Popularity ranking · Norway

The 100 most popular Authors in Norway

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest authors in Norway, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 840 authors tracked in Norway, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Harry Hole, Jean Paul and Anne Frank lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 594k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 33k, and the largest, Harry Hole, reaches around 222k people in Norway. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Norway who actively engage with each author, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Norway 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 Norway who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Harry Hole 222k Author
2 Jean Paul 187k 45.5 84.9% Author
3 Anne Frank 186k 40.3 83.5% Author
4 Roald Amundsen 152k 48.1 48.0% Author
5 Roald Dahl 137k 40.8 73.6% Author
6 Helen Keller 104k 50.1 71.7% Author
7 Karl Ove Knausgård 97k 56.6 79.9% Author
8 Amal Clooney 95k 46.9 76.3% Author
9 Candace Owens 77k 45.8 49.5% Author
10 Charles Darwin 59k 39.0 0.0% Author
11 Stephen King 59k 36.4 64.2% Author
12 Caroline Kennedy 59k 56.2 86.8% Author
13 Ken Robinson (educationalist) 54k 40.2 100.0% Author
14 William Shakespeare 52k 42.9 78.5% Author
15 Jane Austen 50k 39.9 59.3% Author
16 Agatha Christie 47k 39.1 66.1% Author
17 Jussi Adler-Olsen 44k 41.6 68.5% Author
18 Hannah Arendt 40k 54.7 100.0% Author
19 Jordan Belfort 40k 40.6 35.6% Author
20 Buzz Aldrin 39k 49.7 36.7% Author
21 Harlan Coben 39k 45.9 64.5% Author
22 colleen hoover 39k 37.1 71.9% Author
23 Malala Yousafzai 37k 44.6 75.4% Author
24 Raymond Johansen 36k 47.8 44.6% Author
25 Sarah, Duchess of York 36k 52.2 97.0% Author

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular authors compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Norway and ranks each author 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 author in Norway?

Harry Hole currently leads with an estimated audience of 222k people in Norway.

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