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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 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Imperialism |
9.4k | 1.0% | 38.9 | 30.3% | Novel |
| 27 |  Oliver Twist |
9.1k | 0.3% | 53.2 | 82.8% | Novel |
| 28 |  Hansel and Gretel |
8.8k | 0.6% | 44.1 | 82.3% | Novel |
| 29 |  The Count of Monte Cristo |
8.5k | 0.1% | 47.9 | 61.7% | Novel |
| 30 |  The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
7.2k | 0.4% | 40.5 | 56.9% | Novel |
| 31 |  The Lottery |
6.8k | 0.4% | 37.2 | 52.0% | Novel |
| 32 |  For Whom the Bell Tolls |
6.7k | 0.8% | 45.8 | 0.0% | Novel |
| 33 |  Anne of Green Gables |
6.6k | 0.2% | 22.6 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 34 |  Salome (opera) |
6.5k | 0.4% | — | — | Novel |
| 35 |  The Call of the Wild |
6.5k | 0.4% | 41.3 | 43.1% | Novel |
| 36 |  The Green Mile (novel) |
6.2k | 0.1% | — | — | Novel |
| 37 |  Book of Job |
5.9k | 0.3% | 21.5 | 39.3% | Novel |
| 38 |  The Metamorphosis |
5.8k | 0.6% | 45.5 | 56.7% | Novel |
| 39 |  Shakespeare's sonnets |
5.6k | 0.7% | 50.0 | 44.1% | Novel |
| 40 |  Book of Lamentations |
5.2k | 0.8% | 46.6 | 60.0% | Novel |
| 41 |  The Jungle |
5k | 0.6% | 40.8 | 63.5% | Novel |
| 42 |  The Crucible |
4.9k | 0.4% | 40.7 | 47.1% | Novel |
| 43 |  Travesties |
4.8k | 0.9% | — | — | Novel |
| 44 |  Jabberwocky |
4.5k | 0.4% | 40.9 | 70.1% | Novel |
| 45 |  Will and testament |
4.5k | 0.1% | 34.3 | 27.0% | Novel |
| 46 |  A Streetcar Named Desire (play) |
4.4k | 0.2% | — | — | Novel |
| 47 | One Hundred Years of Solitude |
4.2k | 0.3% | 34.5 | 43.5% | Novel |
| 48 |  Death of a Salesman |
4k | 0.7% | 32.0 | 48.7% | Novel |
| 49 | 'Salem's Lot |
3.9k | 0.2% | 42.8 | 63.3% | Novel |
| 50 |  Love You Forever |
3.5k | 0.5% | 54.4 | 12.5% | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 100 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?
Madea's Class Reunion currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.4M people in South Korea.