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The 100 most popular Literary Genres in Norway

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in Norway, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 102 literary genres tracked in Norway, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fairy tale and Fiction books lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.3M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 75k, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 911k people in Norway. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Norway who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Norway 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 Norway who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Romantic poetry 11k 42.9 70.4% Literary genre
52 French literature 9.5k 59.0 100.0% Literary genre
53 Regency romance 7.7k 37.3 50.7% Literary genre
54 Japanese literature 7.2k 37.6 48.6% Literary genre
55 Medieval literature 6.3k 42.0 49.6% Literary genre
56 Supernatural fiction 5.8k 33.4 65.2% Literary genre
57 English poetry 5.6k 35.0 71.9% Literary genre
58 Romantic thriller 5.5k 52.8 66.7% Literary genre
59 Literary fiction 5.4k 44.0 100.0% Literary genre
60 Comic science fiction 4.8k 32.1 49.3% Literary genre
61 Autobiographical novel 4.8k 40.5 39.6% Literary genre
62 Aphorism 4.7k 59.0 100.0% Literary genre
63 Medieval fantasy 4.6k 42.6 44.1% Literary genre
64 Fan fiction 4.1k 29.2 56.7% Literary genre
65 Russian literature 3.9k 40.9 54.7% Literary genre
66 Spy fiction 3.7k 28.6 10.8% Literary genre
67 African-American literature 3.4k 39.6 15.7% Literary genre
68 Japanese mythology 2.9k 23.1 0.0% Literary genre
69 Arabic literature 2.7k 0.0 0.0% Literary genre
70 Ancient Greek philosophy 1.9k 47.1 48.6% Literary genre
71 Young Adult Books 1.3k 31.6 73.2% Literary genre
72 Alternate history 982 45.7 33.2% Literary genre
73 Dōjinshi 780 35.2 56.7% Literary genre
74 Bildungsroman 699 27.0 62.6% Literary genre
75 Utopian and dystopian fiction 558 44.8 65.9% 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 Norway 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 Norway?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 911k people in Norway.

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