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Top 100 Literary genres in France

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 101 literary genres tracked in France, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Manga lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 29M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 888k, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 17M 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.

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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 France who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Young-adult fiction 797k 34.0 74.5% Literary genre
27 Shōjo manga 751k 30.3 57.1% Literary genre
28 New-adult fiction 697k 34.5 72.4% Literary genre
29 Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction 620k 35.0 38.4% Literary genre
30 Sketchbook 590k 29.7 62.8% Literary genre
31 Dark fantasy 558k 32.0 53.9% Literary genre
32 French literature 545k 49.5 66.6% Literary genre
33 Superhero fiction 515k 32.5 42.6% Literary genre
34 Aphorism 481k 45.8 57.7% Literary genre
35 Franco-Belgian comics 454k 34.1 39.9% Literary genre
36 Japanese literature 428k 38.1 41.6% Literary genre
37 Novella 398k 38.9 61.8% Literary genre
38 Urban fantasy 392k 34.8 70.8% Literary genre
39 Romantic thriller 367k 50.1 70.1% Literary genre
40 Historical romance 348k 43.3 69.7% Literary genre
41 Seinen manga 318k 27.9 49.1% Literary genre
42 Essay 299k 45.2 52.9% Literary genre
43 Furry fandom 249k 44.1 69.4% Literary genre
44 Philosophical fiction 236k 34.6 84.3% Literary genre
45 Medieval fantasy 231k 39.5 45.6% Literary genre
46 Social science fiction 204k 41.3 45.8% Literary genre
47 English literature 203k 45.4 66.6% Literary genre
48 Historical mystery 190k 48.2 55.7% Literary genre
49 Autobiography 187k 45.4 63.2% Literary genre
50 Romantic poetry 175k 41.3 67.3% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France 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 France?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 17M people in France.

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