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India & South Asia: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for India & South Asia, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $12.35, median 324 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 18/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.98 – $16.82 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Asia (2,216), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 71% of Books categories: the median best seller has 324 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 India & South Asia best sellers
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A Wild Story of Friendship, War, and One Man’s Unbelievable Mission to Vietnam
by John "Chick" Donohue
- List rank#1
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,063
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Over the Edge of the World Updated Edition: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe ― A Riveting History Book About 260 Sailors at Sea
- List rank#2
- Price$14
- Rating4.5
- Reviews5,194
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First They Killed My Father: A Harrowing Story of Survival, Family, and Courage Under the Khmer Rouge
by Loung Ung
- List rank#3
- Price$8.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews7,126
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The Story of My Experiments With Truth
by Mahatma Gandhi
- List rank#4
- Price$7.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews15,074
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Mother Teresa: An Authorized Biography
by Kathryn Spink
- List rank#5
- Price$11.63
- Rating4.5
- Reviews843
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Seven Years in Tibet
by Heinrich Harrer
- List rank#6
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,892
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The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II
by Judith M. Heimann
- List rank#7
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,231
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Delta Force: A Memoir by the Founder of the U.S. Military's Most Secretive Special-Operations Unit
by Charlie A. Beckwith
- List rank#8
- Price$10.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,780
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No Beast So Fierce: The Terrifying True Story of the Champawat Tiger, the Deadliest Animal in History
by Dane Huckelbridge
- List rank#9
- Price$20.39
- Rating4.3
- Reviews651
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon
by Jim Corbett
- List rank#10
- Price$16.88
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,188
FAQ
Is India & South Asia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 18/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 324 reviews and sells for $12.35.
How many reviews do you need to rank in India & South Asia?
The median best seller has 324 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do India & South Asia best sellers cost?
The median price is $12.35; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.98 and $16.82.
Can new books break into India & South Asia?
6% 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.