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Top 100 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 176 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 3.3M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 175k, 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 Guys and Dolls 46k 28.6 48.2%
77 The Sound of Music 46k 45.0 52.0%
78 Mary Poppins - The Musical 45k 40.2 92.2% Musical
79 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) 44k 41.1 72.4%
80 The Imaginary Invalid 43k 53.4 75.2%
81 Matilda the Musical 42k 38.4 53.7% Musical
82 The Firebird 42k 44.0 45.0% Musical
83 Dear Evan Hansen 42k 37.6 66.1%
84 Defending the Caveman 40k 47.6 63.5%
85 Million Dollar Quartet (musical) 38k 52.3 64.7% Musical
86 Der Freischütz 37k 45.5 51.5%
87 The Rite of Spring 36k 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 34k 41.1 55.1% Musical
91 The Color Purple (musical) 34k 44.9 67.5%
92 Ghost the Musical 33k 39.0 63.2%
93 The Marriage of Figaro 32k 38.4 61.5%
94 Happy Camp (variety show) 32k 25.4 86.7%
95 Dreamgirls 32k 40.2 42.9% Musical
96 What Next? (opera) 31k 53.2 81.8%
97 Hairspray (musical) 30k 34.8 44.8%
98 La Loca (opera) 30k 35.2 73.3%
99 Jekyll & Hyde (musical) 30k 45.0 57.2%
100 Dance with Me (film) 30k 53.7 100.0% Musical

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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 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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