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Popular Culture (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Popular Culture (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $14.68, median 668 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 42/100 (fairly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.37 – $19.99 |
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| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 30% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 30% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 97% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 17% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
- The same niche in Kindle eBooks scores 31, 11 points lower than here.
Top 10 Popular Culture best sellers
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Andy's Bravo Scrapbook: Twenty Years Behind the Scenes of the Real Housewives and the Bravoverse
by Andy Cohen
- List rank#2
- Price$26.58
- Rating4.5
- Reviews25
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Football
- List rank#7
- Price$13.99
- Rating4.2
- Reviews690
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Nostalgic Word Search for Adults & Seniors: Large Print Word Puzzles for Sparking Memories and Staying Sharp (Word Find Books For Adults)
by TG Edition
- List rank#8
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews579
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Us magazine | 02 November 2026
- List rank#9
- Price$5.59
- Rating4.0
- Reviews16
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Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Popular Culture
FAQ
Is Popular Culture a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 42/100, which makes it fairly competitive. The median best seller has 668 reviews and sells for $14.68.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Popular Culture?
The median best seller has 668 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Popular Culture best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.68; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.37 and $19.99.
Can new books break into Popular Culture?
30% 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.