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Top 100 Novels in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest novels in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 390 novels tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Old Testament, Don Quixote and The Godfather (novel) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 202k, and the largest, Old Testament, reaches around 1.5M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each novel, 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
1 Old Testament 1.5M 44.0 72.9% Novel
2 Don Quixote 1.1M 39.9 59.9% Novel
3 The Godfather (novel) 1.1M 45.0 23.3% Novel
4 Jurassic Park (novel) 1M 33.6 50.5% Novel
5 The Count of Monte Cristo 879k 47.9 63.0% Novel
6 Metamorphoses 796k 50.5 81.5% Novel
7 The War of the Worlds 663k 46.7 55.0% Novel
8 Gossip Girl (novel series) 624k 24.8 77.8% Novel
9 The Green Mile (novel) 594k Novel
10 Book of Revelation 583k 41.2 49.9% Novel
11 The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands 565k Novel
12 Book of Exodus 444k 38.5 81.4% Novel
13 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 417k 30.4 31.0% Novel
14 Labour law 375k 42.3 46.5% Novel
15 Watership Down 346k 44.3 100.0% Novel
16 All Quiet on the Western Front 342k 28.0 76.2% Novel
17 Prime time 341k 36.9 50.2% Novel
18 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 330k 41.4 76.4% Novel
19 Hansel and Gretel 318k 44.1 83.1% Novel
20 Divergent (novel) 289k 32.2 56.6% Novel
21 Overton's 287k 50.8 34.8% Novel
22 The Alchemist (novel) 230k 41.6 60.4% Novel
23 Hallowe'en Party 215k 41.4 81.3% Novel
24 Oliver Twist 199k 41.2 100.0% Novel
25 The Metamorphosis 182k 45.6 58.2% Novel

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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 novel 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 novel in Germany?

Old Testament currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in Germany.

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