Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular 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 139 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 147k, and the largest, The Count of Monte Cristo, reaches around 3.9M 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
76 Imperialism 17k 40.0 55.4% Novel
77 Jabberwocky 16k 24.6 51.7% Novel
78 True History 15k 30.4 55.9% Novel
79 The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger 15k 48.2 39.1% Novel
80 Shakespeare's sonnets 15k 49.8 76.2% Novel
81 The Lightning Thief 14k 32.6 79.9% Novel
82 Bhagavad Gita 14k 45.8 41.0% Novel
83 The White Company 13k 35.5 69.1% Novel
84 Nostromo 12k 28.8 21.3% Novel
85 The Intelligent Investor 12k 29.8 60.5% Novel
86 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 11k 50.3 84.7% Novel
87 Hatha Yoga Pradipika 9.5k 37.9 57.7% Novel
88 Travelbook 9.4k 37.3 51.1% Novel
89 Love and Pride 9k 23.2 64.6% Novel
90 The Call of Cthulhu 8.2k 33.8 28.9% Novel
91 Bruno Schulz 8.1k 47.1 44.5% Novel
92 Goodnight Moon 7.6k 32.5 80.4% Novel
93 Shahnameh 7.4k 30.0 41.4% Novel
94 The Pilgrimage 7.4k 44.9 63.1% Novel
95 Quidditch Through the Ages 6.6k 33.0 51.6% Novel
96 The Vampire Chronicles 6.6k 31.3 58.9% Novel
97 One Hundred Years of Solitude 6.5k 20.0 37.1% Novel
98 Charlotte's Web 6.4k 23.6 69.6% Novel
99 Meditations on First Philosophy 6.4k 48.9 71.1% Novel
100 The Southern Vampire Mysteries 5.6k 40.5 67.8% Novel

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular novels 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 3.9M people in France.

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