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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 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ''Salem's Lot | 119k | 5.0% | 35.4 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 27 | AA Streetcar Named Desire (play) | 110k | 7.3% | — | — | Novel |
| 28 | GGospel of Mark | 104k | 1.3% | 43.1 | 54.5% | Novel |
| 29 | TThe Prince | 99k | 2.0% | 35.7 | 46.8% | Novel |
| 30 | TTorah | 98k | 3.6% | 45.6 | 52.5% | Novel |
| 31 | EEnder's Game | 96k | 4.1% | 40.4 | 43.5% | Novel |
| 32 | JJabberwocky | 80k | 7.5% | 37.2 | 64.8% | Novel |
| 33 | OOne Hundred Years of Solitude | 77k | 6.7% | 24.7 | 43.1% | Novel |
| 34 | TThe Very Hungry Caterpillar | 73k | 3.6% | 35.1 | 49.9% | Novel |
| 35 | GGoodnight Moon | 71k | 9.3% | 45.7 | 64.9% | Novel |
| 36 | BBook of Job | 58k | 3.2% | 39.9 | 49.5% | Novel |
| 37 | TTravel Deals | 58k | 8.5% | 35.3 | 61.1% | Novel |
| 38 | BBook Lovers | 56k | 4.7% | 35.8 | 54.8% | Novel |
| 39 | BBook of Exodus | 56k | 1.3% | 40.9 | 51.2% | Novel |
| 40 | TThe Lottery | 54k | 3.1% | 42.5 | 46.8% | Novel |
| 41 | GGulliver's Travels | 53k | 5.5% | 34.2 | 83.2% | Novel |
| 42 | LLady of the Lake | 45k | 8.7% | 39.6 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 43 | BBhagavad Gita | 43k | 1.3% | 42.2 | 55.0% | Novel |
| 44 | TThe Necklace | 41k | 5.3% | 34.5 | 57.0% | Novel |
| 45 | TThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 40k | 3.0% | 43.5 | 49.5% | Novel |
| 46 | TThe 39 Clues | 40k | 10.8% | 51.7 | 8.7% | Novel |
| 47 | MMadame Bovary | 40k | 3.8% | 35.7 | 89.0% | Novel |
| 48 | SSalome (opera) | 36k | 2.6% | — | — | Novel |
| 49 | TThe Cutting Room | 36k | 7.4% | 37.3 | 24.5% | Novel |
| 50 | SShakespeare's sonnets | 35k | 4.0% | 48.4 | 52.2% | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novels compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each novel 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 novel in Canada?
Jurassic Park (novel) currently leads with an estimated audience of 891k people in Canada.