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Rank
Position in the Top 31, 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MMike Peterson | 34k | 41.4% | 46.7 | 64.9% | Novelist |
| 2 | RRobert T. Bakker | 28k | 32.7% | 50.0 | 82.1% | Novelist |
| 3 | EElena Ferrante | 18k | 1.1% | 41.3 | 55.7% | Novelist |
| 4 | BBenedict Wells | 12k | 3.1% | 42.7 | 63.2% | Novelist |
| 5 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 6.7k | 4.1% | 44.0 | 64.4% | Novelist |
| 6 | MMartin Amis | 6.2k | 2.6% | 51.7 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 7 | HHerman Melville | 6.1k | 0.9% | 44.7 | 62.9% | Novelist |
| 8 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 5.9k | 2.6% | 55.7 | 75.1% | Novelist |
| 9 | PPaul Theroux | 5.5k | 3.4% | 28.7 | 54.1% | Novelist |
| 10 | RRaymond Chandler | 5.4k | 1.1% | 53.2 | 62.1% | Novelist |
| 11 | JJ. G. Ballard | 4.7k | 4.6% | 56.8 | 70.7% | Novelist |
| 12 | WWilliam Boyd (writer) | 4.1k | 1.6% | 53.4 | 40.8% | Novelist |
| 13 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 3.6k | 0.6% | 44.5 | 66.8% | Novelist |
| 14 | RRoddy Doyle | 2.7k | 2.8% | 51.1 | 63.5% | Novelist |
| 15 | TTed Dekker | 2.6k | 1.4% | 41.1 | 49.1% | Novelist |
| 16 | HHelen Fielding | 2.3k | 1.3% | 38.4 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 17 | SStephen Chbosky | 2.1k | 1.0% | 36.9 | 47.6% | Novelist |
| 18 | KKat Martin | 1.3k | 2.0% | 44.1 | 47.1% | Novelist |
| 19 | CChristian Kracht | 1.2k | 0.7% | 41.4 | 63.5% | Novelist |
| 20 | RRenee Graziano | 906 | 0.5% | 38.2 | 92.5% | Novelist |
| 21 | PPriya Sharma | 747 | 0.5% | 32.3 | 10.9% | Novelist |
| 22 | EEmily Giffin | 498 | 0.4% | 50.9 | 92.4% | Novelist |
| 23 | TTerry McMillan | 453 | 0.2% | 45.0 | 76.4% | Novelist |
| 24 | HHakan Günday | 449 | 0.4% | — | — | Novelist |
| 25 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 429 | 0.3% | 24.7 | 75.2% | Novelist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novelists compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
Mike Peterson currently leads with an estimated audience of 34k people in Netherlands.