Top 50 Literary genres in Spain

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in Spain, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 99 literary genres tracked in Spain, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Manga lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 24,848,660 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,609,330, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 12,666,980 people in Spain. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Spain and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	12,666,980	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	8,000,636	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Manga	4,181,044	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Romance novels	4,159,097	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Fairy tale	4,110,531	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Bestseller	3,625,253	3.6%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Mystery fiction	3,392,408	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Non-fiction books	3,210,403	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Anime and manga fandom	2,762,165	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Comic book	2,470,674	1.4%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Fandom	2,221,169	2.1%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Crime fiction	2,063,877	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Detective fiction	2,048,974	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Children's literature	1,998,821	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Satire	1,792,344	1.6%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Psychological thriller	1,770,430	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Contemporary romance	1,676,394	3.8%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Women's fiction	1,242,603	3.9%	Literary genre	Literature
19	American comic book	1,228,205	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Young-adult fiction	1,190,609	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Novella	1,160,227	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Speculative fiction	1,125,297	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Historical fiction	1,076,228	4.6%	Literary genre	Literature
24	New-adult fiction	1,019,421	4.1%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Web fiction	1,018,964	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Shōnen manga	984,354	1.6%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Adventure fiction	842,223	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Sketchbook	621,240	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Furry fandom	591,406	7.8%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Superhero fiction	560,556	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Graphic novel	540,108	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
32	Dark fantasy	533,055	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	500,400	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Shōjo manga	475,246	1.1%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Romantic poetry	403,381	7.5%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Essay	399,557	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Urban fantasy	389,959	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Historical romance	388,510	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Romantic thriller	256,420	5.7%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Philosophical fiction	207,561	5.2%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Japanese literature	191,823	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
42	English literature	187,281	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Spy fiction	176,740	6.3%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Seinen manga	174,075	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Extended essay	156,421	0.4%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Gothic fiction	155,987	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Autobiography	140,595	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Paperback	136,079	1.3%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Regency romance	122,396	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Medieval literature	118,422	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature