Popularity ranking · Netherlands

The 100 most popular Musical Genres in Netherlands

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musical genres in Netherlands, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 640 musical genres tracked in Netherlands, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Rock music, Pop music and House music lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1M, and the largest, Rock music, reaches around 4.6M people in Netherlands. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Netherlands who actively engage with each musical genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Netherlands and are refreshed weekly.

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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 Netherlands who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 World music 1.2M 43.2 54.9% Musical genre
27 Reggae 1.1M 39.3 50.9% Musical genre
28 Hard rock 1.1M 41.9 45.1% Musical genre
29 Hardstyle 1.1M 33.4 38.4% Musical genre
30 Indie rock 1.1M 38.1 48.0% Musical genre
31 Deep house 1.1M 35.7 44.6% Musical genre
32 New wave music 1M 42.2 44.7% Musical genre
33 Electronica 893k 35.7 41.8% Musical genre
34 Folk music 881k 44.2 52.6% Musical genre
35 East Coast hip hop 866k 30.4 41.9% Musical genre
36 Electroacoustic music 857k 38.6 34.7% Musical genre
37 Jazz fusion 856k 43.0 57.0% Musical genre
38 Afrobeat 856k 34.5 46.9% Musical genre
39 Industrial music 851k 42.7 49.7% Musical genre
40 Bounce music 849k 30.5 42.2% Musical genre
41 Kenyan hip hop 802k 30.4 41.9% Musical genre
42 Alternative hip hop 782k 32.2 42.3% Musical genre
43 American rock 730k 41.9 55.3% Musical genre
44 Pop rock 728k 40.4 50.9% Musical genre
45 Blues rock 727k 45.0 45.3% Musical genre
46 West Coast hip hop 717k 31.9 38.3% Musical genre
47 Trance music 708k 34.6 39.0% Musical genre
48 K-pop 683k 35.8 56.3% Musical genre
49 Reggaeton 679k 34.8 48.9% Musical genre
50 Progressive rock 678k 43.1 42.9% Musical genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musical genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Netherlands and ranks each musical genre 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 musical genre in Netherlands?

Rock music currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.6M people in Netherlands.

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