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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 Switzerland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Switzerland. 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 Switzerland, 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 Switzerland. 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 | SShōjo manga | 130k | 0.3% | 33.5 | 57.6% | Literary genre |
| 27 | SSketchbook | 122k | 0.4% | 30.8 | 58.5% | Literary genre |
| 28 | AAphorism | 121k | 1.1% | 44.8 | 63.3% | Literary genre |
| 29 | GGraphic novel | 101k | 0.4% | 38.3 | 43.4% | Literary genre |
| 30 | FFurry fandom | 101k | 1.3% | 46.5 | 66.1% | Literary genre |
| 31 | WWeb fiction | 82k | 0.2% | 39.5 | 64.1% | Literary genre |
| 32 | DDark fantasy | 81k | 0.5% | 34.2 | 59.7% | Literary genre |
| 33 | SSuperhero fiction | 74k | 0.3% | 32.0 | 49.0% | Literary genre |
| 34 | HHistorical fiction | 73k | 0.3% | 40.7 | 63.1% | Literary genre |
| 35 | AApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction | 72k | 0.4% | 35.7 | 40.5% | Literary genre |
| 36 | EEssay | 70k | 0.5% | 46.1 | 47.0% | Literary genre |
| 37 | UUrban fantasy | 68k | 0.6% | 35.3 | 68.2% | Literary genre |
| 38 | SSeinen manga | 56k | 0.2% | 32.1 | 49.3% | Literary genre |
| 39 | Vvita | 38k | 10.0% | 39.9 | 61.0% | Literary genre |
| 40 | EExtended essay | 34k | 0.1% | 35.2 | 53.1% | Literary genre |
| 41 | EEnglish literature | 31k | 0.4% | 42.3 | 57.8% | Literary genre |
| 42 | AAcademic writing | 29k | 8.9% | 45.2 | 53.0% | Literary genre |
| 43 | HHistorical romance | 28k | 0.3% | 34.8 | 60.5% | Literary genre |
| 44 | JJapanese literature | 25k | 0.3% | 37.8 | 38.8% | Literary genre |
| 45 | PPolitical satire | 24k | 0.3% | 41.0 | 46.2% | Literary genre |
| 46 | FFrench literature | 23k | 1.4% | 37.0 | 62.5% | Literary genre |
| 47 | RRomantic poetry | 23k | 0.4% | 40.2 | 56.4% | Literary genre |
| 48 | CComic science fiction | 22k | 0.3% | 38.9 | 44.6% | Literary genre |
| 49 | PPhilosophical fiction | 18k | 0.4% | 36.1 | 100.0% | Literary genre |
| 50 | RRegency romance | 17k | 0.5% | 38.1 | 58.1% | 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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.9M people in Switzerland.