Top 30 Novelists in Spain
This curated ranking covers the 30 largest novelists in Spain, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Elena Ferrante, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Siri Hustvedt lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 195,932 people. Across all 30 entries the average audience size is 11,682, and the largest, Elena Ferrante, reaches around 89,205 people in Spain. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with each novelist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Spain and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elena Ferrante |
89,205 | 5.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 2 |  Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
54,157 | 2.7% | Novelist | Politics & Society |
| 3 |  Siri Hustvedt |
52,570 | 25.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 4 |  Raymond Chandler |
37,534 | 7.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 5 |  Marguerite Yourcenar |
32,977 | 8.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 6 |  Herman Melville |
30,234 | 4.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 7 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
19,085 | 3.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 8 |  Helen Fielding |
6,724 | 1.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 9 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
4,684 | 1.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 10 |  Stephen Chbosky |
3,982 | 1.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 11 |  Benedict Wells |
3,878 | 0.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 12 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
3,215 | 2.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 13 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
2,362 | 1.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 14 |  Christian Kracht |
1,913 | 0.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 15 |  Emily Giffin |
1,482 | 0.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 16 |  Terry McMillan |
1,120 | 0.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 17 |  Leonardo Padura Fuentes |
733 | 5.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 18 |  Robert T. Bakker |
695 | 1.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 19 |  Kat Martin |
580 | 0.9% | Novelist | |
| 20 |  Thea Dorn |
527 | 0.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 21 |  Molly McAdams |
509 | 6.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 22 |  Megan Hart |
464 | 1.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 23 |  Molly Harper |
372 | 0.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 24 |  Uwe Tellkamp |
343 | 0.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 25 |  Jacqueline Carey |
342 | 0.9% | Novelist | |
| 26 |  Ted Dekker |
314 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 27 |  Vicki Lewis Thompson |
264 | 3.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 28 |  Judith Arnold |
179 | 2.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 29 |  J.A. Redmerski |
20 | 0.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 30 |  Melissa Schroeder |
4 | 0.0% | Novelist |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 30 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain and ranks each novelist 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 novelist in Spain?
Elena Ferrante currently leads with an estimated audience of 89,205 people in Spain.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.