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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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | ''Salem's Lot | 197k | 8.2% | 47.6 | 50.1% | Novel |
| 27 | TThe Metamorphosis | 185k | 16.8% | 45.6 | 58.2% | Novel |
| 28 | TTorah | 180k | 6.7% | 40.8 | 43.1% | Novel |
| 29 | AAnother (novel) | 179k | 7.0% | 42.5 | 59.7% | Novel |
| 30 | BBerlin Alexanderplatz | 176k | 81.6% | — | — | Novel |
| 31 | TTravelbook | 164k | 39.3% | 37.2 | 52.9% | Novel |
| 32 | GGospel of Mark | 164k | 2.0% | 44.9 | 41.1% | Novel |
| 33 | AAnne of Green Gables | 162k | 6.2% | 19.0 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 34 | AA Christmas Carol | 159k | 4.3% | 37.5 | 64.6% | Novel |
| 35 | TThe Old Man and the Sea | 158k | 14.1% | 51.9 | 69.9% | Novel |
| 36 | TThe Name of the Rose | 158k | 31.8% | 51.4 | 60.7% | Novel |
| 37 | GGulliver's Travels | 155k | 16.0% | 49.1 | 69.6% | Novel |
| 38 | LLord of the Flies | 148k | 3.3% | 36.6 | 42.5% | Novel |
| 39 | TThe Picture of Dorian Gray | 145k | 11.4% | 40.5 | 35.3% | Novel |
| 40 | SSkinny Bitch | 140k | 61.7% | 41.1 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 41 | TThe Time Machine | 140k | 13.7% | 41.8 | 41.3% | Novel |
| 42 | TThe Call of the Wild | 139k | 9.6% | 33.2 | 58.0% | Novel |
| 43 | UUncle Tom's Cabin | 133k | 14.7% | 46.9 | 56.0% | Novel |
| 44 | LLooking for Alaska | 126k | 11.2% | 41.3 | 50.4% | Novel |
| 45 | BBag of Bones | 122k | 44.2% | 34.1 | 71.8% | Novel |
| 46 | FFirst Epistle to the Thessalonians | 122k | 0.4% | 38.0 | 53.8% | Novel |
| 47 | TThe Pillars of the Earth | 122k | 14.3% | 34.9 | 56.1% | Novel |
| 48 | TThe Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three | 121k | 71.8% | — | — | Novel |
| 49 | AAdventures of Huckleberry Finn | 121k | 8.1% | — | — | Novel |
| 50 | WWaiting for Godot | 116k | 10.3% | — | — | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novels 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?
Don Quixote currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in Germany.