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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 India who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.
Country share
Share of the global audience that is active in India. 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 India, 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 India. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | HHindi literature | 2.1M | 79.7% | 32.3 | 30.0% | Literary genre |
| 52 | FFantastic Four | 2M | 8.0% | 25.2 | 11.2% | Comics |
| 53 | DDetective fiction | 2M | 3.4% | 29.0 | 41.1% | Literary genre |
| 54 | AAnime and manga fandom | 1.9M | 1.4% | 25.0 | 32.4% | Literary genre |
| 55 | PPatience (opera) | 1.9M | 10.9% | — | — | |
| 56 | BBookselling | 1.9M | 1.7% | 30.2 | 44.8% | |
| 57 | AAudiobook | 1.9M | 3.3% | 35.4 | 36.8% | |
| 58 | AAnjana Om Kashyap | 1.9M | 98.5% | 29.5 | 10.5% | Journalist |
| 59 | BBestseller | 1.8M | 1.7% | 29.9 | 44.7% | Literary genre |
| 60 | HHopscotch (Julio Cortázar novel) | 1.7M | 42.4% | 36.7 | 51.8% | |
| 61 | TTransformers (comics) | 1.7M | 7.8% | 31.3 | 18.5% | |
| 62 | JJames Mollison | 1.7M | 19.6% | — | — | Painter |
| 63 | EEditing | 1.6M | 6.6% | 30.6 | 16.7% | |
| 64 | OOtaku | 1.6M | 2.1% | 25.5 | 33.8% | |
| 65 | DDune (novel) | 1.6M | 13.0% | 36.3 | 44.3% | |
| 66 | WWebcomic | 1.6M | 2.2% | 29.5 | 34.8% | |
| 67 | GGujarati literature | 1.6M | 84.8% | 37.1 | 27.2% | |
| 68 | RRamayana | 1.6M | 47.0% | 35.2 | 19.2% | |
| 69 | DDC Comics | 1.6M | 4.4% | 25.5 | 25.0% | Publishing |
| 70 | AAnime convention | 1.5M | 1.3% | 24.6 | 31.3% | |
| 71 | PPublic library | 1.4M | 2.9% | 34.6 | 42.6% | |
| 72 | IInsomnia (novel) | 1.4M | 11.6% | 41.7 | 53.8% | |
| 73 | SSudha Murthy | 1.3M | 95.6% | 35.7 | 51.3% | Author |
| 74 | PPsychological thriller | 1.3M | 2.4% | 28.8 | 40.5% | Literary genre |
| 75 | IImage Comics | 1.3M | 5.2% | 28.8 | 32.5% |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this list of the most popular literature audiences compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India and ranks each literature audience 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 literature audience in India?
Books currently leads with an estimated audience of 19M people in India.