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Evolutionary Psychology (Psychology & Counseling, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Evolutionary Psychology (Psychology & Counseling, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.58, median 383 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.48 – $19.97 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 4% of the parent category Psychology & Counseling (10,848), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 383 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Evolutionary Psychology best sellers
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The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating
by David M. Buss
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews902
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A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains – A Neuroscience Framework for Understanding Future Machines
- List rank#2
- Price$17.06
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,375
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Projections: The New Science of Human Emotion
by Karl Deisseroth
- List rank#3
- Price$17.71
- Rating4.6
- Reviews403
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WEIRDest People in the World
by Joseph Henrich
- List rank#4
- Price$13.79
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,522
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Why Don’t You Understand Me?: The Surprising Science Behind Connecting in a World of Missed Signals
by Yael Schonbrun
- List rank#5
- Price$16.69
- Rating5.0
- Reviews30
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
by Robert Wright
- List rank#6
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews4,944
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Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
by Peter Godfrey-Smith
- List rank#7
- Price$11.49
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,856
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life ― A Popular Science Look at Microbes and Life
by Ed Yong
- List rank#8
- Price$11.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,261
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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
by Robert Wright
- List rank#9
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.2
- Reviews81
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Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
by Lisa Barrett
- List rank#10
- Price$9.59
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,939
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FAQ
Is Evolutionary Psychology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 383 reviews and sells for $14.58.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Evolutionary Psychology?
The median best seller has 383 reviews, and 27% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Evolutionary Psychology best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.58; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.48 and $19.97.
Can new books break into Evolutionary Psychology?
10% 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.