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Humor (Children's Books, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Humor (Children's Books, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $6.96, median 6,111 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 14/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.57 – $9.50 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 97% of Books categories: the median best seller has 6,111 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- At $6.96 its median price is below 97% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 26, 12 points higher than here; worth checking both.
Top 10 Humor best sellers
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Fight or Flight (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #21): A laugh-out-loud knockout from the #1 international bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
by Jeff Kinney
- List rank#1
- Price$10.97
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,229
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Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #15): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (15)
by Dav Pilkey
- List rank#2
- Price$10.97
- Reviews-
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The Leaf Thief: (The Perfect Fall Book for Children and Toddlers)
- List rank#3
- Price$9.62
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,242
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey!
- List rank#5
- Price$5.56
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,553
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Pookie's Thanksgiving (Little Pookie)
- List rank#6
- Price$5.20
- Rating4.9
- Reviews1,302
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See You Later, Alligator (RhymeTime Animals)
by Sally Hopgood
- List rank#7
- Price$8.91
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,745
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Pete the Cat 12-Book Phonics Fun!: A Box of 12 Mini-Books Featuring Short and Long Vowel Sounds – Expert-Reviewed Beginning Readers for Kids (Ages 3-6) (I Can Read Phonics Fun)
by James Dean
- List rank#8
- Price$8.50
- Rating4.7
- Reviews12,573
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Five Silly Turkeys
by Salina Yoon
- List rank#9
- Price$5
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,921
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Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids: A Funny, Laugh Out Loud Busy Book for Children with Over 250 Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters, and Puns
by Whee Winn
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,058
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Humor
FAQ
Is Humor a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 14/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 6,111 reviews and sells for $6.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Humor?
The median best seller has 6,111 reviews, and 3% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Humor best sellers cost?
The median price is $6.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.57 and $9.50.
Can new books break into Humor?
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.