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Rank
Position in the Top 33, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Finland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Finland. 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 Finland, 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 Finland. 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 | EElena Ferrante | 11k | 0.7% | 0.0 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 2 | RRaymond Chandler | 4.1k | 0.9% | 36.8 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 3 | MMartin Amis | 2k | 0.8% | 52.6 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 4 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 2k | 0.9% | 55.9 | 74.4% | Novelist |
| 5 | HHelen Fielding | 1.6k | 0.9% | 40.5 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 6 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 1.2k | 0.2% | 44.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 7 | HHerman Melville | 1k | 0.1% | 19.0 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 8 | WWilliam Boyd (writer) | 938 | 0.4% | 53.8 | 40.8% | Novelist |
| 9 | PPaul Theroux | 884 | 0.5% | 28.5 | 55.2% | Novelist |
| 10 | BBenedict Wells | 864 | 0.2% | 46.8 | 79.4% | Novelist |
| 11 | CChristian Kracht | 647 | 0.3% | 47.0 | 83.2% | Novelist |
| 12 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 562 | 0.3% | 44.1 | 65.0% | Novelist |
| 13 | RRoddy Doyle | 561 | 0.6% | 51.4 | 64.5% | Novelist |
| 14 | SStephen Chbosky | 542 | 0.2% | 40.5 | 65.7% | Novelist |
| 15 | JJ. G. Ballard | 434 | 0.4% | 36.2 | 37.6% | Novelist |
| 16 | MMike Peterson | 409 | 0.5% | 46.1 | 34.3% | Novelist |
| 17 | EEmily Giffin | 305 | 0.2% | 51.0 | 92.6% | Novelist |
| 18 | RRobert T. Bakker | 229 | 0.3% | 50.2 | 82.6% | Novelist |
| 19 | TTerri Blackstock | 223 | 0.6% | 54.1 | 90.5% | Novelist |
| 20 | TTed Dekker | 221 | 0.1% | 51.0 | 80.8% | Novelist |
| 21 | TTerry McMillan | 200 | 0.1% | 45.1 | 77.4% | Novelist |
| 22 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 190 | 0.1% | 22.7 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 23 | MMolly Harper | 186 | 0.4% | 48.3 | 85.1% | Novelist |
| 24 | UUwe Tellkamp | 178 | 0.2% | 44.8 | 70.5% | Novelist |
| 25 | TThea Dorn | 163 | 0.2% | 46.8 | 81.9% | 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 Finland 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 Finland?
Elena Ferrante currently leads with an estimated audience of 11k people in Finland.