Top 42 Novelists in United Kingdom
This curated ranking covers the 42 largest novelists in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Helen Fielding, William Boyd (writer) and Elena Ferrante lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 518,098 people. Across all 42 entries the average audience size is 29,150, and the largest, Helen Fielding, reaches around 229,034 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each novelist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Helen Fielding |
229,034 | 62.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 2 |  William Boyd (writer) |
189,147 | 60.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 3 |  Elena Ferrante |
99,917 | 6.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 4 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
91,857 | 38.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 5 |  Martin Amis |
89,145 | 38.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 6 |  Raymond Chandler |
85,238 | 17.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 7 |  Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
61,093 | 3.1% | Novelist | Politics & Society |
| 8 |  Roddy Doyle |
52,929 | 51.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 9 |  Rose Tremain |
48,507 | 83.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 10 |  Herman Melville |
41,303 | 5.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 11 |  Paul Theroux |
32,261 | 21.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 12 |  Jasper Fforde |
26,514 | 34.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 13 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
24,013 | 4.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 14 |  J. G. Ballard |
22,384 | 23.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 15 |  Terry McMillan |
20,691 | 11.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 16 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
17,231 | 13.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 17 |  Renee Graziano |
14,726 | 8.2% | Novelist | |
| 18 |  Stephen Chbosky |
12,280 | 5.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 19 |  Robert T. Bakker |
9,335 | 13.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 20 |  Christian Kracht |
8,525 | 3.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 21 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
7,832 | 4.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 22 |  Priya Sharma |
7,005 | 4.4% | Novelist | |
| 23 |  Emily Giffin |
5,828 | 3.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 24 |  Molly Harper |
5,788 | 11.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 25 |  Megan Hart |
4,500 | 13.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 26 |  Jacqueline Carey |
4,355 | 11.5% | Novelist | |
| 27 |  J. A. Konrath |
2,524 | 35.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 28 |  Ted Dekker |
2,093 | 1.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 29 |  Benedict Wells |
1,879 | 0.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 30 |  Beverly Lewis |
1,793 | 5.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 31 |  Vicki Lewis Thompson |
1,383 | 19.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 32 |  Terri Blackstock |
779 | 1.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 33 |  Tracie Peterson |
713 | 3.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 34 |  Kathleen Eagle |
497 | 23.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 35 |  Thea Dorn |
435 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 36 |  Molly McAdams |
352 | 4.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 37 |  Uwe Tellkamp |
230 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 38 |  Kat Martin |
58 | 0.1% | Novelist | |
| 39 |  J.A. Redmerski |
53 | 1.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 40 |  Christie Ridgway |
32 | 1.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 41 |  Melissa Schroeder |
28 | 0.2% | Novelist | |
| 42 |  Luanne Rice |
14 | 0.0% | Novelist |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 42 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each novelist 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 novelist in United Kingdom?
Helen Fielding currently leads with an estimated audience of 229,034 people in United Kingdom.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.