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Existentialism (Movements, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Existentialism (Movements, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.97, median 250 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.10 – $19.32 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 14% of the parent category Movements (1,768), one of the easier corners under it.
- 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 Existentialism best sellers
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The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International)
by Albert Camus
- List rank#1
- Price$9.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,934
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Everything Is Stupid, the World Is on Fire, and Nothing Matters: A Nihilist Survival Guide
by Britt Hartley
- List rank#2
- Price$30
- Reviews-
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Greatest Short Stories of Dostoevsky
- List rank#3
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews685
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People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
by M. Scott Peck
- List rank#4
- Price$11.91
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,686
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The Second Sex
by Simone De Beauvoir
- List rank#5
- Price$22.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,177
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Fear and Trembling (Penguin Classics)
- List rank#6
- Price$14.02
- Rating4.6
- Reviews944
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Nausea
by Jean-Paul Sartre
- List rank#7
- Price$11.92
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,911
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The Practice of Being Alive: Modern Humans in Search of Ground
by Jim Palmer
- List rank#9
- Price$15.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews20
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Existentialism Is a Humanism
by Jean-Paul Sartre
- List rank#10
- Price$11.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,323
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FAQ
Is Existentialism a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 250 reviews and sells for $14.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Existentialism?
The median best seller has 250 reviews, and 28% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Existentialism best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.10 and $19.32.
Can new books break into Existentialism?
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.