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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | SSeinen manga | 153k | 0.5% | 26.2 | 48.3% | Literary genre |
| 52 | GGothic fiction | 124k | 2.3% | 28.5 | 25.3% | Literary genre |
| 53 | SSufi poetry | 121k | 16.5% | 33.9 | 23.8% | Literary genre |
| 54 | SSpy fiction | 115k | 4.1% | 33.3 | 39.9% | Literary genre |
| 55 | CComic science fiction | 111k | 1.7% | 26.7 | 34.9% | Literary genre |
| 56 | AAfrican-American literature | 108k | 1.3% | 29.3 | 42.8% | Literary genre |
| 57 | PPaperback | 101k | 1.0% | 31.2 | 28.2% | Literary genre |
| 58 | FFan fiction | 89k | 1.6% | 30.7 | 50.3% | Literary genre |
| 59 | CChinese literature | 88k | 4.0% | 28.5 | 63.3% | Literary genre |
| 60 | RRegency romance | 85k | 2.4% | 25.2 | 41.9% | Literary genre |
| 61 | NNepali literature | 78k | 14.6% | 30.8 | 26.0% | Literary genre |
| 62 | SSupernatural fiction | 67k | 1.7% | 29.9 | 44.2% | Literary genre |
| 63 | MMedieval literature | 64k | 3.3% | 27.0 | 27.8% | Literary genre |
| 64 | AAphorism | 58k | 0.5% | 37.1 | 29.9% | Literary genre |
| 65 | AAmerican literature | 54k | 1.7% | 41.1 | 34.7% | Literary genre |
| 66 | MMedieval fantasy | 53k | 3.0% | 27.1 | 28.6% | Literary genre |
| 67 | JJapanese literature | 49k | 0.7% | 27.5 | 35.2% | Literary genre |
| 68 | HHistorical mystery | 47k | 2.3% | 34.8 | 30.0% | Literary genre |
| 69 | NNautical fiction | 44k | 6.9% | 25.9 | 18.8% | Literary genre |
| 70 | CChinese philosophy | 44k | 2.4% | 38.0 | 41.3% | Literary genre |
| 71 | HHard science fiction | 41k | 2.0% | 29.8 | 36.3% | Literary genre |
| 72 | LLegal thriller | 40k | 2.1% | 32.3 | 34.7% | Literary genre |
| 73 | AAncient Greek philosophy | 37k | 1.7% | 31.9 | 20.2% | Literary genre |
| 74 | MMilitary science fiction | 33k | 1.2% | 26.4 | 26.6% | Literary genre |
| 75 | PPolitical fiction | 33k | 30.3% | 34.6 | 22.5% | 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 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.