84 Most Popular Literary Genres in Belgium 2026 — by Audience Size

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Rank

Position in the Top 84, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Belgium. 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 Belgium, 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 Belgium. 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
26	HHistorical fiction	127k	0.5%	42.9	58.3%	Literary genre
27	NNew-adult fiction	125k	0.5%	35.1	74.8%	Literary genre
28	SSuperhero fiction	104k	0.5%	33.1	47.1%	Literary genre
29	SShōjo manga	103k	0.2%	30.9	60.1%	Literary genre
30	SSketchbook	96k	0.3%	32.6	63.6%	Literary genre
31	EExtended essay	95k	0.2%	39.1	52.8%	Literary genre
32	NNovella	92k	0.2%	41.2	63.6%	Literary genre
33	FFranco-Belgian comics	83k	12.8%	40.2	48.5%	Literary genre
34	AApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	82k	0.4%	34.2	35.5%	Literary genre
35	DDark fantasy	81k	0.5%	34.3	60.4%	Literary genre
36	FFurry fandom	63k	0.8%	48.8	43.4%	Literary genre
37	PPhilosophical fiction	61k	1.5%	35.7	90.8%	Literary genre
38	JJapanese literature	60k	0.8%	39.9	41.6%	Literary genre
39	UUrban fantasy	58k	0.5%	35.4	72.3%	Literary genre
40	EEssay	54k	0.4%	43.6	55.8%	Literary genre
41	FFrench literature	51k	3.1%	50.0	70.1%	Literary genre
42	MMemoir	48k	0.6%	45.5	67.1%	Literary genre
43	PPaperback	47k	0.5%	43.4	55.1%	Literary genre
44	AAutobiography	46k	0.8%	49.9	63.3%	Literary genre
45	SSeinen manga	45k	0.1%	29.1	54.4%	Literary genre
46	HHistorical romance	40k	0.5%	39.7	58.3%	Literary genre
47	EEnglish literature	37k	0.5%	46.2	65.4%	Literary genre
48	SSocial science fiction	33k	10.1%	44.6	33.9%	Literary genre
49	BBildungsroman	25k	1.0%	35.0	62.3%	Literary genre
50	CComic science fiction	25k	0.4%	36.5	46.5%	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 Belgium 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 Belgium?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.5M people in Belgium.

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