How to read this list
Rank
Position in the Top 14, 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 |  Guiding Light |
3.6k | 0.4% | 51.4 | 85.6% | Soap opera |
| 2 |  Verbotene Liebe |
422 | 0.1% | 38.7 | 78.5% | Soap opera |
| 3 |  Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten |
351 | 0.0% | 34.1 | 79.5% | Soap opera |
| 4 |  As the World Turns |
328 | 0.1% | 54.3 | 82.8% | Soap opera |
| 5 |  Eddie Murphy Delirious |
212 | 0.1% | 48.9 | 64.0% | Soap opera |
| 6 |  In aller Freundschaft |
208 | 0.0% | 45.6 | 79.9% | Soap opera |
| 7 |  The Yellow Rose |
185 | 0.3% | 47.3 | 63.6% | Soap opera |
| 8 |  Fair City |
178 | 0.0% | 46.5 | 96.6% | Soap opera |
| 9 |  Unter Uns |
143 | 0.0% | 39.2 | 85.6% | Soap opera |
| 10 |  Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi |
140 | 0.0% | 27.8 | 82.5% | Soap opera |
| 11 |  GTST |
116 | 0.0% | 27.9 | 87.2% | Soap opera |
| 12 |  Na Wspólnej |
110 | 0.0% | 34.4 | 86.3% | Soap opera |
| 13 |  Rhythm City (TV series) |
107 | 0.1% | 35.5 | 60.8% | Soap opera |
| 14 |  La viuda joven |
98 | 0.7% | 30.1 | 98.9% | Soap opera |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 14 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each soap opera 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 soap opera in South Korea?
Guiding Light currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.6k people in South Korea.