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Rank
Position in the Top 35, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Graham Greene |
425k | 8.4% | 40.0 | 74.0% | Writer |
| 2 |  Michael Ende |
371k | 58.1% | 43.1 | 54.6% | Writer |
| 3 |  Michael Robotham |
103k | 60.5% | 56.2 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 4 |  Henry Miller |
100k | 11.7% | 52.4 | 82.7% | Writer |
| 5 |  Joseph Conrad |
65k | 7.7% | 49.1 | 51.1% | Writer |
| 6 |  Jon Krakauer |
50k | 13.5% | 47.8 | 50.5% | Writer |
| 7 |  Sophie Calle |
40k | 9.9% | 44.5 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 8 |  Judy Blume |
26k | 2.1% | 45.9 | 90.5% | Writer |
| 9 |  Betty Friedan |
17k | 5.6% | 48.5 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 10 |  Yaşar Kemal |
17k | 10.9% | 44.1 | 62.7% | Writer |
| 11 |  Patrick Lencioni |
16k | 13.1% | 51.3 | 66.7% | Writer |
| 12 |  Janet Evanovich |
16k | 3.0% | 44.9 | 82.4% | Writer |
| 13 |  Stanisław Lem |
14k | 83.0% | 40.3 | 47.9% | Writer |
| 14 |  Thomas Harris |
13k | 3.6% | 33.6 | 82.6% | Writer |
| 15 |  Clint Smith |
9.8k | 7.0% | 41.0 | 64.1% | Writer |
| 16 | Sherryl Woods |
8.7k | 6.7% | 47.5 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 17 |  D. H. Lawrence |
8.4k | 2.2% | 45.6 | 62.7% | Writer |
| 18 |  Orson Scott Card |
7.7k | 3.4% | 41.1 | 9.6% | Writer |
| 19 |  Joe R. Lansdale |
7.3k | 10.2% | 53.1 | 19.4% | Writer |
| 20 |  Stuart MacBride |
7k | 7.9% | 37.9 | 63.9% | Writer |
| 21 |  Joanna Trollope |
5.8k | 2.5% | 56.1 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 22 |  Mary Kay Andrews |
5.8k | 3.0% | 36.5 | 81.9% | Writer |
| 23 |  Kate DiCamillo |
5.3k | 2.5% | 47.7 | 97.6% | Writer |
| 24 |  E. B. White |
5k | 3.0% | 47.4 | 100.0% | Writer |
| 25 |  S. J. Watson |
4.4k | 17.1% | 42.7 | 88.4% | Writer |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 35 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany and ranks each writer 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 writer in Germany?
Graham Greene currently leads with an estimated audience of 425k people in Germany.