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 Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. 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 Germany, 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 Germany. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | NNostradamus | 328k | 7.0% | 43.0 | 71.2% | Author |
| 52 | CCharles Darwin | 327k | 4.5% | 43.3 | 46.4% | Author |
| 53 | OOscar Wilde | 324k | 3.9% | 37.7 | 55.6% | Author |
| 54 | WWilliam Shakespeare | 317k | 2.7% | 38.6 | 53.0% | Author |
| 55 | EEdgar Allan Poe | 315k | 3.4% | 33.9 | 55.5% | Author |
| 56 | BBeatrix Potter | 305k | 12.7% | 41.7 | 52.7% | Author |
| 57 | GGeorge Orwell | 297k | 4.4% | 35.9 | 57.2% | Author |
| 58 | KKarin Slaughter | 297k | 12.4% | 45.0 | 72.2% | Author |
| 59 | CConfucius | 292k | 12.7% | 43.8 | 52.3% | Author |
| 60 | LLinus Torvalds | 288k | 14.1% | 45.4 | 27.9% | Author |
| 61 | BBuzz Aldrin | 280k | 7.4% | 45.3 | 34.2% | Author |
| 62 | PPaulo Coelho | 275k | 5.9% | 43.2 | 78.8% | Author |
| 63 | EEckart Tolle | 275k | 21.6% | 36.1 | 85.7% | Author |
| 64 | GGeorge R. R. Martin | 271k | 6.2% | 33.0 | 53.5% | Author |
| 65 | EEckhart Tolle | 264k | 14.8% | 36.2 | 68.3% | Author |
| 66 | JJenna Coleman | 263k | 6.3% | 25.7 | 100.0% | Author |
| 67 | JJules Verne | 262k | 7.3% | 35.9 | 55.3% | Author |
| 68 | JJean Paul | 260k | 22.6% | 45.5 | 85.6% | Author |
| 69 | AAndreas Eschbach | 256k | 84.2% | 54.0 | 100.0% | Author |
| 70 | NNoam Chomsky | 247k | 4.8% | 38.9 | 44.9% | Author |
| 71 | JJ. R. R. Tolkien | 237k | 5.8% | 35.2 | 50.7% | Author |
| 72 | SSophie Kinsella | 237k | 6.8% | 42.0 | 78.2% | Author |
| 73 | VVirginia Woolf | 235k | 5.2% | 38.9 | 57.7% | Author |
| 74 | MMalala Yousafzai | 233k | 4.8% | 34.3 | 56.6% | Author |
| 75 | RRita Falk | 231k | 85.3% | 38.7 | 66.1% | Author |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular authors compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each author 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 author in Germany?
Caroline Wahl currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in Germany.