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Top 100 Novels in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest novels in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 137 novels tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Count of Monte Cristo, The Godfather (novel) and Jurassic Park (novel) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 146k, and the largest, The Count of Monte Cristo, reaches around 3.8M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each novel, 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
51 atlas shrugged 32k 47.1 43.7% Novel
52 The Overcoat 32k 28.7 87.6% Novel
53 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 31k 30.1 73.0% Novel
54 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 31k 34.6 62.1% Novel
55 Prince Caspian 31k 40.4 69.3% Novel
56 Book of Leviticus 30k 47.2 100.0% Novel
57 Catechism of the Catholic Church 29k 54.4 59.3% Novel
58 The Silmarillion 27k 33.1 28.6% Novel
59 Zohar 27k 48.3 51.0% Novel
60 Anne of Green Gables 25k 28.1 100.0% Novel
61 Gulliver's Travels 24k 39.3 56.8% Novel
62 The Lottery 24k 51.4 52.8% Novel
63 Looking for Alaska 23k 26.2 63.5% Novel
64 La Joie de vivre 22k 29.3 100.0% Novel
65 A Streetcar Named Desire (play) 22k Novel
66 The Sun Also Rises 22k 37.2 51.3% Novel
67 The Fellowship of the Ring 21k 35.2 23.3% Novel
68 The Time Machine 20k 48.4 0.0% Novel
69 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 20k 29.9 30.4% Novel
70 Lean In 19k 38.1 72.1% Novel
71 The Death Cure 18k 22.4 54.1% Novel
72 True History 17k 30.4 55.9% Novel
73 Lady of the Lake 17k 43.4 66.5% Novel
74 Imperialism 17k 40.0 55.4% Novel
75 Jabberwocky 17k 24.6 51.7% Novel

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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 novel 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 novel in France?

The Count of Monte Cristo currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.8M people in France.

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