Top 50 TV personalities in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv personalities in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,165 tv personalities tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Markus Lanz, Thomas Gottschalk and Simone Thomalla lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 19,372,168 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,291,946, and the largest, Markus Lanz, reaches around 7,794,195 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each tv personality, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Markus Lanz |
7,794,195 | 92.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Thomas Gottschalk |
6,476,437 | 89.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  Simone Thomalla |
5,101,536 | 89.1% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Günther Jauch |
4,316,534 | 96.1% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Laura Wontorra |
3,752,156 | 91.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Sophia Thomalla |
3,575,490 | 73.8% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Ina Müller |
3,368,243 | 98.2% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Barbara Schöneberger |
3,130,490 | 88.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Nadja abd el Farrag |
2,788,641 | 84.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Stefan Raab |
2,785,435 | 85.8% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Verona Pooth |
2,715,029 | 85.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Andrea Kiewel |
2,611,913 | 92.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Ehrlich Brothers |
2,605,889 | 87.7% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Michelle Hunziker |
2,508,846 | 31.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Claudia Obert |
2,488,670 | 90.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Judith Rakers |
2,332,506 | 93.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Andrea Sawatzki |
2,329,296 | 83.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Kylie Jenner |
2,232,051 | 5.1% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Kai Pflaume |
2,206,553 | 86.9% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Kim Kardashian |
2,203,716 | 4.7% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Carmen Geiss |
2,182,994 | 84.0% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Dunja Hayali |
2,077,826 | 92.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Sarah Engels |
2,025,120 | 88.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Diego Pooth |
1,951,924 | 90.2% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Constantin Schreiber |
1,859,710 | 94.0% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Lola Weippert |
1,829,613 | 88.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Mia Julia |
1,824,894 | 82.9% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Konny Reimann |
1,822,916 | 91.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Motsi Mabuse |
1,806,803 | 70.0% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Evelyn Burdecki |
1,786,377 | 89.8% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Esther Sedlaczek |
1,638,725 | 91.9% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Pietro Lombardi |
1,625,511 | 86.2% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Yeliz Koc |
1,622,339 | 86.2% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Susanne Daubner |
1,616,102 | 94.9% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Jörg Pilawa |
1,580,590 | 99.2% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Daniela Katzenberger |
1,560,971 | 84.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Desiree Nick |
1,553,048 | 87.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Susanne Steiger |
1,527,393 | 88.8% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Anne Wünsche |
1,465,740 | 87.0% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Frauke Ludowig |
1,362,449 | 88.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Caroline Bosbach |
1,351,516 | 94.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Alexander Bommes |
1,325,710 | 94.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Michaela Schaffrath |
1,302,481 | 78.4% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Ross Antony |
1,296,764 | 81.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Sam Dylan |
1,244,317 | 89.8% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Jessy Wellmer |
1,227,729 | 94.3% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Sandra Maischberger |
1,223,029 | 91.6% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Sylvie Meis |
1,212,665 | 61.0% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Olivia Jones |
1,188,434 | 93.5% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Danni Büchner |
1,179,992 | 87.1% | TV personality | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each tv personality 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 tv personality in Germany?
Markus Lanz currently leads with an estimated audience of 7,794,195 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.