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.

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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
51 Bugsy Malone 17k 38.6 60.8% Musical
52 Mame (film) 17k 29.6 84.9% Musical
53 The Piano Lesson 16k Musical
54 Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam 16k 32.1 68.9% Musical
55 Next to Normal 15k 43.5 75.2% Musical
56 Chanticleer (ensemble) 15k 51.2 67.5% Musical
57 The Producers (musical) 14k 36.4 48.5% Musical
58 Sholay 13k 27.5 24.6% Musical
59 South Pacific (musical) 11k 38.0 28.5% Musical
60 Lion King 2 10k 20.2 74.0% Musical
61 Amadou & Mariam 10k 32.1 39.3% Musical
62 Repo! The Genetic Opera 9k 26.9 68.3% Musical
63 Man of La Mancha 8.4k 32.0 34.3% Musical
64 Newsies (musical) 8k 37.3 63.2% Musical
65 Million Dollar Quartet (musical) 6.7k 52.3 64.7% Musical
66 Les Arts Florissants (ensemble) 6k 52.1 52.9% Musical
67 Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima 4.3k 38.1 78.1% Musical
68 The Who's Tommy 3.7k Musical
69 Appalachian Spring 3.7k Musical
70 Sunday in the Park with George 3.6k 40.6 78.1% Musical
71 Dr Zeus 3.2k 24.2 9.5% Musical
72 Big & Rich 3.1k 34.1 40.6% Musical
73 A Very Potter Musical 2.5k 21.9 89.5% Musical
74 Linus and Lucy 2.3k 47.1 66.5% Musical
75 Mount Eerie 2.3k Musical

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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.

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