How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 11, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.
Ranking
| Rank | Audience | Audience size | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) | 1.5M | 12.4% | 52.5 | 71.9% | Mystery |
| 2 | TThe Gates | 355k | 27.6% | 29.0 | 100.0% | Mystery |
| 3 | BBlue Velvet (film) | 307k | 6.7% | 41.3 | 63.2% | Mystery |
| 4 | MMurder Mysteries | 223k | 8.2% | 41.8 | 56.4% | Mystery |
| 5 | MMurdoch Mysteries | 183k | 9.3% | 44.5 | 53.5% | Mystery |
| 6 | AAnd Then There Were None | 156k | 9.1% | 44.9 | 66.3% | Mystery |
| 7 | GGone Baby Gone | 111k | 10.2% | 47.9 | 56.7% | Mystery |
| 8 | TThe Third Man | 109k | 12.7% | 36.4 | 48.4% | Mystery |
| 9 | SSpellbound | 67k | 5.0% | 33.5 | 100.0% | Mystery |
| 10 | Ccsi ny | 39k | 4.3% | 28.3 | 58.2% | Mystery |
| 11 | TThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | 1.5k | 0.8% | 46.7 | 56.2% | Mystery |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular mysteries compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each mystery 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 mystery in United Kingdom?
Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.5M people in United Kingdom.