Popularity ranking · Germany

The 84 most popular Musicals in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 84 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 84 entries the average audience size is 101k, 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.

Last updated:

How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 84, 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 Evita (musical) 99k 46.8 62.1% Musical
27 9 to 5 (musical) 95k 40.0 59.2% Musical
28 Shrek The Musical 66k 37.7 51.6% Musical
29 Hamilton (musical) 47k 31.1 58.6% Musical
30 Mary Poppins - The Musical 45k 40.2 92.2% Musical
31 The Firebird 43k 44.0 45.0% Musical
32 Matilda the Musical 42k 38.4 53.7% Musical
33 Sofi Tukker 38k 34.5 51.1% Musical
34 The Rite of Spring 37k 56.6 83.9% Musical
35 Fiddler on the Roof 35k 41.1 55.1% Musical
36 Dreamgirls 32k 40.2 42.9% Musical
37 Dance with Me (film) 30k 53.7 100.0% Musical
38 Bubble Guppies 30k 39.2 61.4% Musical
39 Funny Girl (musical) 29k 27.7 39.8% Musical
40 The Lion King (musical) 29k 42.6 65.6% Musical
41 Flying Steps 27k 29.6 55.5% Musical
42 The Cherry Orchard 26k 38.3 36.9% Musical
43 The Phantom of the Opera 26k 33.3 59.7% Musical
44 Team Umizoomi 25k 30.0 63.4% Musical
45 Viva Las Vegas 22k 42.0 70.9% Musical
46 Beat Street 21k 29.5 61.3% Musical
47 The Get Down 21k 37.8 54.5% Musical
48 The Brian Jonestown Massacre 18k 39.9 40.1% Musical
49 Macbeth (opera) 18k 50.4 48.9% Musical
50 The Wiz 18k 26.4 35.9% Musical

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musicals 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.

Same category in other countries

Other top lists in Germany