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Weight Loss KDP Category Guide

Amazon KDP Category Guide — BSR benchmarks, competition data, and how to rank

Category Overview

Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Health, Fitness & Dieting › Diets & Weight Loss

Competition Level

Very High Competition
9/10

BSR Benchmarks

Metric Benchmark
BSR to reach Top 10 < 100
BSR to reach Top 100 < 1,000
Average Price $3.99–$6.99

Weight Loss is consistently one of Amazon's highest-volume non-fiction searches. January is the dominant buying period. Specific diet frameworks (Mediterranean, carnivore, GLP-1 support) outperform generic calorie-counting approaches.

How to List Your Book in This Category

  1. 1 Open your KDP Bookshelf and go to your book's details page.
  2. 2 Under "Categories", click Browse Categories.
  3. 3 Follow the path: Kindle Store › Kindle eBooks › Health, Fitness & Dieting › Diets & Weight Loss
  4. 4 If the subcategory is not selectable directly, contact KDP support and provide the BISAC code. BISAC: HEA006000
  5. 5 You can hold up to 3 categories per book — use all three.

Tips for This Category

  • January launch timing captures the highest-volume buying period
  • Specific named diet frameworks convert better than general weight loss advice
  • Medication-adjacent books (GLP-1/Ozempic support diets) are a high-growth 2026 sub-niche

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