Popularity ranking · Norway

The 100 most popular Musicals in Norway

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in Norway, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 147 musicals tracked in Norway, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Chess (musical), Lord of the Rings (musical) and Cats (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 455k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 19k, and the largest, Chess (musical), reaches around 245k people in Norway. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Norway who actively engage with each musical, 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
26 Carousel (musical) 21k 48.4 100.0%
27 Requiem (Mozart) 21k 50.0 67.2%
28 Grease (lubricant) 20k 45.5 0.0% Musical
29 We Will Rock You 20k 39.6 71.8%
30 The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) 18k 43.1 62.3%
31 Riverdance 17k 46.3 54.6% Musical
32 Elisabeth (musical) 16k 38.0 100.0%
33 The Book of Mormon (musical) 15k 36.0 66.3%
34 War Horse (play) 14k 46.2 72.8%
35 Beauty and the Beast (musical) 14k 41.7 93.2%
36 La traviata 14k 44.5 67.9%
37 Swan Lake 13k 44.8 56.0% Musical
38 Evita (musical) 13k 45.5 100.0% Musical
39 Milk and Honey (musical) 13k 43.5 59.1%
40 Giselle 12k 47.5 100.0%
41 Hair (musical) 12k 35.1 75.9% Musical
42 Pippin (musical) 11k 46.9 70.6%
43 West Side Story 10k 55.5 63.2%
44 Rock of Ages (musical) 9.6k 46.3 55.2%
45 Allegiance (musical) 8.8k 50.6 51.6%
46 Little Shop of Horrors (musical) 8.3k 40.0 84.5% Musical
47 Tarzan (musical) 8.1k 41.6 90.7% Musical
48 Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) 7.9k 34.7 88.3%
49 Dear Evan Hansen 7.8k 32.1 73.9%
50 Fiddler on the Roof 7.7k 49.1 69.1% Musical

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular musicals compiled?

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

Chess (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 245k people in Norway.

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