Top 50 Literary genres in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 102 literary genres tracked in United Kingdom, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Satire lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 35,722,493 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,775,924, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 17,275,268 people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	17,275,268	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	11,027,476	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Satire	7,419,749	6.6%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Mystery fiction	7,138,387	5.3%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Romance novels	6,998,098	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Comic book	5,924,945	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Fairy tale	5,864,524	4.8%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Manga	5,261,688	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Crime fiction	4,755,440	7.4%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Anime and manga fandom	4,140,586	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Fandom	4,125,923	3.9%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Extended essay	3,960,264	9.8%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Psychological thriller	3,786,284	6.8%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Non-fiction books	3,720,159	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Bestseller	3,290,338	3.3%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Detective fiction	3,138,538	5.4%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Contemporary romance	2,847,193	6.5%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Children's literature	2,843,213	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
19	American comic book	2,457,414	5.8%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Speculative fiction	2,433,640	5.8%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Women's fiction	2,392,065	7.5%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Web fiction	2,303,384	5.7%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Historical fiction	2,143,700	9.2%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Paperback	1,834,849	17.8%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Young-adult fiction	1,660,060	6.2%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Adventure fiction	1,619,755	4.7%	Literary genre	Literature
27	New-adult fiction	1,454,577	5.8%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Graphic novel	1,303,406	5.4%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Shōnen manga	1,274,392	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Superhero fiction	1,173,427	5.0%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	1,084,236	5.6%	Literary genre	Literature
32	Urban fantasy	980,872	7.8%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Dark fantasy	978,537	5.9%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Novella	946,999	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Literary fiction	942,670	22.1%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Memoir	930,261	11.9%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Historical romance	921,533	10.6%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Sketchbook	828,435	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Shōjo manga	706,576	1.6%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Cozy mystery	630,531	19.2%	Literary genre	Literature
41	English literature	608,435	7.7%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Autobiography	555,920	10.1%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Essay	486,328	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Political satire	466,193	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Gothic fiction	460,239	8.4%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Comic science fiction	395,534	6.2%	Literary genre	Literature
47	African-American literature	347,421	4.1%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Supernatural fiction	336,919	8.7%	Literary genre	Literature
49	English poetry	314,409	11.4%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Regency romance	305,456	8.7%	Literary genre	Literature