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Top 100 Literary genres in Brazil

This curated ranking covers the 100 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 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Novella and Fiction books lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 60M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.5M, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 26M 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.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

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

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Brazil. 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 Brazil, 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 Brazil. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Philosophical fiction 189k 27.0 80.3% Literary genre
52 Ancient Greek philosophy 165k 44.2 67.3% Literary genre
53 American literature 165k 46.9 55.5% Literary genre
54 Regency romance 153k 36.6 68.7% Literary genre
55 Romantic thriller 148k 43.4 56.8% Literary genre
56 Bildungsroman 141k 25.4 63.7% Literary genre
57 Fan fiction 120k 26.2 71.1% Literary genre
58 Seinen manga 119k 29.8 46.4% Literary genre
59 Autobiography 107k 36.6 65.5% Literary genre
60 Medieval fantasy 93k 36.7 55.9% Literary genre
61 Paperback 81k 39.2 65.8% Literary genre
62 French literature 80k 43.2 67.9% Literary genre
63 Chinese literature 80k 40.1 79.5% Literary genre
64 Extended essay 79k 33.7 63.5% Literary genre
65 Military science fiction 70k 39.5 28.0% Literary genre
66 Aphorism 66k 39.9 78.1% Literary genre
67 Supernatural fiction 63k 36.2 65.9% Literary genre
68 Legal thriller 62k 39.6 59.0% Literary genre
69 African-American literature 57k 39.8 53.2% Literary genre
70 English poetry 50k 44.9 68.0% Literary genre
71 Japanese horror 48k 26.9 15.4% Literary genre
72 Autobiographical novel 42k 34.7 52.8% Literary genre
73 Dystopia 42k 30.6 49.9% Literary genre
74 Cozy mystery 42k 38.5 64.2% Literary genre
75 Political satire 37k 38.7 49.8% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil 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 Brazil?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 26M people in Brazil.

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