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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 Tumblr.
(Data updated to table format April 2025.)
| 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 |