Market insight
2026.05.18 ~ 2026.05.24 Web Novel Trend Analysis — Korea, Japan, China & North America
Three things that week · Only items that moved by two titles or more. Tap a figure to open that trope's trajectory and source titles. Read from the North America market.
01
Safe to build on now
Rising two weeks or more — one-week bounces excluded
02
Jumped this week
A single-week move — worth checking whether it survives next week
03
Not in North America yet
Absent from North America but rising elsewhere — room to move first
Four markets, read from North America
Four per-market sections collapsed into one table. Ranking criteria differ, so only direction is comparable.
| Trope | North America | Korea | Japan | China | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| growth | 60.0% | 35.0% | 80.0% | 50.0% | China goes the other way |
| modern | — | 50.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | Not in Korea yet |
| isekai | 5.0% | — | 100.0% | 20.0% | Spread across markets |
| action | 45.0% | 10.0% | — | 0titles | North America leads |
| fantasy world | — | 10.0% | — | 30.0% | Not in Korea yet |
| reincarnation | — | — | 30.0% | — | Japan only |
Shares, changes and streak lengths are calculated by WriterMate from stored snapshots. The originals are each platform's public rankings. Calculations and data basis
About this analysis
- Week covered
- 2026.05.18 ~ 2026.05.24
- Scope
- Korea 20titles · Japan 10titles · China 10titles · North America 20titles
- Weeks tracked
- 4 weeks
- Original source
- Munpia, Syosetu, Qidian, Royal Road