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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 Portugal who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Portugal. 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | BBhagavad Gita | 16k | 0.5% | 50.0 | 70.4% | Novel |
| 27 | TThe Prince | 16k | 0.3% | 44.3 | 59.9% | Novel |
| 28 | AAnne of Green Gables | 14k | 0.5% | 45.6 | 89.7% | Novel |
| 29 | II Ching | 14k | 1.0% | 38.5 | 74.1% | Novel |
| 30 | JJane Eyre | 14k | 0.4% | 30.1 | 100.0% | Novel |
| 31 | ''Salem's Lot | 13k | 0.6% | 42.8 | 63.3% | Novel |
| 32 | BBluebeard | 13k | 1.9% | 39.6 | 72.2% | Novel |
| 33 | TTorah | 12k | 0.5% | 50.1 | 50.2% | Novel |
| 34 | TTao Te Ching | 11k | 1.5% | 46.9 | 59.0% | Novel |
| 35 | LLord of the Flies | 11k | 0.2% | 36.4 | 41.0% | Novel |
| 36 | AA Christmas Carol | 11k | 0.3% | 36.4 | 67.4% | Novel |
| 37 | OOf Mice and Men | 9.1k | 0.2% | 51.3 | 55.6% | Novel |
| 38 | HHansel and Gretel | 8.8k | 0.6% | 44.1 | 82.3% | Novel |
| 39 | TThe Old Man and the Sea | 7.5k | 0.7% | 51.8 | 66.2% | Novel |
| 40 | FFor Whom the Bell Tolls | 7.1k | 0.8% | 45.8 | 0.0% | Novel |
| 41 | LLooking for Alaska | 6.6k | 0.6% | 31.9 | 55.0% | Novel |
| 42 | BBook Lovers | 6.2k | 0.5% | 30.8 | 81.1% | Novel |
| 43 | TThe Metamorphosis | 6.1k | 0.6% | 45.5 | 56.7% | Novel |
| 44 | SSalome (opera) | 5.9k | 0.4% | — | — | Novel |
| 45 | TThe Picture of Dorian Gray | 5.7k | 0.5% | 28.8 | 81.2% | Novel |
| 46 | OOne Hundred Years of Solitude | 5.3k | 0.5% | 34.5 | 43.5% | Novel |
| 47 | FFunny Story | 4.8k | 1.1% | 51.7 | 0.0% | Novel |
| 48 | TThe Lottery | 4.7k | 0.3% | 37.2 | 52.0% | Novel |
| 49 | HHatha Yoga Pradipika | 4.6k | 1.3% | 41.3 | 65.0% | Novel |
| 50 | AA Streetcar Named Desire (play) | 4.6k | 0.3% | — | — | Novel |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular novels compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Portugal and ranks each novel 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 novel in Portugal?
Madea's Class Reunion currently leads with an estimated audience of 682k people in Portugal.