Top 50 Movies & TV brands in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest movies & tv brands in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 23,071 movies & tv brands tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Entertainment, Movies and NTV News lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 98,090,655 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 10,539,951, and the largest, Entertainment, reaches around 39,502,829 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each movies & tv brand, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Entertainment |
39,502,829 | 5.3% | Lifestyle cluster | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Movies |
32,030,662 | 4.0% | Lifestyle cluster | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  NTV News |
26,557,164 | 95.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 4 |  Tagesschau |
24,432,101 | 94.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 5 |  YouTube |
24,030,136 | 1.2% | Social media | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Comedy movies |
16,042,537 | 3.0% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten |
15,721,113 | 85.8% | Soap opera | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Video |
14,705,108 | 2.6% | Lifestyle cluster | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  TV |
13,815,238 | 2.2% | Lifestyle cluster | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Broadcasting |
13,673,772 | 3.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 11 |  Action movies |
12,513,403 | 3.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  ZDF |
11,999,863 | 78.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 13 |  Celebrity |
11,915,959 | 3.1% | Movies & TV | |
| 14 |  Breaking news |
10,473,628 | 4.2% | Video game | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Let's Dance (German TV series) |
9,959,090 | 69.6% | Reality | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Thriller movies |
9,791,346 | 3.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Netflix |
9,326,660 | 2.9% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Drama movies |
9,163,860 | 2.3% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Animated movies |
8,760,194 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  TV reality shows |
8,250,394 | 2.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 21 |  RTL Television |
8,164,444 | 70.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 22 |  Laughter |
7,982,742 | 2.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 23 |  Video on demand |
7,871,137 | 3.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 24 |  Markus Lanz |
7,794,195 | 92.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Westdeutscher Rundfunk |
7,664,436 | 90.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 26 |  QVC |
7,453,709 | 19.1% | Home shopping | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Documentary movies |
7,444,948 | 2.7% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Science fiction movies |
7,404,173 | 2.9% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Musical theatre |
7,161,281 | 3.4% | Movies & TV | |
| 30 |  Movie theater |
7,121,895 | 5.3% | Movies & TV | |
| 31 |  ARD Mediathek |
7,079,813 | 89.7% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Anime movies |
7,056,720 | 2.5% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Bubbles (The Wire) |
6,973,525 | 37.9% | Movies & TV | |
| 34 |  Sat.1 |
6,883,269 | 79.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 35 |  Horror movies |
6,860,113 | 2.8% | Movie genre | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Bares für Rares |
6,769,130 | 86.9% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  ZDF Mediathek |
6,735,657 | 88.2% | TV / music streaming | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Hörzu |
6,670,000 | 99.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 39 |  Ana de Armas |
6,607,225 | 9.1% | Actor Actress or TV Star | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Thomas Gottschalk |
6,476,437 | 89.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Sydney Sweeney |
6,366,357 | 4.6% | Actor Actress or TV Star | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Stranger Things |
6,314,288 | 5.5% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  C (anime) |
6,260,485 | 3.0% | Movies & TV | |
| 44 |  Fun |
6,044,686 | 3.7% | Band | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Digital television |
5,965,205 | 3.2% | Movies & TV | |
| 46 |  The Rookie |
5,923,103 | 13.7% | TV series | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Short film |
5,879,958 | 2.7% | Movies & TV | |
| 48 |  Public broadcasting |
5,806,349 | 8.5% | Movies & TV | |
| 49 |  ProSieben |
5,802,288 | 80.8% | Movies & TV | |
| 50 |  Let the Right One In (film) |
5,794,925 | 63.1% | Horror | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each movies & tv brand 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 movies & tv brand in Germany?
Entertainment currently leads with an estimated audience of 39,502,829 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.