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Top 100 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 892 book / manga / comics tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Count of Monte Cristo, The Guardian (novel) and Le Chat lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.4M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 521k, 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 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
51 Flash (Jay Garrick) 365k 27.9 4.6%
52 Metamorphoses 363k 50.8 79.0% Novel
53 Hannibal Lecter 357k 46.2 59.2%
54 Pilote 357k 36.1 25.4%
55 Cyrano de Bergerac 347k 36.6 47.6% Poet
56 Berserk (manga) 345k 28.8 35.3% Manga
57 One-Punch Man 326k 28.7 38.6% Comics
58 Ulysses (novel) 326k 29.4 49.3%
59 Sword Art Online 326k 28.0 40.1% Manga
60 Trainspotting (novel) 313k 34.9 34.5%
61 The Crow 312k 39.0 42.2% Artist
62 Gomorrah (book) 305k 42.0 19.3%
63 Avengers: The Initiative 305k 41.0 0.0%
64 Vertigo (DC Comics) 301k 37.3 50.3%
65 Pretty Little Liars (book) 297k 20.7 30.9%
66 Where's Wally? 284k 31.0 72.6%
67 The Flash (comic book) 277k 34.6 38.7%
68 Elektra (opera) 276k 54.9 71.6%
69 Brave New World 272k 42.6 46.4%
70 Gin Tama 266k 27.3 39.3% Manga
71 Anna Karenina 263k 45.9 71.3%
72 War Machine 262k 38.1 14.7% Video game
73 Fika (coffee break) 261k 36.7 84.5%
74 Deadline (magazine) 260k 31.7 77.7%
75 Hop-o'-My-Thumb 257k 43.1 92.1% 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 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 3.8M people in France.

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