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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 Italy who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Italy. 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 Italy, 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 Italy. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pāṇini |
1.7M | 14.1% | 31.5 | 40.6% | Author |
| 2 |  Alberto Angela |
1.4M | 95.7% | 47.2 | 62.8% | Author |
| 3 |  Dante Alighieri |
1.4M | 34.7% | 45.0 | 60.0% | Author |
| 4 |  Amerigo Vespucci |
1.3M | 62.0% | 42.2 | 61.4% | Author |
| 5 |  Mauro Corona |
1.2M | 99.2% | 48.7 | 42.0% | Author |
| 6 |  Paul the Apostle |
1.2M | 11.8% | 43.8 | 60.1% | Author |
| 7 |  Benedetta Parodi |
1M | 92.7% | 45.8 | 85.7% | Author |
| 8 |  Chris Kyle |
875k | 18.9% | 41.7 | 45.6% | Author |
| 9 |  Stephen King |
831k | 4.4% | 37.5 | 55.1% | Author |
| 10 |  Agatha Christie |
722k | 7.2% | 40.9 | 63.9% | Author |
| 11 |  Amal Clooney |
683k | 7.4% | 40.5 | 54.7% | Author |
| 12 |  Dan Brown |
639k | 11.7% | 41.5 | 59.2% | Author |
| 13 |  Anne Frank |
635k | 3.8% | 35.2 | 71.8% | Author |
| 14 |  Jane Austen |
606k | 5.2% | 40.6 | 76.9% | Author |
| 15 |  Italo Calvino |
572k | 52.3% | 46.3 | 65.9% | Author |
| 16 |  Oscar Wilde |
571k | 6.8% | 40.6 | 66.5% | Author |
| 17 |  Sophie Kinsella |
565k | 16.4% | 44.2 | 78.3% | Author |
| 18 |  Gianni Rodari |
529k | 96.8% | 49.3 | 83.2% | Author |
| 19 |  Umberto Eco |
515k | 20.1% | 45.7 | 53.6% | Author |
| 20 |  William Shakespeare |
475k | 3.9% | 44.5 | 63.8% | Author |
| 21 |  Amanda Knox |
461k | 6.9% | — | — | Author |
| 22 |  Cesare Pavese |
452k | 91.6% | 48.6 | 64.5% | Author |
| 23 |  Alessandro Manzoni |
446k | 94.9% | 40.0 | 61.5% | Author |
| 24 |  Nostradamus |
442k | 8.4% | 50.9 | 91.7% | Author |
| 25 |  Andrea Camilleri |
440k | 78.2% | 47.8 | 59.9% | Author |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 100 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each author 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 author in Italy?
Pāṇini currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.7M people in Italy.