Top 47 Guitarists in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 47 largest guitarists in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde and Ritchie Blackmore lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 14,899 people. Across all 47 entries the average audience size is 1,133, and the largest, Yngwie Malmsteen, reaches around 5,843 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each guitarist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank Name Audience size Country share Subtype Category
1 Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Malmsteen 5,843 0.6% Guitarist Music & Radio
2 Zakk Wylde Zakk Wylde 5,704 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
3 Ritchie Blackmore Ritchie Blackmore 3,352 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
4 Larry Carlton Larry Carlton 3,248 1.4% Guitarist Music & Radio
5 David Parland David Parland 3,243 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
6 Tommy Emmanuel Tommy Emmanuel 3,163 0.4% Guitarist Music & Radio
7 Izzy Stradlin Izzy Stradlin 2,874 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
8 Tony Iommi Tony Iommi 2,803 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
9 Guthrie Govan Guthrie Govan 2,443 0.8% Guitarist Music & Radio
10 Rick Derringer Rick Derringer 1,620 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
11 Lita Ford Lita Ford 1,596 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
12 Buckethead Buckethead 1,471 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
13 John Squire John Squire 1,347 0.9% Guitarist Music & Radio
14 Duane Allman Duane Allman 1,223 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
15 Paul Gilbert Paul Gilbert 1,210 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
16 Steve Miller Steve Miller 1,085 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
17 Alvin Lee Alvin Lee 1,072 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
18 Mick Mars Mick Mars 1,008 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
19 Frank Iero Frank Iero 988 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
20 Lead Belly Lead Belly 889 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
21 Neal Schon Neal Schon 775 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
22 Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson 488 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
23 Warren Haynes Warren Haynes 461 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
24 Ray Toro Ray Toro 431 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
25 Michael Angelo Batio Michael Angelo Batio 429 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
26 Danny Jones Danny Jones 405 0.0% Guitarist Music & Radio
27 Richard Z. Kruspe Richard Z. Kruspe 363 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
28 Lincoln Brewster Lincoln Brewster 348 0.9% Guitarist Music & Radio
29 Tom Fletcher Tom Fletcher 320 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
30 Hank Marvin Hank Marvin 309 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
31 Mike Dawes Mike Dawes 305 0.3% Guitarist Music & Radio
32 Dave Davies Dave Davies 286 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
33 Tommy Thayer Tommy Thayer 261 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
34 Mike Rutherford Mike Rutherford 223 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
35 Ralph McTell Ralph McTell 211 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
36 Walter Trout Walter Trout 196 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
37 Jerry Douglas Jerry Douglas 181 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
38 Rick Parfitt Rick Parfitt 179 0.0% Guitarist Music & Radio
39 Cássia Eller Cássia Eller 153 0.0% Guitarist Music & Radio
40 Anthony Santos Anthony Santos 136 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
41 Damien Jurado Damien Jurado 135 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
42 Doug Sahm Doug Sahm 121 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
43 Paul Landers Paul Landers 104 0.0% Guitarist Music & Radio
44 Magic Slim Magic Slim 99 0.1% Guitarist Music & Radio
45 Jimmy P Jimmy P 69 0.1% Guitarist Movies & TV
46 Uki Noah Uki Noah 62 0.2% Guitarist Music & Radio
47 Ricardo Amorim Ricardo Amorim 28 0.0% Guitarist Business & Career

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 47 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each guitarist by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest guitarist in South Korea?

Yngwie Malmsteen currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,843 people in South Korea.

Methodology

Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.

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