Top 50 Directors in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest directors in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 250 directors tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. David Lynch, Christopher Nolan and Tim Burton lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,178,986 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 378,614, and the largest, David Lynch, reaches around 1,777,835 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each director, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Lynch |
1,777,835 | 5.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Christopher Nolan |
1,220,862 | 7.0% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Tim Burton |
1,180,289 | 7.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Quentin Tarantino |
987,277 | 6.3% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Martin Scorsese |
944,203 | 8.8% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Pedro Bial |
886,943 | 97.9% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Rosto |
810,113 | 57.8% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Daniel Filho |
764,948 | 99.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Steven Spielberg |
604,781 | 5.5% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Guillermo del Toro |
578,935 | 6.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Alfred Hitchcock |
492,622 | 5.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  James Cameron |
449,893 | 5.5% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Woody Allen |
447,809 | 4.1% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Wes Anderson |
447,061 | 4.1% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Rob Reiner |
430,317 | 0.8% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Stanley Kubrick |
423,665 | 6.7% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Bob Odenkirk |
400,365 | 5.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Paul Thomas Anderson |
398,545 | 5.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Spike Lee |
283,983 | 4.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  M. Night Shyamalan |
269,970 | 6.1% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Francis Ford Coppola |
260,180 | 4.9% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Hayao Miyazaki |
254,385 | 5.0% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Guy Ritchie |
243,207 | 2.8% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Lars von Trier |
225,648 | 10.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Denis Villeneuve |
224,887 | 7.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Zack Snyder |
224,330 | 8.3% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Akira Kurosawa |
205,907 | 9.7% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Darren Aronofsky |
190,370 | 5.1% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Marcelo Tas |
188,292 | 99.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Luca Guadagnino |
186,547 | 6.9% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  James Wan |
186,171 | 12.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Wong Kar-wai |
180,234 | 10.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Michael Bay |
179,398 | 6.9% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Ridley Scott |
171,734 | 3.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Luc Besson |
161,948 | 2.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Eli Roth |
160,008 | 8.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Michael Haneke |
155,024 | 20.2% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Marcello Mastroianni |
151,139 | 11.7% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Kondzilla |
151,116 | 81.7% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Wim Wenders |
143,936 | 8.5% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Ryan Coogler |
138,966 | 2.7% | Director | Music & Radio |
| 42 |  Peter Jackson |
136,165 | 4.3% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Vince Gilligan |
132,958 | 5.5% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Miloš Forman |
130,364 | 8.4% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Tom Ackerley |
129,322 | 3.1% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Pedro Almodóvar |
127,118 | 14.5% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Sam Raimi |
126,940 | 7.0% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  José Padilha |
122,108 | 92.7% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Brian De Palma |
121,086 | 10.6% | Director | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Ingmar Bergman |
120,824 | 7.4% | Director | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each director 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 director in Brazil?
David Lynch currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,777,835 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.