Top 50 Novels in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest novels in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 433 novels tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Count of Monte Cristo, Healthy food and The Prince lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7,472,208 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 474,494, and the largest, The Count of Monte Cristo, reaches around 3,345,814 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each novel, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	The Count of Monte Cristo	3,345,814	31.6%	Novel	Literature
2	Healthy food	3,011,490	3.7%	Novel	Health
3	The Prince	1,114,904	24.7%	Novel	Movies & TV
4	Old Testament	1,107,785	8.9%	Novel	Politics & Society
5	Adornment	1,002,461	23.5%	Novel	Fashion & Accessoires
6	The Godfather (novel)	964,354	8.8%	Novel	Literature
7	Healthy Recipes	832,709	5.5%	Novel	Food & Beverages
8	Gospel of Mark	817,638	10.2%	Novel	Politics & Society
9	Gossip Girl (novel series)	802,046	7.3%	Novel	Literature
10	Jurassic Park (novel)	573,661	3.2%	Novel	Literature
11	White wedding	537,370	3.7%	Novel	Kids & Family
12	Winnie-the-Pooh	498,655	3.7%	Novel	Kids & Family
13	The Unbearable Lightness of Being	472,123	67.5%	Novel	Literature
14	Salve Regina	450,406	71.0%	Novel	Literature
15	Digital Fortress	436,721	59.9%	Novel	Literature
16	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	373,616	5.1%	Novel	Movies & TV
17	Yoga Sutras of Patanjali	359,414	6.1%	Novel	Politics & Society
18	The Frog Prince	329,243	86.2%	Novel	Literature
19	Labour law	327,791	3.0%	Novel	Politics & Society
20	Oliver Twist	327,091	12.1%	Novel	Literature
21	First Epistle to the Thessalonians	309,231	1.0%	Novel	Politics & Society
22	Divergent (novel)	301,290	3.3%	Novel	Literature
23	Book of Revelation	284,770	2.3%	Novel	Politics & Society
24	The Green Mile (novel)	281,175	3.6%	Novel	Literature
25	All Quiet on the Western Front	275,376	6.8%	Novel	Literature
26	A Christmas Carol	271,541	7.4%	Novel	Literature
27	Roller skates	270,588	2.6%	Novel	Sports
28	Prime time	246,183	2.1%	Novel	Movies & TV
29	The Old Man and the Sea	243,562	20.4%	Novel	Literature
30	Jane Eyre	237,991	7.6%	Novel	Literature
31	The Picture of Dorian Gray	216,998	16.7%	Novel	Literature
32	Barracuda	207,070	6.6%	Novel	Pets & Animals
33	Kämpfer	192,647	40.1%	Novel	Literature
34	Una Vita	190,934	91.4%	Novel	Movies & TV
35	The House of the Spirits	187,756	23.6%	Novel	Literature
36	The Master and Margarita	186,645	32.7%	Novel	Literature
37	Don Quixote	184,567	0.4%	Novel	Literature
38	The Sun Also Rises	183,011	12.8%	Novel	Literature
39	Botox	181,822	3.6%	Novel	Beauty & Wellness
40	The Mousetrap	171,398	43.3%	Novel	Music & Radio
41	La Centrale	164,660	1.3%	Novel	Cars & Mobility
42	I Ching	157,955	12.3%	Novel	Literature
43	À rebours	156,871	83.6%	Novel	Literature
44	Lord of the Flies	152,694	6.1%	Novel	Literature
45	In Search of Lost Time	146,778	36.7%	Novel	Literature
46	Hansel and Gretel	139,161	9.0%	Novel	Literature
47	'Salem's Lot	136,738	5.1%	Novel	Literature
48	Torah	124,117	4.2%	Novel	Literature
49	The Alchemist (novel)	118,954	3.1%	Novel	Literature
50	The Pillars of the Earth	116,957	16.2%	Novel	Literature