After a year away, I can now present the 2019 AO3 Ship Stats Top 100!

This list shows the 100 pairing tags with the most fanfics posted on Archive Of Our Own as of July 24 2019. There are 69 M/M pairings, 19 F/M, 3 F/F, 5 Gen and 4 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 200 names on the list, 25 belong to women and 4 to characters of indeterminate gender, compared to 28 and 3 respectively in the 2017 list. There are 46 POC and 8 racially ambiguous characters, compared with 41 and 10 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 2017-2019 or the Top 100 Femslash Pairings. This stats series is also available on AO3.



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

Rank Change Pairing Fandom Works Type Race

1 0 Castiel/Dean Winchester Supernatural 79650 M/M White

2 0 Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Sherlock (TV) 59436 M/M White

3 0 Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf (TV) 56021 M/M White

4 1 James “Bucky” Barnes/Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) 43515 M/M White

5 2 Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 33110 M/M White

6 -2 Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson One Direction (Band) 32449 M/M White

7 1 Steve Rogers/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 30700 M/M White

8 9 Keith/Lance (Voltron) Voltron: Legendary Defender 27848 M/M Amb/POC

9 -3 Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester Supernatural 26287 M/M White

10 2 Katsuki Yuuri/Victor Nikiforov Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 22515 M/M Whi/POC

11 11 Magnus Bane/Alec Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 21224 M/M Whi/POC

12 -3 Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Merlin (TV) 21068 M/M White

13 33 Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung | V Bangtan Boys | BTS 18118 M/M POC

14 27 Min Yoongi | Suga/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 16849 M/M POC

15 -5 Sherlock Holmes & John Watson Sherlock (TV) 16630 Gen White

16 5 Dan Howell/Phil Lester Phandom/The Fantastic Foursome (YouTube RPF) 15554 M/M White

17 -6 Blaine Anderson/Kurt Hummel Glee 15245 M/M Whi/POC

18 -3 Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter Hannibal (TV) 15214 M/M White

19 0 Sirius Black/Remus Lupin Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 14755 M/M White

20 35 Adrien Agreste | Chat Noir/Marinette Dupain-Cheng | Ladybug Miraculous Ladybug 14477 F/M Whi/POC

21 18 Pepper Potts/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 13847 F/M White

22 -9 Levi/Eren Yeager Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 13567 M/M White

23 41 Kim Namjoon | RM/Kim Seokjin | Jin Bangtan Boys | BTS 13558 M/M POC

24 -10 Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies) 13418 M/M White

25 40 Jeon Jungkook/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 13306 M/M POC

26 -6 Gabriel/Sam Winchester Supernatural 12661 M/M White

27 -11 Jensen Ackles/Jared Padalecki Supernatural RPF 12647 M/M White

28 9 Armitage Hux/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 12275 M/M White

29 N Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 12260 F/M White

30 N Keith/Shiro (Voltron) Voltron: Legendary Defender 12182 M/M Amb/POC

31 16 Loki/Thor Thor (Movies) 11533 M/M White

32 -7 Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak Arrow (TV 2012) 11497 F/M White

33 0 Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin The 100 (TV) 11448 F/M Whi/POC

34 -16 Rodney McKay/John Sheppard Stargate Atlantis 11406 M/M White

35 -8 Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 11388 F/F Whi/POC

36 -5 Steve McGarrett/Danny “Danno” Williams Hawaii Five-0 (2010) 10901 M/M White

37 -11 James T. Kirk/Spock Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) 10895 M/M White

38 -6 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 (TV) 10839 F/F White

39 -15 Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 10810 F/M White

40 N Peter Parker & Tony Stark Marvel Cinematic Universe 10639 Gen White

41 -13 Harry Potter/Severus Snape Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 10513 M/M White

42 53 Jung Hoseok | J-Hope/Min Yoongi | Suga Bangtan Boys | BTS 10433 M/M POC

43 -20 Clint Barton/Phil Coulson The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 10413 M/M White

44 -15 Ian Gallagher/Mickey Milkovich Shameless (US) 10131 M/M White

45 -15 Enjolras/Grantaire (Les Misérables) Les Misérables - All Media Types 9960 M/M White

46 N Bakugou Katsuki/Midoriya Izuku Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 9855 M/M POC

47 -11 Captain Hook | Killian Jones/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 9763 F/M White

48 2 Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 9574 F/M Whi/Amb

49 -7 Mycroft Holmes/Lestrade Sherlock (TV) 9561 M/M White

50 48 Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 9458 F/F White

51 -16 Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield The Hobbit - All Media Types 9374 M/M White

52 N Bakugou Katsuki/Kirishima Eijirou Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 9309 M/M POC

53 N Midoriya Izuku/Todoroki Shouto Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia 9116 M/M POC

54 7 Tenth Doctor/Rose Tyler Doctor Who (2005) 9081 F/M White

55 -17 Frank Iero/Gerard Way My Chemical Romance 9000 M/M White

56 -22 Zayn Malik/Liam Payne One Direction (Band) 8906 M/M Whi/POC

57 -13 Iwaizumi Hajime/Oikawa Tooru Haikyuu!! 8902 M/M POC

58 -18 Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones Torchwood 8779 M/M White

59 N Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens) Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett 8737 M/M White

60 -3 Loki/Tony Stark The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 8520 M/M White

61 -9 Castiel & Dean Winchester Supernatural 8339 Gen White

62 -13 Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper Sherlock (TV) 8301 F/M White

63 -20 Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold Once Upon a Time (TV) 8280 F/M White

64 2 James “Bucky” Barnes & Steve Rogers Captain America (Movies) 8088 Gen White

65 5 James Potter/Lily Evans Potter Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 8029 F/M White

66 -12 Hinata Shouyou/Kageyama Tobio Haikyuu!! 7891 M/M POC

67 -14 Inquisitor/Cullen Rutherford Dragon Age: Inquisition 7694 Other Whi/Amb

68 17 Fox Mulder/Dana Scully The X-Files 7604 F/M White

69 4 Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 7596 F/M Whi/Amb

70 18 Dean Winchester/You Supernatural 7457 Other Whi/Amb

71 N Jeon Jungkook/Min Yoongi | Suga Bangtan Boys | BTS 7452 M/M POC

72 -5 Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 7441 F/M White

73 N Kim Taehyung | V/Park Jimin Bangtan Boys | BTS 7401 M/M POC

74 -29 Allison Argent/Scott McCall Teen Wolf (TV) 7393 F/M Whi/POC

75 -27 James T. Kirk/Leonard “Bones” McCoy Star Trek: Alternate Original Series (Movies) 7334 M/M White

76 -13 Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester Supernatural 7305 Gen White

77 -26 Jim Ellison/Blair Sandburg The Sentinel (TV) 7152 M/M White

78 -20 Josh Dun/Tyler Joseph Twenty One Pilots 7085 M/M Whi/POC

79 -23 Arthur/Eames (Inception) Inception (2010) 7002 M/M White

80 16 Otabek Altin/Yuri Plisetsky Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 6351 M/M Whi/POC

81 -19 James Bond/Q James Bond (Craig movies) 6307 M/M White

82 -13 Leo Fitz/Jemma Simmons Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV) 6234 F/M White

83 N James “Bucky” Barnes/Reader Marvel Cinematic Universe 6201 Other Whi/Amb

84 16 Peter Parker/Wade Wilson Spider-Man - All Media Types 6170 M/M White

85 7 Peter Hale/Stiles Stilinski Teen Wolf (TV) 6110 M/M White

86 4 Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto Naruto 6104 M/M POC

87 -28 Marco Bott/Jean Kirstein Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 6024 M/M White

88 -28 Clark Kent/Lex Luthor Smallville 6015 M/M White

89 N James “Bucky” Barnes/Tony Stark Marvel Cinematic Universe 5947 M/M White

90 -12 Alexander Hamilton/John Laurens Hamilton – Miranda 5889 M/M POC

91 N Jesse McCree/Hanzo Shimada Overwatch (Video Game) 5831 M/M Whi/POC

92 -20 Patrick Stump/Pete Wentz Fall Out Boy 5750 M/M Whi/POC

93 N Jon Snow/Sansa Stark Game of Thrones (TV) 5736 F/M White

94 N Brian Kinney/Justin Taylor (Queer as Folk) Queer as Folk (US) 5638 M/M White

95 N Kim Taehyung | V/Min Yoongi | Suga Bangtan Boys | BTS 5546 M/M POC

96 N Aaron Dingle/Robert Sugden Emmerdale 5471 M/M White

97 -29 Mary Morstan/John Watson Sherlock (TV) 5470 F/M White

98 -5 Poe Dameron/Finn Star Wars Sequel Trilogy 5436 M/M POC

99 -22 Inquisitor/Solas (Dragon Age) Dragon Age: Inquisition 5428 Other Whi/Amb

100 -13 America/England (Hetalia) Hetalia: Axis Powers 5301 M/M White

