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Rank
Position in the Top 85, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. 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 Germany, 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 Germany. 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 | TThe Nutcracker | 805k | 9.9% | 43.3 | 65.8% | Musical |
| 2 | WWicked (musical) | 706k | 3.0% | 41.7 | 59.8% | Musical |
| 3 | SStarlight Express | 678k | 65.0% | 33.2 | 62.7% | Musical |
| 4 | GGrease (musical) | 660k | 38.3% | 46.0 | 62.6% | Musical |
| 5 | HHair (musical) | 496k | 5.6% | 38.6 | 76.5% | Musical |
| 6 | BBurlesque (2010 American film) | 399k | 8.5% | 43.7 | 72.9% | Musical |
| 7 | DDreamgirls (film) | 380k | 34.1% | 39.3 | 58.3% | Musical |
| 8 | GGreenbeats | 301k | 93.6% | 40.7 | 32.1% | Musical |
| 9 | JJesus Christ Superstar (film) | 286k | 8.9% | 46.8 | 61.8% | Musical |
| 10 | LLord of the Rings (musical) | 279k | 1.8% | — | — | Musical |
| 11 | TTarzan (musical) | 262k | 8.5% | 36.1 | 55.2% | Musical |
| 12 | CChicago (musical) | 229k | 2.0% | 44.2 | 43.4% | Musical |
| 13 | BBlue Man Group | 222k | 12.4% | 41.3 | 50.9% | Musical |
| 14 | TThe Aristocats | 221k | 14.1% | 34.7 | 83.2% | Musical |
| 15 | AA Chorus Line | 195k | 21.9% | 33.9 | 61.4% | Musical |
| 16 | JJesus Christ Superstar | 174k | 15.0% | 37.4 | 80.1% | Musical |
| 17 | TThe Rocky Horror Show | 167k | 12.0% | 48.4 | 62.8% | Musical |
| 18 | MMary Poppins (musical) | 163k | 4.4% | 39.8 | 72.1% | Musical |
| 19 | 99 to 5 (musical) | 156k | 15.2% | 40.7 | 59.2% | Musical |
| 20 | SSwan Lake | 150k | 6.7% | 43.0 | 73.0% | Musical |
| 21 | FFootloose (musical) | 147k | 3.2% | 47.1 | 61.9% | Musical |
| 22 | GGrease (lubricant) | 125k | 2.5% | 47.0 | 59.6% | Musical |
| 23 | LLittle Shop of Horrors (musical) | 125k | 14.1% | 40.6 | 85.2% | Musical |
| 24 | GGentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953 film) | 122k | 19.1% | 46.5 | 50.1% | Musical |
| 25 | RRiverdance | 110k | 6.4% | 48.1 | 53.2% | Musical |
| 26 | EEvita (musical) | 98k | 3.5% | 47.5 | 62.1% | Musical |
| 27 | TThe Addams Family (musical) | 79k | 5.6% | 32.7 | 100.0% | Musical |
| 28 | MMillion Dollar Quartet (musical) | 72k | 5.0% | 53.1 | 64.7% | Musical |
| 29 | SShrek The Musical | 66k | 6.0% | 38.4 | 51.6% | Musical |
| 30 | HHamilton (musical) | 48k | 1.5% | 31.8 | 58.6% | Musical |
| 31 | SSofi Tukker | 48k | 4.5% | 35.2 | 51.1% | Musical |
| 32 | TThe Firebird | 46k | 37.5% | 44.7 | 45.0% | Musical |
| 33 | MMary Poppins - The Musical | 45k | 15.4% | 40.8 | 92.2% | Musical |
| 34 | MMatilda the Musical | 43k | 1.6% | 39.1 | 53.7% | Musical |
| 35 | TThe Rite of Spring | 40k | 39.9% | 57.5 | 83.9% | Musical |
| 36 | FFiddler on the Roof | 35k | 2.6% | 41.8 | 55.1% | Musical |
| 37 | BBubble Guppies | 33k | 0.8% | 39.9 | 61.4% | Musical |
| 38 | DDance with Me (film) | 32k | 31.9% | 54.6 | 100.0% | Musical |
| 39 | DDreamgirls | 32k | 3.2% | 40.8 | 42.9% | Musical |
| 40 | TThe Cherry Orchard | 30k | 7.1% | 38.9 | 36.9% | Musical |
| 41 | TThe Lion King (musical) | 29k | 1.4% | 43.3 | 65.6% | Musical |
| 42 | TThe Phantom of the Opera | 28k | 3.8% | 34.0 | 59.7% | Musical |
| 43 | FFlying Steps | 27k | 82.0% | 30.3 | 55.5% | Musical |
| 44 | FFunny Girl (musical) | 27k | 3.9% | 28.4 | 39.8% | Musical |
| 45 | TTeam Umizoomi | 26k | 1.3% | 30.7 | 63.4% | Musical |
| 46 | VViva Las Vegas | 23k | 4.9% | 42.6 | 70.9% | Musical |
| 47 | BBeat Street | 23k | 1.8% | 30.2 | 61.3% | Musical |
| 48 | TThe Get Down | 23k | 5.2% | 38.4 | 54.5% | Musical |
| 49 | BBilly Elliot the Musical | 23k | 2.7% | 44.0 | 88.7% | Musical |
| 50 | CChanticleer (ensemble) | 22k | 5.4% | 52.1 | 67.5% | Musical |
| 51 | TThe Brian Jonestown Massacre | 21k | 30.1% | 40.7 | 40.1% | Musical |
| 52 | BBugsy Malone | 20k | 2.5% | 39.1 | 60.8% | Musical |
| 53 | MMacbeth (opera) | 20k | 2.6% | 51.1 | 48.9% | Musical |
| 54 | TThe Wiz | 18k | 2.1% | 27.2 | 35.9% | Musical |
| 55 | MMame (film) | 18k | 1.4% | 30.2 | 84.9% | Musical |
| 56 | TThe Piano Lesson | 17k | 3.1% | — | — | Musical |
| 57 | NNext to Normal | 16k | 19.8% | 44.3 | 75.2% | Musical |
| 58 | TThe Producers (musical) | 14k | 1.7% | 37.2 | 48.5% | Musical |
| 59 | SStreetDance 2 | 14k | 31.9% | — | — | Musical |
| 60 | SSholay | 13k | 0.6% | 28.2 | 24.6% | Musical |
| 61 | CCamp Rock 2: The Final Jam | 12k | 14.2% | 22.8 | 77.0% | Musical |
| 62 | SSouth Pacific (musical) | 11k | 3.1% | 38.5 | 28.5% | Musical |
| 63 | LLion King 2 | 10k | 1.9% | 21.1 | 74.0% | Musical |
| 64 | AAmadou & Mariam | 10k | 3.5% | 32.7 | 39.3% | Musical |
| 65 | RRepo! The Genetic Opera | 9.6k | 2.5% | 27.6 | 68.3% | Musical |
| 66 | MMan of La Mancha | 8.5k | 6.0% | 32.8 | 34.3% | Musical |
| 67 | NNewsies (musical) | 8k | 3.4% | 37.9 | 63.2% | Musical |
| 68 | LLes Arts Florissants (ensemble) | 6.4k | 9.2% | 52.9 | 52.9% | Musical |
| 69 | RRaising the Flag on Iwo Jima | 4.6k | 14.6% | 38.7 | 78.1% | Musical |
| 70 | DDr Zeus | 4.4k | 2.3% | 25.0 | 9.5% | Musical |
| 71 | TThe Who's Tommy | 4k | 11.0% | — | — | Musical |
| 72 | AAppalachian Spring | 4k | 4.0% | — | — | Musical |
| 73 | SSunday in the Park with George | 3.8k | 2.1% | 41.3 | 78.1% | Musical |
| 74 | BBig & Rich | 3.7k | 0.8% | 34.8 | 40.6% | Musical |
| 75 | AA Very Potter Musical | 2.7k | 12.2% | 22.7 | 89.5% | Musical |
| 76 | MMount Eerie | 2.5k | 3.9% | — | — | Musical |
| 77 | LLinus and Lucy | 2.5k | 6.0% | 47.9 | 66.5% | Musical |
| 78 | DDevi Sri Prasad | 1.6k | 0.5% | 26.4 | 17.1% | Musical |
| 79 | BBlack Nazarene | 1.4k | 0.6% | 46.3 | 68.0% | Musical |
| 80 | TTarzan - Disneys Musical | 1.2k | 98.1% | 36.9 | 89.9% | Musical |
| 81 | PPhantom (musical) | 541 | 1.2% | 31.9 | 63.6% | Musical |
| 82 | PPassion (musical) | 386 | 2.9% | 40.8 | 80.6% | Musical |
| 83 | TTrem da Alegria | 370 | 0.3% | 38.8 | 64.6% | Musical |
| 84 | BBugs Bunny on Broadway | 124 | 6.5% | 46.5 | 100.0% | Musical |
| 85 | AAllegiance - A New Musical | 0 | 0.0% | 50.0 | 66.9% | 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 Germany 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 updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest musical in Germany?
The Nutcracker currently leads with an estimated audience of 805k people in Germany.