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AO3 Fandom Roundup
Ever wondered which fandoms are the largest on AO3?
Do you want to know which fandoms are still going strong with new fics all the time, so you can decide if you wanna add another one to your roster?
Ever been curious how a fandom has grown over time?
....then do I have a dashboard for you:
AO3 Fandom Trend Analysis
Here, have a preview, as a treat:
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"And it seems like it's worth your time, right? And, by the way, there's actually- the superpower inside of feeling alien is admitting that you might be an alien."
Into the Mud Podcast Ep. 81: The Superpower of Feeling Alien with Project Hail Mary's James Ortiz - What James Ortiz would say to people who feel foreign and alien
So um I have this lil problem where I did a fix it of sorts. Was really happy other people did a fix it/fix it of sorts for that same things. I loved them.
But I also felt kinda bad because like theirs were better than mine? I don't wanna be jealous and that same fic is the one that gave me the comment "this is the best fic I have ever read" but idk man.
Advice would be helpful if possible :D
Aww anon -- while the traditional advice of "don't compare yourself to others" is really the best thing, the reality is we all do it sometimes and it can be a hard habit to break. So I'm going to give you some strategies that might help you reframe when you find yourself thinking those thoughts. But YMMV so choose whichever ones work for you! (Or ignore me completely and listen to my smart followers who will probably comment on this with additional ideas)
Compare Yourself to Yourself If you feel the urge to compare your fic to something, instead of focusing on other fics in the fandom, compare it to your older ones! In most cases we improve over time as we practice a skill, so maybe spend some time noticing things that you've improved on since your first fic. And if this is your first fic then hey! You're already winning the comparison game by a mile because any fic is better than no fic (take it from someone who has a bunch of unfinished drafts that never made it onto AO3). Learn From Other Fic This one can be tricky for some, either because it increases their need to compare to their own fic or just because it takes the enjoyment out of fic reading. But if you find yourself reading other fics and constantly thinking about how much "better" they are, maybe try to turn it into a positive line of thinking and examine what exactly it is that you like about the fic and think about how you could incorporate that into your own fic. Maybe that author is really good at weaving dialogue and scene description together naturally or switching POVs gracefully and it's something you could try in your own writing next time. Quality is in the Eye of the Beholder You say that these other fics are "better" than yours but you also mentioned that someone said "this is the best fic I have ever read" about yours! So maybe what you think is "better" about these other fics is actually just "different" and the beauty of fandom is that there are not only all kinds of writers out there, but all kinds of readers! One reader may love a very descriptive prose fic with tons of imagery, while another loves dialogue-centric fic so they might have totally different ideas of what makes a fic "better" that's perfectly valid. So as long as you are enjoying writing the fic and people are enjoying reading it, what's the benefit in trying to decide whether or not it's "better" than another one? Remember What Fandom Is At the end of the day, fandom is a hobby. It is something that should bring happiness to you first and foremost, so if it's not doing that, maybe take a step back or think about how you can change that. But also fandom is a collective effort and you've already contributed to that in a huge way by sharing your work with others. As an avid reader who goes through insane amounts of fic per week, I can say that I love and cherish anyone who writes fic. When I'm in the mood for a very specific type of fic and I see 7 different authors have written that exact thing, I'm not sitting there deciding which one is best....I'm feasting like a glutton on my embarrassment of riches. I get to read the same thing but slightly different 7 whole times for free!! Remember What Fandom is Not Fandom is not a competition. I know this is ironic coming from a fandom stats blog, but the numbers do not matter! There is no prize or reward for getting more kudos/comments/hits than another fic. There's a reason why my stats mostly focus on the number of fics in each fandom and the growth they are showing and not on individual fic stats -- I believe all fics are great fics because they all have one thing in common:
Someone took time and energy that they could have spent elsewhere and they used it to write something and then share it with the world entirely for free and that will always be amazing. So hopefully you will remember that you did an awesome thing by writing and sharing a fic and no amount of "better" fics about the same concept will ever take away from that. So I hope you find a way to channel that energy into something positive and above all, I hope you keep writing anon!
Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (06/01/2026)
Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms. Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.
Overall:
Over 1,000 Fics:
Over 5,000 Fics:
Over 10,000 Fics:
Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard
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So does accidentally tapping a mobile ad bring up the uncloseable App Store overlay for anyone else or just me?
Like hell am I going to hit “continue” but there doesn’t seem to be any other option so right now my only recourse is to quit the whole app (thereby losing my place in my feed).
I know this is tumblr and my bar is literally on the floor, but this one is kinda driving me crazy. If anyone has figured out how to stop it, I’m all ears.
In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.
I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!
From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!
I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.
Edit: Yes, this also works on mobile!
The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.
(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)
If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.
The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.
insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box
add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box
delete -> self explanatory
on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic
The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.
Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.
I just saw an anon come into a gif-maker’s ask box and start with the phrase: “I’m trying not to spam your inbox with reblogs, but” and then go on to say how much they love the gifs.
But I’m still stuck on that opening phrase because…what? I am so confused by how people view interactions on tumblr & AO3 these days. Let me make it very clear for anyone who is unsure:
CREATORS WANT YOU TO INTERACT WITH THEIR WORK.
The limit does not exist on how many of their works you can interact with in a certain period.
If you like every fic they’ve ever written? Then feel free to give them all kudos and even leave a comment on every single one if you feel inclined! If you’re going through someone’s blog and you vibe with every post, like/reblog to your heart’s content!
As long as you’re not expecting something back from them or adding a ton of irrelevant comments, it’s not spam! It’s what this is all about!! I’m not even much of a creator and I still feel a huge sense of pride when I see a ton of notifications in a row from a person, as it clearly shows they thought my blog was worth spending time on.
And if for some reason a creator is annoyed by this (unlikely), they can manage their own experience (turn off notifs, not look at their notes, delete the fic, etc) -- so don’t deprive the majority of creators because of some imagined annoyed person. Fandom is a collaborative effort and we all must participate!
i think the key difference between george lucas’s star wars and disney’s star wars is that lucas is a man with an ideology. someone with a point of view, and all that entails. which comes with ideas of revolution, anti-imperialism, challenging the status quo, cultural appropriation and racist stereotypes. complex and contradictory ideas because that’s how artists are: complex and complicated people. disney is not. disney is a corporation. a corporation can’t have ideology, because ideology defeats the purpose of profit. and when the only thing you do is to turn on the movie manufacturing machine before you sit down and plan what ideas are you trying to convey to the audience, then your results are going to be washed out corporate garbage. and because when you’re a giant corporation who only cares about selling to the widest audience possible, you can’t take sides. you can’t decide on an idea. because you want to sell your product to people who are on the entire political spectrum. which results in movies without ideology, without purpose, without soul.
I have been looking for this post for years after I came across it and it’s finally here and I need to reblog this because it is absolutely and entirely accurate.
#as I always say: lucas was making a samurai film and a ww2 flying ace film and a western film and adding laser swords#because he fundamentally LIKED samurai films and dambusters films and westerns and 40’s adventure serials#but disney are making a ‘star wars film’ and adding nothing because it already had laser swords and they have nothing else to say#xerox of a xerox baybeeeee (via harrietvane)
Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (05/25/2026)
Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms. Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.
Overall:
Over 1,000 Fics:
Over 5,000 Fics:
Over 10,000 Fics:
Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard
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Ngl Hyper Penises and Musk Scent are kind of a weird combo especially knowing that Elon's penis is supposedly botched from plastic surgery💀
Anon I don't know how I missed this when you sent it, but your brain is truly making some galaxy brain connections there haha. The internet says there is no "credible" source for these rumors, but I like to believe that Elon fails at everything he does, so I'll believe it.
is there a way to see data that's older than two years in the fandom dashboard?
I do have the data saved going back further than 2 years, but both the dashboard and the spreadsheets that power it were taking forever to load, so I started limiting them to only 2 years. Did you have something specific you wanted to see?
"the fandom is dying" no it's not. i'm here
in all seriousness though a fandom doesn't die when there's no new episodes or games or "content" to play with and it doesn't die because people aren't as loud as the day it first came out either. if you're still creating then the fandom is alive. if your mutual who has since moved on still reblogs a post about it every four months then the fandom is alive. if there is even one person out there still engaging in, creating for, or just enjoying that show or that game or those characters, then the fandom is alive.
"fresh content" isn't the soul of a fandom. you are.
Fastest Growing Fandoms on AO3 This Week (05/20/2026)
Every week I pull data on how many fics are in each fandom and compare to the previous week, then calculate the percentage increase to determine fastest growing fandoms. Since this naturally skews towards smaller fandoms, I have included the same data filtered to Over 1k, 5k, & 10k fics.
Overall:
Over 1,000 Fics:
Over 5,000 Fics:
Over 10,000 Fics:
Source: AO3 Fandom Dashboard
The crazy thing is, ninety-nine times out of a hundred, if you asked me on any given day "Would like to see a picture of some genitals?" my answer would be "😰 No, that's... No, thank you. I'm okay, actually." I have nothing but the utmost respect for people who do engage with the penis side of the internet, but personally, I've spent the better part of two decades doing all I can NOT to have pictures of dick and balls or sexy bikini babe buttcheeks blasted onto my retinas constantly. And yet... to be denied the penis? To have a jumped up pile of javascript tell me, a grown adult with an air fryer and an outstanding council tax bill, that I cannot be trusted to withstand the sight of a bare nipple unless I let it scan my drivers' license? I will move heaven and earth to see that fucking nipple, friend. I will walk a thousand miles barefoot on hot coals before I give you big brother bitches my passport number. A thousand miles through the desert with five VPNs just to press my face up against the glass and see the last uncensored picture of two My Little Pony Characters sixty-nining each other, and I don't even want! to look at it! But I will! I must! for the sake of our fucking democracy!
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once you recognise the ubiquitous and inevitable fandom life cycle it becomes much easier to free yourself from it and just keep enjoying things in a more healthy way while still thinking critically about them
As an older queer, allow me to say: the walls of the closet are load-bearing. It is our job as a community to stand in front of that door and tell everyone who wants to peek inside to fuck off.
There are so many reasons a person may choose not to come out and there is no reason a person would owe the public or a stranger that information. Certainly it's not owed simply because someone is famous.
We have fought for decades to make it safer for people to be open and authentic about themselves, but we are not yet there. And even if we were, the closet would still be something we need to maintain for those who are not ready to reveal that part of themselves.
May we never become so obsessed with representation that we forget the sanctity of privacy.
