 12
#14 Rampa 72 88 60
#15 John Summit 70 88 27
#16 Eric Prydz 70 84 28
#17 Max Styler 70 75 53
#18 Sasha 70 82 25
#19 &ME 70 78 87
#20 Green Velvet 69 80 40

Fastest-rising

Who's accelerating — ranked by momentum, the rate of change across search interest, listener growth, Beatport movement and tour velocity. These are the acts to book before the fee catches up.

#ArtistMomentumOverall
#1 Marlon Hoffstadt 100 #305
#2 Yuvèe 100 #311
#3 Notion 100 #323
#4 &ME 87 #19
#5 Franc Fala 87 #287
#6 Route 94 85 #157
#7 Ultra Nate 83 #200
#8 Dennis Ferrer 82 #115
#9 Hugel 81 #154
#10 Sonny Fodera 81 #223

The most underpriced acts to book

Acts whose measured demand outpaces their estimated booking-fee tier — the buy signals. Cristoph tops the list.

ArtistValue gapReadEst. fee tier
Cristoph +2 underpriced £35K–£70K fee →
Danny Tenaglia +2 underpriced £35K–£70K fee →
ANOTR +1 underpriced & accelerating £35K–£70K fee →
Kenny Larkin +1 underpriced & accelerating £18K–£40K fee →
Prospa +1 underpriced & accelerating £35K–£70K fee →
Len Faki +1 underpriced & accelerating £18K–£40K fee →
Ben Sterling +1 underpriced & accelerating £18K–£40K fee →
WhoMadeWho +1 underpriced & accelerating £18K–£40K fee →
Mano Le Tough +1 underpriced & accelerating £18K–£40K fee →
Marco Faraone +1 underpriced £18K–£40K fee →
Skream +1 underpriced £35K–£70K fee →
Yotto +1 underpriced £18K–£40K fee →

Fee tiers are demand-led, model-implied estimates — not transacted prices. The value gap compares an act's demand against that estimate; a positive gap flags an act priced below current booking demand.

Frequently asked

Who is the most in-demand DJ in 2026?
As of 18 June 2026, ANOTR leads PEAKTIME's booking-demand index of 342 house and techno acts. The index measures booking demand — live booking, scene credibility, Beatport and DJ-support signal, search and social velocity — not follower counts or streams.
Which DJs are rising fastest in 2026?
Marlon Hoffstadt tops PEAKTIME's momentum ranking — the acts whose demand is accelerating fastest, scored on rate-of-change across search interest, listener growth, Beatport movement and tour velocity.
Which DJs are underpriced to book right now?
Cristoph leads the value-gap list — acts whose measured demand outpaces their estimated booking-fee tier. These are model-implied estimates, not transacted prices.
How is booking demand measured?
Each act blends independent demand signals — live booking (Resident Advisor venue tier, attendance and touring), editorial scene credibility, Beatport chart credibility, 1001Tracklists DJ support, search interest and social velocity — into one demand score, refreshed daily and normalised across the whole field.

How this is built

Every act is scored on the same blend of independent demand signals — live booking (Resident Advisor venue tier, attendance and touring), editorial scene credibility, Beatport chart credibility, 1001Tracklists DJ support, search interest and social velocity — refreshed daily and normalised across the whole field. PEAKTIME is independent and not a booking agency.

Read the full methodology → · see the live index → · editorial policy →

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