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Top 100 Musical genres in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 779 musical genres tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rock music, Pop music and Hip hop music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 46M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 4.3M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 18M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each musical genre, 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
26 Deutschrap 5.1M 29.8 52.6% Musical genre
27 Electro (music) 5M Musical genre
28 Disco 4.5M 35.3 49.7% Musical genre
29 Hard rock 4.4M 39.2 44.7% Musical genre
30 Gospel music 4.4M 38.1 54.9% Musical genre
31 East Coast hip hop 4.3M 28.8 44.0% Musical genre
32 Underground hip hop 4.1M 32.6 52.5% Musical genre
33 Electronica 4.1M 34.8 46.7% Musical genre
34 Bounce music 4M 28.8 45.3% Musical genre
35 New wave music 4M 35.5 48.2% Musical genre
36 Tech house 3.8M 33.3 47.6% Musical genre
37 Kenyan hip hop 3.7M 27.7 38.8% Musical genre
38 Folk music 3.7M 38.5 53.2% Musical genre
39 West Coast hip hop 3.7M 30.9 45.3% Musical genre
40 Visual kei 3.6M 40.4 57.2% Musical genre
41 Progressive rock 3.6M 41.6 45.5% Musical genre
42 Reggae 3.4M 32.8 48.5% Musical genre
43 Christian hip hop 3.2M 30.3 47.0% Musical genre
44 Deep house 3.2M 33.3 46.1% Musical genre
45 Trance music 3.1M 34.5 39.2% Musical genre
46 Southern hip hop 3.1M 31.7 48.3% Musical genre
47 Pop rock 3M 35.0 57.5% Musical genre
48 Electroacoustic music 2.9M 36.4 32.0% Musical genre
49 K-pop 2.9M 33.3 55.3% Musical genre
50 Baroque pop 2.8M 33.1 54.0% Musical genre

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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 musical genre 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 genre in Germany?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 18M people in Germany.

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