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Rank
Position in the Top 29, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Spain. 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 Spain, 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 Spain. 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 | SSiri Hustvedt | 107k | 40.2% | 55.8 | 81.8% | Novelist |
| 2 | EElena Ferrante | 54k | 3.4% | 32.2 | 78.1% | Novelist |
| 3 | RRaymond Chandler | 37k | 7.8% | 49.2 | 62.8% | Novelist |
| 4 | MMarguerite Yourcenar | 33k | 10.3% | 45.3 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 5 | HHerman Melville | 30k | 4.5% | 44.7 | 64.2% | Novelist |
| 6 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 19k | 3.4% | 44.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 7 | HHelen Fielding | 4.7k | 2.5% | 41.0 | 85.3% | Novelist |
| 8 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 4.3k | 1.9% | 51.1 | 84.9% | Novelist |
| 9 | SStephen Chbosky | 4k | 1.8% | 31.7 | 75.2% | Novelist |
| 10 | BBenedict Wells | 3.1k | 0.8% | 44.0 | 66.8% | Novelist |
| 11 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 2.8k | 2.1% | 34.8 | 37.7% | Novelist |
| 12 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 2.4k | 1.5% | 40.9 | 74.3% | Novelist |
| 13 | CChristian Kracht | 1.5k | 0.8% | 45.1 | 67.9% | Novelist |
| 14 | EEmily Giffin | 1.2k | 0.8% | 34.5 | 52.9% | Novelist |
| 15 | TTerry McMillan | 1.1k | 0.5% | 45.1 | 77.4% | Novelist |
| 16 | LLeonardo Padura Fuentes | 756 | 3.6% | 57.6 | 79.5% | Novelist |
| 17 | RRobert T. Bakker | 704 | 0.8% | 50.2 | 82.6% | Novelist |
| 18 | KKat Martin | 588 | 0.9% | 39.9 | 71.3% | Novelist |
| 19 | MMolly McAdams | 511 | 6.0% | 41.3 | 23.4% | Novelist |
| 20 | MMegan Hart | 443 | 1.3% | 45.0 | 62.9% | Novelist |
| 21 | MMolly Harper | 380 | 0.8% | 48.3 | 85.1% | Novelist |
| 22 | JJacqueline Carey | 345 | 0.9% | 44.2 | 76.8% | Novelist |
| 23 | UUwe Tellkamp | 336 | 0.5% | 44.5 | 59.0% | Novelist |
| 24 | TTed Dekker | 319 | 0.2% | 27.3 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 25 | TThea Dorn | 287 | 0.3% | 43.6 | 65.8% | Novelist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novelists 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?
Siri Hustvedt currently leads with an estimated audience of 107k people in Spain.