Top 50 Novels in India

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest novels in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 110 novels tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Madea's Class Reunion, Healthy food and Bhagavad Gita lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 30,029,557 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 858,050, and the largest, Madea's Class Reunion, reaches around 24,119,681 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each novel, 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 Madea's Class Reunion Madea's Class Reunion 24,119,681 5.8% Novel Movies & TV
2 Healthy food Healthy food 3,801,471 4.7% Novel Health
3 Bhagavad Gita Bhagavad Gita 2,108,405 62.3% Novel Politics & Society
4 Jurassic Park (novel) Jurassic Park (novel) 1,244,826 7.0% Novel Literature
5 ei samay ei samay 1,145,688 94.5% Novel News
6 The Green Mile (novel) The Green Mile (novel) 861,650 11.0% Novel Literature
7 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 807,886 13.6% Novel Politics & Society
8 First Epistle to the Thessalonians First Epistle to the Thessalonians 778,956 2.5% Novel Politics & Society
9 Bro Code Bro Code 654,712 79.5% Novel Literature
10 Bhagavata Purana Bhagavata Purana 653,448 88.2% Novel Politics & Society
11 Rigveda Rigveda 480,967 59.6% Novel Literature
12 Gossip Girl (novel series) Gossip Girl (novel series) 469,688 4.3% Novel Literature
13 The Alchemist (novel) The Alchemist (novel) 421,047 10.9% Novel Literature
14 Healthy Recipes Healthy Recipes 418,039 2.8% Novel Food & Beverages
15 Divergent (novel) Divergent (novel) 375,089 4.1% Novel Literature
16 Don Quixote Don Quixote 373,558 0.8% Novel Literature
17 The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild 326,964 22.5% Novel Literature
18 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars: The Force Awakens 282,742 3.9% Novel Movies & TV
19 White wedding White wedding 260,064 1.8% Novel Kids & Family
20 Upanishads Upanishads 257,977 55.3% Novel Literature
21 The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds 218,503 3.2% Novel Movies & TV
22 Book of Revelation Book of Revelation 215,711 1.7% Novel Politics & Society
23 Prime time Prime time 215,308 1.9% Novel Movies & TV
24 The Necklace The Necklace 208,802 28.2% Novel Literature
25 Will and testament Will and testament 197,462 2.2% Novel Politics & Society
26 Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh 183,595 1.4% Novel Kids & Family
27 The Prince The Prince 145,455 3.2% Novel Movies & TV
28 Roller skates Roller skates 140,583 1.3% Novel Sports
29 The Power of Now The Power of Now 131,813 8.3% Novel Health
30 Vande Mataram Vande Mataram 125,224 65.6% Novel Literature
31 Jane Eyre Jane Eyre 101,827 3.2% Novel Literature
32 Labour law Labour law 99,261 0.9% Novel Politics & Society
33 Book Lovers Book Lovers 88,866 7.7% Novel Literature
34 Ender's Game Ender's Game 72,649 2.5% Novel Literature
35 Botox Botox 69,986 1.4% Novel Beauty & Wellness
36 The 3 Mistakes of My Life The 3 Mistakes of My Life 67,696 94.7% Novel Literature
37 Old Testament Old Testament 67,018 0.5% Novel Politics & Society
38 Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web 66,650 3.8% Novel Literature
39 Trade Me Trade Me 62,772 0.6% Novel Literature
40 Gospel of Mark Gospel of Mark 61,552 0.8% Novel Politics & Society
41 Torah Torah 57,875 2.0% Novel Literature
42 The White Company The White Company 55,123 1.0% Novel Literature
43 A Study in Scarlet A Study in Scarlet 54,946 19.2% Novel Literature
44 Hatha Yoga Pradipika Hatha Yoga Pradipika 54,502 17.9% Novel Literature
45 Adornment Adornment 51,961 1.2% Novel Fashion & Accessoires
46 A Streetcar Named Desire (play) A Streetcar Named Desire (play) 51,300 3.0% Novel Literature
47 The Lottery The Lottery 50,458 3.7% Novel Literature
48 Consumer behaviour Consumer behaviour 48,241 3.4% Novel Business & Career
49 Adrenaline Junkies Adrenaline Junkies 47,745 15.1% Novel Sports
50 Travel Deals Travel Deals 46,804 6.4% Novel Literature

Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 50 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each novel 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 novel in India?

Madea's Class Reunion currently leads with an estimated audience of 24,119,681 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.

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