#ao3 stats

[thewritersdidit]

AO3 taking 17 years to get beta-read and finally post an update is the most fanfic thing ever.

[warpedraven]

Ao3 going down and then up and then down again is making me realize I would genuinely be done for if ao3 was permanently deleted

[red-shameless]

I don't know guys I did nsfw art or are we all just gonna pretend they're dancing? Also, should ao3 writers write you wedding vows? Cause we can.

[thebartlets]

what is the top tag in your saved fics? (bookmarks>additional tags)

fluff

angst

smut

hurt/comfort

alternate universe

romance

humor

slow burn

pwp

dead dove

found family

something completely unrelated to the other options

Voting ended onApr 12

tags taken from among the top tags on ao3

[osterby]

AO3 Fanfiction Reading Habits by Length and Completion Status

This informal survey aims to gather statistics on the length and completion status readers on AO3 prefer for fanfic. The survey is not aff

I put together a relatively short survey (about two dozen questions, mostly multiple choice, all optional) to get some data on what fic lengths and completion statuses readers on AO3 prefer or avoid. If I get enough answers to have a good sample size, it should give us some insight into how people search and read on the archive.

If you find this interesting, feel free to share it with AO3 users elsewhere or post it to other platforms. I'd like to get a good crossection of readers that isn't biased by platform, if at all possible.

The survey is just for fun/curiosity, and isn't associated with any university, company, or other entity. It's just me asking you this stuff here :)

I'm not putting a deadline on this, I'll just let it run until I've got some good numbers, but whenever I do have enough I'll post the results here. You can track this post to watch for that update.

[marsbarzsworld]

[ao3-anonymous]

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

[that-willowtree]

this, but it’s ao3 and tumblr as ao3 is bleeding out and dying (down for maintenance)