Top 26 Westerns in United States
This curated ranking covers the 26 largest westerns in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Django Unchained, Wyatt Earp (film) and True Grit (1969 film) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6,943,935 people. Across all 26 entries the average audience size is 938,021, and the largest, Django Unchained, reaches around 3,308,311 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each western, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Django Unchained |
3,308,311 | 38.3% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Wyatt Earp (film) |
1,865,752 | 56.0% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  True Grit (1969 film) |
1,769,872 | 43.5% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  High Noon |
1,691,390 | 35.5% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly |
1,579,616 | 27.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Django (film) |
1,491,809 | 17.1% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Dances with Wolves |
1,303,137 | 49.3% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Ponderosa (TV series) |
1,159,310 | 71.6% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Silverado (film) |
1,117,115 | 34.5% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Unforgiven |
1,051,105 | 34.3% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Young Guns |
766,788 | 71.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  The Magnificent Seven |
744,573 | 27.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Wild Wild West |
710,395 | 50.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Kung Fu (TV series) |
668,857 | 23.3% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Tombstone (film) |
641,667 | 33.1% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  A Fistful of Dollars |
563,979 | 31.1% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Rio Bravo (film) |
561,589 | 48.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Pale Rider |
510,606 | 80.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Open Range |
498,938 | 52.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Once Upon a Time in the West |
456,103 | 15.9% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  The Wild Wild West |
350,600 | 73.9% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Rawhide (TV series) |
348,736 | 44.1% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film) |
348,275 | 91.8% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  For a Few Dollars More |
328,669 | 41.2% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  The Outlaw Josey Wales |
320,097 | 76.4% | Western | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  One-Eyed Jacks |
231,279 | 73.7% | Western | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 26 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each western 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 western in United States?
Django Unchained currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,308,311 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.