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Asian (International & World Politics, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Asian (International & World Politics, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $15, median 527 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $12.08 – $19.71 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category International & World Politics (1,490), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 77% of Books categories: the median best seller has 527 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Asian best sellers
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future
by Dan Wang
- List rank#1
- Price$20.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,679
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How to Stand Up to a Dictator: A Nobel Laureate's Fight Against Authoritarianism -- Includes an Introduction by Amal Clooney
by Maria Ressa
- List rank#2
- Price$11.26
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,314
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
by Vincent Bevins
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,991
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Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
by Doyle Glass
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,034
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
by Barbara Demick
- List rank#5
- Price$17
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12,162
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Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary
by Jan Jekielek
- List rank#7
- Price$22.50
- Rating4.8
- Reviews463
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India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
by Ramachandra Guha
- List rank#8
- Price$16.13
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,151
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The Anarchy
- List rank#9
- Price$12.69
- Rating4.4
- Reviews9,329
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The Art of War Sun Tzu - Complete Edition: The New Modern English Translation (Translated and Annotated)
by Sun Tzu
- List rank#10
- Price$14.70
- Rating4.7
- Reviews342
FAQ
Is Asian a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 527 reviews and sells for $15.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Asian?
The median best seller has 527 reviews, and 22% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Asian best sellers cost?
The median price is $15; half of the best sellers are priced between $12.08 and $19.71.
Can new books break into Asian?
6% 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.