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Top 100 Literary genres in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 103 literary genres tracked in United Kingdom, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Satire lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 36M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 1.4M, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 17M 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.

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

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Spy fiction 297k 50.0 40.8% Literary genre
52 Seinen manga 283k 28.0 57.5% Literary genre
53 Romantic thriller 271k 48.6 75.2% Literary genre
54 Furry fandom 244k 39.6 62.3% Literary genre
55 Bildungsroman 242k 38.2 58.1% Literary genre
56 Historical mystery 233k 51.1 69.6% Literary genre
57 Romantic poetry 208k 39.3 69.5% Literary genre
58 Legal thriller 190k 50.7 62.8% Literary genre
59 Dystopia 184k 41.0 49.7% Literary genre
60 Fan fiction 165k 31.6 66.2% Literary genre
61 Military science fiction 161k 45.3 28.1% Literary genre
62 American literature 159k 48.6 65.8% Literary genre
63 Japanese horror 151k 33.1 16.2% Literary genre
64 Japanese literature 144k 40.4 49.3% Literary genre
65 Medieval literature 142k 47.7 44.0% Literary genre
66 Hard science fiction 139k 46.1 32.6% Literary genre
67 Philosophical fiction 119k 39.5 74.0% Literary genre
68 Russian literature 100k 42.6 59.6% Literary genre
69 Autobiographical novel 93k 49.2 53.2% Literary genre
70 Medieval fantasy 92k 41.8 41.8% Literary genre
71 Tamil literature 91k 35.6 50.0% Literary genre
72 Young Adult Books 79k 31.3 66.0% Literary genre
73 Personalized books 76k 29.6 82.3% Literary genre
74 Ancient Greek philosophy 71k 48.6 44.3% Literary genre
75 Alternate history 70k 42.4 7.8% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?

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

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