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The 100 most popular Literary Genres in Denmark

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in Denmark, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 literary genres tracked in Denmark, 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 2.5M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 91k, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 1.2M people in Denmark. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Denmark who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Denmark 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 Denmark who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Denmark. 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 Denmark, 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 Denmark. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Regency romance 9k 38.1 62.5% Literary genre
52 Romantic poetry 9k 40.7 61.3% Literary genre
53 Literary fiction 8k 40.2 82.2% Literary genre
54 Autobiographical novel 7.8k 53.5 54.6% Literary genre
55 Spy fiction 7.5k 47.2 59.3% Literary genre
56 Scandinavian noir 7.3k 47.0 45.7% Literary genre
57 Comic science fiction 7.2k 30.7 60.4% Literary genre
58 Romantic thriller 6.4k 48.8 100.0% Literary genre
59 Japanese literature 6.4k 31.0 28.8% Literary genre
60 Philosophical fiction 5.9k 37.4 100.0% Literary genre
61 Hard science fiction 5.9k 28.9 100.0% Literary genre
62 Supernatural fiction 5.2k 37.4 81.0% Literary genre
63 Russian literature 5.1k 39.0 60.6% Literary genre
64 Fan fiction 4.6k 26.0 64.3% Literary genre
65 Historical mystery 4.3k 48.4 100.0% Literary genre
66 African-American literature 3.7k 30.7 51.2% Literary genre
67 Aphorism 3.4k 48.1 55.8% Literary genre
68 Medieval literature 2.7k 26.1 24.2% Literary genre
69 Arabic literature 2.5k 29.0 50.2% Literary genre
70 Japanese mythology 2.3k 23.2 12.5% Literary genre
71 Medieval fantasy 2.2k 25.5 31.6% Literary genre
72 Ancient Greek philosophy 2.1k 32.6 22.8% Literary genre
73 First-person narrative 2.1k 48.7 82.0% Literary genre
74 Alternate history 1.9k 45.7 33.2% Literary genre
75 Young Adult Books 1.6k 34.9 62.0% 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 Denmark 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 Denmark?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.2M people in Denmark.

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