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Rank
Position in the Top 74, 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 | PPaul Theroux | 2.8k | 1.7% | 27.8 | 53.6% | Novelist |
| 27 | TTerry McMillan | 2.7k | 1.2% | 43.7 | 52.8% | Novelist |
| 28 | RRose Tremain | 2.5k | 4.2% | 46.1 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 29 | JJasper Fforde | 2.1k | 2.6% | 49.6 | 59.2% | Novelist |
| 30 | NNicky Cruz | 2.1k | 1.8% | 49.6 | 68.8% | Novelist |
| 31 | JJacqueline Carey | 1.8k | 4.7% | 25.1 | 6.1% | Novelist |
| 32 | MMike Peterson | 1.6k | 2.0% | 43.6 | 34.8% | Novelist |
| 33 | MMelissa Schroeder | 1.5k | 12.2% | 56.6 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 34 | LLeonardo Padura Fuentes | 1.5k | 7.1% | 57.5 | 82.4% | Novelist |
| 35 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 1.4k | 0.6% | 21.0 | 52.0% | Novelist |
| 36 | MMolly Harper | 1.2k | 2.5% | 47.7 | 84.5% | Novelist |
| 37 | RRenee Graziano | 934 | 0.5% | 36.8 | 92.9% | Novelist |
| 38 | PPriya Sharma | 924 | 0.6% | 34.2 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 39 | LLuanne Rice | 834 | 2.2% | 38.2 | 51.3% | Novelist |
| 40 | UUwe Tellkamp | 675 | 0.9% | 38.7 | 51.3% | Novelist |
| 41 | TTed Dekker | 630 | 0.3% | 49.3 | 80.7% | Novelist |
| 42 | SSteve Alten | 618 | 5.5% | — | — | Novelist |
| 43 | BBeverly Lewis | 529 | 1.5% | 53.3 | 95.3% | Novelist |
| 44 | MMegan Hart | 529 | 1.5% | 42.5 | 63.5% | Novelist |
| 45 | SSeth Grahame-Smith | 457 | 1.9% | — | — | Novelist |
| 46 | TThea Dorn | 440 | 0.5% | 38.8 | 56.6% | Novelist |
| 47 | EEllen Glasgow | 404 | 16.5% | 53.5 | 99.8% | Novelist |
| 48 | MMolly McAdams | 376 | 4.4% | 24.9 | 10.1% | Novelist |
| 49 | HHakan Günday | 336 | 0.3% | — | — | Novelist |
| 50 | JJay Baer | 224 | 2.8% | — | — | Novelist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novelists compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy 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 Italy?
Elena Ferrante currently leads with an estimated audience of 258k people in Italy.