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Top 100 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 101 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 1.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 45k, and the largest, Charlotte Casiraghi, reaches around 1.1M 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 1.1M 35.9 74.1% Journalist
2 Jean d'Ormesson 411k 46.5 70.6% Journalist
3 Bernard Werber 360k 43.6 60.9% Journalist
4 Guy de Maupassant 356k 44.9 52.7% Journalist
5 Anna Wintour 331k 32.7 73.1% Journalist
6 David Pujadas 301k 46.6 48.9% Journalist
7 Émile Zola 276k 34.4 47.3% Journalist
8 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 153k 40.6 75.4% Journalist
9 Michel Denisot 126k 31.2 57.9% Journalist
10 Theodor Herzl 113k 52.0 25.6% Journalist
11 Mark Twain 109k 36.9 64.1% Journalist
12 Megyn Kelly 102k 49.9 56.7% Journalist
13 Anna Gavalda 81k Journalist
14 Ayn Rand 69k 42.9 50.9% Journalist
15 Jo Nesbø 67k 44.0 67.0% Journalist
16 Boris Johnson 62k 39.2 46.4% Journalist
17 Willy Brandt 58k 53.4 75.4% Journalist
18 Joan Didion 57k 38.1 47.9% Journalist
19 Linwood Barclay 38k 54.7 68.5% Journalist
20 Hunter S. Thompson 37k 42.2 43.9% Journalist
21 L. Frank Baum 28k 36.8 35.9% Journalist
22 Christopher Hitchens 26k 40.7 62.3% Journalist
23 Gloria Steinem 23k 29.6 63.3% Journalist
24 José Saramago 18k 40.2 62.5% Journalist
25 Mehdi Hasan 17k 31.6 87.7% Journalist

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list 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 1.1M people in France.

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