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Top 100 Publishings in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest publishings in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 138 publishings tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. DC Comics, Hachette (publisher) and Studio Ghibli lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.2M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 65k, and the largest, DC Comics, reaches around 2.2M people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each publishing, 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 DC Comics 2.2M 31.8 42.3% Publishing
2 Hachette (publisher) 590k 46.5 66.2% Publishing
3 Studio Ghibli 458k 30.9 54.6% Publishing
4 Éditions Gallimard 359k 49.0 65.4% Publishing
5 Gallimard Jeunesse 308k 46.1 68.9% Publishing
6 HarperCollins 232k 40.4 65.5% Publishing
7 Éditions du Seuil 188k 47.8 62.3% Publishing
8 Éditions Robert Laffont 157k 47.6 66.9% Publishing
9 Taschen 122k 36.6 84.6% Publishing
10 Shueisha 113k 27.8 36.2% Publishing
11 Albin Michel 109k 44.3 59.5% Publishing
12 Milan Presse 96k 43.7 89.4% Publishing
13 LexisNexis 90k 34.8 60.0% Publishing
14 Barnes & Noble 87k 41.9 70.2% Publishing
15 Actes Sud 86k 48.1 73.3% Publishing
16 Presses Universitaires de France 83k 29.9 19.0% Publishing
17 Glénat 83k 36.4 48.2% Publishing
18 Pottermore 82k 28.9 72.8% Publishing
19 Penguin Books 64k 29.2 69.6% Publishing
20 Éditions Grasset 63k 48.8 68.1% Publishing
21 JC Lattès 60k 50.4 65.1% Publishing
22 Urban Comics 59k 31.2 22.8% Publishing
23 Delcourt 59k 35.1 46.7% Publishing
24 Penguin Random House 54k 37.0 70.8% Publishing
25 Panini Comics 51k 31.7 28.3% Publishing

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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 publishing 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 publishing in France?

DC Comics currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.2M people in France.

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