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Top 83 Musicals in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 83 largest musicals in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. The Nutcracker, Wicked (musical) and Starlight Express lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.2M people. Across all 83 entries the average audience size is 103k, and the largest, The Nutcracker, reaches around 804k people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each musical, 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 83, 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
1 The Nutcracker 804k 42.6 65.8% Musical
2 Wicked (musical) 719k 41.0 59.8% Musical
3 Starlight Express 670k 32.4 62.7% Musical
4 Grease (musical) 661k 45.3 62.6% Musical
5 Hair (musical) 471k 37.9 76.5% Musical
6 Burlesque (2010 American film) 407k 43.1 72.9% Musical
7 Dreamgirls (film) 380k 38.6 58.3% Musical
8 Lord of the Rings (musical) 320k Musical
9 Greenbeats 264k 41.2 35.9% Musical
10 Tarzan (musical) 259k 35.4 55.2% Musical
11 Blue Man Group 237k 40.6 50.9% Musical
12 Jesus Christ Superstar (film) 237k 47.2 75.3% Musical
13 The Aristocats 219k 34.0 83.2% Musical
14 A Chorus Line 195k 33.2 61.4% Musical
15 Chicago (musical) 190k 43.5 43.4% Musical
16 The Rocky Horror Show 153k 47.7 62.8% Musical
17 Mary Poppins (musical) 150k 39.1 72.1% Musical
18 Jesus Christ Superstar 149k 36.7 80.1% Musical
19 Swan Lake 147k 42.3 73.0% Musical
20 The Addams Family (musical) 140k 32.0 100.0% Musical
21 Footloose (musical) 126k 46.5 61.9% Musical
22 Grease (lubricant) 120k 46.3 59.6% Musical
23 Little Shop of Horrors (musical) 114k 39.9 85.2% Musical
24 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) 112k 45.9 50.1% Musical
25 Riverdance 108k 47.3 53.2% Musical

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 83 list compiled?

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

The Nutcracker currently leads with an estimated audience of 804k people in Germany.

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