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Humor & Satire (Literature & Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Humor & Satire (Literature & Fiction, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $12.99, median 15,072 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $5.99 – $17.64 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 13% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 99% of Books categories: the median best seller has 15,072 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 21% of the parent category Literature & Fiction (73,006), one of the easier corners under it.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $5.99 to $17.64, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Humor & Satire best sellers
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 2
- List rank#1
- Price$17.93
- Rating4.7
- Reviews102,650
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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 3
- List rank#2
- Price$22.07
- Rating4.6
- Reviews95,111
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The Butcher's Masquerade: Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 5
- List rank#3
- Price$27.67
- Rating4.8
- Reviews65,945
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Mad Mabel: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.6
- Reviews72,903
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The Sideways Life of Denny Voss: A Novel
by Holly Kennedy
- List rank#6
- Price$17.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,025
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Peck & Peck: A Novel
- List rank#7
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews861
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The Wedding People: A Novel
by Alison Espach
- List rank#8
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews233,118
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
- List rank#9
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews30,923
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The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel
by Annie Hartnett
- List rank#10
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.4
- Reviews17,784
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Humor & Satire
FAQ
Is Humor & Satire a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 15,072 reviews and sells for $12.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Humor & Satire?
The median best seller has 15,072 reviews, and 5% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Humor & Satire best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $5.99 and $17.64.
Can new books break into Humor & Satire?
13% 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.