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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 Skin Tones
Welcome to the 2023 AO3 Ship Stats!
As part of the AO3 Ship Stats project, this list shows the 100 most-posted relationship tags on Archive Of Our Own in the period August 4 2022 - August 7 2023. This list was created by comparing the current number of fics with data gathered for the 2022 AO3 Ship Stats.
There are 58 M/M relationships on the list, 11 F/M, 8 F/F, 18 Gen and 5 Other. (Please note that on AO3, ‘Name & Name’ indicates platonic or familial ‘Gen’ relationships, while ‘Name/Name’ is used for romantic and sexual pairings.)
Of the 204 names on the list, 30 are women, 2 are non-binary, and 3 are characters of ambiguous gender, compared with 25, 1 and 6 in the 2022 list. In total there are 102 white characters, 67 Asian characters, 6 Latino characters, 6 Middle Eastern or North African characters, 4 Black characters, and 2 Indigenous characters, as well as 10 racially ambiguous characters and 8 non-human characters. There are 84 total Characters of Colour, which is 13 more than the number listed in 2022.
Please note: some large pairings have fewer works than expected in this dataset and may have fallen off the list entirely. This is due to large numbers of works being deleted or privated due to concerns about AI data-scraping. For more information please see the FAQ page.
For more information about the AO3 Ship Stats project, please check out the accompanying FAQs. You might also be interested in the All-Time Top 100 Pairings and the Femslash Top 100 list.
Edit 8th Aug 2023: Removed mistakenly included tags "Lim Jaebeom | Jay B/Park Jinyoung (GOT7)" and "Jeong Yuno | Jaehyun/Suh Youngho | Johnny".
Edit 9th Aug 2023: Removed mistakenly included tags "Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson | Philza" and "Tartaglia | Childe & Traveler (Genshin Impact)". Corrected gender for Crowley (Good Omens). Corrected race for Alhaitham, Cyno, Kaveh and Tighnari (all from Genshin Impact).
| Rank | Change | Relationship | Fandom | New Works | Total | Type | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +9 | Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 13273 | 19870 | M/M | White | White |
| 2 | +2 | Sirius Black/Remus Lupin | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 8453 | 40881 | M/M | White | White |
| 3 | New | Alhaitham/Kaveh (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 6837 | 6837 | M/M | MENA | MENA |
| 4 | +15 | Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 6329 | 24005 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 5 | New | John "Soap" MacTavish/Simon "Ghost" Riley | Call of Duty (Video Games) | 6321 | 6321 | M/M | White | White |
| 6 | +55 | Regulus Black/James Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 6047 | 9178 | M/M | White | White |
| 7 | -2 | Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet | Our Flag Means Death (TV) | 6021 | 13595 | M/M | Indig | White |
| 8 | -2 | Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 5801 | 38415 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 9 | -8 | Wilbur Soot & TommyInnit | Minecraft (Video Game) | 5041 | 20602 | Gen | White | White |
| 10 | +29 | Will Byers/Mike Wheeler | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 4921 | 9846 | M/M | White | White |
| 11 | New | Wednesday Addams/Enid Sinclair | Wednesday (TV 2022) | 4808 | 4808 | F/F | Latino | White |
| 12 | +6 | Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 4710 | 24827 | F/M | Ambig | White |
| 13 | -11 | Wilbur Soot & Technoblade & TommyInnit & Phil Watson | Minecraft (Video Game) | 3961 | 19889 | Gen | White | White |
| 14 | +36 | Han Jisung | Han/Lee Minho | Lee Know | Stray Kids (Band) | 3880 | 11772 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 15 | +44 | Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 3767 | 6195 | F/F | White | White |
| 16 | New | Dream of the Endless/Hob Gadling | The Sandman (TV 2022) | 3562 | 3562 | M/M | White | Asian |
| 17 | New | Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen | House of the Dragon (TV) | 3488 | 3488 | F/M | White | White |
| 18 | +15 | Amity Blight/Luz Noceda | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 3396 | 10722 | F/F | White | Af Lat |
| 19 | -5 | Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) | Good Omens (TV) | 3296 | 45362 | Other | White | White |
| 20 | +63 | Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 3248 | 5815 | Gen | White | White |
| 21 | +2 | James Potter/Lily Evans Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 3148 | 22759 | F/M | White | White |
| 22 | New | Marlene McKinnon/Dorcas Meadowes | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 3109 | 6243 | F/F | White | Black |
| 23 | -8 | Tartaglia | Childe/Zhongli (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 3037 | 12678 | M/M | White | Asian |
| 24 | New | Vash the Stampede/Nicholas D. Wolfwood | Trigun Stampede (Anime 2023) | 3007 | 3007 | M/M | Ambig | Asian |
| 25 | New | Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen/Lucerys Velaryon (Son of Rhaenyra) | House of the Dragon (TV) | 2914 | 2914 | M/M | White | White |
| 26 | -23 | Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù | 2855 | 34632 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 27 | New | Donatello & Leonardo & Michelangelo & Raphael (TMNT) | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2769 | 3367 | Gen | N.H. | N.H. |
| 28 | -6 | Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead/Yamada Hizashi | Present Mic | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 2753 | 20071 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 29 | New | Cyno/Tighnari (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 2705 | 2705 | M/M | MENA | MENA |
| 30 | New | Pete Phongsakorn Saengtham/Vegas Kornwit Theerapanyakun | KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) | 2677 | 3833 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 31 | -20 | Evan "Buck" Buckley/Eddie Diaz (9-1-1 TV) | 9-1-1 (TV) | 2645 | 17540 | M/M | White | Latino |
| 32 | -2 | Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 2618 | 15709 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 33 | -17 | Technoblade & TommyInnit (Video Blogging RPF) | Minecraft (Video Game) | 2552 | 12452 | Gen | White | White |
| 34 | -27 | Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 2542 | 59048 | M/M | White | White |
| 35 | New | Barty Crouch Jr./Evan Rosier | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 2456 | 2456 | M/M | White | Ambig |
| 36 | -9 | Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V | Bangtan Boys | BTS | 2396 | 35024 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 37 | -3 | Aizawa Shouta | Eraserhead & Midoriya Izuku | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 2347 | 11220 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 38 | New | Craig Tucker/Tweek Tweak | South Park | 2256 | 7542 | M/M | White | White |
| 39 | New | Porsche Pachara Kittisawat/Kinn Anakinn Theerapanyakun | KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) | 2255 | 3633 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 40 | New | Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring | Heartstopper (TV) | 2249 | 3904 | M/M | White | White |
| 41 | New | Kamishiro Rui/Tenma Tsukasa | Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! | 2229 | 3010 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 42 | New | Porchay Pichaya Kittisawat/Kim Khimhant Theerapanyakun | KinnPorsche: The Series (TV) | 2175 | 2881 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 43= | New | Dazai Osamu & Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 2111 | 5642 | Gen | Asian | Asian |
| 43= | New | Tom "Iceman" Kazansky/Pete "Maverick" Mitchell | Top Gun (Movies) | 2111 | 2813 | M/M | White | White |
| 45 | -37 | Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF) | Video Blogging RPF | 2069 | 22989 | M/M | White | White |
| 46 | +2 | Olivia Benson/Elliot Stabler | Law & Order: SVU | 2036 | 5650 | F/M | White | White |
| 47 | New | Sister Beatrice/Ava Silva | Warrior Nun (TV) | 2007 | 2640 | F/F | Asian | Latino |
| 48 | -2 | Getou Suguru/Gojo Satoru | 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga) | 2003 | 7482 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 49 | New | Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw/Jake "Hangman" Seresin | Top Gun (Movies) | 1991 | 2535 | M/M | White | White |
| 50 | +7 | Huā Chéng/Xiè Lián (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù | 1980 | 7673 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 51 | New | Kyle Broflovski/Stan Marsh | South Park | 1962 | 4689 | M/M | White | White |
| 52 | New | Hunter | The Golden Guard/Willow Park | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 1958 | 2647 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 53 | +14 | Diluc & Kaeya (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 1953 | 5353 | Gen | White | Ambig |
| 54 | New | Alhaitham & Kaveh (Genshin Impact) | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 1939 | 1939 | Gen | MENA | MENA |
| 55 | New | Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us) | The Last of Us (Video Games) | 1937 | 2561 | Gen | White | Ambig |
| 56 | -43 | Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug | Miraculous Ladybug | 1912 | 33169 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 57 | New | Mikage Reo/Nagi Seishirou | Blue Lock (Manga) | 1893 | 1893 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 58 | New | Kim Dokja/Yoo Joonghyuk | Omniscient Reader – Sing-Shong | 1872 | 4401 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 59 | New | Simon "Ghost" Riley/Reader | Call of Duty (Video Games) | 1831 | 1831 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 60 | -40 | Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 1827 | 29317 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 61 | New | Kaedehara Kazuha/Scaramouche | 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game) | 1816 | 2874 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 62 | -11 | Dabi | Todoroki Touya/Takami Keigo | Hawks | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 1808 | 10449 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 63 | New | James T. Kirk/Spock | Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) | 1773 | 16286 | M/M | White | White |
| 64 | New | Donatello & Leonardo (TMNT) | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1763 | 1763 | Gen | N.H. | N.H. |
| 65 | +26 | Eda Clawthorne/Raine Whispers | The Owl House (Cartoon) | 1751 | 3589 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 66 | New | Regulus Black & Sirius Black | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1747 | 3833 | Gen | White | White |
| 67 | New | Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji | One Piece (Anime & Manga) | 1723 | 7773 | M/M | Asian | White |
| 68 | New | Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker | Darth Vader | Star Wars - All Media Types | 1717 | 7584 | M/M | White | White |
| 69= | +16 | Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson | One Direction (Band) | 1712 | 39028 | M/M | White | White |
| 69= | -57 | Toby Smith | Tubbo & TommyInnit | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1712 | 14609 | Gen | White | White |
| 71 | New | Mary Macdonald/Lily Evans Potter | Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling | 1709 | 2115 | F/F | Ambig | White |
| 72 | New | Hwang Hyunjin/Lee Felix | Stray Kids (Band) | 1706 | 4015 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 73 | New | Lucy Carlyle/Anthony Lockwood | Lockwood & Co. - Jonathan Stroud | 1697 | 1697 | F/M | White | White |
| 74 | New | Aoyagi Touya/Shinonome Akito | Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! | 1683 | 2345 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 75 | New | Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck | Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo | 1670 | 3663 | M/M | Black | White |
| 76 | -48 | Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends) | Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021) | 1662 | 5671 | F/F | Asian | White |
| 77 | New | Liu Chenxiang/Yang Jian | Erlang Shen | 新神榜 | New Gods (Movies) | 1647 | 1647 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 78 | -29 | Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter | Hannibal (TV) | 1646 | 25643 | M/M | White | White |
| 79 | -48 | Technoblade & Phil Watson | Philza | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1622 | 8310 | Gen | White | White |
| 80 | New | Dean Winchester/Reader | Supernatural (TV 2005) | 1613 | 6147 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 81 | -44 | Wilbur Soot & Technoblade | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1608 | 7482 | Gen | White | White |
| 82 | New | Choi Soobin/Choi Yeonjun | TOMORROW X TOGETHER | TXT | 1601 | 5418 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 83 | New | Tim Bradford/Lucy Chen | The Rookie (TV 2018) | 1580 | 3382 | F/M | White | Asian |
| 84= | New | Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs) | 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs | 1575 | 6031 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 84= | New | Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 1575 | 4438 | F/M | White | Black |
| 86 | -51 | TommyInnit & Phil Watson (Video Blogging RPF) | Minecraft (Video Game) | 1565 | 7356 | Gen | White | White |
| 87 | -1 | Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto | Naruto | 1561 | 13062 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 88 | +7 | Eddie Munson/Reader | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 1558 | 3330 | Other | White | Ambig |
| 89 | -21 | Carlos Reyes/TK Strand | 9-1-1: Lone Star (TV 2020) | 1545 | 6870 | M/M | Latino | White |
| 90 | New | Simon Eriksson/Wilhelm | Young Royals (TV 2021) | 1543 | 3100 | M/M | Latino | White |
| 91 | New | Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands | Our Flag Means Death (TV) | 1519 | 2655 | M/M | Indig | White |
| 92 | New | Charles | Grian/Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar | Hermitcraft SMP | 1512 | 2297 | M/M | White | White |
| 93 | New | Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 1510 | 2393 | F/M | White | White |
| 94 | New | Alicent Hightower/Rhaenyra Targaryen | House of the Dragon (TV) | 1506 | 1506 | F/F | White | White |
| 95 | -2 | Bakugou Katsuki/Todoroki Shouto | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia | 1485 | 10774 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 96 | New | Tim Drake & Jason Todd | Batman - All Media Types | 1475 | 5487 | Gen | White | White |
| 97= | New | Liu Er Mihou | Six-eared Macaque/Sun Wukong | Monkey King | LEGO Monkie Kid | 1470 | 1959 | M/M | N.H. | N.H. |
| 97= | -68 | Miya Atsumu/Sakusa Kiyoomi | Haikyuu!! | 1470 | 11253 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 99 | -34 | Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin | Bangtan Boys | BTS | 1459 | 26124 | M/M | Asian | Asian |
| 100 | New | Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper | Stranger Things (TV 2016) | 1447 | 4090 | F/M | White | White |