82 Most Popular Literary Genres in Austria 2026 — by Audience Size

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Rank

Position in the Top 82, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Austria who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Austria. 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 Austria, 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 Austria. 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
51	RRomantic poetry	19k	0.4%	37.3	59.2%	Literary genre
52	GGothic fiction	18k	0.3%	33.2	58.1%	Literary genre
53	PPolitical satire	18k	0.2%	35.6	30.5%	Literary genre
54	MMilitary science fiction	16k	0.6%	35.9	52.2%	Literary genre
55	JJapanese literature	14k	0.2%	32.1	38.6%	Literary genre
56	FFrench literature	13k	0.8%	33.5	56.6%	Literary genre
57	DDystopia	12k	0.5%	47.0	68.0%	Literary genre
58	RRussian literature	11k	0.5%	37.8	80.4%	Literary genre
59	BBildungsroman	10k	0.4%	32.9	60.2%	Literary genre
60	YYoung Adult Books	10k	0.9%	32.2	52.0%	Literary genre
61	CCozy mystery	9.8k	0.3%	46.1	66.0%	Literary genre
62	EEnglish poetry	8.9k	0.3%	37.7	73.7%	Literary genre
63	SSupernatural fiction	8.7k	0.2%	38.8	76.9%	Literary genre
64	FFan fiction	6.5k	0.1%	27.0	57.0%	Literary genre
65	MMedieval literature	5.8k	0.3%	37.6	40.2%	Literary genre
66	LLegal thriller	5.8k	0.3%	34.7	78.2%	Literary genre
67	JJapanese mythology	4.2k	0.1%	23.2	37.6%	Literary genre
68	DDōjinshi	2.9k	0.1%	27.1	46.0%	Literary genre
69	AAlternate history	697	0.1%	39.0	49.3%	Literary genre
70	HHard science fiction	678	0.0%	34.6	0.0%	Literary genre
71	BBelgian comics	592	0.7%	39.0	49.3%	Literary genre
72	HHistorical mystery	311	0.0%	44.2	85.3%	Literary genre
73	CChinese literature	252	0.0%	34.5	78.1%	Literary genre
74	FFranco-Belgian comics	207	0.0%	34.0	40.7%	Literary genre
75	CContemporary fantasy	202	0.2%	43.1	83.4%	Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular literary genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Austria and ranks each literary genre 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 literary genre in Austria?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.6M people in Austria.

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