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Thriller: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Thriller, updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $5.99, median 7,274 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $11.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 24% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 98% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 7,274 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 24% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 91% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $11.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 Thriller best sellers
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Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Book 31)
by Lee Child
- List rank#1
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews5,286
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The 6:20 Man: A Thriller
- List rank#3
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews87,733
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Timeline: A Novel
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews13,084
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Alaska: A Novel
by James A. Michener
- List rank#5
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,947
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The Blade Itself (The First Law Trilogy Book 1)
- List rank#6
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews30,041
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The Edge (6:20 Man Book 2)
by David Baldacci
- List rank#8
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews54,284
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To Die For (6:20 Man Book 3)
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews44,636
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FAQ
Is Thriller a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 7,274 reviews and sells for $5.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Thriller?
The median best seller has 7,274 reviews, and 17% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Thriller best sellers cost?
The median price is $5.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $11.99.
Can new books break into Thriller?
24% 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.