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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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!

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!

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?

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.

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

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)