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Top 100 Literary genres in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 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 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Fiction books, Bestseller and Manga lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 523k, and the largest, Fiction books, reaches around 4.8M 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.

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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 South Korea who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Korea. 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 South Korea, 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 South Korea. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 Extended essay 328k 27.2 50.9% Literary genre
27 Dark fantasy 321k 32.9 54.2% Literary genre
28 Sketchbook 299k 30.1 64.0% Literary genre
29 Graphic novel 295k 27.8 67.0% Literary genre
30 Speculative fiction 248k 31.7 48.6% Literary genre
31 American comic book 242k 26.0 48.0% Literary genre
32 Adventure fiction 229k 31.8 60.5% Literary genre
33 Essay 222k 29.6 49.5% Literary genre
34 Young-adult fiction 157k 33.0 62.8% Literary genre
35 Urban fantasy 105k 32.1 63.5% Literary genre
36 English literature 99k 34.0 58.8% Literary genre
37 Autobiography 81k 31.7 66.3% Literary genre
38 Superhero fiction 73k 30.1 48.9% Literary genre
39 Romantic poetry 71k 34.9 71.4% Literary genre
40 Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction 69k 32.8 29.3% Literary genre
41 Gothic fiction 51k 30.4 54.9% Literary genre
42 Historical fiction 50k 31.3 71.7% Literary genre
43 Furry fandom 42k 37.1 57.6% Literary genre
44 Chinese literature 39k 38.9 68.0% Literary genre
45 Memoir 35k 39.2 63.9% Literary genre
46 Supernatural fiction 34k 38.3 60.7% Literary genre
47 Historical romance 34k 27.6 68.5% Literary genre
48 Comic science fiction 31k 25.5 68.9% Literary genre
49 Regency romance 23k 28.3 62.2% Literary genre
50 Romantic thriller 21k 37.5 62.8% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?

Fiction books currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.8M people in South Korea.

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