David Guetta has been crowned as The World’s No.1 DJ, as DJ Mag announced the results of Top 100 DJs 2025 at an awards show at [UNVRS] Ibiza. The historic win comes 14 years after his first crown in 2011, which was followed by a spell of dominance in the early 2020s, which saw him win the title in 2020, 2021 and 2023. By reclaiming top spot in this year’s public poll, the Frenchman has become only the third person to have won the title five times, alongside Martin Garrix and Armin van Buuren.
Now more than four decades into his career, Guetta continues to operate at full speed, releasing over a single a month in the past year. 2025 has been one of his most varied too, with releases including the trap and hip-hop influenced track ‘Lucky’, with MORTEN, collaborations with Afrojack, Martin Garrix, Hypaton, Nicky Romero, Hugel, MK, Fatboy Slim, a new single with Sia, in addition to a remix for fictional K-pop group Huntr/x.
This creative drive extended to the live arena too. His new [UNVRS] residency, Galactic Circus, which ran from June to October, saw him perform extended, improvised sets. Internationally, he is touring The Monolith, a large-scale show featuring advanced LED staging and visuals, with recent landmark performances at AlUla in Saudi Arabia and Paris’ Stade de France.
Speaking of his history-making win, David Guetta said:
To win Top 100 DJs again, for joint-record fifth time, is an honour, it means a lot to me because the greatest feeling in my life, truly, is playing new music for people and seeing their reactions. It might sound crazy, but I still make music every single day, because I see it as a hobby and a passion. The most exciting thing for me is being creative and going away from what everyone else is doing.”
For the first time in Top 100 DJs history, the World’s No. 1 DJ was crowned live in Ibiza with the Top 100 DJs Awards taking place at newly opened [UNVRS]. David Guetta performed a two-hour headline set at the venue, as part of a genre-spanning bill that also included Armin van Buuren, Miss Monique, Boris Brejcha, Indira Paganotto and Jazzy.
During the awards ceremony, hosted by Arielle Free, awards were presented to David Guetta (The World’s No.1 DJ), Armin van Buuren (The World’s No.1 Trance DJ & Outstanding Contribution), Michael Bibi (Highest New Entry), Sara Landry (The World’s No.1 Hard DJ), Jazzy (Future Star) and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike (The World’s No. 1 DJ Group). Additional award winners include Charlotte de Witte (The World’s No. 1 Techno DJ), FISHER (The World’s No.1 House DJ), and Solomun (Highest Climber).
As part of the results rollout, DJ Mag hosted a fundraiser, in aid of Bridges for Music, the groundbreaking non-profit and music academy based in the Langa township, South Africa. DJ Mag canvassed artists featured in the poll to consider giving back by sponsoring students from under-served communities to join the Bridges for Music programme, a holistic initiative combining music, mental health support and entrepreneurship, and providing access to the music industry. At the time of publication, the partnership had raised £149,442.
Read the full Top 100 DJs results now at https://djmag.com/top100djs
