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Rank
Position in the Top 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nathaniel Hawthorne |
2.4k | 0.4% | 44.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 2 |  Raymond Chandler |
1.6k | 0.3% | 53.4 | 61.5% | Novelist |
| 3 |  Herman Melville |
1.1k | 0.2% | 26.7 | 86.7% | Novelist |
| 4 |  Elena Ferrante |
1.1k | 0.1% | 28.4 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 5 |  Martin Amis |
628 | 0.3% | 52.6 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 6 |  Peter Robinson (novelist) |
588 | 0.2% | 55.9 | 74.4% | Novelist |
| 7 |  Robert T. Bakker |
373 | 0.5% | 50.2 | 82.6% | Novelist |
| 8 |  Jonathan Safran Foer |
343 | 0.2% | 44.1 | 65.0% | Novelist |
| 9 |  Stephen Chbosky |
333 | 0.1% | 40.5 | 65.7% | Novelist |
| 10 |  William Boyd (writer) |
326 | 0.1% | 53.8 | 40.8% | Novelist |
| 11 |  Helen Fielding |
269 | 0.1% | 54.0 | 85.2% | Novelist |
| 12 |  William Makepeace Thackeray |
230 | 0.2% | 38.7 | 51.3% | Novelist |
| 13 |  J. G. Ballard |
217 | 0.2% | 36.2 | 37.6% | Novelist |
| 14 |  Roddy Doyle |
216 | 0.2% | 51.4 | 64.5% | Novelist |
| 15 |  Ted Dekker |
213 | 0.1% | 51.0 | 80.8% | Novelist |
| 16 |  Paul Theroux |
212 | 0.1% | 28.5 | 55.2% | Novelist |
| 17 |  Mike Peterson |
169 | 0.2% | 46.1 | 34.3% | Novelist |
| 18 |  Megan Hart |
155 | 0.5% | 45.0 | 62.9% | Novelist |
| 19 |  Terry McMillan |
155 | 0.1% | 45.1 | 77.4% | Novelist |
| 20 |  Luanne Rice |
136 | 0.3% | 47.2 | 78.9% | Novelist |
| 21 |  Hakan Günday |
132 | 0.1% | — | — | Novelist |
| 22 |  Renee Graziano |
130 | 0.1% | 38.2 | 93.2% | Novelist |
| 23 |  Christian Kracht |
101 | 0.1% | 30.5 | 59.8% | Novelist |
| 24 |  Kat Martin |
101 | 0.2% | 31.6 | 74.5% | Novelist |
| 25 |  Priya Sharma |
93 | 0.1% | 32.0 | 11.5% | Novelist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 30 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?
Nathaniel Hawthorne currently leads with an estimated audience of 2.4k people in South Korea.