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Saudi Arabia (History › Middle East, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Saudi Arabia (History › Middle East, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $19, median 96 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 22/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.30 – $23.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 5% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 7% of the parent category Middle East (1,291), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 5% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 75% of Books categories: established titles hold the list.
Top 10 Saudi Arabia best sellers
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Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
by Bradley Hope
- List rank#1
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,752
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The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer
- List rank#2
- Price$11.29
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,500
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Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
by Martin Lings
- List rank#4
- Price$11.36
- Rating4.8
- Reviews2,469
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Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World
by Justin Marozzi
- List rank#5
- Price$20
- Rating4.6
- Reviews85
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The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
by Eugene Rogan
- List rank#6
- Price$9.96
- Rating4.4
- Reviews2,421
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Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
by Jean Sasson
- List rank#7
- Price$14.81
- Rating4.3
- Reviews7,198
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Assad or We Burn the Country: How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria
by Sam Dagher
- List rank#8
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews363
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Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia
by Carmen Bin Ladin
- List rank#9
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews663
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The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia – An Unprecedented Biography of the Visionary Reformer and Ruthless Autocrat
by Karen Elliott House
- List rank#10
- Price$13.54
- Rating4.3
- Reviews191
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FAQ
Is Saudi Arabia a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 22/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 96 reviews and sells for $19.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Saudi Arabia?
The median best seller has 96 reviews, and 50% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Saudi Arabia best sellers cost?
The median price is $19; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.30 and $23.09.
Can new books break into Saudi Arabia?
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.