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General (Anthropology, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for General (Anthropology, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.48, median 712 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 26/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.25 – $19.55 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Anthropology (1,699), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 712 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 General best sellers
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- List rank#1
- Price$25.89
- Rating4.6
- Reviews134,001
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies
- List rank#2
- Price$16.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews14,658
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The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living (The Happiness Institute Series, 1)
by Meik Wiking
- List rank#4
- Price$9.94
- Rating4.5
- Reviews6,175
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How to Kill a Language: Power, Resistance, and the Race to Save Our Words
by Sophia Smith Galer
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews59
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Debt - Updated and Expanded: The First 5,000 Years
- List rank#6
- Price$20.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,309
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
- List rank#7
- Price$12.24
- Rating4.5
- Reviews38,184
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
- List rank#9
- Price$23.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews3,776
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization
- List rank#10
- Price$13.84
- Rating4.7
- Reviews5,108
FAQ
Is General a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 26/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 712 reviews and sells for $14.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in General?
The median best seller has 712 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do General best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.25 and $19.55.
Can new books break into General?
3% 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.