Top 35 Novelists in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 35 largest novelists in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Elena Ferrante and Herman Melville lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 566,666 people. Across all 35 entries the average audience size is 20,121, and the largest, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, reaches around 289,825 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each novelist, 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 |  Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
289,825 | 14.5% | Novelist | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Elena Ferrante |
234,384 | 14.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 3 |  Herman Melville |
42,457 | 6.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 4 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
28,911 | 5.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 5 |  Stephen Chbosky |
23,259 | 9.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 6 |  Helen Fielding |
15,570 | 4.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 7 |  Tom Wolfe |
12,379 | 13.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 8 |  Emily Giffin |
12,159 | 7.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 9 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
10,470 | 8.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 10 |  Raymond Chandler |
10,072 | 2.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 11 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
7,099 | 3.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 12 |  Priya Sharma |
3,234 | 2.0% | Novelist | |
| 13 |  Terry McMillan |
1,946 | 1.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 14 |  J. G. Ballard |
1,936 | 2.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 15 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
1,508 | 0.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 16 |  Molly Harper |
1,409 | 2.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 17 |  Ted Dekker |
1,272 | 0.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 18 |  Leonardo Padura Fuentes |
949 | 6.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 19 |  J.A. Redmerski |
893 | 31.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 20 |  Christian Kracht |
793 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 21 |  Megan Hart |
791 | 2.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 22 |  Luanne Rice |
501 | 1.3% | Novelist | |
| 23 |  Benedict Wells |
476 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 24 |  Jacqueline Carey |
456 | 1.2% | Novelist | |
| 25 |  Kat Martin |
352 | 0.5% | Novelist | |
| 26 |  Thea Dorn |
254 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 27 |  Molly McAdams |
219 | 2.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 28 |  Vicki Lewis Thompson |
210 | 3.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 29 |  Judith Arnold |
171 | 2.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 30 |  Tracie Peterson |
72 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 31 |  Uwe Tellkamp |
65 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 32 |  Susan Donovan |
51 | 1.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 33 |  Marie Ferrarella |
50 | 0.8% | Novelist | |
| 34 |  Christie Ridgway |
48 | 2.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 35 |  Melissa Schroeder |
27 | 0.2% | Novelist |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 35 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each novelist 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 novelist in Brazil?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau currently leads with an estimated audience of 289,825 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.