Top 99 Literary genres in Spain

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Rank

Position in the Top 99, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Spain who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Spain. 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 Spain, 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 Spain. 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	Humour	13M	3.1%	45.1	52.1%	Literary genre
2	Fiction books	8M	2.7%	42.4	63.4%	Literary genre
3	Manga	4.2M	2.0%	36.7	47.4%	Literary genre
4	Romance novels	4.2M	2.5%	46.2	68.2%	Literary genre
5	Fairy tale	4.1M	3.4%	46.2	59.9%	Literary genre
6	Bestseller	3.6M	3.6%	42.8	72.1%	Literary genre
7	Mystery fiction	3.4M	2.5%	45.2	59.9%	Literary genre
8	Non-fiction books	3.2M	3.2%	43.5	67.5%	Literary genre
9	Anime and manga fandom	2.8M	2.0%	33.4	43.5%	Literary genre
10	Comic book	2.5M	1.4%	34.7	45.0%	Literary genre
11	Fandom	2.2M	2.1%	40.6	50.6%	Literary genre
12	Crime fiction	2.1M	3.2%	43.3	65.8%	Literary genre
13	Detective fiction	2M	3.5%	40.8	65.8%	Literary genre
14	Children's literature	2M	3.1%	42.3	78.3%	Literary genre
15	Satire	1.8M	1.6%	42.7	50.0%	Literary genre
16	Psychological thriller	1.8M	3.2%	42.9	63.6%	Literary genre
17	Contemporary romance	1.7M	3.8%	40.3	71.9%	Literary genre
18	Women's fiction	1.2M	3.9%	40.4	70.6%	Literary genre
19	American comic book	1.2M	2.9%	33.1	52.1%	Literary genre
20	Young-adult fiction	1.2M	4.5%	37.9	68.3%	Literary genre
21	Novella	1.2M	2.7%	45.9	72.5%	Literary genre
22	Speculative fiction	1.1M	2.7%	41.1	46.9%	Literary genre
23	Historical fiction	1.1M	4.6%	46.1	63.9%	Literary genre
24	New-adult fiction	1M	4.1%	39.4	72.6%	Literary genre
25	Web fiction	1M	2.5%	46.1	69.4%	Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 99 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Spain 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 Spain?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 13M people in Spain.

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