DJ Mag’s Top 100 Clubs poll is back for a landmark 20th edition, and once again the worldwide clubbing community has been clamouring to have their say. The poll has always been populated by an international array of venues, but as time has gone by the list has only become more varied. This year, votes came in from 226 territories, with places like Equatorial Guinea, San Marino, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Fiji showing just how global the poll has become.
In 2025, the very top of the list remains steadfast as Hï Ibiza retains the title for a record fourth year in a row. Brazil’s GREENVALLEY, which has won the Top 100 Clubs five times since 2013, sticks in second place, and from there on it’s all change. Ushuaïa Ibiza, the other White Isle superclub operated by The Night League, jumps back into third, and with the promise of the brand’s new [UNVRS] venue launching this summer, it will be interesting to see how the three clubs battle it out in future years.
The UK’s Warehouse Project at Depot Mayfield breaks into the top five for the first time, becoming the first British club to do so since the now-shuttered Printworks in 2023, and 2021 poll winner Echostage, based in Washington, DC, rounds out the top five. Close behind is Indonesia’s Savaya, climbing another three places after an incredible debut at No.9 last year — a future title contender perhaps? And clubs from Germany, Brazil, Thailand and Croatia complete the top 10.
Asia has made a great show across the board this year, with 31 clubs overall (or 32 including transcontinental venue FOMO, Baku), putting it second only to Europe, which drops below 40 charting clubs for the first time ever. Twice as many Asian clubs have risen up the poll as have moved down, and the continent claims the most new entries with 10. Much of that success is thanks to Thailand, which saw its vote share increase this year. The result is three new Thai clubs joining the poll, taking the nation’s total to six (the remaining three all rising places) and making it Asia’s new No.1 clubbing destination.
Japan, which claimed that title last year, holds steady with four placements, while China — which used to dominate the Asian scene but has seen its Top 100 Clubs representation suffer since Covid — is up one to a total of three with the addition of two new clubs. Other new Asian venues arrive via India, Vietnam and Singapore, and Asia also claims this year’s Highest Climber title through Marquee Singapore, which is up 34 places.
Over in Europe, Italy rockets to joint second country on the continent and joint third in the world — alongside the UK — with seven clubs in total. Three new Italian clubs join the poll this year, including this year’s Highest New Entry, Space Riccione, the new outpost of legendary six-time winner Space Ibiza, which closed in 2016. Italy is also responsible for half of this year’s four re-entries as Tenax and ilMuretto return to the list for the first time since 2018 and 2014 respectively. The remaining two Italian clubs have gained places too, giving it one of the best overall performances of any country this year.
The USA remains top overall with 18 clubs (up two on last year), including two new entries — Chicago’s Radius and SILO Dallas — and one re-entry from Miami. However, Stateside clubs were still more likely to move down than up the poll this year, due in part to the fall of all four Las Vegas venues. The North American tally of 20 is completed by one club from each of Canada and Mexico; both countries drop venues from the poll this year, however the latter’s sole entry is also a new one.
South America is down to eight clubs in all as Colombia’s Octava Club drops out of the list, though elsewhere the continent is relatively stable, with three clubs going up, four falling places, and one nonmover. Meanwhile, Australia’s Chinese Laundry re-enters the poll this year. The Sydney staple is the only club to chart from Down Under, however votes from the region have increased. There were also more votes from India, which sees Hyderabad hotspot Quake Arena make its Top 100 Clubs debut — the first club from the country to chart since 2017, when New Delhi’s Kitty Su last appeared.
Other notable clubs include Azerbaijan’s FOMA, our first intercontinental club, which debuted last year and rises 10 places this time; Kenya’s MUZE, which is Africa’s only entry this year; and Chinois, the first new entry for Ibiza since 2021.
Since launching in 2006, Top 100 Clubs has grown into the definitive guide to the world’s best dancefloors, which since 2010 has been ranked entirely by votes from DJ Mag’s global audience. It’s hard to imagine anyone could have predicted how it would look today when it first started. Some clubs from that original list remain, which is heartening, but times change and so does the dance music scene — and so have many of the clubs. Which will remain 20 years from now? You’ll have to keep raving, and reading, and voting, to find out.