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Rank
Position in the Top 53, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Belgium. 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 Belgium, 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 Belgium. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RRuben Van Gucht | 1.3M | 89.6% | 36.3 | 42.8% | Journalist |
| 2 | CCharlotte Casiraghi | 623k | 2.7% | 41.5 | 56.2% | Journalist |
| 3 | FFatma Taspinar | 157k | 90.7% | 40.6 | 50.6% | Journalist |
| 4 | DDanira Boukhriss | 76k | 82.5% | 40.6 | 50.9% | Journalist |
| 5 | HHannelore Simoens | 75k | 91.9% | 42.9 | 49.1% | Journalist |
| 6 | AAnna Wintour | 70k | 0.8% | 41.0 | 59.9% | Journalist |
| 7 | RRiadh Bahri | 59k | 88.5% | 41.1 | 46.4% | Journalist |
| 8 | MMartine Tanghe | 46k | 82.6% | 42.1 | 51.2% | Journalist |
| 9 | BBernard Werber | 26k | 6.0% | 42.9 | 74.5% | Journalist |
| 10 | MMia Doornaert | 25k | 84.4% | 40.8 | 47.0% | Journalist |
| 11 | MMark Twain | 20k | 0.4% | 35.9 | 60.3% | Journalist |
| 12 | JJacqueline Kennedy Onassis | 14k | 0.3% | 37.0 | 69.2% | Journalist |
| 13 | BBoris Johnson | 14k | 0.6% | 39.3 | 59.6% | Journalist |
| 14 | HHunter S. Thompson | 9.6k | 0.4% | 38.6 | 62.7% | Journalist |
| 15 | JJoan Didion | 8.8k | 0.6% | 26.1 | 100.0% | Journalist |
| 16 | CChristopher Hitchens | 5.5k | 0.6% | 30.8 | 63.0% | Journalist |
| 17 | CCaren Miosga | 4.8k | 0.3% | 42.9 | 62.7% | Journalist |
| 18 | LL. Frank Baum | 4.3k | 0.6% | 31.6 | 25.5% | Journalist |
| 19 | JJo Nesbø | 3.2k | 0.4% | 45.0 | 66.6% | Journalist |
| 20 | MMike Wallace | 1.9k | 0.4% | 54.6 | 37.4% | Journalist |
| 21 | KKara Swisher | 1.8k | 0.2% | 37.1 | 68.0% | Journalist |
| 22 | IIldikó von Kürthy | 1.7k | 0.1% | 44.0 | 100.0% | Journalist |
| 23 | MMartin Suter | 1.3k | 0.2% | 47.5 | 55.4% | Journalist |
| 24 | BBryanboy | 1.2k | 1.2% | 37.2 | 67.7% | Journalist |
| 25 | JJulian Reichelt | 1.1k | 0.1% | 44.6 | 36.3% | Journalist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular journalists compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium and ranks each journalist by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest journalist in Belgium?
Ruben Van Gucht currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.3M people in Belgium.