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Rank
Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.
Audience size
Estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in Germany. 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 Germany, 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 Germany. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HHumour | 12M | 3.0% | 39.2 | 49.7% | Literary genre |
| 2 | FFiction books | 9.1M | 3.1% | 38.5 | 62.5% | Literary genre |
| 3 | FFairy tale | 7.2M | 6.0% | 42.5 | 59.8% | Literary genre |
| 4 | BBestseller | 6.3M | 6.3% | 41.2 | 70.6% | Literary genre |
| 5 | MManga | 5.6M | 2.7% | 33.2 | 45.5% | Literary genre |
| 6 | AAnime and manga fandom | 5M | 3.6% | 32.2 | 44.8% | Literary genre |
| 7 | RRomance novels | 4.7M | 2.9% | 40.8 | 75.1% | Literary genre |
| 8 | SSatire | 4.6M | 4.2% | 39.5 | 43.5% | Literary genre |
| 9 | CChildren's literature | 4.6M | 7.7% | 39.6 | 72.2% | Literary genre |
| 10 | CComic book | 4.4M | 2.6% | 33.2 | 46.8% | Literary genre |
| 11 | MMystery fiction | 4.1M | 3.0% | 40.7 | 58.7% | Literary genre |
| 12 | CCrime fiction | 3.9M | 6.1% | 41.1 | 68.4% | Literary genre |
| 13 | NNon-fiction books | 3.6M | 3.5% | 42.1 | 67.4% | Literary genre |
| 14 | CContemporary romance | 3M | 6.8% | 38.3 | 72.7% | Literary genre |
| 15 | DDetective fiction | 2.8M | 5.0% | 40.0 | 64.9% | Literary genre |
| 16 | PPsychological thriller | 2.6M | 4.7% | 39.4 | 61.6% | Literary genre |
| 17 | FFandom | 2.1M | 2.0% | 35.1 | 43.0% | Literary genre |
| 18 | WWomen's fiction | 1.9M | 6.2% | 39.1 | 73.3% | Literary genre |
| 19 | NNew-adult fiction | 1.9M | 7.5% | 37.6 | 73.7% | Literary genre |
| 20 | AAmerican comic book | 1.7M | 4.1% | 30.0 | 50.3% | Literary genre |
| 21 | YYoung-adult fiction | 1.6M | 6.4% | 34.9 | 70.0% | Literary genre |
| 22 | SShōnen manga | 1.6M | 2.6% | 27.3 | 45.9% | Literary genre |
| 23 | SSpeculative fiction | 1.4M | 3.5% | 36.3 | 52.7% | Literary genre |
| 24 | AAdventure fiction | 1M | 3.1% | 31.7 | 44.9% | Literary genre |
| 25 | FFurry fandom | 1M | 13.7% | 44.0 | 73.9% | Literary genre |
| 26 | WWeb fiction | 971k | 2.4% | 44.0 | 65.7% | Literary genre |
| 27 | HHistorical fiction | 933k | 4.0% | 40.6 | 56.9% | Literary genre |
| 28 | UUrban fantasy | 901k | 7.2% | 37.3 | 68.7% | Literary genre |
| 29 | DDark fantasy | 900k | 5.5% | 36.0 | 63.6% | Literary genre |
| 30 | SShōjo manga | 875k | 2.1% | 29.3 | 57.5% | Literary genre |
| 31 | SSketchbook | 860k | 3.3% | 29.9 | 61.8% | Literary genre |
| 32 | AApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction | 769k | 4.0% | 34.2 | 42.8% | Literary genre |
| 33 | NNovella | 562k | 1.3% | 36.6 | 60.7% | Literary genre |
| 34 | EEssay | 560k | 4.3% | 43.4 | 60.4% | Literary genre |
| 35 | SSuperhero fiction | 537k | 2.4% | 30.4 | 47.7% | Literary genre |
| 36 | GGraphic novel | 534k | 2.2% | 31.9 | 55.3% | Literary genre |
| 37 | SSeinen manga | 418k | 1.4% | 29.1 | 47.6% | Literary genre |
| 38 | Vvita | 412k | 7.0% | 45.4 | 62.8% | Literary genre |
| 39 | HHistorical romance | 408k | 4.7% | 41.3 | 74.7% | Literary genre |
| 40 | LLiterary fiction | 370k | 8.7% | 52.8 | 80.2% | Literary genre |
| 41 | RRomantic thriller | 333k | 7.4% | 46.7 | 70.6% | Literary genre |
| 42 | PPaperback | 321k | 3.1% | 43.5 | 77.8% | Literary genre |
| 43 | PPolitical satire | 306k | 3.9% | 39.7 | 32.1% | Literary genre |
| 44 | AAncient Greek literature | 303k | 68.6% | 48.5 | 79.7% | Literary genre |
| 45 | LLiterary nonsense | 300k | 41.0% | 41.4 | 68.3% | Literary genre |
| 46 | EExtended essay | 273k | 0.7% | 35.1 | 53.9% | Literary genre |
| 47 | CComic science fiction | 258k | 4.1% | 35.5 | 43.2% | Literary genre |
| 48 | AAphorism | 229k | 2.1% | 45.3 | 65.0% | Literary genre |
| 49 | EEnglish literature | 220k | 2.8% | 41.9 | 56.6% | Literary genre |
| 50 | MMemoir | 214k | 2.7% | 44.9 | 71.6% | Literary genre |
| 51 | RRegency romance | 191k | 5.4% | 40.3 | 73.8% | Literary genre |
| 52 | AAutobiography | 177k | 3.2% | 45.8 | 57.0% | Literary genre |
| 53 | GGothic fiction | 171k | 3.2% | 37.4 | 58.9% | Literary genre |
| 54 | JJapanese literature | 168k | 2.2% | 38.7 | 40.8% | Literary genre |
| 55 | RRomantic poetry | 160k | 3.0% | 32.2 | 67.5% | Literary genre |
| 56 | FFrench literature | 157k | 9.5% | 36.8 | 52.8% | Literary genre |
| 57 | BBildungsroman | 141k | 5.9% | 36.1 | 63.2% | Literary genre |
| 58 | RRussian literature | 133k | 6.1% | 43.7 | 70.5% | Literary genre |
| 59 | SSword and sorcery | 127k | 4.0% | 35.4 | 72.9% | Literary genre |
| 60 | MMilitary science fiction | 119k | 4.5% | 39.4 | 48.7% | Literary genre |
| 61 | CCozy mystery | 119k | 3.6% | 50.6 | 81.0% | Literary genre |
| 62 | WWord play | 117k | 3.9% | 40.8 | 65.8% | Literary genre |
| 63 | JJapanese horror | 116k | 10.6% | 34.3 | 18.7% | Literary genre |
| 64 | PPhilosophical fiction | 115k | 2.9% | 39.5 | 73.5% | Literary genre |
| 65 | LLegal thriller | 109k | 5.7% | 42.7 | 60.7% | Literary genre |
| 66 | YYoung Adult Books | 94k | 8.8% | 31.1 | 60.8% | Literary genre |
| 67 | SSupernatural fiction | 93k | 2.4% | 40.0 | 64.5% | Literary genre |
| 68 | FFirst-person narrative | 90k | 53.0% | 49.3 | 83.0% | Literary genre |
| 69 | AArabic literature | 85k | 4.1% | 40.0 | 47.5% | Literary genre |
| 70 | MMedieval literature | 84k | 4.3% | 44.5 | 55.0% | Literary genre |
| 71 | HHistorical mystery | 81k | 3.9% | 44.3 | 58.6% | Literary genre |
| 72 | AAfrican-American literature | 78k | 0.9% | 39.2 | 43.7% | Literary genre |
| 73 | FFan fiction | 77k | 1.6% | 29.4 | 56.9% | Literary genre |
| 74 | MMedieval fantasy | 72k | 4.1% | 39.4 | 46.7% | Literary genre |
| 75 | FFlash fiction | 67k | 29.1% | 41.6 | 68.0% | Literary genre |
| 76 | DDystopia | 65k | 2.6% | 34.6 | 66.0% | Literary genre |
| 77 | SSpy fiction | 65k | 2.3% | 42.9 | 40.7% | Literary genre |
| 78 | HHard science fiction | 60k | 2.9% | 36.1 | 22.8% | Literary genre |
| 79 | EEnglish poetry | 59k | 2.3% | 29.0 | 76.1% | Literary genre |
| 80 | JJapanese mythology | 59k | 1.3% | 32.4 | 38.5% | Literary genre |
| 81 | AAmerican literature | 56k | 1.8% | 44.9 | 54.2% | Literary genre |
| 82 | CContemporary fantasy | 45k | 52.3% | 43.6 | 83.2% | Literary genre |
| 83 | TTamil literature | 42k | 0.9% | 37.1 | 56.9% | Literary genre |
| 84 | CChinese philosophy | 38k | 2.1% | 44.1 | 65.1% | Literary genre |
| 85 | CContinental philosophy | 36k | 4.2% | 40.8 | 41.3% | Literary genre |
| 86 | SSufi poetry | 34k | 4.6% | 32.8 | 60.5% | Literary genre |
| 87 | NNautical fiction | 33k | 5.1% | 43.6 | 0.0% | Literary genre |
| 88 | AAncient Greek philosophy | 33k | 1.5% | 42.2 | 46.0% | Literary genre |
| 89 | DDōjinshi | 29k | 0.6% | 33.7 | 53.9% | Literary genre |
| 90 | CChinese literature | 27k | 1.2% | 40.7 | 57.7% | Literary genre |
| 91 | WWorld literature | 27k | 4.2% | 46.3 | 65.1% | Literary genre |
| 92 | HHeroic fantasy | 26k | 4.5% | 40.5 | 27.9% | Literary genre |
| 93 | AAutobiographical novel | 23k | 1.8% | 37.9 | 59.6% | Literary genre |
| 94 | CChristian literature | 23k | 7.3% | 49.3 | 63.4% | Literary genre |
| 95 | SScandinavian noir | 20k | 24.3% | 47.7 | 47.1% | Literary genre |
| 96 | HHindi literature | 15k | 0.6% | 32.0 | 65.0% | Literary genre |
| 97 | AAcademic writing | 15k | 4.4% | 43.2 | 77.8% | Literary genre |
| 98 | EErotic thriller | 12k | 74.0% | — | — | Literary genre |
| 99 | CComic fantasy | 12k | 14.0% | 45.7 | 45.0% | Literary genre |
| 100 | PPersonalized books | 12k | 1.1% | 27.3 | 82.0% | 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 Germany 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 updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest literary genre in Germany?
Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 12M people in Germany.