Popularity ranking · Belgium

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Belgium

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Belgium, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 495 musical genres tracked in Belgium, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rock music, Pop music and Hip hop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.8M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 698k, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 3.4M people in Belgium. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Belgium and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
26 World music 764k 42.9 53.9% Musical genre
27 Reggae 736k 36.3 48.1% Musical genre
28 Indie rock 692k 36.8 48.9% Musical genre
29 Progressive rock 680k 43.4 43.9% Musical genre
30 Chanson 678k 47.4 68.1% Musical genre
31 Alternative hip hop 653k 31.8 45.9% Musical genre
32 Disco 652k 39.2 53.8% Musical genre
33 Hard rock 648k 42.4 41.9% Musical genre
34 East Coast hip hop 596k 28.7 40.9% Musical genre
35 West Coast hip hop 594k 33.8 53.6% Musical genre
36 Bounce music 571k 29.1 42.0% Musical genre
37 Kenyan hip hop 557k 29.0 42.0% Musical genre
38 Afrobeat 556k 34.9 52.3% Musical genre
39 American rock 519k 42.0 51.4% Musical genre
40 Atlanta hip hop 502k 41.1 43.4% Musical genre
41 Pop rock 500k 38.3 52.6% Musical genre
42 Chicano rap 499k 37.5 41.9% Musical genre
43 K-pop 496k 34.0 60.2% Musical genre
44 Folk music 489k 43.4 50.4% Musical genre
45 Midwest hip hop 482k 37.0 41.7% Musical genre
46 Japanese hip hop 472k 37.2 43.0% Musical genre
47 Reggaeton 471k 34.3 50.8% Musical genre
48 Christian hip hop 471k 30.6 42.6% Musical genre
49 Trance music 462k 36.2 38.5% Musical genre
50 Industrial music 457k 40.1 41.5% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musical genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium and ranks each musical genre 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 musical genre in Belgium?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.4M people in Belgium.

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