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Hong Kong (History › Asia, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Hong Kong (History › Asia, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $23.97, median 14 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $17.34 – $33.55 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 4% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 1% of the parent category Asia (2,212), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 4% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 82% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has only 14 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
Top 10 Hong Kong best sellers
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
by Helen Zia
- List rank#1
- Price$12.81
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,294
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The Last Kings of Shanghai: The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
by Jonathan Kaufman
- List rank#2
- Price$12.46
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,053
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Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong
by Louisa Lim
- List rank#3
- Price$15.69
- Rating4.6
- Reviews184
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
by Ezra F. Vogel
- List rank#4
- Price$24.41
- Rating4.6
- Reviews667
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Great State: China and the World
by Timothy Brook
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews87
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Ghetto at the Center of the World: Chungking Mansions, Hong Kong
by Gordon Mathews
- List rank#6
- Price$18.38
- Rating4.2
- Reviews115
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Asian Godfathers: Money and Power in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
by Joe Studwell
- List rank#7
- Price$11.37
- Rating4.1
- Reviews160
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The Early Years: China to Me, Hong Kong Holiday, and England to Me
by Emily Hahn
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews11
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Made in Hong Kong: Transpacific Networks and a New History of Globalization (Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University)
by Peter E. Hamilton
- List rank#9
- Price$31.19
- Rating5.0
- Reviews9
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Fortune's Bazaar: The Making of Hong Kong
by Vaudine England
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.1
- Reviews78
FAQ
Is Hong Kong a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 14 reviews and sells for $23.97.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Hong Kong?
The median best seller has 14 reviews, and 80% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Hong Kong best sellers cost?
The median price is $23.97; half of the best sellers are priced between $17.34 and $33.55.
Can new books break into Hong Kong?
4% 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.