Top 50 Cheeses in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest cheeses in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 79 cheeses tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cheese, Mozzarella and Cheddar cheese lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6,900,229 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 229,273, and the largest, Cheese, reaches around 5,689,768 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each cheese, 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 Cheese Cheese 5,689,768 3.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
2 Mozzarella Mozzarella 628,118 3.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
3 Cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese 582,343 2.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
4 Parmigiano-Reggiano Parmigiano-Reggiano 475,362 3.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
5 Scamorza Scamorza 343,846 34.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
6 Cream cheese Cream cheese 311,934 2.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
7 Minas cheese Minas cheese 277,981 74.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
8 Ricotta Ricotta 275,957 4.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
9 Cancoillotte Cancoillotte 275,839 84.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
10 Pecorino Romano Pecorino Romano 245,476 23.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
11 Roque Fort Roque Fort 200,220 33.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
12 Gorgonzola Gorgonzola 176,845 5.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
13 Vegan cheese Vegan cheese 127,858 8.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
14 Feta Feta 124,705 3.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
15 Cottage cheese Cottage cheese 121,075 2.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
16 Balkánský sýr Balkánský sýr 108,632 4.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
17 Gratin Gratin 107,148 5.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
18 Camembert Camembert 104,392 4.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
19 Stracchino Stracchino 104,253 21.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
20 Reblochon Reblochon 97,592 15.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
21 Nabulsi cheese Nabulsi cheese 94,922 8.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
22 Emmental cheese Emmental cheese 90,287 8.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
23 Pecorino Pecorino 65,194 2.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
24 Grana Padano Grana Padano 63,683 3.6% Cheese Food & Beverages
25 Brie Brie 52,130 3.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
26 Gruyère cheese Gruyère cheese 50,341 12.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
27 Buffalo mozzarella Buffalo mozzarella 47,255 3.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
28 Boursin cheese Boursin cheese 45,421 4.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
29 Smoked cheese Smoked cheese 44,111 4.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
30 Toma cheese Toma cheese 41,129 32.5% Cheese Food & Beverages
31 Goat cheese Goat cheese 40,380 1.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
32 Robiola Robiola 38,468 14.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
33 Mimolette Mimolette 35,353 21.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
34 Queso blanco Queso blanco 34,533 5.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
35 Blue cheese Blue cheese 32,771 1.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
36 Appenzeller cheese Appenzeller cheese 32,616 23.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
37 Comté cheese Comté cheese 29,553 12.8% Cheese Food & Beverages
38 Beer cheese (spread) Beer cheese (spread) 29,224 13.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
39 Tomme de Savoie Tomme de Savoie 24,467 24.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
40 Gouda cheese Gouda cheese 20,546 3.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
41 Pecorino Sardo Pecorino Sardo 20,403 19.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
42 Monterey Jack Monterey Jack 20,070 3.1% Cheese Food & Beverages
43 Caciocavallo Caciocavallo 19,615 3.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
44 Cantal Cantal 19,165 3.0% Cheese Food & Beverages
45 Bleu d'Auvergne Bleu d'Auvergne 17,577 28.9% Cheese Food & Beverages
46 Fromage blanc Fromage blanc 17,326 22.3% Cheese Food & Beverages
47 Wensleydale cheese Wensleydale cheese 15,487 6.2% Cheese Food & Beverages
48 Manchego Manchego 15,217 1.7% Cheese Food & Beverages
49 Pepper jack cheese Pepper jack cheese 14,591 3.4% Cheese Food & Beverages
50 Grana (cheese) Grana (cheese) 12,518 1.8% Cheese Food & Beverages

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each cheese 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 cheese in Germany?

Cheese currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,689,768 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.

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