Now presenting the fifth annual AO3 Ship Stats Top 100!

This list shows the 100 pairing tags with the most fanfics posted on Archive Of Our Own as of August 3 2017. There are 68 M/M pairings, 20 F/M, 4 F/F, 5 Gen and 3 Other. (Please note that on AO3, ‘Name & Name’ indicates platonic relationships (Gen), while ‘Name/Name’ is used for romantic pairings.)

Of the 200 names on the list, 28 belong to women and 3 to characters of indeterminate gender, down from 34 and 5 respectively in the 2016 list. There are 41 POC and 10 racially ambiguous characters, compared with 27 and 15 last year.

For more information on this project, please see the FAQ post. You might also want to check out the Top 100 pairings of This Year or the Top 100 Femslash Pairings.

A text-only version of the list is given below the cut.

Edit: Fixed race category for Otabek Altin.



Rank Change Pairing Fandom Works Type Race

1 0 Castiel/Dean Winchester Supernatural 66148 M/M White

2 0 Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Sherlock (TV) 52232 M/M White

3 0 Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf (TV) 47528 M/M White

4 0 Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson One Direction (Band) 29338 M/M White

5 0 James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) 27854 M/M White

6 0 Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester Supernatural 22797 M/M White

7 2 Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 22402 M/M White

8 -1 Steve Rogers/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 19859 M/M White

9 -1 Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Merlin (TV) 17565 M/M White

10 1 Sherlock Holmes & John Watson Sherlock (TV) 14453 Gen White

11 -1 Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel Glee 14059 M/M Whi/POC

12 N Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 13902 M/M Whi/POC

13 0 Levi/Eren Yeager Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 11702 M/M White

14 -2 Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies) 11683 M/M White

15 4 Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter Hannibal (TV) 11262 M/M White

16 -1 Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki Supernatural RPF 11242 M/M White

17 N Keith/Lance (Voltron) Voltron: Legendary Defender 10614 M/M Amb/POC

18 -4 Rodney McKay/John Sheppard Stargate Atlantis 10445 M/M White

19 2 Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 10137 M/M White

20 -2 Gabriel/Sam Winchester Supernatural 10060 M/M White

21 15 Dan Howell/Phil Lester Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (YouTube RPF) 9938 M/M White

22 32 Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 9734 M/M Whi/POC

23 -7 Clint Barton/Phil Coulson The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 9606 M/M White

24 -7 Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 9421 F/M White

25 -1 Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Arrow (TV 2012) 9258 F/M White

26 -1 James T. Kirk/Spock Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) 9127 M/M White

27 0 Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 9071 F/F Whi/POC

28 3 Harry Potter/Severus Snape Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 8818 M/M White

29 -1 Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich Shameless (US) 8707 M/M White

30 -8 Enjolras/Grantaire Les Misérables - All Media Types 8701 M/M White

31 -5 Steve McGarrett/Danny “Danno” Williams Hawaii Five-0 (2010) 8657 M/M White

32 7 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 (TV) 8535 F/F White

33 -3 Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin The 100 (TV) 8506 F/M Whi/POC

34 -14 Zayn Malik/Liam Payne One Direction (Band) 8481 M/M Whi/POC

35 -12 Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield The Hobbit - All Media Types 8305 M/M White

36 1 Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 8061 F/M White

37 20 Armitage Hux/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) 8022 M/M White

38 -6 Frank Iero/Gerard Way My Chemical Romance 7823 M/M White

39 -10 Pepper Potts/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 7709 F/M White

40 -7 Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones Torchwood 7475 M/M White

41 49 Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 7150 M/M POC

42 -2 Mycroft Holmes/Lestrade Sherlock (TV) 7125 M/M White

43 0 Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold Once Upon a Time (TV) 6985 F/M White

44 11 Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru Haikyuu!! 6964 M/M POC

45 -10 Allison Argent/Scott McCall Teen Wolf (TV) 6937 F/M Whi/POC

46 N Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V Bangtan Boys | BTS 6832 M/M POC

47 -13 Loki/Thor Thor (Movies) 6740 M/M White

48 -7 James T. Kirk/Leonard McCoy Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) 6598 M/M White

49 -1 Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper Sherlock (TV) 6506 F/M White

50 0 Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 6490 F/M Whi/Amb

51 -13 Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg The Sentinel 6446 M/M White

52 -3 Castiel & Dean Winchester Supernatural 6444 Gen White

53 -7 Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford Dragon Age: Inquisition 6405 Other Whi/Amb

54 -3 Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio Haikyuu!! 6391 M/M POC

55 14 Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng Miraculous Ladybug 6307 F/M Whi/POC

56 -11 Arthur/Eames (Inception) Inception (2010) 6096 M/M White

57 -15 Loki/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 6091 M/M White

58 30 Josh Dun/Tyler Joseph Twenty One Pilots 5886 M/M Whi/POC

59 -12 Marco Bott/Jean Kirstein Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 5746 M/M White

60 -16 Clark Kent/Lex Luthor Smallville 5630 M/M White

61 -9 Tenth Doctor/Rose Tyler Doctor Who (2005) 5583 F/M White

62 -9 James Bond/Q James Bond (Craig movies) 5267 M/M White

63 -4 Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester Supernatural 5249 Gen White

64 N Kim Namjoon | Rap Monster/Kim Seokjin | Jin Bangtan Boys | BTS 5152 M/M POC

65 N Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 5077 M/M POC

66 -1 James “Bucky” Barnes & Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) 5021 Gen White

67 1 Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 4971 F/M White

68 -12 Mary Morstan/John Watson Sherlock (TV) 4900 F/M White

69 4 Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV) 4863 F/M White

70 7 James Potter/Lily Evans Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 4842 F/M White

71 -11 Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein Carmilla (Web Series) 4729 F/F White

72 -8 Patrick Stump/Pete Wentz Fall Out Boy 4700 M/M Whi/POC

73 7 Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 4661 F/M Whi/Amb

74 -9 Jessica Moore/Sam Winchester Supernatural 4491 F/M White

75 9 Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski due South 4481 M/M White

76 -18 John Egbert/Dave Strider Homestuck 4463 M/M Ambig

77 -5 Inquisitor/Solas Dragon Age: Inquisition 4436 Other Whi/Amb

78 N Alexander Hamilton/John Laurens Hamilton – Miranda 4409 M/M POC

79 -17 Jane Foster/Thor The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 4350 F/M White

80 -17 Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins 4326 F/M Whi/Amb

81 -10 Levi/Erwin Smith Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 4289 M/M White

82 -21 Niall Horan/Harry Styles One Direction (Band) 4218 M/M White

83 N Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi Haikyuu!! 4164 M/M POC

84 -2 Harry Hart/Gary “Eggsy” Unwin Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) 4121 M/M White

85 12 Fox Mulder/Dana Scully The X-Files 4097 F/M White

86 -19 Carlos/Cecil Palmer Welcome to Night Vale 4053 M/M Amb/POC

87 -9 America (Hetalia)/England (Hetalia) Hetalia: Axis Powers 4030 M/M White

88 N Dean Winchester/You Supernatural 4027 Other Whi/Amb

89 -13 Nanase Haruka/Tachibana Makoto Free! 3964 M/M POC

90 5 Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto Naruto 3942 M/M POC

91 -17 Sebastian Moran/James Moriarty Sherlock (TV) 3926 M/M White

92 -7 Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf (TV) 3900 M/M White

93= N Akaashi Keiji/Bokuto Koutarou Haikyuu!! 3888 M/M POC

93= 1 Poe Dameron/Finn Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015) 3888 M/M POC

95 N Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Min Yoongi | Suga Bangtan Boys | BTS 3887 M/M POC

96 N Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 3852 M/M Whi/POC

97 -27 Niall Horan/Zayn Malik One Direction (Band) 3795 M/M Whi/POC

98 N Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 3793 F/F White

99 N Katsuki Yuuri & Victor Nikiforov Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 3782 Gen Whi/POC

100 N Peter Parker/Wade Wilson Spider-Man - All Media Types 3770 M/M White

