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Cults: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Cults, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.83, median 646 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.25 – $19.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 40% of the parent category Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts (1,622), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 80% of Books categories: the median best seller has 646 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Cults best sellers
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Counting the Cost
by Jill Duggar
- List rank#1
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,944
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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
by Shari Franke
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15,750
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He Came to Set the Captives Free: A Guide to Recognizing and Fighting the Attacks of Satan, Witches, and the Occult
by Rebecca Brown
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,267
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Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
by Christine Brown Woolley
- List rank#4
- Price$16.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,307
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The Devils of Loudun
- List rank#5
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews632
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The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them
by Daniella Mestyanek Young
- List rank#6
- Price$19.20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134
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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy
by Tia Levings
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,570
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The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
by Steven Hassan
- List rank#8
- Price$11.09
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,067
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The Satanic Bible
by Anton Szandor Lavey
- List rank#9
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,631
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Uncultured: A Memoir
by Daniella Mestyanek Young
- List rank#10
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,628
FAQ
Is Cults a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 646 reviews and sells for $14.83.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Cults?
The median best seller has 646 reviews, and 13% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Cults best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.83; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.25 and $19.34.
Can new books break into Cults?
5% 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.