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3 German Clubs Rank Among the World’s Top 100

Three German venues have made it into the top 100 clubs in "DJ Mag."
Three German venues have made it into the top 100 clubs of "DJ Mag." Photo: Getty Images
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April 28, 2026, 1:58 pm | Read time: 4 minutes

Dancing, partying, having fun–where this is best worldwide is shown in a current ranking by “DJ Mag.” The trade magazine has named the supposedly 100 best clubs in the world. A club in Spain took the top spot.

According to the “DJ Mag” ranking, the best club in the world is a complete newcomer in this year’s ranking. It is the [UNVRS] on the Spanish Balearic island of Ibiza. The music magazine calls this new entry a “statement.” Because it’s not just a new club that wins. “What has won is a certain idea of what a club should be in 2026: It should be big, maximally staged, technically charged, internationally oriented, and designed so that you not only celebrate there but also talk about it long afterward. The [UNVRS] is not only the winner of this ranking but also the symbol of where global club culture is currently heading.”

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Ibiza is represented with a total of eight clubs in the ranking, thus creating an “entire power center.” “Anyone who wants to know what globalized club culture in XXL format looks like in 2026 should first look at this island,” writes “DJ Mag.”

The country with the most clubs in the top 100 is once again the U.S., with a total of 15 locations in the ranking. Many newcomers, according to the DJ trade magazine, come from Asia, marking a definite trend. It shows “how quickly markets develop there that become immediately visible internationally.”

Also Three German Clubs in the Top 100

Among the German clubs, Cologne’s “Bootshaus” leads the ranking of the supposedly 100 best clubs in the world. According to “DJ Mag,” the “Bootshaus” lands in 2026 at number 11 in the top 100 clubs. Berlin’s “Berghain,” on the other hand, slipped several places and currently ranks only 21st. The two Berlin clubs “Watergate” and “Tresor,” previously represented in the ranking, do not appear this year. However, there is a newcomer from Germany at number 100: the Wuppertal club Open Ground, which opened in 2023 in a converted bunker.

The Top 100 Best Clubs in the World

  1. [UNVRS], Ibiza, Spain
  2. Greenvalley, Camboriú, Brazil
  3. Ushuaïa Ibiza, Spain
  4. Hï Ibiza, Spain
  5. Savaya, Bali, Indonesia
  6. Echostage, Washington, DC, USA
  7. Laroc Club, Valinhos, Brazil
  8. Fabrik, Madrid, Spain
  9. Illuzion Phuket, Thailand
  10. Surreal Park, Camboriú, Brazil
  11. Bootshaus, Cologne, Germany
  12. INS LAND, Shanghai, China
  13. fabric, London, United Kingdom
  14. Club Space, Miami, USA
  15. The Warehouse Project at Depot Mayfield, Manchester, United Kingdom
  16. Amnesia Ibiza, Spain
  17. Zouk Singapore, Singapore
  18. Pacha Ibiza, Spain
  19. DC-10, Ibiza, Spain
  20. Studio 338, London, United Kingdom
  21. Berghain, Berlin, Germany
  22. Cavo Paradiso, Mykonos, Greece
  23. WAVE TAIPEI, Taipei, Taiwan
  24. Ministry of Sound, London, United Kingdom
  25. Culture Club Revelin, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  26. Space Riccione, Italy
  27. Play X, Shenzhen, China
  28. Lost Beach, Montañita, Ecuador
  29. Papaya Club, Zrće Beach, Croatia
  30. Quake Arena, Hyderabad, India
  31. The Concourse Project, Austin, Texas, USA
  32. BOOMERANG, Hong Kong
  33. Amnesia Cap d’Agde, France
  34. Marquee Singapore, Singapore
  35. D-EDGE, São Paulo, Brazil
  36. The Penthouse, Dubai, UAE
  37. Café del Mar Phuket, Thailand
  38. DupleX, Prague, Czech Republic
  39. SILO Dallas, USA
  40. LOD, Kathmandu, Nepal
  41. Crobar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  42. Atlas Super Club Bali, Bali, Indonesia
  43. APlus Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
  44. Academy LA, Los Angeles, California, USA
  45. Drumsheds, London, United Kingdom
  46. Warung Beach Club, Itajaí, Brazil
  47. ShiShi Nightclub, Bali, Indonesia
  48. Exchange LA, Los Angeles, California, USA
  49. FOMO, Baku, Azerbaijan
  50. Atlas Super Club Bangkok, Thailand
  51. Zouk Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
  52. CLUB SEEN Koh Samui, Koh Samui, Thailand
  53. Warehouse, Nantes, France
  54. Phi Beach, Sardinia, Italy
  55. The H Club Jakarta, Indonesia
  56. Nitsa, Barcelona, Spain
  57. Lion Super Club, Seoul, South Korea
  58. World House Pattaya, Thailand
  59. APLUS SAIGON, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  60. MAD Club, Lausanne, Switzerland
  61. Big Bull, Hyderabad, India
  62. Room26, Rome, Italy
  63. FarOut Beach Club, Ios, Greece
  64. Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
  65. Hakkasan Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  66. KOKO, London, United Kingdom
  67. VOID, Bangkok, Thailand
  68. CINÉ Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  69. Space Club, Hong Kong
  70. OMNIA Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  71. The Club Khaosan, Bangkok, Thailand
  72. LIV, Miami, Florida, USA
  73. WARP SHINJUKU, Tokyo, Japan
  74. Chinois, Ibiza, Spain
  75. Mute, Mar del Plata, Argentina
  76. Papagayo Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
  77. Midnight Club, Wuhan, China
  78. After Caposile, Venice, Italy
  79. Radius Chicago, USA
  80. Index, Dublin, Ireland
  81. Sala Pelícano, A Coruña, Spain
  82. Republic Club Pattaya, Thailand
  83. Zouk Nightclub, Las Vegas, USA
  84. Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub, Las Vegas, USA
  85. Ai-X Nightclub, Taipei, Taiwan
  86. Sound, Los Angeles, USA
  87. Aquarius, Zrće Beach, Croatia
  88. WOMB, Tokyo, Japan
  89. Tenax, Florence, Italy
  90. Shelter Amsterdam, Netherlands
  91. Beachclub, Pointe-Calumet, Canada
  92. ivy Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  93. Soho Garden DXB, Dubai, UAE
  94. Amnesia Milano, Milan, Italy
  95. Time Nightclub, Costa Mesa, California, USA
  96. ilMuretto, Venice, Italy
  97. Chinese Laundry, Sydney, Australia
  98. MUZE, Nairobi, Kenya
  99. Eden Ibiza, Spain
  100. Open Ground, Wuppertal, Germany

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