Top 50 Literary genres in Brazil

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 literary genres tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Novella and Fiction books lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 59,825,140 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,858,032, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 26,254,007 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	26,254,007	6.4%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Novella	18,970,126	44.7%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Fiction books	14,601,007	4.9%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Romance novels	7,259,717	4.4%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Manga	6,402,211	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Non-fiction books	4,679,924	4.6%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Fairy tale	4,517,712	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Mystery fiction	4,411,381	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Bestseller	4,265,689	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Fandom	3,586,141	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Psychological thriller	3,585,185	6.4%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Comic book	3,416,974	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Anime and manga fandom	3,402,779	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
14	American comic book	3,037,801	7.2%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Crime fiction	2,632,553	4.1%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Web fiction	2,603,536	6.5%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Satire	2,464,297	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Detective fiction	2,340,447	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
19	Contemporary romance	2,130,024	4.9%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	2,042,573	10.5%	Literary genre	Literature
21	New-adult fiction	1,578,047	6.3%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Children's literature	1,561,167	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Women's fiction	1,514,661	4.7%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Shōnen manga	1,387,610	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Speculative fiction	1,376,292	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Superhero fiction	1,052,292	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Adventure fiction	1,015,440	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Young-adult fiction	963,185	3.6%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Brazilian literature	940,144	99.7%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Historical fiction	693,498	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Graphic novel	690,348	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
32	English literature	666,163	8.4%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Dark fantasy	615,591	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Essay	533,959	4.1%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Urban fantasy	465,960	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Spy fiction	465,055	16.5%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Comic science fiction	463,300	7.2%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Sketchbook	434,385	1.5%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Hard science fiction	403,780	19.9%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Historical romance	403,175	4.6%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Japanese literature	392,216	5.2%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Japanese mythology	373,453	8.3%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Shōjo manga	366,479	0.8%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Furry fandom	356,086	4.7%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Gothic fiction	326,839	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Russian literature	301,736	13.0%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Memoir	274,773	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Continental philosophy	266,351	31.4%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Medieval literature	225,146	11.5%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Romantic poetry	190,403	3.6%	Literary genre	Literature