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The 100 most popular Literary Genres in Sweden

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest literary genres in Sweden, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 102 literary genres tracked in Sweden, 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 4.6M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 181k, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 1.7M people in Sweden. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Sweden who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Sweden 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 Sweden who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Paperback 22k 46.3 71.1% Literary genre
52 Medieval literature 21k 43.1 50.2% Literary genre
53 Regency romance 19k 38.9 53.5% Literary genre
54 Hard science fiction 18k 40.8 8.9% Literary genre
55 Autobiographical novel 18k 43.8 46.2% Literary genre
56 English poetry 16k 41.6 52.3% Literary genre
57 Japanese literature 16k 39.1 42.0% Literary genre
58 Historical mystery 16k 47.7 65.5% Literary genre
59 Literary fiction 14k 45.6 61.6% Literary genre
60 Philosophical fiction 12k 37.9 94.5% Literary genre
61 African-American literature 12k 39.1 54.4% Literary genre
62 Russian literature 12k 38.9 57.7% Literary genre
63 Romantic thriller 11k 42.2 47.7% Literary genre
64 Comic science fiction 11k 33.6 49.4% Literary genre
65 Spy fiction 10k 46.4 0.0% Literary genre
66 Fan fiction 9.9k 34.1 61.7% Literary genre
67 French literature 8k 43.7 47.1% Literary genre
68 Medieval fantasy 7.6k 39.8 56.0% Literary genre
69 Ancient Greek philosophy 7.6k 40.6 0.0% Literary genre
70 Utopian and dystopian fiction 6.7k 53.1 100.0% Literary genre
71 Japanese mythology 5.3k 31.4 36.3% Literary genre
72 Aphorism 5k 44.3 66.6% Literary genre
73 Alternate history 3.6k 45.4 33.9% Literary genre
74 Young Adult Books 2.9k 39.5 68.5% Literary genre
75 Dōjinshi 2.4k 33.2 61.7% 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 Sweden 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 Sweden?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.7M people in Sweden.

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