Popularity ranking · France

The 100 most popular Book / Manga / Comics in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest book / manga / comics in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 909 book / manga / comics tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Count of Monte Cristo, Le Chat and The Guardian (novel) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.7M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 531k, 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 book / manga / comic, 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
26 Heroes (comics) 555k
27 Gaston Lagaffe 552k 47.7 15.5%
28 Yu-Gi-Oh! 548k 29.8 30.1% Manga
29 Vanity Fair (novel) 545k 52.5 85.0%
30 Devil May Cry (novels) 542k
31 Calimero 535k 31.8 73.7% Comics
32 Dune (novel) 532k 29.9 58.2%
33 The Mask (film) 532k 34.0 35.3%
34 Wolverine (comic book) 518k 37.4 27.0%
35 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 512k 32.0 63.8%
36 Lustre (mineralogy) 493k 36.2 91.6%
37 Gossip Girl (novel series) 484k 30.6 74.3% Novel
38 Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights 469k 39.0 58.8%
39 Access (comics) 455k
40 Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 426k
41 Atonement (novel) 417k 54.8 67.1%
42 Multiverse (DC Comics) 393k 28.1 50.4%
43 Shabbat (Talmud) 393k 53.7 42.4%
44 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 392k 25.8 33.3%
45 Willy Wonka 383k 30.8 63.5%
46 Death Note 379k 29.0 42.5% Manga
47 War Machine 378k 38.1 14.7% Video game
48 Pilote 372k 36.1 25.4%
49 Peanuts 370k 44.1 72.2% Comics
50 Metamorphoses 365k 50.8 79.0% Novel

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular book / manga / comics compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each book / manga / comic 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 book / manga / comic in France?

The Count of Monte Cristo currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.9M people in France.

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