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Comedy (Humor, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Comedy (Humor, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $3.99, median 484 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $3.99 – $4.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- At $3.99 its median price is below 97% of Kindle eBooks categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its median reviews are 32% of the parent category Humor (1,494), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 484 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Comedy best sellers
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock and Impress Your Friends (Mind-Blowing True Facts)
by Shane Carley
- List rank#1
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,854
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The Greedy Bastard Diary: Around the States in 80 Days
by Eric Idle
- List rank#3
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews182
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101 FUNNIEST MEMES : BOOK 167
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating3.2
- Reviews6
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On Jokes (or, why everything you know about comedy is wrong): The Hidden Mechanics of Funny
by Jimmy Carr
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews12
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Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David – The Definitive Authorized Biography of Seinfeld's Legendary Co-Creator
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews21
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My (Mostly) Fake Wedding: A Fake Marriage Romantic Comedy (My (Mostly) Funny Romance Book 2)
by Penelope Bloom
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,772
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Pozole for a Broken Heart: A Dual POV RomCom with Sharp Banter, Found Family, and a Rule Made to Be Broken (Rules of Attraction Series Book 1)
by Rumi Ashwood
- List rank#10
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews30
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FAQ
Is Comedy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 484 reviews and sells for $3.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Comedy?
The median best seller has 484 reviews, and 35% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Comedy best sellers cost?
The median price is $3.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $3.99 and $4.99.
Can new books break into Comedy?
14% 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.