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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
51 Autobiography 177k 45.1 57.0% Literary genre
52 Gothic fiction 171k 36.7 58.9% Literary genre
53 Japanese literature 168k 38.0 40.8% Literary genre
54 Romantic poetry 160k 31.4 67.5% Literary genre
55 French literature 157k 36.1 52.8% Literary genre
56 Bildungsroman 141k 35.5 63.2% Literary genre
57 Russian literature 133k 43.1 70.5% Literary genre
58 Military science fiction 119k 38.8 48.7% Literary genre
59 Cozy mystery 119k 49.8 81.0% Literary genre
60 Japanese horror 116k 33.7 18.7% Literary genre
61 Philosophical fiction 115k 38.8 73.5% Literary genre
62 Legal thriller 109k 42.1 60.7% Literary genre
63 Young Adult Books 94k 30.4 60.8% Literary genre
64 Supernatural fiction 93k 39.3 64.5% Literary genre
65 First-person narrative 90k 48.6 83.0% Literary genre
66 Arabic literature 85k 39.4 47.5% Literary genre
67 Medieval literature 84k 43.8 55.0% Literary genre
68 Historical mystery 81k 43.7 58.6% Literary genre
69 African-American literature 78k 38.5 43.7% Literary genre
70 Fan fiction 77k 28.6 56.9% Literary genre
71 Medieval fantasy 72k 38.7 46.7% Literary genre
72 Dystopia 65k 33.9 66.0% Literary genre
73 Spy fiction 65k 42.1 40.7% Literary genre
74 Flash fiction 62k 40.9 68.0% Literary genre
75 Hard science fiction 60k 35.4 22.8% 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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