What fanfic was the world writing in 2021? (AO3 Year In Review) - centreoftheselights - Fandom (2023)

What fanfic was the world writing in 2021? (AO3 Year In Review) - centreoftheselights - Fandom (1)
What fanfic was the world writing in 2021? (AO3 Year In Review) - centreoftheselights - Fandom (2)

Abbreviations Used:

(Video) Research & Data Science in Fandom

Af Lat = Afro-Latino
Ambig = Ambiguous Race
MENA = Middle Eastern or North African

Welcome to a special Year In Review edition of the AO3 Ship Stats!

This list shows the 100 pairing tags which had the greatest gain in total fanworks posted on Archive Of Our Own during the period 2 Jan 2021 - 1 Jan 2022. There are 57 M/M pairings, 10 F/M, 3 F/F, 1 Poly, 22 Gen and 7 Other. (Please note that on AO3, ‘Name & Name’ with an ampersand indicates platonic or familial ‘Gen’ relationships, while ‘Name/Name’ with a slash is used for romantic and sexual pairings.)

Of the 205 names on the list, 16 belong to women and 7 to characters of indeterminate gender, compared with from 22 and 2 in last year's list. In total there are 113 white characters, 74 Asian characters, 4 Latino characters, 2 Black characters, and 1 North African character, as well as 12 racially ambiguous characters. There are 80 total Characters of Colour, down from 104 in 2020's list.

For more information on this project, please see this year's FAQ post. Also, please be aware that this is not an official AO3 account - I am just collecting and sharing publicly visible data.

Happy New Year!

Edit 1: Corrected typo in the total number of Characters of Colour.

A text-only version of the list is as follows:

Rank Change Pairing Fandom New Works Total Type Race
1 38 Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 15074 17945 M/M White White
2 N Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson Video Blogging RPF 10017 11103 Gen White White
3 5 Castiel/Dean Winchester Supernatural 9412 100191 M/M White White
4 -3 Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù 9012 27313 M/M Asian Asian
5 N Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit Video Blogging RPF 8848 10108 Gen White White
6 0 Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 8592 28854 M/M Asian Asian
7 -2 Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 8510 52916 M/M White White
8 62 Toby Smith | Tubbo & TommyInnit Video Blogging RPF 7700 9623 Gen White White
9 12 Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 7640 27693 M/M White White
10 -8 Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Good Omens (TV) 6939 39378 M/M White White
11 -4 Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 6820 25094 M/M Asian Asian
12 16 Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV) 9-1-1 (TV) 6722 11602 M/M White Latino
13 -2 Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Miraculous Ladybug 6715 28442 F/M White Asian
14 N Ranboo & Toby Smith | Tubbo Video Blogging RPF 6367 6367 Gen White White
15 -2 James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) 5831 57582 M/M White White
16 N Technoblade & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 5743 6810 Gen White White
17 25 James Potter/Lily Evans Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 5651 17201 F/M White White
18 N Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 5601 6476 M/M White Asian
19 15 Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 5521 17278 F/M Ambig White
20 -1 Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 5345 14792 M/M Asian Asian
21 26 Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi Haikyuu!! 5294 7847 M/M Asian Asian
22 N James "Bucky" Barnes/Sam Wilson Marvel Cinematic Universe 4874 8164 M/M White Black
23 -20 Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types 4812 15841 M/M White White
24 -14 Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V Bangtan Boys | BTS 4807 30404 M/M Asian Asian
25 2 Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 4354 11069 Gen Asian Asian
26 N Ranboo & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) Minecraft (Video Game) 4345 4345 Gen White White
27 -15 Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 4251 20253 M/M Asian Asian
28 N Technoblade & Phil Watson (Video Blogging RPF) Minecraft (Video Game) 4249 4742 Gen White White
29 -20 Peter Parker & Tony Stark Marvel Cinematic Universe 4148 23844 Gen White White
30 N Hasegawa Langa/Kyan Reki SK8 the Infinity (Anime) 4034 4034 M/M Asian Asian
31 -6 Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs 3985 14461 M/M Asian Asian
32 -10 Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru Haikyuu!! 3880 17535 M/M Asian Asian
33 -17 Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou Haikyuu!! 3788 14052 M/M Asian Asian
34 -20 Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 3733 23836 M/M Asian Asian
35 -20 Steve Rogers/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 3730 41779 M/M White White
36 N Clay | Dream & GeorgeNotFound & Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 3663 4497 Gen White White
37= N Ranboo & Toby Smith | Tubbo & TommyInnit Video Blogging RPF 3632 3632 Gen White White
37= 62 James "Bucky" Barnes/Reader Marvel Cinematic Universe 3632 12196 Other White Ambig
39= N Diluc/Kaeya (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 3613 3613 M/M White Ambig
39= -16 Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) Merlin (TV) 3613 24324 M/M White White
41 N Karl Jacobs/Sapnap Video Blogging RPF 3603 3873 M/M White White
42 14 Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 3562 6928 Gen Asian Asian
43 N Wilbur Soot & Technoblade Video Blogging RPF 3473 4072 Gen White White
44 N Nanjo Kojiro | Joe/Sakurayashiki Kaoru | Cherry Blossom SK8 the Infinity (Anime) 3466 3466 M/M Asian Asian
45 -14 Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 3420 17875 F/F White White
46 -26 Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio Haikyuu!! 3393 16169 M/M Asian Asian
47 -18 Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf (TV) 3326 64142 M/M White White
48 N Getou Suguru/Gojo Satoru 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) 3260 3827 M/M Asian Asian
49 N Wen Kexing/Zhou Zishu 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021) 3187 3187 M/M Asian Asian
50 N Clay | Dream & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 3186 3698 Gen White White
51 -18 Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter Hannibal (TV) 3139 22510 M/M White White
52 N TommyInnit & Phil Watson (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 3077 3671 Gen White White
53 N Alexis | Quackity/Karl Jacobs/Sapnap Minecraft (Video Game) 3073 3073 Poly Latino White
54 3 Amity Blight/Luz Noceda The Owl House (Cartoon) 3020 5251 F/F White Af Lat
55 -18 Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 3016 7266 M/M Asian Asian
56 -52 Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 2998 26956 F/M White White
57 N Levi Ackerman/Erwin Smith Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 2945 9150 M/M White White
58 N Tartaglia | Childe/Traveler (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 2877 2877 Other White White
59 -15 Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 2862 15977 F/M Ambig White
60 -34 Martin Blackwood/Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist The Magnus Archives (Podcast) 2833 7649 M/M Ambig Ambig
61 N Clay | Dream & Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 2727 3423 Gen White White
62 -38 Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolò di Genova The Old Guard (Movie 2020) 2698 6453 M/M MENA White
63 -33 Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 2688 29251 M/M Asian White
64 -6 Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 2639 12959 F/M White White
65 -12 Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Sherlock (TV) 2617 65392 M/M White White
66 -17 Kaminari Denki/Shinsou Hitoshi Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 2610 6519 M/M Asian Asian
67 -50 Adora/Catra (She-Ra) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) 2574 9251 F/F White Ambig
68= N Carlos Reyes/TK Strand 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020) 2525 3869 M/M Latino White
68= -27 Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 2525 23438 M/M Asian Asian
70 28 Han Jisung | Han/Lee Minho | Lee Know Stray Kids (Band) 2524 6360 M/M Asian Asian
71 N The Darkling | Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov Shadow and Bone (TV) 2500 2836 F/M White Asian
72= N Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Reader Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 2498 2498 Other Asian Ambig
72= N Loki/Mobius M. Mobius Loki (TV 2021) 2498 2498 M/M White White
74 N Wilbur Soot & Phil Watson Video Blogging RPF 2493 2913 Gen White White
75 -37 Kozume Kenma/Kuroo Tetsurou Haikyuu!! 2470 9174 M/M Asian Asian
76 N Venti/Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 2397 2397 M/M White Asian
77 N Fushiguro Megumi/Itadori Yuuji 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) 2380 2788 M/M Asian Asian
78 N Clay | Dream & Technoblade (Video Blogging RPF) Minecraft (Video Game) 2300 2756 Gen White White
79 -31 Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 2294 8322 M/M Asian Asian
80 N Traveler/Xiao | Alatus (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 2287 2287 Other White Asian
81 -10 Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader Star Wars - All Media Types 2249 5956 Gen White White
82 N Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson One Direction (Band) 2201 36269 M/M White White
83 -47 Kim Namjoon | RM/Kim Seokjin | Jin Bangtan Boys | BTS 2157 20063 M/M Asian Asian
84 N Huā Chéng/Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù 2153 4271 M/M Asian Asian
85 N Peter Parker/Reader Marvel Cinematic Universe 2109 2109 Other White Ambig
86 -43 Kim Taehyung | V/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 2091 13169 M/M Asian Asian
87 N Hinata Hajime/Komaeda Nagito Super Dangan Ronpa 2 2075 5665 M/M Asian Asian
88 -42 Patrick Brewer/David Rose Schitt's Creek 2059 6525 M/M White White
89 -44 Pepper Potts/Tony Stark Marvel Cinematic Universe 2056 20412 F/M White White
90 N Clay | Dream/Sapnap (Video Blogging RPF) Video Blogging RPF 2046 2511 M/M White White
91 N Diluc & Kaeya (Genshin Impact) 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) 2039 2039 Gen White Ambig
92 -26 Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester Supernatural 2035 12018 Gen White White
93 -43 Tsukishima Kei/Yamaguchi Tadashi Haikyuu!! 1983 8512 M/M Asian Asian
94 -33 Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 1973 6774 F/M Asian Asian
95 -16 Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto Naruto 1966 10471 M/M Asian Asian
96 -56 Wang Yi Bo/Xiao Zhan | Sean 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) RPF 1965 6328 M/M Asian Asian
97 -35 Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan 1964 8971 F/M White White
98 -8 Bakugou Katsuki/Reader Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 1963 4957 Other Asian Ambig
99 -67 Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens) Good Omens (TV) 1958 11120 Gen White White
100 N Loki (Marvel)/Reader Marvel Cinematic Universe 1950 6724 Other White Ambig

FAQs

What fandom has the most fanfiction on AO3 2021? ›

The top three most common fandoms on AO3 right now are Marvel, Supernatural, and Harry Potter.

What fandom has the most fanfiction on AO3 2022? ›

Teen Wolf is in first place, with more than half the fics being about Derek and Stiles. It was followed by Sherlock with almost half the fics being about Sherlock and Watson. Then Supernatural, with Destiel. The rest is much lower, lower than 20%, which means that the fandoms tend to have multiple popular fics.

What is the most written ship on AO3? ›

Overall Top 20
No.PairingWorks
1Castiel/Dean Winchester100346
2Sherlock Holmes/John Watson67633
3Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski62648
4Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers55252
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What is the world's biggest fandom in 2021? ›

K-Pop boy band BTS has the biggest fan following in the world currently. Their fandom is known as the ARMY and has millions of followers.

Which is the second biggest fandom in the world 2021? ›

So, from comics to popstars, here are the biggest fandoms in the world ranked:
  1. ARMY - BTS Fandom. ...
  2. Potterheads - Harry Potter Movie and Novel Fandom. ...
  3. Marvel Zombies - Marvel Cinematic Universe Fandom. ...
  4. Directioners - One Direction Fandom. ...
  5. Warsies - Star Wars Fandom. ...
  6. Narutards - Naruto Fandom.
Dec 16, 2022

What is the longest fanfiction on fanfiction net? ›

Notable long fan fiction works

The longest fan fiction on the site is The Loud House: Revamped, a crossover fan fiction of The Loud House which is over 16,000,000 words long as of April 2022. The exact current word count is unknown as it surpassed the limit for word count on the site.

What is the longest fanfiction in the world? ›

What a 5-million-word labor of love can tell us about the art form as a whole. Every so often, a surprising claim makes the rounds on social media: that the longest work of fiction in the English language is The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest, a fanfiction based on the Nintendo fighting game Super Smash Bros.

What's the biggest fandom in the world 2022? ›

1. Star Wars - Fusion / Star Wars fans. The Star Wars franchise doesn't need any introduction because it has a massive fan base. It is a multi-genre mythology and multimedia franchise created by George Lucas in 1976 with movies, novels, comics, video games, toys and TV series.

What is the very first fanfic? ›

In 1952, the world's first book of fanfic about fans appeared. The Enchanted Duplicator by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw was a metafiction based on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, but which described a world populated with sci-fi fans. It chronicles the adventures of hero Jophan in "the land of Mundane".

Which country uses AO3 the most? ›

Top Countries
  • United States. 40.29% 0.14%
  • United Kingdom. 5.47% 4.45%
  • Canada. 4.26% 0.68%
  • Australia. 4.08% 8.86%
  • Russia. 2.92% 4.64%

How long does AO3 exist? ›

Archive of Our Own (often shortened to AO3) is a nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users. The site was created in 2008 by the Organization for Transformative Works and went into open beta in 2009.

What is the biggest fandom ship? ›

Fandom's 10 Most Popular Ships of 2022
  • Lumity.
  • ChiLi. ...
  • Byler. ...
  • EiMiko. ...
  • Huntlow. ...
  • AruAni. ...
  • GiyuShino. There's something about the pairing of an effervescent flirt and an oblivious brooder that really gets fandoms going. ...
  • YutaMaki. Jujutsu Kaisen got a lot of shipping love this year, which fully checks out. ...
Dec 23, 2022

What is the best fanfic of all time? ›

8 Fanfics That Are Even Better Than the Original Stories
  • “What You Don't Know” – Airplane. ...
  • “Three of Hearts” – MissHoneywell. ...
  • “Housebroken” – MissHoneywell. ...
  • “Crush” – ATetheredMind. ...
  • “The Blessing and the Curse” – The Black Arrow. ...
  • “Bound for Glory” – WTVOC. ...
  • “The Feint” – ATetheredMind. ...
  • “Inmate” – MissHoneywell.
Dec 15, 2021

How much does an AO3 make? ›

$86,909. How accurate does $86,909 look to you?

What is the craziest fandom? ›

Top 10 Craziest Fan Bases
  • 1 Directioners A Directioner is a super fan of the British/Irish boy band called "One Direction". ...
  • 2 Beliebers. ...
  • 3 Five Nights at Freddy's Fandom. ...
  • 4 Pokemon Genwunners. ...
  • 5 Sonic Fans. ...
  • 6 SkyDoesMinecraft Fans.

Which girl group is close to BTS? ›

BLACKPINK. This girl group quartet—comprised of Rose, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo—has become the female equivalent of BTS on the global scene. After debuting in August 2016, they've become the highest-charting female K-pop act on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts.

Who has the 3rd biggest fandom in the world? ›

3. The MCU Fandom – Marvel Zombies. Because of its prominence in the entertainment sector, most people think of Marvel when they think of internationally famous fandoms.

Who is the most powerful fandom in the world 2023? ›

With the help of their fan base, ARMY, the K-pop group has the world's most powerful fandom. Influential fans, fan translators, and social media experts express how the groups unique message brings them together.

Which K-Pop fandom is the least toxic? ›

Though there is the problem with toxic people gatekeeping in smaller fandoms lol. I think of the larger fandoms, the least toxic I find are Monbebe and Carats. Other not very toxic fandoms are Weves/ToMoons (Onewe and Oneus), Walwals (Lucy), Universe (Pentagon), Arohas (Astro), and Starlights (VIXX).

What are NSFW fanfics called? ›

A Lemon is a Fan Fic with explicit sexual content. This can range from plot-what-plot screwfests with no justification, to exquisitely plotted and crafted stories that just happen to follow their participants into the bedroom (and through the subsequent action therein) on a regular basis.

What is the most infamous fanfiction? ›

Like Stonehenge or the works of Shakespeare, we'll probably never know who was behind “My Immortal”—the massive Harry Potter–inspired text that is widely regarded as the worst piece of fanfiction ever written—but there's no shortage of theories.

Did JK Rowling write fanfiction? ›

J.K. Rowling's approval of fanfiction comes with conditions

Okay, she probably could, but fortunately, Rowling gave fans her blessing to write their stories online. Her only stipulations were that they remain a non-profit practice and that the writers steer clear of adult-themed content.

Who is the best fanfiction writer? ›

From E.L. James to Neil Gaiman, these authors are blurring the distinction between fiction and fanfiction.
  • 1) R.J. Anderson. ...
  • 2) Lois McMaster Bujold. ...
  • 3) Meg Cabot. ...
  • 4) Cassandra Clare. ...
  • 5) S.E. Hinton. ...
  • 6) E.L. James. ...
  • 7) Neil Gaiman. ...
  • 8) Naomi Novik.
Aug 30, 2012

Is BTS bigger than 1d? ›

Despite the fact that the two boy band groups have the same number of top ten hits, One Direction has never been able to take the top spot. BTS, on the other side, has won the #1 place three times.

What was the first fic posted on AO3? ›

I've been told by many people that “all you had to do was ask by watersword” is the first fic on AO3.

Is AO3 being taken down? ›

Due to recent confusion, the OTW would like to clarify that AO3 is NOT in any immediate danger. We do need your help to keep the OTW and its projects going, but we're currently in a strong position because of the generosity of our members and other donors.

What fic has the most kudos on AO3? ›

Fanworks with the Most Kudos

In June 2014, the fanwork with the most kudos on the AO3 was DILF by twentysomething, with 11777 kudos. However, by 29 August 2014, it had been dethroned by I Am Groot, with 12867 kudos. As of 2023, All the Young Dudes is now in the lead, with over 130 thousand kudos.

What is the most popular AO3 tag? ›

[Data] The 100 most popular tags on AO3
  • Alternate Universe - 827100.
  • Fluff - 808281.
  • Angst - 640842.
  • Sexual Content - 550852.
  • Relationship(s) - 417439.
  • Sex - 397615.
  • Hurt/Comfort - 279388.
  • Romance - 271616.
Jun 24, 2022

Does AO3 allow nsfw? ›

What kind of content do you allow? We will not remove content from the Archive because it contains explicit material, as long as it doesn't violate any other part of the content policy (e.g., the harassment policy).

Will AO3 have an app? ›

Conversation. We're seeing a bunch of tickets asking, so we want to remind: ▶ the AO3 does not have an Android/iOS/Windows app. ◀ Any you might be using are third party, and you need to contact the app's developer with any questions.

Does AO3 have a limit? ›

A limit of 75 total fandom, character, relationship, and additional tags per work will provide the vast majority of creators with enough space to describe the content of their works while also keeping work blurbs to a manageable size.

What was the first ship fandom? ›

The usage of the term “ship” in its relationship sense appears to have been originated around 1995 by Internet fans of the TV show The X-Files, who believed that the two main characters, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, should be engaged in a romantic relationship.

What fandom invented shipping? ›

Sometimes old-school fans will write "ship" with an apostrophe, 'ship/'shipping, to acknowledge that the terms are derived from "relationship." Shipping comes from The X-Files' fandom, which coined the concept in the '90s to describe fan reaction to the interminable UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension) between Mulder and ...

What are the most popular fandoms on fanfiction net? ›

The top four fandoms on AO3 are Marvel, Supernatural, Sherlock, and Harry Potter – in that order; meanwhile, the corresponding data for FF.Net reveals that its writers gravitate towards Harry Potter, Naruto, Twilight, and Supernatural.

What should you avoid in fanfiction? ›

A few simple errors can take a fanfiction story from must-read to hard pass.
  • #1: Skipping Spellcheck.
  • #2: Writing Characters Based on Tropes.
  • #3: Going Overboard on the Tragic Backstory.
  • #4: Forgetting to Give Characters Friends.
  • #5: A Vague Story Description.
  • #6: Overusing the Thesaurus.
  • #7: Using a Story Crutch.
Jan 16, 2021

Why do some authors hate fanfiction? ›

Some writers think of fanfic as a hobby, while some say it's a form of stealing. Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, really hates it, and asks her readers not to do it. She says that fanfic writers are "stealing an audience they're not entitled to".

Do you get paid on AO3? ›

Who profits from the Archive of Our Own? Do users have to pay? No one, including the OTW as an organization, makes money from the archive or its content; in fact, the opposite is true because the OTW pays to host the archive.

Do AO3 accounts expire? ›

If you don't verify your account within 14 days of setting it up, your registration will expire and you'll need to go through the account creation process again.

Is wattpad better or AO3? ›

why do people prefer ao3 over wattpad? Because AO3 cares about its writers, whereas platforms like ffn and wattpad are for-profit companies that only care about their profit margins and getting the biggest and most inoffensive slice of the internet traffic pie.

Which fandom has the most fanfiction? ›

Harry Potter

What fandom has the best fanfiction? ›

Though HP has the most in number, that doesn't mean other fandoms are short of excellent works. The Percy Jackson universe, DC/Marvel universe, How to Train your Dragon universe, and many anime fanfictions also are filled with many well written high quality stories and authors.

What fandoms are popular right now 2022? ›

The top 15 biggest fandoms in the world
  • Star Wars - Fusion / Star Wars fans. ...
  • Justin Bieber - Beliebers. ...
  • Selena Gomez - Selenators. ...
  • Ariana Grande - Arianators. ...
  • Katy Perry - KatyCats. ...
  • Marvel fandom - True Believers. ...
  • BTS' fandom - ARMY or BTS ARMY. ...
  • 8. Anime fandom - Otaku / Manga.
Mar 21, 2022

What is the most popular ship? ›

Fandom's 10 Most Popular Ships of 2022
  • Lumity.
  • ChiLi. ...
  • Byler. ...
  • EiMiko. ...
  • Huntlow. ...
  • AruAni. ...
  • GiyuShino. There's something about the pairing of an effervescent flirt and an oblivious brooder that really gets fandoms going. ...
  • YutaMaki. Jujutsu Kaisen got a lot of shipping love this year, which fully checks out. ...
Dec 23, 2022

What is the longest fanfiction ever written? ›

Every so often, a surprising claim makes the rounds on social media: that the longest work of fiction in the English language is The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest, a fanfiction based on the Nintendo fighting game Super Smash Bros.

Which fandom is the 2 biggest? ›

The Harry Potter fanbase is the world's second-biggest fan base, and the success of the Harry Potter novels and films has everything to do with it. It is a group of people that share a love of Harry Potter novels and films.

What is the biggest fan fiction? ›

Fanfiction.net is the world's largest fanfiction archive and forum. The site is split into ten main categories: anime/manga, books, cartoons, miscellaneous, games, comics, movies, plays/musicals, TV shows, and crossover.

What was the first fanfic ever? ›

In 1952, the world's first book of fanfic about fans appeared. The Enchanted Duplicator by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw was a metafiction based on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, but which described a world populated with sci-fi fans. It chronicles the adventures of hero Jophan in "the land of Mundane".

Which story has the most kudos on AO3? ›

Fanworks with the Most Kudos

As of 8 June 2014, the fanwork with the most kudos on the AO3 was DILF by twentysomething, with 11777 kudos. However, by 29 August 2014, it had been dethroned by I Am Groot, with 12867 kudos. As of 2020, I Am Groot is still in the lead, with over 80 thousand kudos.

Who has the 2 largest fandom in 2022? ›

Who has the 2nd biggest fandom in the world 2022?
  • ARMY - BTS Fandom. ...
  • Potterheads - Harry Potter Movie and Novel Fandom. ...
  • Marvel Zombies - Marvel Cinematic Universe Fandom. ...
  • Directioners - One Direction Fandom. ...
  • Warsies - Star Wars Fandom. ...
  • Narutards - Naruto Fandom.

What is the most famous fandom in 2022? ›

The overall winner of Fandom of the Year goes to House of the Dragon, the Games of Thrones spin-off that became the biggest series premiere in HBO history with nearly 10 million viewers tuning in.

What is the longest serving ship in the world? ›

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest ship still afloat. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed.

What is the most remembered ship? ›

When she set sail on her doomed maiden voyage in April 1912, RMS Titanic was the jewel in the crown of the White Star Line, a company that American tycoon J. P. Morgan had acquired a decade earlier.

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