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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
76 Death metal 2M 38.6 43.5% Musical genre
77 Jazz fusion 2M 37.9 53.9% Musical genre
78 Ambient music 2M 38.8 43.5% Musical genre
79 Electro house 1.9M 36.0 45.5% Musical genre
80 Alternative dance 1.9M 34.0 43.0% Musical genre
81 Alternative metal 1.9M 36.3 44.6% Musical genre
82 Latin pop 1.9M 34.0 57.4% Musical genre
83 Thrash metal 1.9M 38.6 39.5% Musical genre
84 Lounge music 1.9M 36.8 56.4% Musical genre
85 Latin music (genre) 1.8M 35.4 52.3% Musical genre
86 Southern rock 1.8M 39.6 43.7% Musical genre
87 Intelligent dance music 1.8M 37.1 35.0% Musical genre
88 American folk music 1.7M 38.5 50.0% Musical genre
89 Contemporary hit radio 1.7M 37.7 55.6% Musical genre
90 Chicago house 1.7M 33.5 41.5% Musical genre
91 Noise music 1.7M 41.3 40.7% Musical genre
92 Vocal music 1.7M 37.6 53.1% Musical genre
93 Modern dance 1.6M 36.1 63.2% Musical genre
94 Garage rock 1.6M 36.8 42.1% Musical genre
95 Electroclash 1.6M 31.8 38.8% Musical genre
96 Psychedelic rock 1.6M 38.7 42.3% Musical genre
97 Pop punk 1.6M 34.8 55.0% Musical genre
98 Hardstyle 1.6M 32.1 34.0% Musical genre
99 Independent music 1.6M 29.9 47.6% Musical genre
100 Sentimental ballad 1.5M 47.8 67.7% 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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