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Top 100 Musicals in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest musicals in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 177 musicals tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Wicked (musical), Cats (musical) and Cirque du Soleil lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 23M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 765k, and the largest, Wicked (musical), reaches around 9.9M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States 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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. 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 United States, 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 United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Cabaret (musical) 614k 29.6 46.0%
27 Carousel (musical) 609k 44.9 54.9%
28 Fiddler on the Roof 564k 44.8 62.9% Musical
29 War Horse (play) 557k 42.2 68.4%
30 Kinky boots 539k 35.6 75.8%
31 Riverdance 511k 36.8 60.6% Musical
32 The Piano Lesson 505k Musical
33 Evita (musical) 505k 42.7 55.9% Musical
34 The Sound of Music 460k 45.8 71.1%
35 WICKED The Musical 453k 37.3 77.8%
36 Mary Poppins (musical) 450k 35.1 73.8% Musical
37 Hairspray (musical) 429k 44.5 73.5%
38 Swan Lake 423k 28.2 85.3% Musical
39 Follies 416k 50.9 64.6%
40 School of Rock (musical) 401k 40.8 53.1%
41 Annie (musical) 381k 38.8 64.7%
42 The Aristocats 356k 38.7 63.6% Musical
43 Shrek The Musical 350k 37.8 67.1% Musical
44 Footloose (musical) 349k 47.7 78.9% Musical
45 Guys and Dolls 347k 35.6 58.5%
46 Anything Goes 335k 40.7 79.7%
47 Gypsy (musical) 334k 42.6 64.4%
48 Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical) 332k 41.5 65.0%
49 Dreamgirls 320k 39.0 48.1% Musical
50 Matilda the Musical 316k 36.9 56.0% Musical

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

Wicked (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 9.9M people in United States.

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