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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | TThe Marriage of Figaro | 130k | 23.9% | 46.1 | 71.5% | |
| 52 | CChitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) | 129k | 13.7% | 48.5 | 79.8% | |
| 53 | OOvo (Cirque du Soleil) | 117k | 4.4% | 36.8 | 68.9% | |
| 54 | SStarlight Express | 113k | 11.1% | 47.6 | 55.3% | Musical |
| 55 | JJesus Christ Superstar | 112k | 10.4% | 48.0 | 70.6% | Musical |
| 56 | LLa traviata | 108k | 9.5% | 45.9 | 72.5% | |
| 57 | TThe Sleeping Beauty (ballet) | 105k | 20.6% | 44.1 | 67.8% | |
| 58 | TThe Cherry Orchard | 98k | 24.4% | 40.0 | 0.0% | Musical |
| 59 | TThe Producers (musical) | 97k | 12.1% | 50.6 | 53.0% | Musical |
| 60 | TThe Phantom of the Opera | 88k | 12.5% | 37.0 | 76.5% | Musical |
| 61 | HHello, Dolly! (musical) | 86k | 12.4% | 49.1 | 64.2% | |
| 62 | PPippin (musical) | 85k | 15.2% | 51.1 | 72.7% | |
| 63 | PPeppa Pig Live | 84k | 30.7% | 36.4 | 67.7% | |
| 64 | TThe Aristocats | 73k | 4.7% | 40.4 | 68.8% | Musical |
| 65 | MMary Poppins - The Musical | 67k | 22.7% | 40.8 | 59.8% | Musical |
| 66 | BBlue Man Group | 66k | 3.7% | 40.1 | 48.7% | Musical |
| 67 | WWe Will Rock You | 65k | 5.8% | 46.3 | 67.4% | |
| 68 | LLittle Shop of Horrors (musical) | 64k | 7.6% | 46.7 | 100.0% | Musical |
| 69 | AA Chorus Line | 64k | 7.3% | 45.7 | 65.3% | Musical |
| 70 | AAs You Like It | 63k | 8.5% | 44.0 | 77.3% | |
| 71 | LLord of the Dance (musical) | 62k | 6.4% | 44.9 | 75.4% | |
| 72 | NNewsies (musical) | 61k | 26.1% | 46.5 | 78.6% | Musical |
| 73 | TThe Color Purple (musical) | 60k | 7.5% | 45.3 | 63.0% | |
| 74 | TThe Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) | 59k | 3.1% | 48.2 | 76.1% | |
| 75 | SSouth Pacific (musical) | 58k | 22.9% | 50.5 | 77.7% | Musical |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular musicals compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each musical 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 musical in United Kingdom?
Wicked (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.6M people in United Kingdom.