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Top 100 Book / Manga / Comics in South Korea

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest book / manga / comics in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.1k book / manga / comics tracked in South Korea, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Pyton, K (anime) and MapleStory (anime) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 53k, and the largest, Pyton, reaches around 495k 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.

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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
1 Pyton 495k 24.6 30.6%
2 K (anime) 393k 24.6 68.7%
3 MapleStory (anime) 219k 22.7 41.4%
4 It (novel) 182k 28.3 11.4%
5 Outliers (book) 143k 46.6 47.2%
6 Wow! (comic) 133k 38.1 100.0%
7 Micro (novel) 131k 46.9 44.8%
8 IS (Infinite Stratos) 122k 32.5 87.2%
9 Nichijou 120k 31.1 60.5%
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! 118k 27.6 46.8% Manga
11 Great Teacher Onizuka 103k 33.9 66.2%
12 Texture (visual arts) 100k 27.5 100.0%
13 Crayon Shin-chan 82k 28.5 80.3% Manga
14 Devil May Cry (novels) 78k
15 Heroes (comics) 72k
16 Access (comics) 71k
17 The Guardian (novel) 69k
18 Legends (comics) 68k 44.8 30.0% Comics
19 Jaws (novel) 68k 54.4 24.6%
20 Metamorphoses 67k 50.8 79.0% Novel
21 Transformers (comics) 63k 28.5 0.0%
22 Insomnia (novel) 57k 41.7 53.8%
23 Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 54k
24 Warriors (novel series) 53k 26.5 77.4%
25 Poetics (Aristotle) 53k 36.7 51.8%

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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 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 495k people in South Korea.

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