Top 50 Art movements in India
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest art movements in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 62 art movements tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Decorative arts, Culinary art and Contemporary art lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 19,900,001 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,179,359, and the largest, Decorative arts, reaches around 7,028,100 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each art movement, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Decorative arts |
7,028,100 | 3.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 2 |  Culinary art |
6,858,168 | 3.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 3 |  Contemporary art |
6,013,733 | 3.1% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 4 |  Illustration |
5,273,662 | 2.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 5 |  Modern art |
5,245,891 | 2.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 6 |  Abstract art |
5,072,469 | 4.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 7 |  Conceptual art |
3,485,195 | 4.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 8 |  Digital art |
3,274,227 | 2.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 9 |  Plastic arts |
1,763,533 | 3.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 10 |  Graffiti |
1,731,859 | 2.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 11 |  Performance art |
1,672,905 | 3.1% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 12 |  Japanese art |
1,367,647 | 1.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 13 |  Folk art |
1,162,072 | 3.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 14 |  Installation art |
1,150,346 | 5.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 15 |  Modernism |
978,548 | 2.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 16 |  Street art |
725,115 | 1.1% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 17 |  Macro photography |
669,574 | 4.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 18 |  Ceramic art |
615,267 | 2.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 19 |  Landscape painting |
488,765 | 1.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 20 |  Art Deco |
339,772 | 1.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 21 |  Humanism |
325,714 | 3.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 22 |  Spray painting |
317,320 | 2.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 23 |  Urban art |
272,601 | 1.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 24 |  Pop art |
257,678 | 1.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 25 |  Surrealism |
210,884 | 1.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 26 |  Postmodernism |
200,755 | 0.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 27 |  Concept art |
176,496 | 1.8% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 28 |  Byzantine art |
162,919 | 1.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 29 |  Public art |
152,012 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 30 |  Figurative art |
149,666 | 1.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 31 |  Indian art |
140,705 | 71.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 32 |  Art Nouveau |
140,225 | 2.4% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 33 |  African art |
134,494 | 2.0% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 34 |  Psychedelic art |
130,082 | 3.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 35 |  Cover art |
124,013 | 2.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 36 |  Ancient art |
122,846 | 3.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 37 |  Impressionism |
112,366 | 1.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 38 |  Video art |
104,982 | 1.7% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 39 |  Existentialism |
102,489 | 1.1% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 40 |  Chinese art |
93,626 | 4.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 41 |  Celtic mythology |
90,929 | 2.6% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 42 |  Cubism |
79,521 | 2.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 43 |  Glass art |
77,751 | 1.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 44 |  Graphic arts |
72,941 | 1.5% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 45 |  Medieval art |
60,536 | 1.6% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 46 |  Aestheticism |
58,947 | 2.3% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 47 |  Gothic art |
53,746 | 1.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 48 |  Expressionism |
43,708 | 3.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 49 |  Mentalism |
42,852 | 10.9% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
| 50 |  Pixel art |
38,335 | 1.2% | Art movement | Arts & Culture |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each art movement 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 art movement in India?
Decorative arts currently leads with an estimated audience of 7,028,100 people in India.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.