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Economics (Business & Money, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Economics (Business & Money, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $13.87, median 2,858 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.99 – $17.68 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 95% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,858 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 23% of the parent category Business & Money (12,331), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Economics best sellers
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
- List rank#1
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews75,152
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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
by Gil Durán
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews340
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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
- List rank#3
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.6
- Reviews11,949
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INFLUENCING THE MASSES: The Psychological Techniques a Handful of People Use to Steer Billions of Minds
- List rank#4
- Price$19.98
- Rating4.5
- Reviews66
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A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World
- List rank#5
- Price$35
- Rating4.6
- Reviews87
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Thinking in Systems: A Primer
- List rank#6
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,548
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The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There
by Owen Zidar
- List rank#7
- Price$32.99
- Rating4.1
- Reviews113
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,910
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Meditations
- List rank#9
- Price$8.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews28,799
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,871
Subcategories
- Economic History34
- Microeconomics33
- Public Finance33
- Econometrics & Statistics33
- Sustainable Development32
- Labor & Industrial Relations32
- Money & Monetary Policy31
- Macroeconomics30
- Economic Conditions30
- Environmental Economics29
- Free Enterprise & Capitalism29
- Banks & Banking29
- Theory29
- Economic Policy & Development29
- Development & Growth28
- Comparative28
- Urban & Regional28
- Inflation27
- Commerce27
- Income Inequality25
- Unemployment24
- Commercial Policy21
- Interest20
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Economics
FAQ
Is Economics a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,858 reviews and sells for $13.87.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Economics?
The median best seller has 2,858 reviews, and 12% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Economics best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.87; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.99 and $17.68.
Can new books break into Economics?
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.