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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | JJane Eyre | 241k | 7.1% | 40.0 | 76.6% | Novel |
| 27 | TThe Picture of Dorian Gray | 217k | 17.1% | 31.5 | 68.0% | Novel |
| 28 | UUna Vita | 196k | 91.3% | 43.6 | 93.5% | Novel |
| 29 | TThe Master and Margarita | 194k | 32.5% | — | — | Novel |
| 30 | ÀÀ rebours | 190k | 92.0% | 45.5 | 41.8% | Novel |
| 31 | MMetamorphoses | 174k | 2.9% | 44.2 | 74.9% | Novel |
| 32 | IIn Search of Lost Time | 164k | 38.8% | 33.9 | 66.5% | Novel |
| 33 | LLord of the Flies | 157k | 3.5% | 34.6 | 40.5% | Novel |
| 34 | TTribuna | 153k | 17.0% | 37.7 | 0.0% | Novel |
| 35 | II Ching | 145k | 10.2% | 31.3 | 69.1% | Novel |
| 36 | HHansel and Gretel | 143k | 8.9% | 41.8 | 81.6% | Novel |
| 37 | OOne Thousand and One Nights | 131k | 26.8% | 38.5 | 69.5% | Novel |
| 38 | TThe Pillars of the Earth | 130k | 15.3% | 50.1 | 44.0% | Novel |
| 39 | GGulliver's Travels | 125k | 12.8% | 44.9 | 68.7% | Novel |
| 40 | TTorah | 124k | 4.6% | 46.4 | 50.8% | Novel |
| 41 | WWatership Down | 122k | 7.5% | 42.8 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 42 | TThe Alchemist (novel) | 116k | 2.9% | 47.5 | 73.8% | Novel |
| 43 | MMadame Bovary | 113k | 10.8% | 37.0 | 91.8% | Novel |
| 44 | WWaiting for Godot | 109k | 9.6% | — | — | Novel |
| 45 | TThe Call of the Wild | 108k | 7.5% | 38.6 | 42.7% | Novel |
| 46 | OOf Mice and Men | 106k | 2.5% | 49.4 | 57.1% | Novel |
| 47 | WWill and testament | 103k | 1.2% | 43.4 | 49.2% | Novel |
| 48 | LLes Fleurs du mal | 101k | 27.7% | 42.8 | 61.5% | Novel |
| 49 | TThe Brothers Karamazov | 98k | 15.0% | — | — | Novel |
| 50 | EEnder's Game | 94k | 4.1% | 47.9 | 41.4% | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novels compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?
The Count of Monte Cristo currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.4M people in Italy.