Armin van Buuren

About

Armin van Buuren (born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, widely regarded as one of the defining figures of trance music. He has topped DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs poll five times and has held a top-5 spot for more than 20 consecutive years. Since 2001 he has hosted the weekly radio show A State of Trance (ASOT), which reaches nearly 40 million listeners across 84 countries.

40M

ASOT weekly listeners across 84 countries

DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2025 ranking

15.4M

Spotify monthly listeners (2026 snapshot)

800M+

YouTube views for 'Blah Blah Blah'

What's new

2025-12
Armin van Buuren released the A State of Trance Year Mix 2025, the 22nd installment of his annual year-mix series, featuring 113 tracks.
2025-09
DJ Mag ranked Armin van Buuren at #5 in its Top 100 DJs 2025 poll, up one place from the previous year.
2025-08
Armin van Buuren and Martin Garrix released 'Sleepless Nights' featuring Libby Whitehouse - their first-ever collaboration - on 8 August 2025.
2025-03
Armin van Buuren and Rob Swire (of Pendulum) released the genre-blending single 'Sound of You' on 27 March 2025.
2026-08
Armin van Buuren is confirmed to perform at Creamfields 2026 in Daresbury and at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds in September 2026.