Top 50 Literary genres in India

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in India, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 91 literary genres tracked in India, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Romance novels lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 36,567,029 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 2,124,509, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 18,469,861 people in India. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in India who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across India and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	18,469,861	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	10,689,157	3.6%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Romance novels	7,408,011	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Fandom	7,345,703	6.9%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Manga	5,439,689	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Mystery fiction	5,334,423	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Non-fiction books	5,160,196	5.1%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Satire	3,940,728	3.5%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Fairy tale	3,490,946	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Comic book	3,445,879	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Tamil literature	3,189,333	66.2%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Crime fiction	3,083,482	4.8%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Hindi literature	2,051,813	79.7%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Detective fiction	1,955,406	3.4%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Anime and manga fandom	1,915,060	1.4%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Bestseller	1,757,239	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Psychological thriller	1,330,570	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Speculative fiction	1,196,395	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
19	American comic book	1,187,545	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Contemporary romance	1,119,949	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Web fiction	1,100,637	2.7%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Essay	1,084,527	8.3%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Shōnen manga	1,079,924	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Children's literature	937,622	1.5%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Extended essay	817,548	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Political satire	802,239	10.3%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Adventure fiction	795,413	2.3%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Romantic poetry	721,817	13.5%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Women's fiction	712,679	2.2%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Superhero fiction	672,077	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Young-adult fiction	665,523	2.5%	Literary genre	Literature
32	New-adult fiction	643,114	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Sketchbook	565,598	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Historical fiction	550,861	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Dark fantasy	530,660	3.2%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Philosophical fiction	525,728	13.1%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Graphic novel	492,783	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Novella	492,666	1.2%	Literary genre	Literature
39	English literature	478,549	6.0%	Literary genre	Literature
40	English poetry	428,424	15.6%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	356,925	1.8%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Urban fantasy	355,888	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Furry fandom	337,812	4.5%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Shōjo manga	324,859	0.8%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Historical romance	242,236	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Arabic literature	226,869	11.1%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Autobiography	220,294	4.0%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Memoir	199,529	2.6%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Romantic thriller	194,737	4.3%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Literary fiction	156,573	3.7%	Literary genre	Literature