Top 21 Chess in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 21 largest chess in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Magnus Carlsen, Chess.com and Bobby Fischer lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,646,015 people. Across all 21 entries the average audience size is 114,313, and the largest, Magnus Carlsen, reaches around 733,523 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each chess, 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 |  Magnus Carlsen |
733,523 | 7.0% | Chess | Sports |
| 2 |  Chess.com |
471,362 | 2.4% | Chess | Sports |
| 3 |  Bobby Fischer |
441,130 | 13.6% | Chess | Sports |
| 4 |  Vincent Keymer |
250,454 | 59.6% | Chess | Sports |
| 5 |  Freestyle Chess |
89,037 | 24.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 6 |  World Chess Championship |
83,365 | 3.1% | Chess | Sports |
| 7 |  Vladimir Kramnik |
62,722 | 13.1% | Chess | Sports |
| 8 |  Judit Polgár |
60,710 | 28.0% | Chess | Sports |
| 9 |  Anatoly Karpov |
45,902 | 32.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 10 |  Mikhail Tal |
36,940 | 18.2% | Chess | Sports |
| 11 |  Levon Aronian |
25,784 | 21.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 12 |  Magnus Carlson |
22,996 | 18.2% | Chess | Sports |
| 13 |  Alireza Firouzja |
20,810 | 5.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 14 |  Ding Liren |
15,725 | 3.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 15 |  Viswanathan Anand |
10,530 | 1.8% | Chess | Sports |
| 16 |  Dommaraju Gukesh |
8,072 | 8.9% | Chess | Sports |
| 17 |  Veselin Topalov |
7,771 | 34.6% | Chess | Sports |
| 18 |  Tigran Petrosian |
5,005 | 12.7% | Chess | Sports |
| 19 |  Susan Polgar |
3,476 | 12.5% | Chess | Sports |
| 20 |  David Bronstein |
2,799 | 17.3% | Chess | Sports |
| 21 |  José Raúl Capablanca |
2,464 | 25.4% | Chess | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 21 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each chess 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 chess in Germany?
Magnus Carlsen currently leads with an estimated audience of 733,523 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.