Top 50 Literary genres in United States

This curated ranking covers the 50 largest literary genres in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 118 literary genres tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Comic book lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 185,112,356 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 13,571,473, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 92,545,358 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each literary genre, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.

Ranking

Rank	Name	Audience size	Country share	Subtype	Category
1	Humour	92,545,358	22.5%	Literary genre	Literature
2	Fiction books	52,674,370	17.7%	Literary genre	Literature
3	Comic book	39,892,628	23.4%	Literary genre	Literature
4	Satire	35,868,378	32.1%	Literary genre	Literature
5	Manga	33,429,509	15.8%	Literary genre	Literature
6	Mystery fiction	29,054,063	21.7%	Literary genre	Literature
7	Romance novels	28,958,904	17.6%	Literary genre	Literature
8	Anime and manga fandom	26,351,201	18.7%	Literary genre	Literature
9	Fairy tale	24,835,715	20.3%	Literary genre	Literature
10	Fandom	24,710,864	23.3%	Literary genre	Literature
11	Bestseller	18,227,758	18.1%	Literary genre	Literature
12	Non-fiction books	16,828,680	16.6%	Literary genre	Literature
13	Extended essay	15,707,738	38.7%	Literary genre	Literature
14	Crime fiction	15,205,480	23.8%	Literary genre	Literature
15	Psychological thriller	14,129,100	25.3%	Literary genre	Literature
16	Contemporary romance	13,740,958	31.5%	Literary genre	Literature
17	American comic book	13,512,430	32.1%	Literary genre	Literature
18	Speculative fiction	12,319,837	29.3%	Literary genre	Literature
19	Detective fiction	12,007,813	20.6%	Literary genre	Literature
20	Shōnen manga	10,642,502	16.9%	Literary genre	Literature
21	Women's fiction	10,132,314	31.7%	Literary genre	Literature
22	Web fiction	9,673,110	24.0%	Literary genre	Literature
23	Children's literature	9,620,889	15.1%	Literary genre	Literature
24	Graphic novel	8,822,291	36.8%	Literary genre	Literature
25	Adventure fiction	8,579,373	24.9%	Literary genre	Literature
26	Young-adult fiction	7,843,117	29.5%	Literary genre	Literature
27	New-adult fiction	7,559,779	30.3%	Literary genre	Literature
28	African-American literature	7,431,473	87.1%	Literary genre	Literature
29	Superhero fiction	7,330,416	31.6%	Literary genre	Literature
30	Historical fiction	6,950,161	29.8%	Literary genre	Literature
31	Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction	6,542,889	33.7%	Literary genre	Literature
32	Paperback	5,390,803	52.3%	Literary genre	Literature
33	Shōjo manga	5,194,426	12.0%	Literary genre	Literature
34	Novella	5,003,317	11.8%	Literary genre	Literature
35	Sketchbook	4,033,344	14.0%	Literary genre	Literature
36	Dark fantasy	3,955,594	23.9%	Literary genre	Literature
37	Urban fantasy	3,890,658	31.1%	Literary genre	Literature
38	Essay	3,887,755	29.6%	Literary genre	Literature
39	Political satire	3,791,539	48.8%	Literary genre	Literature
40	Historical romance	2,996,556	34.5%	Literary genre	Literature
41	Memoir	2,900,257	37.2%	Literary genre	Literature
42	Seinen manga	2,366,652	7.7%	Literary genre	Literature
43	Comic science fiction	2,194,613	34.1%	Literary genre	Literature
44	Literary fiction	2,027,106	47.4%	Literary genre	Literature
45	Gothic fiction	1,878,238	34.3%	Literary genre	Literature
46	Autobiography	1,706,137	31.1%	Literary genre	Literature
47	Cozy mystery	1,610,977	49.1%	Literary genre	Literature
48	English literature	1,602,014	20.2%	Literary genre	Literature
49	Furry fandom	1,592,721	21.1%	Literary genre	Literature
50	American literature	1,421,869	44.8%	Literary genre	Literature