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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 Sweden who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Sweden. 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 Sweden, 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 Sweden. 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 | PPeter Robinson (novelist) | 19k | 8.1% | 55.8 | 76.0% | Novelist |
| 2 | CChristian Kracht | 17k | 8.7% | 44.1 | 79.1% | Novelist |
| 3 | EElena Ferrante | 14k | 0.9% | 42.3 | 45.1% | Novelist |
| 4 | RRaymond Chandler | 9.4k | 2.0% | 53.2 | 63.3% | Novelist |
| 5 | HHerman Melville | 8.5k | 1.3% | 37.2 | 47.6% | Novelist |
| 6 | WWilliam Boyd (writer) | 8k | 3.2% | 53.6 | 42.4% | Novelist |
| 7 | MMartin Amis | 3.4k | 1.4% | 52.2 | 0.0% | Novelist |
| 8 | NNathaniel Hawthorne | 3.1k | 0.5% | 44.5 | 68.7% | Novelist |
| 9 | SStephen Chbosky | 2.6k | 1.2% | 37.6 | 66.3% | Novelist |
| 10 | HHelen Fielding | 2.3k | 1.3% | 40.2 | 58.7% | Novelist |
| 11 | JJonathan Safran Foer | 2.2k | 1.3% | 44.0 | 65.9% | Novelist |
| 12 | RRoddy Doyle | 2k | 2.1% | 51.3 | 65.5% | Novelist |
| 13 | PPaul Theroux | 1.4k | 0.8% | 28.5 | 55.2% | Novelist |
| 14 | WWilliam Makepeace Thackeray | 1.1k | 0.9% | 45.3 | 63.2% | Novelist |
| 15 | JJ. G. Ballard | 1k | 1.0% | 35.9 | 38.3% | Novelist |
| 16 | BBenedict Wells | 962 | 0.2% | 44.1 | 77.2% | Novelist |
| 17 | MMike Peterson | 622 | 0.8% | 45.8 | 35.1% | Novelist |
| 18 | RRenee Graziano | 586 | 0.3% | 38.2 | 93.2% | Novelist |
| 19 | UUwe Tellkamp | 306 | 0.4% | 43.6 | 68.0% | Novelist |
| 20 | PPriya Sharma | 285 | 0.2% | 31.8 | 11.5% | Novelist |
| 21 | RRobert T. Bakker | 258 | 0.3% | 50.1 | 83.4% | Novelist |
| 22 | TTerri Blackstock | 237 | 0.6% | 54.1 | 90.9% | Novelist |
| 23 | TTed Dekker | 228 | 0.1% | 49.4 | 100.0% | Novelist |
| 24 | EEmily Giffin | 220 | 0.2% | 49.4 | 69.5% | Novelist |
| 25 | BBeverly Lewis | 219 | 0.6% | 54.5 | 96.1% | 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 Sweden 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 Sweden?
Peter Robinson (novelist) currently leads with an estimated audience of 19k people in Sweden.