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Africa (Explore the World, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Africa (Explore the World, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $8.99, median 198 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 20/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $6.99 – $11.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 18% of the parent category Explore the World (1,090), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $8.99 its median price is below 94% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Africa best sellers
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A Long Walk to Water: A Powerful Adventure of Survival, Perseverance, and Hope in Sudan
- List rank#1
- Price$6.17
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27,713
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Movie Tie-in Edition): Young Readers Edition
- List rank#3
- Price$5.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,902
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When Stars Are Scattered: (National Book Award Finalist)
by Victoria Jamieson
- List rank#4
- Price$7.51
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,174
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I Am Simba (Disney The Lion King) (Little Golden Book)
by John Sazaklis
- List rank#5
- Price$5.58
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,915
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
by Gerald McDermott
- List rank#6
- Price$6.89
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,202
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Home of the Brave
- List rank#8
- Price$6.57
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,941
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Don't Tickle the Elephant!: Interactive Touch And Feel Sensory Book with Elephant, Wildebeest and Vulture Sounds (DON'T TICKLE™ Touch-and-Feel Sound Books)
by Sam Taplin
- List rank#9
- Price$10.40
- Rating4.6
- Reviews113
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The Egypt Game
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- List rank#10
- Price$7.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,410
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Africa
FAQ
Is Africa a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 20/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 198 reviews and sells for $8.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Africa?
The median best seller has 198 reviews, and 32% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Africa best sellers cost?
The median price is $8.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $6.99 and $11.64.
Can new books break into Africa?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.