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
76 Hop-o'-My-Thumb 263k 43.1 92.1% Novel
77 Black Cat (comics) 257k 40.0 24.5%
78 It (novel) 256k 30.3 56.6%
79 Deadline (magazine) 256k 31.7 77.7%
80 Yakari 249k 49.7 84.2% Comics
81 Nana (manga) 242k 29.1 59.1% Manga
82 The Witches (book) 241k 39.3 79.8%
83 Gaston (comics) 236k 37.3 31.1%
84 Pygmalion (play) 231k 43.9 100.0%
85 Blueberry (comics) 230k 39.9 54.5%
86 Vagabond (manga) 225k 36.9 50.2% Manga
87 Spirou (magazine) 223k 31.0 39.9%
88 The Milkmaid (Vermeer) 221k 47.2 48.4%
89 Fantastic Four 221k 35.2 29.4% Comics
90 Elektra (opera) 217k 54.9 71.6%
91 Corto Maltese 209k 48.2 33.9% Comics
92 Mafalda 209k 38.9 86.6% Comics
93 Raven (comics) 206k 32.5 31.7%
94 Reborn! 206k 41.1 41.9% Manga
95 Loki (comics) 204k 31.5 42.4% Comics
96 The Bourne Identity (novel) 203k 36.4 57.3%
97 Inazuma Eleven (manga) 200k 21.7 7.1%
98 Gloss (comics) 199k 32.3 92.5%
99 Jane Eyre 199k 48.4 70.5% Novel
100 Amnesia (visual novel) 195k 35.0 45.0%

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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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