Top 50 Journalists in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest journalists in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 381 journalists tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Caren Miosga, Anne Will and Willy Brandt lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 4,210,657 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 275,159, and the largest, Caren Miosga, reaches around 1,970,407 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each journalist, 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 |  Caren Miosga |
1,970,407 | 92.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Anne Will |
1,152,296 | 91.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Willy Brandt |
1,087,954 | 87.7% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 4 |  Anabel Schunke |
954,351 | 92.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 5 |  Julian Reichelt |
758,913 | 91.5% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 6 |  Robin Alexander |
659,016 | 93.0% | Journalist | News |
| 7 |  Dagmar Rosenfeld |
629,713 | 92.8% | Journalist | News |
| 8 |  Martin Suter |
436,902 | 63.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 9 |  Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre |
425,058 | 81.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 10 |  Paul Ronzheimer |
391,966 | 89.2% | Journalist | News |
| 11 |  Ildikó von Kürthy |
377,928 | 89.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 12 |  Anna Wintour |
338,335 | 4.7% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 13 |  Queen Letizia of Spain |
315,872 | 7.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 14 |  Charlotte Casiraghi |
298,859 | 16.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Simon Beckett |
255,167 | 72.4% | Journalist | Literature |
| 16 |  Axel Springer |
242,640 | 82.9% | Journalist | News |
| 17 |  Megyn Kelly |
236,997 | 3.2% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Mark Twain |
220,018 | 4.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 19 |  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
201,758 | 7.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 20 |  Sabine Rückert |
195,905 | 86.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 21 |  Ayn Rand |
179,941 | 7.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 22 |  Gabor Steingart |
167,326 | 91.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 23 |  Ronan Farrow |
166,987 | 13.7% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Aminata Belli |
153,506 | 88.6% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Theodor Herzl |
141,808 | 25.0% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 26 |  Vassili Golod |
123,237 | 93.1% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Pauline Voss |
114,401 | 89.5% | Journalist | News |
| 28 |  Boris Johnson |
105,768 | 4.2% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 29 |  Ursula Poznanski |
103,419 | 68.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 30 |  Carol Vorderman |
102,448 | 3.0% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Beatrice Borromeo |
92,950 | 14.9% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Jan Weiler |
89,980 | 98.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 33 |  Benito Mussolini |
88,224 | 3.3% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 34 |  Max Mannhart |
79,717 | 90.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 35 |  Hunter S. Thompson |
76,142 | 3.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 36 |  Gordon Repinski |
73,682 | 89.0% | Journalist | News |
| 37 |  Joan Didion |
70,933 | 5.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 38 |  Deniz Yücel |
66,017 | 28.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 39 |  Diana Nyad |
62,107 | 22.2% | Journalist | News |
| 40 |  Alexander Kissler |
61,620 | 83.5% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 41 |  Julian Röpcke |
59,918 | 78.2% | Journalist | News |
| 42 |  Udo Ulfkotte |
59,615 | 69.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 43 |  Yiğit Bulut |
59,170 | 5.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 44 |  Christopher Hitchens |
52,871 | 5.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 45 |  Mehdi Hasan |
49,972 | 2.9% | Journalist | News |
| 46 |  Jo Nesbø |
44,673 | 11.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 47 |  Graham Hancock |
42,334 | 4.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 48 |  Guy de Maupassant |
41,832 | 7.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 49 |  Amos Oz |
39,111 | 29.6% | Journalist | News |
| 50 |  L. Frank Baum |
38,230 | 5.3% | Journalist | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each journalist 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 journalist in Germany?
Caren Miosga currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,970,407 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.