Presumably there are people on Earth who haven't heard of Dan Brown. I certainly doubt there is a Classics professor who hasn't been bombarded with at least one question based on Dan Brown's ostensible research.
Some of the attraction seems to be that Dan Brown brings readers into a world with powerful symbols, relationships, conspiracies, and very simple sides. You know who else did that? HITLER! But there is also this guy who lives in Germany who heads this political cult who keeps on talking about how there are two camps doing obscure things in History.
The appeal seems to be the same. That as the reader gets exposed to things they have only barely heard of and do not understand, they acquire the aura of a person who is educated, knowledgeable, and in on a great secret. The drama of the storyline and the forces supposedly at play are fantastic and emotionally invigorating.
More stuff to consider in "The cult leader as bad writer".
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