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Kenya (East Africa, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Kenya (East Africa, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $9.00, median 8 reviews, average rating 4.3 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 25/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $4.99 – $13.39 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.3 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 8% of the parent category East Africa (89), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is lower than in 84% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has only 8 reviews, so new books can chart with few.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $4.99 to $13.39, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Kenya best sellers
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Happy Valley: The Scandalous Rise and Fall of Kenya’s Settler Aristocracy
by N.W. MARTIN
- List rank#2
- Price$3.99
- Reviews-
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Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
by Kennedy Odede
- List rank#3
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,008
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Kenya's Running Women: A History
by Michelle M Sikes
- List rank#4
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3
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Happy Valley: The story of the English in Kenya
by Nicholas Best
- List rank#5
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,116
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To End a Plague: America's Fight to Defeat AIDS in Africa
by Emily Bass
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews21
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African Hunter: Translated from the Swedish by F. H. Lyon
by Bror von Blixen-Finecke
- List rank#7
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews59
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One of Them: My Life Among the Maasai of Kenya
by Eti Dayan
- List rank#8
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews543
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Matatu: A History of Popular Transportation in Nairobi
by Kenda Mutongi
- List rank#9
- Price$0.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews22
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INTO THE HEART OF KENYA:: EXPLORING NATURE, HERITAGE, AND SPIRIT
by Dennis C. Greer
- List rank#10
- Price$3.99
- Reviews-
FAQ
Is Kenya a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 25/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 8 reviews and sells for $9.00.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Kenya?
The median best seller has 8 reviews, and 82% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Kenya best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.00; half of the best sellers are priced between $4.99 and $13.39.
Can new books break into Kenya?
7% 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.