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Top 100 Field of studies in India

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest field of studies in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 531 field of studies tracked in India, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Music, Politics and social issues and Education lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 105M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 9.5M, and the largest, Music, reaches around 45M people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each field of study, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India 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 India who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in India. 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 India, 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 India. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Industrial design 6.4M 33.1 29.7% Field of study
52 Biology 6.4M 32.9 28.3% Field of study
53 Cognition 6.4M 31.5 24.2% Field of study
54 Political science 6.1M 34.3 20.0% Field of study
55 Environmental science 5.9M 33.6 28.1% Field of study
56 Software engineering 5.9M 30.9 27.3% Field of study
57 Kinesiology 5.5M 32.0 24.7% Field of study
58 Communication studies 5.5M 32.9 22.5% Field of study
59 Screenwriting 5.5M 30.7 22.7% Field of study
60 Journalism 5.5M 33.3 24.1% Field of study
61 Performing arts 5.5M 31.9 25.6% Field of study
62 Communication design 5.4M 31.6 22.6% Field of study
63 Animal husbandry 5.4M 32.2 17.7% Field of study
64 Computer programming 5.4M 28.8 30.7% Field of study
65 Evolutionary psychology 5.3M 29.6 18.3% Field of study
66 Machine learning 5.2M 29.5 31.3% Field of study
67 Pharmacy 5.1M 36.8 27.9% Field of study
68 Application programming interface 5.1M 31.5 24.0% Field of study
69 Supply chain 4.9M 35.5 21.2% Field of study
70 Botany 4.9M 34.6 32.5% Field of study
71 Alternative medicine 4.9M 34.8 30.1% Field of study
72 Visual arts 4.8M 31.2 29.2% Field of study
73 Astronomy 4.7M 31.6 25.7% Field of study
74 Software development 4.7M 28.6 30.5% Field of study
75 Computer engineering 4.6M 30.0 25.6% Field of study

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each field of study 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 field of study in India?

Music currently leads with an estimated audience of 45M people in India.

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