Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular Persons in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest persons in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 74k persons tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Helene Fischer, Bonnie Tyler and Michael Jackson lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 30M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.6M, and the largest, Helene Fischer, reaches around 11M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each person, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Germany, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Germany. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Helene Fischer 11M 43.1 62.8% Schlager
2 Bonnie Tyler 9.7M 51.1 51.9% Rock
3 Michael Jackson 9.2M 38.1 52.6% Pop
4 Sydney Sweeney 9.1M 36.7 49.4% Actor Actress or TV Star
5 Jürgen Klopp 8.9M 40.1 24.8% Soccer
6 Alexander Zverev 8.6M 35.6 30.2% Tennis
7 Thomas Gottschalk 8.3M 49.4 47.6% TV personality
8 Christian Ulmen 7.1M 38.1 41.8% Actor Actress or TV Star
9 Collien Ulmen-Fernandes 7.1M 36.8 56.5% Actor Actress or TV Star
10 Markus Lanz 7M 47.2 38.2% TV personality
11 Roland Kaiser 6.9M 49.6 68.1% Schlager
12 Manuel Neuer 6.9M 36.2 33.9% Soccer
13 Harry Kane 6.6M 34.9 35.5% Soccer
14 Ana de Armas 6.6M 46.1 0.0% Actor Actress or TV Star
15 Michelle 6.3M 46.1 56.3% Schlager
16 Mark Williams (snooker player) 6.3M — — Pool
17 Florian Silbereisen 6.1M 43.8 68.7% Schlager
18 Lennart Karl 5.8M 35.0 38.7% Soccer
19 Friedrich Merz 5.7M 44.1 36.3% Politician
20 Lamine Yamal 5.7M 33.4 33.7% Soccer
21 Udo Lindenberg 5.5M 47.2 57.5% Rock
22 Hayden Panettiere 5.5M 38.5 44.8% Fashion model
23 Michael Schumacher 5.4M 40.1 35.8% Motorsport
24 Gil Ofarim 5.2M 44.0 92.0% Singer-songwriter
25 Taylor Swift 5.1M 31.6 56.6% Pop
26 Lindsey Vonn 5.1M 37.1 46.1% Ski / snowboard
27 Sarah Connor 5.1M 36.5 68.7% Pop
28 Ed Gein 5M — —
29 Günther Jauch 5M 47.7 38.0% TV personality
30 Laura Wontorra 4.8M 40.6 51.5% TV personality
31 Michael Olise 4.8M 33.9 34.2% Soccer
32 Sarah Engels 4.7M 41.4 72.0% TV personality
33 Dieter Bohlen 4.7M 43.6 61.8% Pop
34 Ulrich Siegmund 4.7M 41.0 39.2% Politician
35 Michelle Trachtenberg 4.6M 35.1 33.2% Actor Actress or TV Star
36 Jens Spahn 4.6M 44.8 45.6% Politician
37 Millie Bobby Brown 4.6M 29.8 55.8% Actor Actress or TV Star
38 Heidi Klum 4.6M 31.2 74.8% Fashion model
39 Diane Keaton 4.5M 43.5 79.2% Actor Actress or TV Star
40 Franziska Preuß 4.5M 41.4 51.1% Biathlon
41 Bruce Willis 4.5M 40.3 30.8% Actor Actress or TV Star
42 Cristiano Ronaldo 4.5M 32.3 33.3% Soccer
43 Julian Nagelsmann 4.4M 35.6 35.9% Soccer
44 Claudia Cardinale 4.3M 55.1 54.4% Actor Actress or TV Star
45 Beatrice Egli 4.3M 46.2 63.1% Schlager
46 Peter Maffay 4.2M 50.0 60.8% Pop
47 Ninja (gamer) 4.2M 32.3 34.8% E-sports
48 Katarina Witt 4.2M 49.8 38.0% Figure skating
49 Finch 4.2M 28.0 33.1% Hip hop
50 Desiree Nick 4.1M 36.1 58.1% TV personality
51 Shakira 4M 33.7 51.8% Pop
52 Haftbefehl 4M 27.1 41.5% Hip hop
53 Dolly Parton 4M 37.5 44.3% Country music
54 Mario Adorf 3.9M 46.5 47.8% Actor Actress or TV Star
55 Sophia Thomalla 3.9M 38.1 60.3% TV personality
56 Jannik Sinner 3.8M 37.2 35.2% Tennis
57 Erling Haaland 3.8M 34.0 32.5% Soccer
58 Ariana Grande 3.8M 30.8 59.4% Pop
59 Brad Pitt 3.8M 38.1 51.9% Actor Actress or TV Star
60 Andy Borg 3.7M 53.4 72.1% Schlager
61 Andrea Berg 3.7M 46.8 66.1% Schlager
62 Julia Klöckner 3.7M 48.6 47.4% Politician
63 Barbara Schöneberger 3.7M 47.7 65.2% TV personality
64 Alice Weidel 3.7M 42.2 40.6% Politician
65 Anne Hathaway 3.6M 33.2 61.1% Actor Actress or TV Star
66 Nick Woltemade 3.6M 35.0 30.2% Soccer
67 Johann Lafer 3.6M 43.6 61.2% Chef
68 Iris Berben 3.6M 46.0 65.0% Actor Actress or TV Star
69 Phil Collins 3.6M 48.6 47.4% Pop
70 Freddie Mercury 3.5M 43.9 50.6% Rock
71 Lena Meyer-Landrut 3.5M 38.2 60.9% Pop
72 Melania Trump 3.5M 40.4 54.2% Entrepreneur
73 Esther Schweins 3.5M 46.3 58.7% Comedian
74 Sadie Sink 3.5M 36.2 41.4% Actor Actress or TV Star
75 Vanessa Mai 3.5M 45.0 65.2% Schlager
76 Thomas Müller 3.5M 30.7 22.3% Soccer
77 Donald Trump 3.5M 37.5 36.0% Politician
78 Jeanette Biedermann 3.4M 41.3 58.3% Pop
79 Simone Thomalla 3.4M 45.4 59.2% TV personality
80 Simone Ballack 3.4M 42.2 75.6% TV personality
81 Peter Kraus 3.4M 46.9 62.0% Actor Actress or TV Star
82 Wincent Weiss 3.4M 37.6 72.2% Pop
83 Stefan Mross 3.4M 51.7 67.8% Schlager
84 Anna-Carina Woitschack 3.3M 45.7 36.2%
85 Cro (rapper) 3.3M 27.0 56.2% EDM
86 Torsten Sträter 3.3M 39.8 39.8% Comedian
87 Chuck Norris 3.3M 32.0 27.4% Actor Actress or TV Star
88 Hape Kerkeling 3.3M 46.5 60.6% Comedian
89 Vincent Kompany 3.3M 34.2 31.0% Soccer
90 Esther Sedlaczek 3.2M 38.0 27.3% TV personality
91 Reinhard Mey 3.2M 51.8 47.6% Folk
92 Deniz Undav 3.2M 32.8 33.0% Soccer
93 Jenna Ortega 3.2M 34.3 78.1% Actor Actress or TV Star
94 Zendaya 3.2M 27.5 69.2% Actor Actress or TV Star
95 Ikkimel 3.1M 22.4 66.6% Hip hop
96 Margot Robbie 3.1M 41.1 41.8% Actor Actress or TV Star
97 Uschi Glas 3M 42.2 73.2% Actor Actress or TV Star
98 Andrea Kiewel 3M 44.5 65.4% TV personality
99 Nina Chuba 3M 22.2 72.3% Hip hop
100 Esther Sedlaczek 3M 38.7 28.2% TV personality

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular persons compiled?

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

How often is the list updated?

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

What is the largest person in Germany?

Helene Fischer currently leads with an estimated audience of 11M people in Germany.

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