Popularity ranking · Sweden

The 100 most popular Musicals in Sweden

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in Sweden, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 146 musicals tracked in Sweden, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cats (musical), Lord of the Rings (musical) and Wicked (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 591k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 29k, and the largest, Cats (musical), reaches around 228k people in Sweden. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Sweden who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Sweden 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 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Goldberg Variations 5k 59.0 55.2%
77 The Lion King (musical) 5k 44.2 61.2% Musical
78 Dreamgirls 4.8k 42.3 0.0% Musical
79 The Tempest (opera) 4.8k 38.5 83.0%
80 In the Heights 4.5k 34.8 72.7%
81 The Magic Flute 4.3k 39.0 55.5%
82 Pagliacci 4.2k 46.6 58.0%
83 The Mousetrap 4.1k 46.2 63.1%
84 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) 4.1k 45.7 13.2%
85 You and Me (Peking opera) 3.9k 26.4 51.7%
86 Nabucco 3.4k 47.3 67.5%
87 Lord of the Dance (musical) 3.2k 49.9 62.8%
88 Madama Butterfly 3.1k 45.7 64.0%
89 As You Like It 2.9k 47.1 70.9%
90 Follies 2.8k 53.3 71.8%
91 Les Miserables - Musical 2.5k 35.7 77.5%
92 Anything Goes 2.4k 44.5 84.1%
93 Grease (musical) 2.3k 48.0 62.5% Musical
94 Der Freischütz 2.1k 45.2 50.9%
95 The Phantom of the Opera 2.1k 29.7 81.9% Musical
96 Million Dollar Quartet (musical) 2k 52.4 64.6% Musical
97 What Next? (opera) 1.9k 53.2 81.3%
98 Jekyll & Hyde (musical) 1.7k 19.0 100.0%
99 Man of La Mancha 1.6k 33.0 30.8% Musical
100 The Rocky Horror Show 1.5k 29.0 0.0% 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 Sweden 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 Sweden?

Cats (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 228k people in Sweden.

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