Top 50 Journalists in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest journalists in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 90 journalists tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Charlotte Casiraghi, Jean d'Ormesson and Ines De La Fressange lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,365,589 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 78,033, and the largest, Charlotte Casiraghi, reaches around 566,473 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.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Charlotte Casiraghi |
566,473 | 31.9% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Jean d'Ormesson |
429,806 | 95.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 3 |  Ines De La Fressange |
369,310 | 64.1% | Journalist | Fashion & Accessoires |
| 4 |  Guy de Maupassant |
362,720 | 62.7% | Journalist | Literature |
| 5 |  Anna Wintour |
349,028 | 4.9% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 6 |  Bernard Werber |
346,938 | 88.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 7 |  David Pujadas |
301,255 | 98.4% | Journalist | News |
| 8 |  Michel Denisot |
159,623 | 98.2% | Journalist | News |
| 9 |  Mark Twain |
116,973 | 2.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 10 |  Émile Zola |
116,052 | 33.7% | Journalist | Literature |
| 11 |  Theodor Herzl |
108,018 | 19.1% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 12 |  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
100,025 | 3.9% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 13 |  Ayn Rand |
76,412 | 3.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 14 |  Boris Johnson |
66,745 | 2.6% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 15 |  Willy Brandt |
63,641 | 5.1% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 16 |  Joan Didion |
52,407 | 3.7% | Journalist | Literature |
| 17 |  Leo Burnett |
31,570 | 8.3% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 18 |  Hunter S. Thompson |
29,912 | 1.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 19 |  L. Frank Baum |
28,029 | 3.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 20 |  Christopher Hitchens |
25,607 | 2.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 21 |  Gloria Steinem |
23,784 | 2.2% | Journalist | Literature |
| 22 |  José Saramago |
18,475 | 1.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 23 |  Mehdi Hasan |
14,977 | 0.9% | Journalist | News |
| 24 |  Jo Nesbø |
13,209 | 3.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 25 |  Douglas Preston |
12,109 | 7.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 26 |  Bryanboy |
11,433 | 12.3% | Journalist | Internet & Social Media |
| 27 |  Martin Suter |
10,952 | 1.6% | Journalist | Literature |
| 28 |  Graham Hancock |
10,278 | 1.0% | Journalist | Literature |
| 29 |  Jilly Cooper |
8,278 | 0.7% | Journalist | Literature |
| 30 |  Nasrin Sotoudeh |
7,749 | 17.8% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 31 |  Kara Swisher |
7,475 | 0.8% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Glenn Greenwald |
6,820 | 0.6% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Kate Atkinson |
6,527 | 2.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 34 |  Drauzio Varella |
6,098 | 0.3% | Journalist | Health |
| 35 |  Ruben Van Gucht |
5,953 | 0.7% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Daniel H. Pink |
4,407 | 2.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 37 |  Germaine Greer |
3,925 | 1.8% | Journalist | Literature |
| 38 |  Caren Miosga |
3,839 | 0.2% | Journalist | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Lev Grossman |
3,244 | 3.1% | Journalist | Literature |
| 40 |  Tuncay Özkan |
3,074 | 1.1% | Journalist | Business & Career |
| 41 |  Yasmin Mogahed |
3,005 | 2.7% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 42 |  Glennon Doyle Melton |
2,105 | 0.5% | Journalist | Literature |
| 43 |  Susanna Lau |
2,042 | 7.8% | Journalist | News |
| 44 |  Julian Reichelt |
1,917 | 0.2% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 45 |  Dagmar Rosenfeld |
1,720 | 0.2% | Journalist | News |
| 46 |  Anabel Schunke |
1,683 | 0.2% | Journalist | Politics & Society |
| 47 |  Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre |
1,630 | 0.3% | Journalist | Literature |
| 48 |  Charles Duhigg |
1,506 | 0.9% | Journalist | Literature |
| 49 |  Robin Alexander |
1,468 | 0.2% | Journalist | News |
| 50 |  Ildikó von Kürthy |
1,452 | 0.3% | Journalist | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 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 566,473 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.