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Top 100 Literary genres in Germany

This curated ranking covers the 100 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 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Fairy tale lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 28M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.1M, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 12M 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.

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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 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 Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Humour 12M 38.5 49.7% Literary genre
2 Fiction books 9.1M 37.8 62.5% Literary genre
3 Fairy tale 7.2M 41.8 59.8% Literary genre
4 Bestseller 6.3M 40.5 70.6% Literary genre
5 Manga 5.6M 32.4 45.5% Literary genre
6 Anime and manga fandom 5M 31.5 44.8% Literary genre
7 Romance novels 4.7M 40.1 75.1% Literary genre
8 Satire 4.6M 38.8 43.5% Literary genre
9 Children's literature 4.6M 38.9 72.2% Literary genre
10 Comic book 4.4M 32.4 46.8% Literary genre
11 Mystery fiction 4.1M 40.0 58.7% Literary genre
12 Crime fiction 3.9M 40.4 68.4% Literary genre
13 Non-fiction books 3.6M 41.4 67.4% Literary genre
14 Contemporary romance 3M 37.7 72.7% Literary genre
15 Detective fiction 2.8M 39.3 64.9% Literary genre
16 Psychological thriller 2.6M 38.7 61.6% Literary genre
17 Fandom 2.1M 34.3 43.0% Literary genre
18 Women's fiction 1.9M 38.4 73.3% Literary genre
19 New-adult fiction 1.9M 36.9 73.7% Literary genre
20 American comic book 1.7M 29.2 50.3% Literary genre
21 Young-adult fiction 1.6M 34.1 70.0% Literary genre
22 Shōnen manga 1.6M 26.5 45.9% Literary genre
23 Speculative fiction 1.4M 35.6 52.7% Literary genre
24 Adventure fiction 1M 30.9 44.9% Literary genre
25 Furry fandom 1M 43.3 73.9% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list 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 refreshed weekly 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.

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