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The 100 most popular Literary Genres in Netherlands

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in Netherlands, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 104 literary genres tracked in Netherlands, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Fairy tale lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6.9M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 235k, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 4.1M people in Netherlands. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Netherlands who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Netherlands 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 Netherlands who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 American literature 31k 44.2 55.4% Literary genre
52 Gothic fiction 29k 33.6 56.9% Literary genre
53 Dystopia 28k 42.9 53.4% Literary genre
54 Military science fiction 27k 47.0 38.0% Literary genre
55 Regency romance 25k 39.5 59.4% Literary genre
56 Arabic literature 23k 43.4 56.2% Literary genre
57 Supernatural fiction 23k 40.4 55.6% Literary genre
58 Medieval literature 23k 41.7 52.2% Literary genre
59 Political satire 21k 40.3 44.3% Literary genre
60 French literature 21k 48.4 64.1% Literary genre
61 Spy fiction 21k 41.1 69.4% Literary genre
62 Japanese literature 21k 35.9 38.5% Literary genre
63 Ancient Greek philosophy 20k 48.4 44.1% Literary genre
64 Bildungsroman 17k 36.5 59.6% Literary genre
65 Fan fiction 17k 32.8 62.6% Literary genre
66 African-American literature 15k 40.2 47.8% Literary genre
67 English poetry 15k 36.9 59.4% Literary genre
68 Medieval fantasy 15k 38.5 50.8% Literary genre
69 World literature 14k 49.9 52.9% Literary genre
70 Young Adult Books 12k 32.1 59.9% Literary genre
71 Russian literature 12k 33.8 75.2% Literary genre
72 Japanese mythology 11k 35.9 40.9% Literary genre
73 Cozy mystery 11k 42.1 62.1% Literary genre
74 Historical mystery 11k 43.2 57.6% Literary genre
75 Autobiographical novel 8.6k 40.0 69.0% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular literary genres compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Netherlands 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 Netherlands?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 4.1M people in Netherlands.

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