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Abbreviations Used:
Af Lat = Afro-Latino
Ambig = Ambiguous Race
Indig = Indigenous Peoples
MENA = Middle Eastern or North African
N.H. = Non-Human
Welcome to the Year In Review edition of the AO3 Ship Stats!
This list shows the 100 pairing tags which had the greatest gain in total public fanworks posted on Archive Of Our Own during the period 1 Jan 2023 - 1 Jan 2024. There are 59 M/M pairings, 12 F/M, 6 F/F, 16 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 204 names on the list, 27 belong to women, 3 to non-binary people, and 5 to characters of indeterminate gender, down from 31, 4, and 5 in last year's list. In total there are 96 white characters, 70 Asian characters, 7 Latino characters, 6 Middle Eastern or North African characters, 3 Black characters, and 2 Indigenous characters, as well as 21 racially ambiguous characters. There are 88 total Characters of Colour, up from 76 in 2022's list.
Please be aware that this is not an official AO3 account - I am an independent researcher collecting and sharing publicly visible data. Also, I'd be really grateful if you'd consider taking part in the AO3 Demographics Survey 2024, a project I am running to survey the demographics and behaviour of AO3 users.
If you have any questions about the AO3 Ship Stats project, please see the FAQ for this year's stats.
Happy New Year!
Edit 2 Jan 2024: Fixed rank change for Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson | Philza. Fixed race for Annabeth Chase and Nicholas D. Wolfwood.
| Rank | Change | Relationship | Fandom | New Works | Total | Type | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +29 | Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) | Good Omens (TV) | 13469 | 55890 | Other | White | White |
| 2 | +2 | Sirius Black/Remus Lupin | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 9806 | 44956 | M/M | White | White |
| 3 | +8 | Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 8954 | 28426 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 4 | -3 | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 8519 | 23201 | M/M | White | White |
| 5 | New | Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 8390 | 9402 | M/M | MENA | MENA |
| 6 | +75 | John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley | Call of Duty (Video Games) | 7074 | 8864 | M/M | White | White |
| 7 | +1 | Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 6899 | 41350 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 8 | +9 | Regulus Black/James Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 6670 | 11812 | M/M | White | White |
| 9 | -7 | Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet | Our Flag Means Death (TV) | 6188 | 17124 | M/M | Indig | White |
| 10 | New | Astarion/Tav (Baldur's Gate) | Baldur's Gate (Video Games) | 4969 | 4969 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 11 | +37 | Getou Suguru/Gojo Satoru | 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) | 4802 | 10926 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 12 | -2 | Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 4598 | 26908 | F/M | Ambig | White |
| 13 | +21 | Han Jisung | Han/Lee Minho | Lee Know | Stray Kids (Band) | 4489 | 13783 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 14 | -5 | Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 4328 | 62304 | M/M | White | White |
| 15 | New | Aziraphale & Crowley (Good Omens) | Good Omens (TV) | 4311 | 16142 | Gen | White | White |
| 16 | New | Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor | Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston | 4202 | 6677 | M/M | Latino | White |
| 17 | New | Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood | Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023) | 3859 | 3859 | M/M | Ambig | Ambig |
| 18 | +2 | James Potter/Lily Evans Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 3744 | 24558 | F/M | White | White |
| 19 | -4 | Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 3588 | 8013 | F/F | White | White |
| 20 | -13 | Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn | 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù | 3561 | 36551 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 21 | -18 | Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit | Minecraft (Video Game) | 3513 | 21885 | Gen | White | White |
| 22 | +39 | Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair | Wednesday (TV 2022) | 3426 | 5485 | F/F | Latino | White |
| 23 | +28 | Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 3146 | 7323 | F/F | White | Black |
| 24 | -1 | Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 3136 | 21378 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 25 | +2 | Amity Blight/Luz Noceda | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 3129 | 11638 | F/F | White | Af Lat |
| 26 | -13 | Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV) | 9-1-1 (TV) | 2977 | 19273 | M/M | White | Latino |
| 27 | New | Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji | One Piece (Anime & Manga) | 2926 | 9665 | M/M | Asian | White |
| 28 | +60 | Dazai Osamu & Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 2793 | 6944 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 29 | -4 | Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug | Miraculous Ladybug | 2759 | 34572 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 30 | New | Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 2685 | 3540 | M/M | White | Ambig |
| 31 | +1 | Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 2665 | 16724 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 32 | -20 | Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 2662 | 13894 | M/M | White | Asian |
| 33 | -28 | Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson | Philza | Minecraft (Video Game) | 2631 | 20890 | Gen | White | White |
| 34 | +6 | Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring | Heartstopper (TV) | 2630 | 5287 | M/M | White | White |
| 35 | New | Donatello & Leonardo & Michelangelo & Raphael (TMNT) | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018) | 2628 | 4368 | Gen | N.H. | N.H. |
| 36 | New | Mikage Reo/Nagi Seishirou | Blue Lock (Manga) | 2623 | 2623 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 37 | New | Alhaitham & Kaveh (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 2567 | 2567 | Gen | MENA | MENA |
| 38 | New | Craig Tucker/Tweek Tweak | South Park | 2553 | 8078 | M/M | White | White |
| 39 | New | Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 2492 | 7331 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 40 | +19 | Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter | Hannibal (TV) | 2408 | 27036 | M/M | White | White |
| 41 | -2 | Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 2380 | 12085 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 42 | New | Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us) | The Last of Us (Video Games) | 2377 | 3083 | Gen | White | Ambig |
| 43 | -6 | Castiel/Dean Winchester | Supernatural (TV 2005) | 2348 | 105362 | M/M | White | White |
| 44 | New | Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen/Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) | House of the Dragon (TV) | 2326 | 3599 | M/M | White | White |
| 45 | -21 | Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V | Bangtan Boys | BTS | 2293 | 36095 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 46 | -40 | Will Byers/Mike Wheeler | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 2285 | 10480 | M/M | White | White |
| 47 | +47 | Kamishiro Rui/Tenma Tsukasa | Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! (Video Game) | 2277 | 3922 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 48 | New | Kyle Broflovski/Stan Marsh | South Park | 2275 | 5176 | M/M | White | White |
| 49 | New | James T. Kirk/Spock | Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) | 2256 | 17154 | M/M | White | White |
| 50 | New | Simon "Ghost" Riley/Reader | Call of Duty (Video Games) | 2246 | 3006 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 51= | New | Lucy Carlyle/Anthony Lockwood | Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud | 2216 | 2216 | F/M | White | White |
| 51= | +6 | Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin) | Merlin (TV) | 2216 | 28669 | M/M | White | White |
| 53 | New | Cyno/Tighnari (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 2214 | 3293 | M/M | MENA | MENA |
| 54 | New | Mitsui Hisashi/Miyagi Ryota | Slam Dunk (Anime & Manga) | 2164 | 2164 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 55 | -6 | Huā Chéng/Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) | 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù | 2155 | 8714 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 56 | +21 | Kim Dokja/Yoo Joonghyuk | Omniscient Reader – Sing-Shong | 2146 | 5352 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 57 | New | Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen | The Rookie (TV 2018) | 2140 | 4448 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 58 | -29 | Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 2125 | 30315 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 59 | New | Blade/Dan Heng (Honkai: Star Rail) | 崩坏：星穹铁道 | Honkai: Star Rail (Video Game) | 2116 | 2116 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 60 | New | Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda) | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom | 2093 | 6652 | F/M | White | White |
| 61 | New | Regulus Black & Sirius Black | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 2074 | 4712 | Gen | White | White |
| 62 | New | Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck | Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo | 2061 | 4236 | M/M | Black | White |
| 63 | New | Miguel O'Hara/Reader | Spider-Man: Spider-Verse (Sony Animated Movies) | 2025 | 2025 | Other | Latino | Ambig |
| 64 | -46 | Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 2012 | 6498 | Gen | White | White |
| 65 | -8 | Technoblade & Phil Watson | Philza | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1974 | 8845 | Gen | White | White |
| 66 | +4 | Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1970 | 19843 | F/M | Ambig | White |
| 67 | -12 | Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling | The Sandman (TV 2022) | 1950 | 4093 | M/M | White | Asian |
| 68 | New | Neuvillette/Wriothesley (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 1938 | 1938 | M/M | White | White |
| 69 | -19 | Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen | House of the Dragon (TV) | 1875 | 4095 | F/M | White | White |
| 70 | New | Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson | Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan | 1808 | 12243 | F/M | Ambig | White |
| 71 | +16 | Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1803 | 16471 | F/M | White | White |
| 72 | New | Sung Hanbin/Zhang Hao | ZEROBASEONE | ZB1 (Korea Band) | 1776 | 1776 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 73 | -59 | Technoblade & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1766 | 13104 | Gen | White | White |
| 74 | +17 | Porchay Pichaya Kittisawat/Kim Khimhant Theerapanyakun | KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) | 1760 | 3451 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 75 | -15 | Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 1745 | 11112 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 76 | New | Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1738 | 11765 | M/M | White | White |
| 77 | New | Akechi Goro/Persona 5 Protagonist | Persona 5 | 1726 | 9290 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 78 | +15 | Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto | Naruto (Anime & Manga) | 1715 | 13836 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 79 | New | Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader | The Last of Us (TV) | 1709 | 2026 | Other | Latino | Ambig |
| 80 | New | Gojo Satoru/Reader | 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime) | 1690 | 4266 | Other | Asian | Ambig |
| 81 | -5 | Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands | Our Flag Means Death (TV) | 1689 | 3524 | M/M | Indig | White |
| 82 | New | Tim Drake & Jason Todd | Batman - All Media Types | 1660 | 6203 | Gen | White | White |
| 83 | New | Hunter | The Golden Guard/Willow Park | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 1642 | 3054 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 84 | New | Dick Grayson & Jason Todd | Batman - All Media Types | 1619 | 6782 | Gen | Ambig | White |
| 85 | -7 | Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin | Bangtan Boys | BTS | 1616 | 26863 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 86 | New | Liu Er Mihou | Six-eared Macaque/Sun Wukong | Monkey King | LEGO Monkie Kid | 1613 | 2550 | M/M | N.H. | N.H. |
| 87= | New | Kaedehara Kazuha/Scaramouche | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 1600 | 3356 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 87= | -44 | Olivia Benson/Elliot Stabler | Law & Order: SVU | 1600 | 6238 | F/M | White | White |
| 89 | +11 | Eda Clawthorne/Raine Whispers | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 1597 | 3899 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 90 | New | Phayu/Rain (Love in the Air TV 2022) | Love in the Air (TV 2022) | 1587 | 1902 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 91 | New | Bang Chan/Lee Felix (Stray Kids) | Stray Kids (Band) | 1584 | 5390 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 92 | New | Charles | Grian/Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar | Hermitcraft SMP | 1576 | 3019 | M/M | White | White |
| 93 | New | Sister Beatrice/Ava Silva | Warrior Nun (TV) | 1572 | 3099 | F/F | Asian | Latino |
| 94 | -42 | Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin | Bangtan Boys | BTS | 1570 | 27583 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 95 | New | Mary Macdonald/Lily Evans Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1569 | 2599 | F/F | Ambig | White |
| 96 | New | Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 1562 | 2392 | M/M | White | White |
| 97 | New | Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga) | 1548 | 11396 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 98 | -56 | Porsche Pachara Kittisawat/Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun | KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) | 1537 | 4128 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 99 | New | Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne | Batman - All Media Types | 1522 | 6417 | Gen | White | White |
| 100 | -56 | Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi | Haikyuu!! | 1520 | 11888 | M/M | Asian | Asian |