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Top 100 Composers in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest composers in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 531 composers tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Hans Zimmer, Katja Riemann and John Williams lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 115k, and the largest, Hans Zimmer, reaches around 1.9M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each composer, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

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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 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Lalo Schifrin 31k Composer
77 Bear McCreary 30k 34.7 55.3% Composer
78 John Bull (composer) 28k 41.4 53.7% Composer
79 Franz Lehár 28k 34.3 0.0% Composer
80 Aaron Copland 28k 48.6 64.8% Composer
81 Count of St. Germain 27k 48.4 81.5% Composer
82 Aram Khachaturian 27k 42.5 100.0% Composer
83 Alondra de la Parra 26k 50.7 42.6% Composer
84 Howard Shore 26k 26.8 26.9% Composer
85 Caetano Veloso 25k 34.7 67.1% Composer
86 Angelo Badalamenti 25k 44.9 62.9% Composer
87 Wolfgang Rihm 24k 39.8 54.7% Composer
88 Alan Silvestri 24k 33.4 30.6% Composer
89 Daniel Harding 24k Composer
90 Charles Gounod 23k 41.6 45.2% Composer
91 Vincenzo Bellini 23k 43.6 56.8% Composer
92 Ray Conniff 23k 57.2 69.3% Composer
93 Francis Poulenc 23k 52.4 80.3% Composer
94 Friedrich Gulda 23k Composer
95 Gustavo Santaolalla 23k 43.4 53.1% Composer
96 James Newton Howard 22k 35.3 63.6% Composer
97 George Gurdjieff 22k 49.9 71.5% Composer
98 Alex Lifeson 22k 49.3 5.7% Composer
99 Helmut Lachenmann 22k Composer
100 Lustmord 22k 32.3 0.0% Composer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

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

Hans Zimmer currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Germany.

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