Top 50 Literary genres in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 102 literary genres tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Fiction books, Bestseller and Manga lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 12,664,058 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 1,043,032, and the largest, Fiction books, reaches around 4,819,397 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Fiction books	4,819,397	1.6%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Bestseller	4,195,882	4.2%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Manga	3,648,779	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Comic book	3,517,275	2.1%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Anime and manga fandom	3,028,609	2.1%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Non-fiction books	2,944,105	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Fairy tale	2,866,873	2.4%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Web fiction	2,502,538	6.2%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Shōnen manga	2,393,133	3.8%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Humour	2,386,607	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Shōjo manga	2,321,525	5.4%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Children's literature	1,953,327	3.1%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Romance novels	1,892,905	1.1%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Crime fiction	1,792,190	2.8%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Detective fiction	1,661,247	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Mystery fiction	1,501,014	1.1%	Literary genre	Literature
17	Psychological thriller	977,695	1.8%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Seinen manga	894,597	2.9%	Literary genre	Literature
19	Contemporary romance	869,600	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Novella	572,174	1.4%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Women's fiction	545,860	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
22	New-adult fiction	511,555	2.0%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Satire	436,933	0.4%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Fandom	387,535	0.4%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Japanese literature	331,876	4.4%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Extended essay	327,981	0.8%	Literary genre	Literature
27	Dark fantasy	321,028	1.9%	Literary genre	Literature
28	Sketchbook	298,699	1.0%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Graphic novel	294,946	1.2%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Speculative fiction	247,884	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
31	American comic book	241,890	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
32	Adventure fiction	228,535	0.7%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Essay	221,856	1.7%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Young-adult fiction	156,505	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Urban fantasy	105,290	0.8%	Literary genre	Literature
36	English literature	99,073	1.2%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Autobiography	80,717	1.5%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Superhero fiction	72,849	0.3%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Romantic poetry	71,395	1.3%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	69,091	0.4%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Gothic fiction	50,844	0.9%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Historical fiction	49,953	0.2%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Furry fandom	42,120	0.6%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Chinese literature	39,270	1.8%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Memoir	34,699	0.5%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Supernatural fiction	34,375	0.9%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Historical romance	33,764	0.4%	Literary genre	Literature
48	Comic science fiction	31,003	0.5%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Regency romance	23,153	0.7%	Literary genre	Literature
50	Romantic thriller	21,490	0.5%	Literary genre	Literature