The experts at DJ Tech Reviews conducted a study that looked at the data surrounding the most popular DJs’ song successes, social media followings and Google searches to reveal the world’s most influential DJs.

Taking the top spot as the best DJ in the world is Frenchman David Guetta with an overall score of 9.41/10. Guetta rose to prominence in 2009 when he released the album ‘One Love’, and he has gone from strength to strength ever since. He has been highly decorated for his work, winning two Grammy awards, and has been voted the number one DJ by DJ Mag three times. There are over 71 million monthly listeners to David Guetta on Spotify and he has over 5 million followers on TikTok.

In second place, with an overall score of 9.38/10, is Alan Walker, a British-born Norwegian DJ who is taking the world by storm. Walker gained fame on YouTube, where he currently has 43 million subscribers, a success story made even more extraordinary as Walker taught himself to DJ by following tutorials on the video-sharing platform. He has a big following on both TikTok and Instagram, and his top single ‘Faded’ has almost 1.7 billion plays on Spotify.

Chris Comstock, famously known as Marshmello, ranks third with an overall score of 9.33/10. He rocketed to stardom and has since topped the charts with collaborations with artists such as Selena Gomez, Khalid and Bastille. His biggest single, ‘Happier’, has more than 1.8 billion plays on Spotify, but it’s his huge social following that puts him in third place. With nearly 30 million Instagram followers and 27.4 million TikTok followers, Marshmello is the most successful DJ on social media!