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Comedy (Type, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Comedy (Type, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.37, median 870 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.54 – $17.17 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 21, 10 points lower than here.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 83% of Books categories: the median best seller has 870 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Comedy best sellers
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Gilmore Girls: The Official Advent Calendar
- List rank#2
- Price$23.49
- Rating4.1
- Reviews686
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Brother of the More Famous Jack
by Barbara Trapido
- List rank#3
- Price$17.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews1,725
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I See You've Called in Dead: A Novel
by John Kenney
- List rank#4
- Price$17.70
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,790
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The Rules of Attraction (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Bret Easton Ellis
- List rank#5
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews1,296
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A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings ((Penguin Classics))
- List rank#6
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,258
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Patrick Stewart Performs the Complete Sonnets of William Shakespeare: With Original Commentary by Patrick Stewart
by William Shakespeare; Patrick Stewart
- List rank#7
- Price$20.74
- Rating4.7
- Reviews27
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A Redbird Christmas: A Novel
by Fannie Flagg
- List rank#8
- Price$13.85
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,506
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Tourist Season (The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.33
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11,682
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It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
by Trevor Noah
- List rank#10
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,391
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Comedy
FAQ
Is Comedy a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 870 reviews and sells for $12.37.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Comedy?
The median best seller has 870 reviews, and 19% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Comedy best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.37; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.54 and $17.17.
Can new books break into Comedy?
13% 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.