AO3 Ship Stats 2024

AO3 Ship Stats 2024 is part of the AO3 Ship Stats project by centrumlumina.
==Overall Top 20==
Top 20 ships on AO3 as of August 2024. See the rest of the results .
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Type 	Race 	Works 	Change
1 	Castiel/Dean Winchester 	Supernatural 	M/M 	White/White 	105322	
2 	Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter 	Harry Potter 	M/M 	White/White 	64693 	
3 	Sherlock Holmes/John Watson 	Sherlock (TV) 	M/M 	White/White 	63810 	
4 	Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski 	Teen Wolf 	M/M 	White/White 	63483 	
5 	Aziraphale/Crowley 	Good Omens (TV) 	Other	White/White 	59647 	
6 	James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers 	Captain America (Movies) 	M/M 	White/White 	58522 	
7 	Sirius Black/Remus Lupin 	Harry Potter 	M/M 	White/White 	50356 	
8 	Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	43102 	
9 	Steve Rogers/Tony Stark 	The Avengers (Marvel) 	M/M 	White/White 	42116 	
10 	Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson 	One Direction 	M/M 	White/White 	40111 	
11 	Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian 	Mó Dào Zǔ Shī 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	37658 	
12 	V 	BTS 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	37354 	
13 	Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng	Miraculous Ladybug 	F/M 	White/Asian 	35111 	
14 	Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya 	Bungou Stray Dogs 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	32770 	
15 	Keith/Lance 	Voltron: Legendary Defender	M/M 	Ambiguous/Latino	32765 	
16 	Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester 	Supernatural 	M/M 	White/White 	31022 	
17 	Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	30272 	
18 	Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood 	Shadowhunters 	M/M 	Asian/White 	29458 	
19 	Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy 	Harry Potter 	F/M 	Ambig/White 	29031 	
20 	Peter Parker & Tony Stark 	Marvel Cinematic Universe 	Gen 	White/White 	28996 	
==Top 20 in 2024==
Top 20 ships during 2023-2024 on AO3 as of August 2024. See the rest of the results .
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Type 	Race 	New Works	Total	Change
1 	Aziraphale/Crowley 	Good Omens (TV) 	Other	White/White 	14770 	59648	
2 	Sirius Black/Remus Lupin 	Harry Potter 	M/M 	White/White 	9610 	50357	
3 	Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya 	Bungou Stray Dogs 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	8960 	32770	
4 	Astarion/Tav 	Baldur's Gate 	Other	White/Ambiguous	8776 	8776 	
5 	Getou Suguru/Gojo Satoru 	Jujutsu Kaisen 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	7948 	15322	
6 	Alexander Diaz/Henry Windsor 	Red, White & Royal Blue	M/M 	Latino/White 	7087 	10094	
7 	Buck/Eddie 	9-1-1 (TV) 	M/M 	White/Latino 	6558 	24057	
8 	Regulus Black/James Potter 	Harry Potter 	M/M 	White/White 	6431 	15556	
9 	Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter 	Harry Potter 	M/M 	White/White 	5665 	64692	
10 	Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson 	Stranger Things 	M/M 	White/White 	5608 	25409	
11 	Neuvillette/Wriothesley 	Genshin Impact 	M/M 	White/White 	5212 	5212 	
12 	Alhaitham/Kaveh 	Genshin Impact 	M/M 	MENA/MENA 	5181 	11947	
13 	Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	4732 	43102	
14 	Aziraphale & Crowley 	Good Omens (TV) 	Gen 	White/White 	4722 	17386	Re-Entry
15 	Han/Lee Know 	Stray Kids 	M/M 	Asian/Asian 	4668 	16402	
16 	Angel Dust/Husk 	Hazbin Hotel 	M/M 	N.H./N.H. 	4650 	5384 	
17 	Simon "Ghost" Riley/"Soap" MacTavish	Call of Duty 	M/M 	White/White 	4592 	10860	
18 	Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet 	Our Flag Means Death 	M/M 	Indig/White 	4544 	18083	
19 	Charlie Morningstar/Vaggie 	Hazbin Hotel 	F/F 	N.H./N.H. 	4373 	6019 	
20 	Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy 	Harry Potter 	F/M 	Ambig/White 	4242 	29032	
==Overall Top 20 Femslash==
The top 20 femslash pairings on AO3 as of August 2024. See the rest of the results .
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Race 	Works	Change
1 	Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor 	Supergirl (TV 2015) 	White/White 	20322	
2 	Regina Mills/Emma Swan 	Once Upon a Time (TV) 	Latino/White	14808	
3 	Amity Blight/Luz Noceda 	The Owl House 	White/Af Lat	12404	
4 	Clarke Griffin/Lexa 	The 100 	White/White 	12179	
5 	Adora/Catra 	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	White/Latino	11366	
6 	Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes	Harry Potter 	White/Black 	8647 	
7 	Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler 	Stranger Things 	White/White 	8306 	
8 	Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long 	RWBY 	Asian/Asian 	7586 	
9 	Korra/Asami Sato 	Avatar: Legend of Korra 	Indig/Asian 	7125 	
10 	Caitlyn/Vi 	Arcane: League of Legends 	Asian/White 	6622 	
11 	Jirou Kyouka/Yaoyorozu Momo 	Boku no Hero Academia 	Asian/Asian 	6403 	
12 	Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair 	Wednesday (TV series) 	Latino/White	6329 	
13 	Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer 	Supergirl (TV 2015) 	White/Latino	6042 	
14 	Charlie Morningstar/Vaggie 	Hazbin Hotel 	N.H./N.H. 	6017 	
15 	Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught 	Wynonna Earp (TV) 	White/White 	5833 	
16 	Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee 	RWBY 	Asian/White 	5733 	
17 	Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam 	Homestuck 	Ambig/N.H. 	5205 	
18 	Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein 	Carmilla 	White/White 	4878 	
19 	Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell 	Pitch Perfect 	White/White 	4859 	
20 	Alphys/Undyne 	Undertale 	N.H./N.H. 	4578 	
==Bonus Stats==
For 2024 centreoftheselights also provided some bonus stats for platonic, het, and polyam pairings.
===Platonic Top 20===
See the rest of the results .
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Type	Race 	Works!
1 	Peter Parker & Tony Stark 	Marvel Cinematic Universe	M&M 	White&White	29107
2 	Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&M 	White&White	20735
3 	Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&M 	White&White	19980
4 	Sherlock Holmes & John Watson 	Sherlock (TV) 	M&M 	White&White	18883
5 	Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M&M 	Asian&Asian	18161
6 	Aziraphale & Crowley 	Good Omens (TV) 	M&NB	White&White	17444
7 	Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester 	Supernatural 	M&M 	White&White	15132
8 	Tubbo & TommyInnit 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&M 	White&White	14795
9 	Technoblade & TommyInnit 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&M 	White&White	13185
10 	Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M&M 	Asian&Asian	13105
11 	James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers 	Marvel Cinematic Universe	M&M 	White&White	11568
12 	Castiel & Dean Winchester 	Supernatural 	M&M 	White&White	11515
13 	Ranboo & Toby Smith 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&NB	White&White	10260
14 	Obi-Wan Kenobi & Anakin Skywalker 	Star Wars 	M&M 	White&White	9191
15 	Technoblade & Phil Watson 	Dream SMP 	M&M 	White&White	9047
16 	Dazai Osamu & Nakahara Chuuya 	Bungou Stray Dogs 	M&M 	Asian&Asian	8470
17 	Ranboo & TommyInnit 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&NB	White&White	8027
18 	Midoriya Izuku & Yagi Toshinori 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M&M 	Asian&Asian	7938
19 	Dick Grayson & Jason Todd 	Batman 	M&M 	Ambig&White	7865
20 	TommyInnit & Phil Watson 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M&M 	White&White	7747
===F/M Top 20===
See the rest of the results .
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Race 	Works!
1 	Adrien/Marinette 	Miraculous Ladybug 	White&Asian	35218
2 	Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy 	Harry Potter 	Ambig&White	29325
3 	Rey/Ben Solo 	Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 	White&White	26999
4 	James Potter/Lily Evans Potter 	Harry Potter 	White&White	26952
5 	Pepper Potts/Tony Stark 	Marvel Cinematic Universe 	White&White	21582
6 	Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley 	Harry Potter 	Ambig&White	20970
7 	Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley 	Harry Potter 	White&White	17514
8 	Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson 	Percy Jackson and the Olympians	Ambig&White	14333
9 	Fox Mulder/Dana Scully 	The X-Files 	White&White	14253
10 	Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin 	The 100 	Asian&White	13862
11 	Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov 	Marvel Cinematic Universe 	White&White	11273
12 	Killian Jones/Emma Swan 	Once Upon a Time (TV) 	White&White	11203
13 	Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak 	Arrow (TV 2012) 	White&White	11028
14 	Tenth Doctor/Rose Tyler 	Doctor Who 	White&White	11024
15 	Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako 	Boku no Hero Academia 	Asian&Asian	9511
16 	Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth	Game of Thrones 	White&White	9195
17 	Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker 	Star Wars 	White&White	9175
18 	Hermione Granger/Severus Snape 	Harry Potter 	Ambig&White	8898
19 	Belle/Rumplestiltskin 	Once Upon a Time (TV) 	White&White	8719
20 	Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper 	Sherlock (TV) 	White&White	8252
===Poly Top 20===
No.	Pairing 	Canon 	Type 	Race 	Works!
1 	Quackity/Karl Jacobs/Sapnap 	Minecraft (Video Game) 	M/M/M 	Latino&White&White	4448
2 	Jeon Jungkook/Jung Hoseok/Kim Namjoon/Kim Seokjin/Kim Taehyung/Min Yoongi/Park Jimin	BTS 	M/M/M/M/M/M	Asian&Asian&Asian 	3854
3 	James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers/Tony Stark 	Marvel Cinematic Universe 	M/M/M 	White&White&White 	3145
4 	Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands 	Our Flag Means Death 	M/M/M 	Indg&White&White 	2608
5 	Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto 	Boku no Hero Academia 	M/M/M 	Asian&Asian&Asian 	2598
6 	V/Park Jimin 	BTS 	M/M/M 	Asian&Asian&Asian 	2407
7 	Alec Hardison/Parker/Eliot Spencer 	Leverage 	F/M/M 	Black&White&White 	2307
8 	Anne Boonchuy/Sasha Waybright/Marcy Wu 	Amphibia 	F/F/F 	Asian&White&Asian 	2117
9 	Moon/Sun/Reader 	Five Nights at Freddy's 	Amg/NB/NB 	NH/NH/Ambig 	1942
10 	Dream/GeorgeNotFound/Sapnap 	Video Blogging RPF 	M/M/M 	White&White&White 	1785
11 	James T. Kirk/Leonard "Bones" McCoy/Spock 	Star Trek: Alternate Original Series	M/M/M 	White&White&White 	1774
12 	Castiel/Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester 	Supernatural 	M/M/M 	White&White&White 	1688
13 	Joly/Bossuet Laigle/Musichetta 	Les Misérables 	F/M/M 	White&White&White 	1547
14 	Virgil/Roman/Logan/Patton 	Sanders Sides 	M/M/M/M 	White&White&White 	1530
15 	Huang Ren Jun/Lee Jeno/Na Jaemin 	NCT 	M/M/M 	Asian&Asian&Asian 	1436
16 	James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers/Reader 	Marvel Cinematic Universe 	Amg/M/M 	White&White&Ambig 	1352
17 	Keith/Lance/Shiro 	Voltron: Legendary Defender 	M/M/M 	Ambig&Latino&Asian	1328
18 	Gladiolus Amicitia/Prompto Argentum/Noctis Lucis Caelum/Ignis Scientia 	Final Fantasy XV 	M/M/M/M 	Asian&Asian&Asian 	1326
19 	Poe Dameron/Finn/Rey 	Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 	F/M/M 	Latino&Black&White	1266
20 	Shibasaki Aizou/Someya Yuujirou/Suzumi Hiyori 	Confession Executive Committee 	F/M/M 	Asian&Asian&Asian 	1218
== Fandom Reactions ==
=== Squee ===
Many fans were excited about seeing either their ships from both brand new and older fandoms on the list:
=== Comparison of Slash/Femslash/Het ===
Many fans noticed the large percentage of slash ships, although there were also fans who were surprised at how newer femslash ships had also made the top 100. One fan noted that fanfiction tends to have more M/M than F/F, even popular ships:
=== Controversies ===
The Fail-Fandomanon thread made to discuss the post had many detractors, with three main issues being the data collection method, the racial/gender categorization, and more generally, a distaste for creating stats lists like these entirely.
==== Character Race: ====
Regarding Dr. Ratio being labeled as racially ambiguous:
==== Methodology: ====
Some fans were able to show that Destiel would have made it into the top 10 of this list if the number of fics for each ship had been collected in a different manner:
Other fans argued that simply comparing the numbers of publicly available fics in each tag at two different points in time does not show whether new works were created or not, because if a fic was Archive-locked at some point of the year, it will counteract a new fic being written. 
Another comment regarding disparity between (actual) new works and the comparison method used by centrumlumina:
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