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Top 100 Literary genres in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 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 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Humour, Fiction books and Comic book lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 185M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 7M, and the largest, Humour, reaches around 93M 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.

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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 United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

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

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Military science fiction 1.4M 47.5 33.2% Literary genre
52 Supernatural fiction 1.3M 41.6 61.3% Literary genre
53 Regency romance 1.2M 38.8 72.8% Literary genre
54 Romantic thriller 1.2M 44.1 73.7% Literary genre
55 Japanese literature 1.1M 32.3 39.3% Literary genre
56 Romantic poetry 1.1M 40.3 64.0% Literary genre
57 Fan fiction 976k 31.7 68.3% Literary genre
58 Dystopia 943k 40.9 54.5% Literary genre
59 Spy fiction 841k 49.5 41.3% Literary genre
60 Historical mystery 809k 48.9 71.6% Literary genre
61 Bildungsroman 798k 30.8 68.4% Literary genre
62 English poetry 783k 40.1 66.2% Literary genre
63 Hard science fiction 745k 42.4 30.7% Literary genre
64 Legal thriller 733k 47.2 64.1% Literary genre
65 Personalized books 721k 29.7 82.2% Literary genre
66 Philosophical fiction 709k 38.8 60.6% Literary genre
67 Japanese horror 577k 30.0 15.1% Literary genre
68 Christian novel 560k 50.6 85.7% Literary genre
69 Ancient Greek philosophy 542k 43.2 45.2% Literary genre
70 Alternate history 518k 42.3 27.4% Literary genre
71 Japanese mythology 446k 26.8 31.5% Literary genre
72 Medieval fantasy 436k 34.1 51.8% Literary genre
73 Young Adult Books 416k 28.2 64.7% Literary genre
74 Autobiographical novel 371k 47.6 66.1% Literary genre
75 Medieval literature 318k 32.2 49.3% Literary genre

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States 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 United States?

Humour currently leads with an estimated audience of 93M people in United States.

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