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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
51 Philosophical fiction 20k 25.0 90.6% Literary genre
52 Chinese philosophy 16k 23.0 61.6% Literary genre
53 Military science fiction 16k 32.5 18.0% Literary genre
54 Dystopia 15k 45.0 57.8% Literary genre
55 Spy fiction 15k 35.8 46.2% Literary genre
56 Japanese mythology 13k 25.7 28.3% Literary genre
57 Dōjinshi 11k 26.4 53.1% Literary genre
58 Paperback 11k 28.1 70.2% Literary genre
59 Hard science fiction 9.9k 27.7 42.3% Literary genre
60 African-American literature 9.8k 35.3 66.2% Literary genre
61 Legal thriller 9.6k 27.5 87.5% Literary genre
62 Fan fiction 7.2k 25.0 57.6% Literary genre
63 Aphorism 3.9k 28.3 54.3% Literary genre
64 Political satire 3.1k 27.8 62.7% Literary genre
65 Bildungsroman 2.4k 29.0 49.4% Literary genre
66 English poetry 1.8k 26.6 88.4% Literary genre
67 Alternate history 1.5k 45.7 33.2% Literary genre
68 Ancient Greek philosophy 1.4k 47.1 48.6% Literary genre
69 Young Adult Books 1.2k 32.2 66.0% Literary genre
70 Medieval fantasy 469 30.7 34.4% Literary genre
71 First-person narrative 449 48.7 82.0% Literary genre
72 American literature 443 35.0 49.8% Literary genre
73 Russian literature 394 36.0 72.2% Literary genre
74 Flash fiction 393 41.0 66.6% Literary genre
75 Literary fiction 360 27.6 75.4% 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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