Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular Music & Radio audiences in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest music & radio audiences in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 32k music & radio audiences tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. RBC, Rock music and Pop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 52M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.3M, and the largest, RBC, reaches around 30M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each music & radio audience, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

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

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. 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 Canada, 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 Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Theatre 5.1M 40.5 53.8%
27 Nightclubs 4.8M 40.2 48.1%
28 Artist 4.8M 38.5 60.8%
29 Guitar 4.8M 38.0 43.6% Musical instrument
30 Milestones 4.6M 35.0 47.7% Punk
31 Contemporary R&B 4.5M 35.0 57.0% Musical genre
32 Punk rock 4.5M 35.0 46.2% Musical genre
33 Metal 4.4M 40.7 38.0%
34 African-American music 4.4M 38.2 52.0% Musical genre
35 Porter (band) 4.3M Band
36 Music festivals 4.1M 40.1 51.3%
37 Katy Perry 4M 30.9 63.1% Pop
38 Singing 3.8M 41.3 51.1%
39 Gospel music 3.8M 40.1 57.5% Musical genre
40 Funk 3.7M 34.8 44.2% Musical genre
41 Bass guitar 3.7M 36.6 37.4% Musical instrument
42 Electric guitar 3.6M 35.2 38.2%
43 Michael Jackson 3.6M 38.7 53.1% Pop
44 Long & McQuade 3.5M 38.1 26.0%
45 Radio broadcasting 3.5M 43.5 49.3%
46 Livemusic 3.4M 33.9 46.2%
47 Drums 3.3M 37.9 42.1%
48 Dance music 3.3M 35.6 49.4% Musical genre
49 Indie rock 3.2M 33.9 46.9% Musical genre
50 Piano 3.2M 37.5 45.7% Musical instrument

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular music & radio audiences compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each music & radio audience 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 music & radio audience in Canada?

RBC currently leads with an estimated audience of 30M people in Canada.

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