- Joan Baez (903,436 followers) folk, folk rock, singer-songwriter, traditional folk
- Woody Guthrie (256,269 followers) folk, traditional folk, americana, singer-songwriter
- Lead Belly (225,206 followers) classic blues, country blues, blues, folk, traditional folk, ragtime
- Pete Seeger (220,813 followers) folk, traditional folk, americana, folk rock
- Mississippi John Hurt (149,936 followers) country blues, classic blues, blues, ragtime, traditional folk, folk
- Fairport Convention (149,917 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
- Doc Watson (138,898 followers) bluegrass, newgrass, traditional folk, folk, country blues, americana, christian bluegrass
- The Chieftains (131,734 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
- The Kingston Trio (128,362 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Lankum (114,908 followers) folk, traditional folk, southern gothic, neofolk, celtic
- Bert Jansch (99,045 followers) folk, folk rock, traditional folk
- The Fisherman’s Friends (97,276 followers) sea shanties, traditional folk, folk, celtic
- Odetta (95,483 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Garmarna (87,947 followers) neofolk, medieval, celtic, folk metal, traditional folk, medieval metal
- Elizabeth Cotten (85,931 followers) country blues, traditional folk, folk
- Huun-Huur-Tu (80,828 followers) traditional folk, traditional music
- Phil Ochs (75,082 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk punk, anti-folk
- The Carter Family (72,009 followers) bluegrass, traditional country, traditional folk, country christian, classic country, christian bluegrass
- Dave Van Ronk (72,001 followers) folk, traditional folk, country blues
- Stan Rogers (69,934 followers) sea shanties, folk, traditional folk, celtic
- Pentangle (69,494 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
- Aleksei Bryantsev (68,311 followers) traditional folk
- Kate Rusby (66,565 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
- Steeleye Span (64,933 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk, celtic rock, celtic
- Blind Willie McTell (64,606 followers) country blues, classic blues, ragtime, blues, traditional folk
- The Clancy Brothers (64,366 followers) celtic, celtic rock, sea shanties, traditional folk
- Nicu Paleru (55,527 followers) manele, traditional folk
- Planxty (55,392 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
- Tom Paxton (52,803 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
- Lúnasa (51,674 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
- The Unthanks (50,959 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Paul Brady (48,640 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- Sam Shackleton (46,881 followers) traditional folk, folk, bluegrass
- Capercaillie (45,074 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk
- Metin Şentürk (40,710 followers) arabesk, turkish pop, traditional folk
- Manolis Mitsias (40,388 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
- Ahmet Özhan (39,135 followers) sufi, arabesk, traditional folk
- The Corries (38,131 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk, sea shanties
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott (37,593 followers) folk, americana, bluegrass, traditional folk
- Altan (37,542 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk, traditional music
- Dougie MacLean (37,278 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk, folk
- Dervish (36,370 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
- Pitsa Papadopoulou (35,566 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
- Sharon Shannon (35,561 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- Ian & Sylvia (35,514 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
- Warsaw Village Band (35,385 followers) folk, traditional folk, traditional music
- Hedningarna (34,764 followers) neofolk, traditional folk, medieval, celtic
- Sam Lee (34,213 followers) southern gothic, traditional folk
- Seth Lakeman (33,606 followers) folk, traditional folk
- The Weavers (32,988 followers) traditional folk, folk
- Flook (32,807 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
- Cara Dillon (31,346 followers) celtic, folk, traditional folk
- Karine Polwart (31,271 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
- Solas (30,769 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk, traditional music
- John Renbourn (30,246 followers) folk, folk rock, country blues, traditional folk
- Yilma Hailu (29,294 followers) traditional folk
- Bulat Okudzhava (28,844 followers) traditional folk
- Bellowhead (28,801 followers) folk, sea shanties, traditional folk
- Clann An Drumma (28,793 followers) celtic, celtic rock, traditional folk
- Liam Clancy (28,658 followers) celtic, sea shanties, traditional folk
- Jean Ritchie (27,846 followers) traditional folk, folk, bluegrass, southern gothic
- The Bothy Band (25,002 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, traditional music, folk
- Anne Briggs (24,571 followers) folk, traditional folk, folk rock
- Skyforger (24,139 followers) folk metal, traditional folk, black metal, folk
- The Dublin City Ramblers (23,842 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- Pepe Guerra (23,591 followers) murga, candombe, latin folklore, folklore argentino, traditional folk
- Esengül (23,432 followers) arabesk, traditional folk
- Siobhan Miller (23,122 followers) celtic, folk, sea shanties, traditional folk
- Shirley Collins (23,097 followers) traditional folk, folk
- De Dannan (22,951 followers) celtic, traditional folk, traditional music
- Aleksandr Novikov (22,904 followers) traditional folk, traditional music
- Natalie MacMaster (22,892 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- 生祥樂隊 (22,470 followers) taiwanese indie, chinese indie, chinese rock, traditional folk, classic blues, taiwanese pop
- Alasdair Fraser (21,938 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- Dreamers' Circus (21,871 followers) traditional folk, celtic
- Csík Zenekar (21,175 followers) traditional folk, folk
- Breabach (20,785 followers) celtic, folk, traditional folk, celtic rock, traditional music
- Silly Wizard (20,778 followers) celtic, sea shanties, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
- Viky Moscholiou (20,731 followers) laïko, entehno, traditional folk
- Show Of Hands (20,497 followers) folk, traditional folk, sea shanties, folk rock
- Glenn Yarbrough (20,429 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Alan Lomax (20,221 followers) southern gothic, traditional folk, country blues
- Davy Graham (19,875 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Lau (19,784 followers) folk, celtic, traditional folk
- Martin Hayes (19,717 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- The Limeliters (19,677 followers) traditional folk, folk
- Banda De Pau E Corda (19,538 followers) forró tradicional, mpb, traditional folk
- Sagbohan Danialou (19,522 followers) traditional music, coupé décalé, traditional folk
- Alexander Malinin (19,231 followers) traditional folk
- Fotheringay (19,180 followers) folk rock, folk, traditional folk
- Rada Rai (19,137 followers) traditional folk
- Ella Roberts (18,888 followers) celtic, traditional folk
- June Tabor (18,758 followers) traditional folk, folk, folk rock, celtic
- Martin Carthy (18,559 followers) traditional folk, folk, folk rock
- Barbara Dane (18,352 followers) folk, traditional folk
- Väsen (18,279 followers) folk, traditional folk, celtic
- Dick Gaughan (18,173 followers) celtic, traditional folk, folk
- Joseph Tawadros (17,830 followers) traditional folk
- Old Blind Dogs (17,465 followers) celtic, traditional folk, celtic rock, folk
- David Coffin (17,447 followers) sea shanties, traditional folk, medieval