Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular Public Transports in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest public transports in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 public transports tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Deutsche Bahn, FlixBus and Bremer Straßenbahn AG lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 24M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 329k, and the largest, Deutsche Bahn, reaches around 16M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each public transport, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

Last updated:

How to read this list

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 Deutsche Bahn 16M 41.3 44.4% Public transport
2 FlixBus 7.1M 34.8 62.0% Public transport
3 Bremer Straßenbahn AG 673k 41.4 46.6% Public transport
4 Eurostar 570k 39.0 57.8% Public transport
5 BOGESTRA 557k 40.8 46.7% Public transport
6 Autozug Sylt 551k 41.6 54.6% Public transport
7 Nederlandse Spoorwegen 396k 42.3 67.1% Public transport
8 MyWay (ticketing system) 375k 46.1 63.0% Public transport
9 Trenitalia 374k 34.3 54.0% Public transport
10 NordWestBahn 348k 44.0 57.3% Public transport
11 SNCF 338k 38.8 56.1% Public transport
12 Westbahn 322k 39.4 55.6% Public transport
13 London Underground 285k 42.7 46.9% Public transport
14 TGV 283k 41.9 55.3% Public transport
15 Rheinbahn 282k 40.8 47.5% Public transport
16 Orient Express 258k 39.6 57.1% Public transport
17 Intercity-Express 243k 38.6 57.7% Public transport
18 Stuttgart S-Bahn 229k 42.8 49.4% Public transport
19 Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe 223k 41.8 44.9% Public transport
20 CeBus 213k 39.2 46.3% Public transport
21 Heidelberger Bergbahn 212k 39.0 47.7% Public transport
22 Hamburg U-Bahn 205k Public transport
23 Erixx 192k 41.0 48.3% Public transport
24 Bremerhaven Bus 161k 36.8 43.8% Public transport
25 Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York) 153k 47.0 45.9% Public transport

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular public transports compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each public transport 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 public transport in Germany?

Deutsche Bahn currently leads with an estimated audience of 16M people in Germany.

Same category in other countries

Other top lists in Germany