Popularity ranking · Germany

The 100 most popular Musicals in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 177 musicals tracked in Germany, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cats (musical), The Nutcracker and Wicked (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 176k, and the largest, Cats (musical), reaches around 1.7M people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each musical, 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
76 Hamilton (musical) 47k 31.1 58.6% Musical
77 Guys and Dolls 46k 28.6 48.2%
78 Mary Poppins - The Musical 45k 40.2 92.2% Musical
79 The Sound of Music 45k 45.0 52.0%
80 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) 44k 41.1 72.4%
81 The Imaginary Invalid 44k 53.4 75.2%
82 Defending the Caveman 44k 47.6 63.5%
83 The Color Purple (musical) 43k 44.9 67.5%
84 The Firebird 43k 44.0 45.0% Musical
85 Matilda the Musical 42k 38.4 53.7% Musical
86 Dear Evan Hansen 42k 37.6 66.1%
87 The Rite of Spring 37k 56.6 83.9% Musical
88 The Bodyguard (musical) 36k 44.8 72.2%
89 Elisabeth (musical) 36k 38.2 100.0%
90 Fiddler on the Roof 35k 41.1 55.1% Musical
91 Peppa Pig Live 34k 32.5 73.6%
92 Happy Camp (variety show) 33k 25.4 86.7%
93 Ghost the Musical 32k 39.0 63.2%
94 The Marriage of Figaro 32k 38.4 61.5%
95 What Next? (opera) 32k 53.2 81.8%
96 Dreamgirls 32k 40.2 42.9% Musical
97 La Loca (opera) 31k 35.2 73.3%
98 Dance with Me (film) 30k 53.7 100.0% Musical
99 Jekyll & Hyde (musical) 30k 45.0 57.2%
100 The Lion King (musical) 29k 42.6 65.6% Musical

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musicals compiled?

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

Cats (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.7M people in Germany.

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