Popularity ranking · Portugal

The 100 most popular Musicals in Portugal

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in Portugal, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 145 musicals tracked in Portugal, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cats (musical), Ovo (Cirque du Soleil) and Cirque du Soleil lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 518k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 19k, and the largest, Cats (musical), reaches around 284k people in Portugal. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Portugal who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Portugal 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 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
76 The Mousetrap 2.1k 46.3 62.4%
77 Lord of the Dance (musical) 2k 50.1 61.5%
78 Milk and Honey (musical) 2k 42.4 63.4%
79 Nabucco 2k 47.5 66.5%
80 What Next? (opera) 2k 53.3 80.1%
81 Hello, Dolly! (musical) 1.8k 45.0 53.2%
82 The Lion King (musical) 1.7k 41.7 64.4% Musical
83 Miss Saigon 1.6k 48.2 73.8%
84 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) 1.6k 45.8 68.2%
85 As You Like It 1.6k 47.2 70.1%
86 Les Miserables - Musical 1.6k 35.8 77.1%
87 Kinky boots 1.5k 39.7 78.5%
88 Der Freischütz 1.4k 45.4 50.1%
89 The Wedding Singer (musical) 1.3k 26.6 100.0%
90 Guys and Dolls 1.2k 36.0 51.2%
91 Les Misérables (musical) 1.2k 39.7 63.1%
92 Madama Butterfly 1.1k 45.9 63.0%
93 Starlight Express 1.1k 32.6 61.0% Musical
94 Follies 1.1k 53.4 70.4%
95 WICKED The Musical 1k 41.4 80.0%
96 The Music Man 851 50.8 48.5%
97 The Rocky Horror Show 851 45.3 56.4% Musical
98 Happy Camp (variety show) 777 25.6 85.4%
99 The Oh, Hello Show 761 28.7 100.0%
100 Mary Poppins - The Musical 728 40.5 89.0% 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 Portugal 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 Portugal?

Cats (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 284k people in Portugal.

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