And the fandom of the year is…

QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Fandom. From the word itself we get the meaning. It is a collective of fans sharing the same interests, gathering together to enthusiastically celebrate the same through cosplaying, writing fan fictions, maintaining fandom wikis and others.

Source: Odyssey
Source: Odyssey

Due to the power of the internet, no interest – be it books, movies, TV shows, memes, what-have-you – no matter how obscure – can go unnoticed. And fans from around the world can talk, discuss share ideas and theories with each other online.

Without further ado, here are the most active fandoms of 2016 as gathered by social blogging site, Tumblr.

TV Shows – Live Action

Make-believe dominated the list with zombies, werewolves and dragons.

Source: Wikia
Source: Wikia
  1. Supernatural
  2. The 100
  3. Game of Thrones
  4. Shadowhunters
  5. The Walking Dead
  6. Teen Wolf
  7. Big Brother 18
  8. Once Upon A Time
  9. Doctor Who
  10. Sherlock
  11. Stranger Things
  12. Pretty Little Liars
  13. RuPaul’s Drag Race
  14. How To Get Away With Murder
  15. Supergirl
  16. Orange is the New Black
  17. Arrow
  18. The Flash
  19. Parks and Recreation
  20. Girl Meets World

TV Shows – Animated

A mix of old and new.

Source: Cartoon Network
Source: Cartoon Network
  1. Steven Universe
  2. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
  3. Voltron: Legendary Defender
  4. Gravity Falls
  5. The Legend of Korra
  6. Star vs. The Forces of Evil
  7. Adventure Time
  8. Rick and Morty
  9. South Park
  10. Wander Over Yonder
  11. The Simpsons
  12. Avatar: The Last Airbender
  13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  14. Bob’s Burgers
  15. The Powerpuff Girls
  16. Star Wars Rebels
  17. Over the Garden Wall
  18. Danny Phantom
  19. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
  20. 20. Teen Titans

Movies

Superheroes dominate the list. What are you expecting?

Source: ClotureClub.com
Source: ClotureClub.com
  1. Captain America: Civil War
  2. Zootopia
  3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  4. Deadpool
  5. Suicide Squad
  6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
  7. Ghostbusters
  8. Lord of the Rings
  9. Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice
  10. Carol
  11. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
  12. The Hobbit
  13. Doctor Strange
  14. 50 Shades of Grey
  15. Frozen
  16. Mad Max: Fury Road
  17. Beauty and the Beast
  18. Finding Dory
  19. How to Train Your Dragon
  20. Moana

Music – Solo Artists

Girl power dominated the list.

Source: Skepchick
Source: Skepchick
  1. Taylor Swift
  2. Beyonce
  3. Justin Bieber
  4. Rihanna
  5. Selena Gomez
  6. Troye Sivan
  7. Halsey
  8. Ariana Grande
  9. Drake
  10. Lana Del Rey
  11. Lady Gaga
  12. David Bowie
  13. Melanie Martinez
  14. Kanye West
  15. Nicki MInaj
  16. Adele
  17. Zayn
  18. Demi Lovato
  19. Shawn Mendes
  20. Frank Ocean

Music – Bands

Numbered groups are in this year.

Source: Ticketcorner
Source: Ticketcorner
  1. 5 Seconds of Summer
  2. Twenty One Pilots
  3. One Direction
  4. Fifth Harmony
  5. The 1975
  6. Fall Out Boy
  7. Little Mix
  8. My Chemical Romance
  9. Panic! At the Disco
  10. All Time Low
  11. Bring Me the Horizon
  12. Arctic Monkeys
  13. Black Veil Brides
  14. Paramore
  15. Pierce the Veil
  16. Gorillaz
  17. PVRIS
  18. The Front Bottoms
  19. Bastille
  20. Coldplay

Music – Album

Once again, a mix of old and new.

Source: Hollywood Life
Source: Hollywood Life
  1. Lemonade by Beyonce
  2. Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
  3. Blue Neighbourhood by Troye Sivan
  4. Made in the A.M. by One Direction
  5. ANTi by Rihanna
  6. Sounds Good Feels Good by 5 Seconds of Summer
  7. The Life of Pablo by Kanye West
  8. Agust D by Suga
  9. Vessel by Twenty One Pilots
  10. 1989 by Taylor Swift
  11. Cry Baby by Melanie Martinez
  12. Death of a Bachelor by Panic at the Disco
  13. Views by Drake
  14. 25 by Adele
  15. Badlands by Halsey
  16. Lotto by EXO
  17. Mind of Mine by Zayn
  18. Joanne by Lady Gaga
  19. Purpose by Justin Bieber
  20. Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys

K-pop

When it comes to fandom, K-pop is its own separate category

Source: Allkpop
Source: Allkpop
  1. Bangtan Boys
  2. EXO
  3. GOT7
  4. SEVENTEEN
  5. SHINee
  6. VIXX
  7. B.A.P.
  8. Monsta X
  9. NCT
  10. Big Bang
  11. iKON
  12. Girls’ Generation
  13. Red Velvet
  14. Twice
  15. f (x)
  16. Mamamoo
  17. Infinite
  18. 2NE1
  19. BLACKPINK
  20. BlockB

Actresses

These are top actresses based on fandom this 2016.

Source: Elle
Source: Elle
  1. Alycia Debnam-Carey
  2. Daisy Ridley
  3. Eliza Taylor
  4. Jennifer Lawrence
  5. Margot Robbie
  6. Kate McKinnon
  7. Gillian Anderson
  8. Zendaya
  9. Emma Watson
  10. Kristen Stewary
  11. Carrie Fisher
  12. Sophie Turner
  13. Cate Blanchett
  14. Emilia Clarke
  15. Scarlett Johansson
  16. Leslie Jones
  17. Lana Parilla
  18. Amber Heard
  19. Bella Thorne
  20. Elizabeth Olsen

Actors

These are the top actors based on fandom this 2016.

Source: Entertainment Weekly
Source: Entertainment Weekly
  1. Sebastian Stan
  2. Chris Evans
  3. Tom Hiddleston
  4. Jensen Ackles
  5. Adam Driver
  6. Misha Collins
  7. Oscar Isaac
  8. Dylan O’Brien
  9. Benedict Cumberbatch
  10. Lin-Manuel Miranda
  11. Jared Padalecki
  12. John Boyega
  13. Leonardo DiCaprio
  14. Jared Leto
  15. Rami Malek
  16. Matthew Daddario
  17. Evan Peters
  18. Alan Rickman
  19. Ryan Reynolds
  20. Norman Reedus

Models

These are the face of 2016

Source: Celebuzz
Source: Celebuzz
  1. Kendall Jenner
  2. Gigi Hadid
  3. Cara Delevingne
  4. Bella Hadid
  5. Emily Ratajkwoski
  6. Candice Swanepoel
  7. Karlie Kloss
  8. Barbara Palvin
  9. Kate Upton
  10. Adriana Lima
  11. Nyle DiMarco
  12. Lucky Blue Smith
  13. Miranda Kerr
  14. Josephine Skriver
  15. Alexa Ching
  16. Elsa Hosk
  17. Dita Von Teese
  18. Kate Moss
  19. Sara Sampaio
  20. Naomi Campbell

Athletes

2016 is an Olympic year so the sport fandoms are particularly active

  1. Ali Krieger
  2. Ashlyn Harris
  3. Tobin Heath
  4. Neymar
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo
  6. Christen Press
  7. Alex Morgan
  8. Lionel Messi
  9. Sidney Crosby
  10. Marco Reus
  11. Tyler Seguin
  12. Serena Williams
  13. Kelley O’ Hara
  14. Simone Biles
  15. Michael Phelps
  16. Yuzuru Hanyu
  17. Hope Solo
  18. Antoine Griezmann
  19. Patrick Kane
  20. Odell Beckham

Video Games

Surprising number 1 entry!

Source: medium.com
Source: medium.com
  1. Undertale
  2. Overwatch
  3. Pokemon Ho
  4. Mystic Messenger
  5. Pokemon Sun and Moon
  6. The Sims 4
  7. Fire Emblem Fates
  8. Fallout 4
  9. Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector
  10. League of Legends
  11. Kingdom Hearts
  12. Dragon Age: Inquisition
  13. Splatoon
  14. Mass Effect
  15. Life is STrange
  16. Five Nights at Freddy’s
  17. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
  18. Super Smash Brothers
  19. Ace Attorney
  20. Team Fortress 2

Web Stuff

A collection of blogs, vlogs, social media accounts and other stuff from the internet

  1. danisnotonfire
  2. AmazingPhil
  3. RWBY
  4. Homestuck
  5. Jacksepticeye
  6. Markiplier
  7. Carmilla
  8. Game Grumps
  9. Thomas Sanders
  10. Critical Role
  11. Achievement Hunter
  12. PweDiePie
  13. Connor Franta
  14. Eddsworld
  15. Tyler Oakley
  16. Check, Please!
  17. Welcome to Night Vale
  18. LeafyIsHere
  19. Willyrex
  20. Red vs Blue

 

Books

The Boy Who Lived is still number one!

Source: Crushingprices.com
Source: Crushingprices.com
  1. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
  2. Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan
  3. The Raven Cycle Series by Maggie Stiefvater
  4. The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
  5. The Captive Prince Trilogy by C.S. Pacat
  6. A Song of Ice and Fire Series by George R.R. Martin
  7. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
  8. The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
  9. The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell and Phil Lester
  10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  11. The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J. Maas
  12. The Trials of Apollo Series by Rick Riordan
  13. Carry on by Rainbow Rowell
  14. The Warriors Series by Author Collective
  15. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
  16. The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare
  17. The Lunar Chronicles Series by Marissa Meyer
  18. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
  19. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
  20. Wreck This Journal by Keri Smith

Anime and Manga

And we cannot get enough!

Source: Anime Herald
Source: Anime Herald
  1. Haikyuu!!
  2. Fairy Tail
  3. Attack on Titan
  4. Yuri!! On Ice
  5. Osomatsu-san
  6. One Punch Man
  7. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
  8. Tokyo Ghoul
  9. Naruto
  10. Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School
  11. Free!
  12. Sailor Moon
  13. One Piece
  14. Boku No Hero Academia
  15. Hetalia
  16. Owari No Seraph
  17. Black Butler
  18. Love Life
  19. Mob Psycho
  20. Hunter x Hunter

Art

Photography tops the list. I wonder why?

Source: yanphoto.com
Source: yanphoto.com
  1. Photography
  2. Illustration
  3. Doodles
  4. comics
  5. digital art
  6. sketch
  7. painting
  8. watercolor
  9. pixel art
  10. minimalism
  11. character design
  12. concept art
  13. process art
  14. 3d
  15. abstract
  16. graffiti
  17. sculpture
  18. fantasy art
  19. collage
  20. gradients

Memes

Yes they have their own fandoms too.

tag-yourself-memes

  1. Tag Yourself
  2. Moodboard
  3. Inktober
  4. History of Japan
  5. Gemsona
  6. The Signs As…
  7. Draw the Squad
  8. Dat Boi
  9. Petty Revenge
  10. Doge
  11. Userboxes
  12. ask meme
  13. Damn Daniel
  14. 100 Days of Productivity
  15. Caturday
  16. dad jokes
  17. PSAT
  18. Matt the Radar Technician
  19. Elyza Lex
  20. Spongegar

Animals

Whether fictional or not

Source: Mother Nature Network
Source: Mother Nature Network
  1. puppies
  2. kittens
  3. wolf
  4. dragons
  5. fox
  6. birds
  7. bunny
  8. horse
  9. pug
  10. shiba inu
  11. snake
  12. owls
  13. lion
  14. tiger
  15. deer
  16. reptile
  17. bees
  18. corgi
  19. unicorn
  20. husky

Food

Yes, food fandom is a thing.

  1. chocolate
  2. coffee
  3. cake
  4. pizza
  5. cookies
  6. tea
  7. cupcake
  8. ice cream
  9. cheese
  10. pumpkin
  11. pasta
  12. sushi
  13. pancakes
  14. bread
  15. pie
  16. salad
  17. cheesecake
  18. bacon
  19. soup
  20. avocado

Did your fandom made it on the list?

(written by Jay Paul Carlos, additional research by Vince Alvin Villarin)