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Dark Humor: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Dark Humor, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 2,630 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $16.96 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 18% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Humor & Satire (15,072), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,630 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 Dark Humor best sellers
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Mad Mabel: A Novel
- List rank#1
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews72,903
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The Wedding People: A Novel
by Alison Espach
- List rank#3
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews233,118
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Lights Out: An Into Darkness Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews102,213
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Caught Up
- List rank#5
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.3
- Reviews35,125
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Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews161,516
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Game On: An Into Darkness Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$18.89
- Rating4.3
- Reviews18,255
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Peck & Peck: A Novel
- List rank#8
- Price$21
- Rating4.2
- Reviews861
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I See You've Called in Dead: A Novel
by John Kenney
- List rank#9
- Price$15.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews8,790
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The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie: A Satirical Novella
- List rank#10
- Price$2.99
- Rating3.6
- Reviews63,941
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Humor
FAQ
Is Dark Humor a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,630 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Dark Humor?
The median best seller has 2,630 reviews, and 7% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Dark Humor best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $16.96.
Can new books break into Dark Humor?
18% 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.