Top 31 Novelists in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 31 largest novelists in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Raymond Chandler lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8,525 people. Across all 31 entries the average audience size is 512, and the largest, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, reaches around 4,605 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each novelist, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
4,605 | 0.2% | Novelist | Politics & Society |
| 2 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
2,366 | 0.4% | Novelist | Literature |
| 3 |  Raymond Chandler |
1,554 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 4 |  Elena Ferrante |
1,141 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 5 |  Herman Melville |
1,126 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 6 |  Martin Amis |
628 | 0.3% | Novelist | Literature |
| 7 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
588 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 8 |  Robert T. Bakker |
355 | 0.5% | Novelist | Literature |
| 9 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
342 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 10 |  Stephen Chbosky |
332 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 11 |  William Boyd (writer) |
325 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 12 |  Helen Fielding |
268 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 13 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
230 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 14 |  J. G. Ballard |
216 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 15 |  Roddy Doyle |
215 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 16 |  Ted Dekker |
213 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 17 |  Paul Theroux |
212 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 18 |  Mike Peterson |
168 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 19 |  Terry McMillan |
154 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 20 |  Renee Graziano |
119 | 0.1% | Novelist | |
| 21 |  Christian Kracht |
107 | 0.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 22 |  Priya Sharma |
92 | 0.1% | Novelist | |
| 23 |  Benedict Wells |
80 | 0.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 24 |  Thea Dorn |
71 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 25 |  Luanne Rice |
67 | 0.2% | Novelist | |
| 26 |  Emily Giffin |
67 | 0.0% | Novelist | Literature |
| 27 |  Megan Hart |
64 | 0.2% | Novelist | Literature |
| 28 |  Uwe Tellkamp |
60 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 29 |  Kat Martin |
50 | 0.1% | Novelist | |
| 30 |  Molly Harper |
40 | 0.1% | Novelist | Literature |
| 31 |  Hakan Günday |
33 | 0.0% | Novelist |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 31 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau currently leads with an estimated audience of 4,605 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.