Top 50 Literary genres in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 119 literary genres tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Fairy tale lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 28,383,420 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,205,306, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 12,050,199 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	12,050,199	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	9,137,691	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Fairy tale	7,195,530	5.9%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Bestseller	6,261,458	6.2%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Manga	5,559,992	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Anime and manga fandom	4,966,931	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Romance novels	4,709,000	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Satire	4,632,206	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Children's literature	4,567,739	7.2%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Comic book	4,414,962	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Mystery fiction	4,051,827	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Crime fiction	3,855,534	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Non-fiction books	3,551,993	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Contemporary romance	2,953,935	6.8%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Detective fiction	2,843,095	4.9%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Psychological thriller	2,604,147	4.7%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Fandom	2,080,596	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Women's fiction	1,933,618	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature
19	New-adult fiction	1,871,405	7.5%	Literary genre	Literature
20	American comic book	1,744,413	4.1%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Young-adult fiction	1,646,687	6.2%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Shōnen manga	1,627,610	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Speculative fiction	1,402,750	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Adventure fiction	1,027,517	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Furry fandom	1,026,082	13.6%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Web fiction	971,052	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Historical fiction	932,642	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Urban fantasy	901,257	7.2%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Dark fantasy	900,155	5.4%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Shōjo manga	875,167	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Sketchbook	860,378	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
32	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	769,324	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Novella	562,227	1.3%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Essay	559,982	4.3%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Superhero fiction	536,985	2.3%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Graphic novel	534,223	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Seinen manga	418,488	1.4%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Historical romance	407,924	4.7%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Literary fiction	369,605	8.7%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Romantic thriller	333,122	7.4%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Paperback	320,612	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Political satire	306,237	3.9%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Ancient Greek literature	303,095	68.7%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Literary nonsense	300,210	41.1%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Extended essay	273,252	0.7%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Comic science fiction	257,867	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Aphorism	229,385	2.1%	Literary genre	Literature
48	English literature	219,870	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Memoir	214,068	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Regency romance	191,284	5.4%	Literary genre	Literature