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Rank
Position in the Top 33, 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 | Country share | Avg age | Female share | Subtype |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EElena Ferrante | 9.5k | 0.6% | 45.0 | 20.5% | Novelist |
| 2 | HHelen Fielding | 3k | 1.6% | 54.4 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 3 | RRaymond Chandler | 2.9k | 0.6% | 53.4 | 61.5% | Novelist |
| 4 | HHerman Melville | 2.8k | 0.4% | 29.0 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 5 | CChristian Kracht | 2.7k | 1.4% | 40.9 | 66.5% | Novelist |
| 6 | MMartin Amis | 1.8k | 0.8% | 52.6 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 7 | SStephen Chbosky | 1.7k | 0.8% | 40.5 | 65.7% | Novelist |
| 8 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 1.5k | 0.6% | 55.9 | 74.4% | Novelist |
| 9 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 1.4k | 0.2% | 44.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 10 | BBenedict Wells | 1.2k | 0.3% | 42.0 | 65.5% | Novelist |
| 11 | WWilliam Boyd (writer) | 1.1k | 0.5% | 53.8 | 40.8% | Novelist |
| 12 | PPaul Theroux | 1.1k | 0.7% | 28.5 | 55.2% | Novelist |
| 13 | RRoddy Doyle | 852 | 0.9% | 51.4 | 64.5% | Novelist |
| 14 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 768 | 0.5% | 44.1 | 65.0% | Novelist |
| 15 | JJ. G. Ballard | 497 | 0.5% | 36.2 | 37.6% | Novelist |
| 16 | MMike Peterson | 476 | 0.6% | 46.1 | 34.3% | Novelist |
| 17 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 272 | 0.2% | 38.7 | 51.3% | Novelist |
| 18 | RRenee Graziano | 245 | 0.1% | 38.2 | 93.2% | Novelist |
| 19 | TTed Dekker | 235 | 0.1% | 51.0 | 80.8% | Novelist |
| 20 | BBeverly Lewis | 219 | 0.6% | 54.5 | 96.0% | Novelist |
| 21 | RRobert T. Bakker | 209 | 0.2% | 50.2 | 82.6% | Novelist |
| 22 | TTerri Blackstock | 203 | 0.5% | 54.1 | 90.5% | Novelist |
| 23 | UUwe Tellkamp | 194 | 0.3% | 37.2 | 59.4% | Novelist |
| 24 | TTerry McMillan | 172 | 0.1% | 45.1 | 77.4% | Novelist |
| 25 | EEmily Giffin | 163 | 0.1% | 19.0 | 100.0% | 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 Norway 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 Norway?
Elena Ferrante currently leads with an estimated audience of 9.5k people in Norway.