Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular New Waves in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest new waves in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 168 new waves tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Merchandise, Home Front and Psyche lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 54k, and the largest, Merchandise, reaches around 393k people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each new wave, 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
51 fIREHOSE 16k 38.3 34.9% New wave
52 Courting 16k 35.1 48.0% New wave
53 Ultra Sunn 15k 40.4 50.2% New wave
54 DEADLETTER 15k 40.4 50.2% New wave
55 Martin Fry 15k 52.9 44.1% New wave
56 Warmduscher 13k 36.3 42.8% New wave
57 French Police 12k 40.4 50.2% New wave
58 Alien Sex Fiend 12k 42.3 49.7% New wave
59 IST IST 12k 37.4 65.1% New wave
60 Blurt 12k 36.9 71.5% New wave
61 Gurriers 11k 40.6 32.7% New wave
62 The Beauty of Gemina 11k 39.1 49.8% New wave
63 Pixel Grip 10k 30.7 69.9% New wave
64 Love Like Blood 10k 39.1 40.0% New wave
65 Bambara 9.8k 39.7 49.6% New wave
66 Escape With Romeo 9.3k 42.2 54.5% New wave
67 THUS LOVE 8.9k 36.3 44.5% New wave
68 The Murder Capital 8.5k 38.8 37.8% New wave
69 Drab Majesty 8.4k 37.5 31.9% New wave
70 Peter Hook & the Light 7.8k 38.8 39.8% New wave
71 Secret Discovery 7.8k 40.4 50.2% New wave
72 Tuxedomoon 7.7k 40.3 59.7% New wave
73 The Underground Youth 7.7k 39.9 40.1% New wave
74 Black Marble 7.6k 35.7 40.4% New wave
75 Selofan 7.5k 40.4 50.2% New wave

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular new waves compiled?

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

Merchandise currently leads with an estimated audience of 393k people in Germany.

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