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World (History, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for World (History, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.70, median 3,910 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $10.48 – $24.69 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 14% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 96% of Books categories: the median best seller has 3,910 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- Its median reviews are 3.1× those of the parent category History, harder to enter than the parent as a whole.
- 14% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
Top 10 World best sellers
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Man's Search for Meaning
- List rank#1
- Price$12.01
- Rating4.7
- Reviews101,090
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The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
- List rank#2
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews816
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The Book. The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding a Civilization | Inspirational Science Books for Adults - Unique Artifact - Knowledge Encyclopedia with Detailed & Catchy Illustrations
by HUNGRY MINDS
- List rank#3
- Price$119
- Rating4.6
- Reviews3,051
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History of the World Map by Map (DK History Map by Map)
by DK
- List rank#4
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,663
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The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- List rank#5
- Price$20.47
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,096
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The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World
- List rank#6
- Price$32
- Rating4.3
- Reviews128
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48 Laws of Power
- List rank#7
- Price$24.69
- Rating4.7
- Reviews90,618
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Unelected
by Jennica Pounds
- List rank#9
- Price$34.95
- Rating5.0
- Reviews171
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- List rank#10
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews8,442
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: World
FAQ
Is World a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 3,910 reviews and sells for $13.70.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World?
The median best seller has 3,910 reviews, and 8% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World best sellers cost?
The median price is $13.70; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $24.69.
Can new books break into World?
14% 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.