Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Journalists in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest journalists in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 journalists tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Charlotte Casiraghi, Jean d'Ormesson and Bernard Werber lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 146k, and the largest, Charlotte Casiraghi, reaches around 11M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each journalist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France 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 France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in France. 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 France, 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 France. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Charlotte Casiraghi 11M 38.4 58.1% Journalist
2 Jean d'Ormesson 390k 46.5 70.6% Journalist
3 Bernard Werber 382k 43.6 60.9% Journalist
4 Anna Wintour 374k 32.7 73.1% Journalist
5 Guy de Maupassant 360k 44.9 52.7% Journalist
6 Louis Aragon 342k 41.9 53.8% Journalist
7 David Pujadas 308k 46.6 48.9% Journalist
8 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 176k 40.6 75.4% Journalist
9 Michel Denisot 164k 31.2 57.9% Journalist
10 Megyn Kelly 115k 49.9 56.7% Journalist
11 Mark Twain 105k 36.9 64.1% Journalist
12 Theodor Herzl 100k 52.0 25.6% Journalist
13 Anna Gavalda 84k Journalist
14 Émile Zola 69k 34.4 47.3% Journalist
15 Ayn Rand 68k 42.9 50.9% Journalist
16 Willy Brandt 59k 53.4 75.4% Journalist
17 Boris Johnson 57k 39.2 46.4% Journalist
18 Joan Didion 50k 38.1 47.9% Journalist
19 Hunter S. Thompson 37k 42.2 43.9% Journalist
20 L. Frank Baum 27k 36.8 35.9% Journalist
21 Christopher Hitchens 25k 40.7 62.3% Journalist
22 Linwood Barclay 25k 54.7 68.5% Journalist
23 Jo Nesbø 25k 44.0 67.0% Journalist
24 Gloria Steinem 24k 29.6 63.3% Journalist
25 Mehdi Hasan 18k 31.6 87.7% Journalist

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular journalists compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each journalist 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 journalist in France?

Charlotte Casiraghi currently leads with an estimated audience of 11M people in France.

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