Top 23 Novelists in India
This curated ranking covers the 23 largest novelists in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Priya Sharma, Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Makepeace Thackeray lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 141,758 people. Across all 23 entries the average audience size is 8,565, and the largest, Priya Sharma, reaches around 103,994 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each novelist, 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 |  Priya Sharma |
103,994 | 65.5% | Novelist | |
| 2 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
19,003 | 3.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 3 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
18,761 | 15.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 4 |  Herman Melville |
16,991 | 2.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 5 |  Elena Ferrante |
10,742 | 0.7% | Novelist | Literature |
| 6 |  Raymond Chandler |
8,947 | 1.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 7 |  Stephen Chbosky |
5,878 | 2.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 8 |  Terry McMillan |
2,515 | 1.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 9 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
1,760 | 0.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 10 |  Helen Fielding |
1,523 | 0.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 11 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
1,366 | 0.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 12 |  Christian Kracht |
973 | 0.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 13 |  Megan Hart |
967 | 2.9% | Novelist | Literature |
| 14 |  Emily Giffin |
922 | 0.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 15 |  Luanne Rice |
677 | 1.8% | Novelist | |
| 16 |  Molly Harper |
660 | 1.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 17 |  J.A. Redmerski |
460 | 16.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 18 |  Benedict Wells |
315 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 19 |  Thea Dorn |
162 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 20 |  Molly McAdams |
140 | 1.8% | Novelist | Literature |
| 21 |  Tracie Peterson |
132 | 0.6% | Novelist | Literature |
| 22 |  Uwe Tellkamp |
101 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 23 |  Judith Arnold |
6 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 23 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Priya Sharma currently leads with an estimated audience of 103,994 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.