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Top 54 K-pops in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 54 largest k-pops in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. QWER, BTS and IVE lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.2M people. Across all 54 entries the average audience size is 73k, and the largest, QWER, reaches around 910k people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each k-pop, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 54, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Korea. 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 South Korea, 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 South Korea. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 QWER 910k 0.0 0.0% K-pop
2 BTS 877k 29.5 61.9% K-pop
3 IVE 437k 29.0 59.8% K-pop
4 BLACKPINK 241k 29.1 60.0% K-pop
5 TWS 168k 45.5 45.3% K-pop
6 Aespa 153k 29.0 59.7% K-pop
7 seventeen 137k 24.9 74.1% K-pop
8 NMIXX 79k 29.0 59.8% K-pop
9 NCT WISH 79k 26.6 64.8% K-pop
10 XG 70k 29.1 60.0% K-pop
11 B.I 68k 38.4 44.6% K-pop
12 KISS OF LIFE 63k 29.0 59.8% K-pop
13 NewJeans 58k 29.1 60.0% K-pop
14 i‐dle 55k 26.6 64.8% K-pop
15 BABYMONSTER 41k 29.1 59.9% K-pop
16 LE SSERAFIM 40k 29.1 59.8% K-pop
17 Xdinary Heroes 39k 0.0 0.0% K-pop
18 BOYNEXTDOOR 38k 24.9 74.1% K-pop
19 Woods 35k 34.9 48.9% K-pop
20 Ateez 32k 29.1 60.0% K-pop
21 NCT DREAM 29k 26.6 64.8% K-pop
22 RIIZE 29k 26.6 64.8% K-pop
23 JB 29k 36.3 68.1% K-pop
24 NCT 127 23k 26.6 64.8% K-pop
25 tripleS 22k 27.2 62.7% K-pop

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 54 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each k-pop 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 k-pop in South Korea?

QWER currently leads with an estimated audience of 910k people in South Korea.

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