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Rank
Position in the Top 32, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EElena Ferrante | 19k | 1.2% | 43.6 | 77.5% | Novelist |
| 2 | RRaymond Chandler | 3.6k | 0.8% | 53.4 | 61.5% | Novelist |
| 3 | MMartin Amis | 3.3k | 1.4% | 52.6 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 4 | HHerman Melville | 3.2k | 0.5% | 31.3 | 83.6% | Novelist |
| 5 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 2.3k | 0.4% | 44.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 6 | PPaul Theroux | 2.2k | 1.4% | 28.5 | 55.2% | Novelist |
| 7 | SStephen Chbosky | 2k | 0.9% | 40.5 | 65.7% | Novelist |
| 8 | WWilliam Boyd (writer) | 2k | 0.8% | 53.8 | 40.8% | Novelist |
| 9 | HHelen Fielding | 1.2k | 0.6% | 54.0 | 85.2% | Novelist |
| 10 | BBenedict Wells | 812 | 0.2% | 43.4 | 65.4% | Novelist |
| 11 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 756 | 0.3% | 55.9 | 74.4% | Novelist |
| 12 | CChristian Kracht | 721 | 0.4% | 44.4 | 67.7% | Novelist |
| 13 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 659 | 0.4% | 44.1 | 65.0% | Novelist |
| 14 | RRoddy Doyle | 618 | 0.6% | 51.4 | 64.5% | Novelist |
| 15 | EEmily Giffin | 571 | 0.4% | 51.0 | 92.6% | Novelist |
| 16 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 520 | 0.4% | 39.8 | 86.8% | Novelist |
| 17 | JJ. G. Ballard | 480 | 0.5% | 36.2 | 37.6% | Novelist |
| 18 | TTerry McMillan | 247 | 0.1% | 45.1 | 77.4% | Novelist |
| 19 | MMike Peterson | 229 | 0.3% | 46.1 | 34.3% | Novelist |
| 20 | RRobert T. Bakker | 206 | 0.2% | 50.2 | 82.6% | Novelist |
| 21 | TTed Dekker | 199 | 0.1% | 51.0 | 80.8% | Novelist |
| 22 | MMolly Harper | 181 | 0.4% | 48.3 | 85.1% | Novelist |
| 23 | KKat Martin | 175 | 0.3% | 48.2 | 81.4% | Novelist |
| 24 | RRenee Graziano | 164 | 0.1% | 38.2 | 93.2% | Novelist |
| 25 | JJacqueline Carey | 161 | 0.4% | 44.2 | 76.8% | 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 Portugal 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 Portugal?
Elena Ferrante currently leads with an estimated audience of 19k people in Portugal.