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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
26 Torah 181k 40.8 43.1% Novel
27 Another (novel) 175k 42.5 59.7% Novel
28 Berlin Alexanderplatz 173k Novel
29 Gospel of Mark 164k 44.9 41.1% Novel
30 Travelbook 163k 37.2 52.9% Novel
31 Gulliver's Travels 162k 49.1 69.6% Novel
32 Anne of Green Gables 162k 19.0 100.0% Novel
33 A Christmas Carol 158k 37.5 64.6% Novel
34 The Old Man and the Sea 155k 51.9 69.9% Novel
35 The Name of the Rose 154k 51.4 60.7% Novel
36 'Salem's Lot 151k 47.6 50.1% Novel
37 The Picture of Dorian Gray 149k 40.5 35.3% Novel
38 Lord of the Flies 145k 36.6 42.5% Novel
39 The Call of the Wild 141k 33.2 58.0% Novel
40 Kämpfer 137k 37.2 86.9% Novel
41 The Time Machine 134k 41.8 41.3% Novel
42 First Epistle to the Thessalonians 122k 38.0 53.8% Novel
43 Bag of Bones 120k 34.1 71.8% Novel
44 The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three 119k Novel
45 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 118k Novel
46 Waiting for Godot 114k Novel
47 Looking for Alaska 114k 41.3 50.4% Novel
48 The Master and Margarita 109k Novel
49 Salome (opera) 105k Novel
50 Will and testament 103k 43.5 56.1% 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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