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Rank
Position in the Top 91, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HHumour | 18M | 4.5% | 30.9 | 21.7% | Literary genre |
| 2 | FFiction books | 11M | 3.6% | 33.0 | 28.3% | Literary genre |
| 3 | RRomance novels | 7.4M | 4.5% | 33.7 | 27.2% | Literary genre |
| 4 | FFandom | 7.3M | 6.9% | 30.5 | 21.7% | Literary genre |
| 5 | MManga | 5.4M | 2.6% | 31.6 | 26.2% | Literary genre |
| 6 | MMystery fiction | 5.3M | 4.0% | 34.0 | 24.0% | Literary genre |
| 7 | NNon-fiction books | 5.2M | 5.1% | 32.5 | 31.1% | Literary genre |
| 8 | SSatire | 3.9M | 3.5% | 29.6 | 20.5% | Literary genre |
| 9 | FFairy tale | 3.5M | 2.9% | 31.2 | 33.2% | Literary genre |
| 10 | CComic book | 3.4M | 2.0% | 28.4 | 27.9% | Literary genre |
| 11 | TTamil literature | 3.2M | 66.2% | 28.7 | 39.0% | Literary genre |
| 12 | CCrime fiction | 3.1M | 4.8% | 29.9 | 32.5% | Literary genre |
| 13 | HHindi literature | 2.1M | 79.7% | 32.3 | 30.0% | Literary genre |
| 14 | DDetective fiction | 2M | 3.4% | 29.0 | 41.1% | Literary genre |
| 15 | AAnime and manga fandom | 1.9M | 1.4% | 25.0 | 32.4% | Literary genre |
| 16 | BBestseller | 1.8M | 1.7% | 29.9 | 44.7% | Literary genre |
| 17 | PPsychological thriller | 1.3M | 2.4% | 28.8 | 40.5% | Literary genre |
| 18 | SSpeculative fiction | 1.2M | 2.8% | 29.2 | 20.1% | Literary genre |
| 19 | AAmerican comic book | 1.2M | 2.8% | 26.7 | 14.3% | Literary genre |
| 20 | CContemporary romance | 1.1M | 2.6% | 27.3 | 52.0% | Literary genre |
| 21 | WWeb fiction | 1.1M | 2.7% | 33.0 | 37.2% | Literary genre |
| 22 | EEssay | 1.1M | 8.2% | 32.5 | 18.9% | Literary genre |
| 23 | SShōnen manga | 1.1M | 1.7% | 25.6 | 34.8% | Literary genre |
| 24 | CChildren's literature | 938k | 1.5% | 31.6 | 50.5% | Literary genre |
| 25 | EExtended essay | 818k | 2.0% | 28.7 | 35.0% | Literary genre |
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Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 91 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across India 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 India?
Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 18M people in India.