Top 50 Literary genres in France

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 100 literary genres tracked in France, 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 29,199,372 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,721,010, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 17,428,992 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	17,428,992	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	6,063,053	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Manga	5,707,327	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Fairy tale	4,662,525	3.8%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Romance novels	4,434,080	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Anime and manga fandom	3,760,868	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Comic book	3,706,213	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Fandom	2,966,892	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Bestseller	2,818,436	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Satire	2,682,990	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Mystery fiction	2,335,656	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
12	American comic book	2,101,252	5.0%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Non-fiction books	1,814,758	1.8%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Crime fiction	1,717,493	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Psychological thriller	1,711,954	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Shōnen manga	1,667,078	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Children's literature	1,641,174	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Detective fiction	1,419,206	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
19	Contemporary romance	1,409,266	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Speculative fiction	1,221,473	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Adventure fiction	1,134,553	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Historical fiction	881,572	3.8%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Women's fiction	878,945	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Web fiction	842,460	2.1%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Graphic novel	808,713	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Young-adult fiction	797,085	3.0%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Shōjo manga	751,153	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
28	New-adult fiction	697,296	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	620,219	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Sketchbook	590,090	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Dark fantasy	558,003	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
32	French literature	544,962	33.0%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Superhero fiction	515,024	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Aphorism	481,102	4.4%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Franco-Belgian comics	454,479	69.7%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Japanese literature	428,209	5.7%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Novella	398,212	0.9%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Urban fantasy	391,715	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Romantic thriller	367,194	8.2%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Historical romance	347,563	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Seinen manga	318,383	1.0%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Essay	298,632	2.3%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Furry fandom	248,652	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Philosophical fiction	235,582	5.9%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Medieval fantasy	230,747	13.2%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Social science fiction	203,913	62.3%	Literary genre	Literature
47	English literature	203,073	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Historical mystery	189,993	9.2%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Autobiography	187,408	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Romantic poetry	174,921	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature