Top 100 Literary genres in United Kingdom

How to read this list

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	Country share	Avg age	Female share	Subtype
76	Arabic literature	67k	3.3%	42.8	41.1%	Literary genre
77	Aphorism	62k	0.6%	37.4	64.7%	Literary genre
78	Nautical fiction	62k	9.6%	47.9	55.7%	Literary genre
79	Japanese mythology	54k	1.2%	33.7	40.3%	Literary genre
80	World literature	48k	7.5%	50.9	81.3%	Literary genre
81	Heroic fantasy	48k	8.3%	44.6	28.0%	Literary genre
82	Utopian and dystopian fiction	44k	12.6%	45.2	62.1%	Literary genre
83	Chinese literature	42k	1.9%	41.9	53.1%	Literary genre
84	Academic writing	41k	12.5%	45.7	66.4%	Literary genre
85	Comic fantasy	39k	47.9%	44.8	44.6%	Literary genre
86	Sufi poetry	36k	4.9%	39.7	54.0%	Literary genre
87	French literature	34k	2.1%	44.9	60.3%	Literary genre
88	Creative nonfiction	29k	18.9%	46.3	48.7%	Literary genre
89	Hindi literature	28k	1.1%	37.0	60.8%	Literary genre
90	Continental philosophy	27k	3.2%	35.0	31.1%	Literary genre
91	Chinese philosophy	27k	1.5%	44.0	65.4%	Literary genre
92	Flash fiction	27k	12.1%	38.3	67.9%	Literary genre
93	Eastern philosophy	23k	6.5%	50.7	87.2%	Literary genre
94	Dōjinshi	22k	0.5%	35.9	58.0%	Literary genre
95	Christian novel	22k	3.3%	50.9	82.3%	Literary genre
96	Scandinavian noir	21k	27.2%	46.9	46.2%	Literary genre
97	Nepali literature	18k	3.3%	41.0	19.7%	Literary genre
98	Christian literature	9.8k	3.1%	45.4	63.7%	Literary genre
99	Contemporary fantasy	3.2k	3.7%	42.9	83.1%	Literary genre
100	First-person narrative	2.9k	1.8%	24.6	39.2%	Literary genre

Want the full picture for any of these audiences?

Open any profile to see psychographics, top regions, peer affinities and demographic splits — all derived from the same anonymized signals.

Explore the full directory →

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.

Other top lists in United Kingdom

Groceries Newspapers Premium fashions Universities Art movements Government agencies Movie genres Premjer-Liga Regions Bettings