92 Most Popular Literary Genres in Ireland 2026 — by Audience Size

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Rank

Position in the Top 92, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Ireland who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Ireland. 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 Ireland, 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 Ireland. 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
26	PPaperback	86k	0.8%	47.4	68.9%	Literary genre
27	AAdventure fiction	78k	0.2%	35.2	49.0%	Literary genre
28	GGraphic novel	71k	0.3%	35.2	48.6%	Literary genre
29	LLiterary fiction	67k	1.6%	49.2	76.3%	Literary genre
30	UUrban fantasy	67k	0.5%	39.9	76.1%	Literary genre
31	SSuperhero fiction	64k	0.3%	33.8	43.2%	Literary genre
32	AApocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	62k	0.3%	42.4	50.4%	Literary genre
33	DDark fantasy	62k	0.4%	35.6	73.7%	Literary genre
34	MMemoir	61k	0.8%	48.3	79.6%	Literary genre
35	EEnglish literature	48k	0.6%	44.0	65.8%	Literary genre
36	EEssay	46k	0.3%	44.0	62.8%	Literary genre
37	SShōjo manga	45k	0.1%	26.2	64.2%	Literary genre
38	HHistorical romance	41k	0.5%	39.4	76.9%	Literary genre
39	AAutobiography	38k	0.7%	50.6	59.5%	Literary genre
40	SSketchbook	37k	0.1%	29.9	65.4%	Literary genre
41	GGothic fiction	34k	0.6%	47.0	71.5%	Literary genre
42	RRomantic thriller	32k	0.7%	51.8	94.2%	Literary genre
43	CCozy mystery	31k	0.9%	54.5	100.0%	Literary genre
44	RRegency romance	25k	0.7%	40.6	81.9%	Literary genre
45	DDystopia	23k	0.9%	45.0	57.8%	Literary genre
46	HHistorical mystery	23k	1.1%	59.0	53.7%	Literary genre
47	PPolitical satire	23k	0.3%	43.7	39.1%	Literary genre
48	EEnglish poetry	22k	0.8%	46.5	63.1%	Literary genre
49	SSupernatural fiction	19k	0.5%	45.5	82.3%	Literary genre
50	CComic science fiction	18k	0.3%	40.6	46.0%	Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular literary genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Ireland 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 Ireland?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.2M people in Ireland.

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