Top 50 Book / Manga / Comics in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest book / manga / comics in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1,076 book / manga / comics tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Pyton, K (anime) and MapleStory (anime) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,106,806 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 83,174, and the largest, Pyton, reaches around 495,155 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each book / manga / comic, 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 |  Pyton |
495,155 | 3.1% | Literature | |
| 2 |  K (anime) |
392,552 | 0.7% | Literature | |
| 3 |  MapleStory (anime) |
219,099 | 18.4% | Literature | |
| 4 |  It (novel) |
182,445 | 0.5% | Literature | |
| 5 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! |
165,761 | 1.4% | Manga | Literature |
| 6 |  Outliers (book) |
142,558 | 2.2% | Literature | |
| 7 |  Wow! (comic) |
133,126 | 0.9% | Literature | |
| 8 |  Micro (novel) |
130,645 | 2.9% | Literature | |
| 9 |  Nichijou |
119,798 | 2.4% | Literature | |
| 10 |  IS (Infinite Stratos) |
115,114 | 0.3% | Literature | |
| 11 |  Great Teacher Onizuka |
101,374 | 2.2% | Literature | |
| 12 |  Texture (visual arts) |
100,038 | 2.2% | ||
| 13 |  Crayon Shin-chan |
82,922 | 6.6% | Manga | Literature |
| 14 |  Devil May Cry (novels) |
77,625 | 0.6% | Literature | |
| 15 |  Heroes (comics) |
72,220 | 0.4% | Literature | |
| 16 |  Access (comics) |
71,070 | 0.8% | Literature | |
| 17 |  The Guardian (novel) |
68,540 | 0.1% | Literature | |
| 18 |  Jaws (novel) |
67,684 | 0.5% | Literature | |
| 19 |  Transformers (comics) |
66,021 | 0.3% | Literature | |
| 20 |  Legends (comics) |
65,857 | 0.7% | Comics | Literature |
| 21 |  Insomnia (novel) |
57,155 | 0.4% | Literature | |
| 22 |  Kirby: Right Back at Ya! |
54,050 | 0.5% | Literature | |
| 23 |  Fruits Basket |
53,715 | 1.2% | Manga | Literature |
| 24 |  Warriors (novel series) |
53,010 | 0.1% | Literature | |
| 25 |  Poetics (Aristotle) |
52,634 | 1.0% | Literature | |
| 26 |  Categories (Aristotle) |
48,763 | 1.8% | ||
| 27 |  How to Train Your Dragon |
48,652 | 0.2% | Literature | |
| 28 |  Peanuts |
47,364 | 0.3% | Comics | Literature |
| 29 |  Gift (visual novel) |
46,909 | 0.5% | Literature | |
| 30 |  Weekly Shōnen Jump |
46,388 | 1.9% | Manga | Literature |
| 31 |  Q & A (novel) |
44,917 | 3.4% | Literature | |
| 32 |  Frankenstein |
43,021 | 0.2% | Fantasy | Literature |
| 33 |  New Living Translation (NLT) |
42,924 | 2.9% | Literature | |
| 34 |  Sentinel (comics) |
41,757 | 1.0% | Literature | |
| 35 |  Hollows (series) |
41,730 | 2.3% | ||
| 36 |  New Living Translation |
40,965 | 2.8% | Literature | |
| 37 |  Resonance (chemistry) |
40,480 | 1.8% | ||
| 38 |  Dune (novel) |
39,611 | 0.3% | Literature | |
| 39 |  Bishop (comics) |
38,624 | 0.6% | Literature | |
| 40 |  About Time (book) |
38,541 | 0.5% | Politics & Society | |
| 41 |  Fantastic Four |
38,401 | 0.1% | Comics | Literature |
| 42 |  Hunter × Hunter |
37,996 | 0.2% | Manga | Literature |
| 43 |  Doraemon |
37,281 | 0.3% | Manga | Literature |
| 44 |  The Giver |
37,214 | 1.3% | Literature | |
| 45 |  Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) |
37,119 | 1.1% | Manga | Literature |
| 46 |  Jutsu (Naruto) |
36,200 | 1.7% | Manga | Literature |
| 47 |  Persuasion |
36,132 | 0.7% | Literature | |
| 48 |  Patience (opera) |
35,995 | 0.2% | Literature | |
| 49 |  YuYu Hakusho |
35,808 | 0.9% | TV series | Literature |
| 50 |  Divergent (novel) |
35,788 | 0.4% | Novel | Literature |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea and ranks each book / manga / comic 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 book / manga / comic in South Korea?
Pyton currently leads with an estimated audience of 495,155 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.