AO3 Ship Stats 2023

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Title: AO3 Ship Stats 2023
Creator: centrumlumina (centreoftheselights)
Date(s): August 7, 2023
Medium: AO3 post
Fandom: Panfandom
Topic: Fandom Statistics
External Links: AO3 Post
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AO3 Ship Stats 2023 is part of the AO3 Ship Stats project by centrumlumina.

There was a lot of discussion in the comments and on social media platforms, such as Tumblr, Twitter and Reddit about confusion in the numbers. For example, many of the overall top 20 dropped in numbers in 2023 compared to 2022 according the AO3 Ship Stats series.

centrumlumina suggested these findings were likely either due to a larger number of authors locking their works to users only due to the news about AO3 being scraped for generative AI, or deleting their works.

Overall Top 20

The top 20 pairings on AO3 as of August 2023. See the rest of the results on AO3.

No. Pairing Canon Type Race Works Change
1 Castiel/Dean Winchester Supernatural M/M White/White 102783 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
2 Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Sherlock (TV) M/M White/White 63386 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
3 Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf M/M White/White 63333 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
4 Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Harry Potter M/M White/White 59048 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
5 James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) M/M White/White 58160 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
6 Aziraphale/Crowley Good Omens (TV) Other White/White 45362 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
7 Steve Rogers/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel) M/M White/White 42239 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
8 Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Harry Potter M/M White/White 40881 Green Arrow Up.svg 4
9 Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson One Direction M/M White/White 39028 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
10 Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia M/M Asian/Asian 38415 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
11 Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V Bangtan Boys | BTS M/M Asian/Asian 35024 Red Arrow Down.svg 2
12 Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian Mó Dào Zǔ Shī M/M Asian/Asian 34632 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
13 Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng Miraculous Ladybug F/M White/Asian 33169 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
14 Keith/Lance Voltron: Legendary Defender M/M Ambiguous/Latino 32035 Red Arrow Down.svg 3
15 Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester Supernatural M/M White/White 30257 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
16 Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood Shadowhunters M/M Asian/White 29501 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
17 Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou Boku no Hero Academia M/M Asian/Asian 29316 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
18 Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Merlin (TV) M/M White/White 27082 Green Arrow Up.svg 3
19 Peter Parker & Tony Stark Marvel Cinematic Universe Gen White/White 26868 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
20 Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS M/M Asian/Asian 26868 Green Arrow Up.svg 2

Top 20 in 2023

Top 20 pairings that produced the most fanworks in 2023.

No. Pairing Canon Type Race New Works Total Change
1 Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Stranger Things M/M White/White 13273 19870 Green Arrow Up.svg 9
2 Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Harry Potter M/M White/White 8453 40881 Green Arrow Up.svg 2
3 Alhaitham/Kaveh Genshin Impact M/M MENA/MENA 6837 6837 NEW
4 Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya Bungou Stray Dogs M/M Asian/Asian 6329 24005 Green Arrow Up.svg 15
5 John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley Call of Duty (Video Games) M/M White/White 6321 6321 NEW
6 Regulus Black/James Potter Harry Potter M/M White/White 6047 9178 Green Arrow Up.svg 55
7 Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Our Flag Means Death M/M Indigenous/White 6021 13595 Red Arrow Down.svg 2
8 Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia M/M Asian/Asian 5801 38415 Red Arrow Down.svg 2
9 Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit Minecraft YouTube Gen White/White 5041 20602 Red Arrow Down.svg 8
10 Will Byers/Mike Wheeler Stranger Things M/M White/White 4921 9846 Green Arrow Up.svg 29
11 Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair Wednesday (TV series) F/F Latino/White 4808 4808 NEW
12 Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Harry Potter F/M Ambiguous/White 4710 24827 Green Arrow Up.svg 6
13 Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson Minecraft YouTube Gen White/Asian 3961 19889 Red Arrow Down.svg 11
14 Han Jisung/Lee Minho Stray Kids (Band) M/M Asian/Asian 3880 11772 Green Arrow Up.svg 36
15 Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler Stranger Things F/F White/White 3767 6195 Green Arrow Up.svg 44
16 Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling The Sandman M/M White/Asian 3562 3562 NEW
17 Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen House of the Dragon F/M White/White 3488 3488 NEW
18 Amity Blight/Luz Noceda The Owl House F/F White/Afro-Latino 3396 10722 Green Arrow Up.svg 15
19 Aziraphale/Crowley Good Omens Other White/White 3296 45362 Red Arrow Down.svg 5
20 Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Stranger Things Gen White/White 3248 5815 Green Arrow Up.svg 63

For a list of all 100 ships, see here or on AO3.

Overall Top 20 Femslash

The top 20 femslash pairings on AO3 as of August 2023. See the rest of the results on AO3.

No. Pairing Canon Race Works Change
1 Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) White/White 19455 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
2 Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) Latino/White 14632 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
3 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 White/White 12568 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
4 Amity Blight/Luz Noceda The Owl House White/Af Lat 10722 Green Arrow Up.svg 10
5 Adora/Catra She-Ra and the Princesses of Power White/Latino 10525 Blue Arrow Side.svg 0
6 Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long RWBY Asian/Asian 6945 Green Arrow Up.svg 1
7 Korra/Asami Sato Avatar: Legend of Korra Indig/Asian 6579 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
8 Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes Harry Potter White/Black 6243 Green Arrow Up.svg 15
9 Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler Stranger Things White/White 5841 Green Arrow Up.svg 23
10 Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer Supergirl (TV 2015) White/Latino 6024 Red Arrow Down.svg 2
11 Jirou Kyouka/Yaoyorozu Momo Boku no Hero Academia Asian/Asian 6023 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
12 Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught Wynonna Earp (TV) White/White 5853 Red Arrow Down.svg 3
13 Caitlyn/Vi Arcane: League of Legends Asian/White 5671 Green Arrow Up.svg 4
14 Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee RWBY Asian/White 5165 Red Arrow Down.svg 1
15 Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam Homestuck Ambig/N.H. 5069 Red Arrow Down.svg 3
16 Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein Carmilla White/White 4960 Red Arrow Down.svg 5
17 Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair Wednesday (TV series) Latino/White 4808 NEW
18 Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell Pitch Perfect White/White 4688 Red Arrow Down.svg 4
19 Alphys/Undyne Undertale N.H./N.H. 4395 Red Arrow Down.svg 4
20 Historia Reiss/Ymir of the 104th Attack on Titan White/White 4180 Red Arrow Down.svg 4