The Slow Dance of the Infinite Stars
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As part of the August 2017 AO3 Ship Stats, here are the Top 100 F/F pairings with the most total works on Archive Of Our Own.

Of the 200 names on this list, there are 42 women of colour and 35 women of ambiguous race, compared with 34 and 38 in the 2016 list. For comparison, the overall top 100 list includes 41 people of colour and 10 who are racially ambiguous.

Because of the way I produced this data, it is possible some F/F ships are missing, particularly those in fandoms dominated by other categories of ship. For more information, see the project FAQs. This project also includes an All-Time Top 100 list and This Year’s Top 100.

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

Edit: Fixed race categorisation for Yang Xiao Long and Ruby Rose.

Rank Change Pairing Fandom Works Race
1 0 Evil Queen | Regina Mills/Emma Swan Once Upon a Time (TV) 9071 Whi/POC
2 0 Clarke Griffin/Lexa The 100 (TV) 8535 White
3 0 Laura Hollis/Carmilla Karnstein Carmilla (Web Series) 4729 White
4 N Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor Supergirl (TV 2015) 3793 White
5 -1 Rose Lalonde/Kanaya Maryam Homestuck 3583 Ambig
6 -1 Korra/Asami Sato Avatar: Legend of Korra 3148 POC
7 N Alex Danvers/Maggie Sawyer Supergirl (TV 2015) 3018 Whi/POC
8 4 Alphys/Undyne (Undertale) Undertale (Video Game) 2473 Ambig
9 -1 Root | Samantha Groves/Sameen Shaw Person of Interest (TV) 2394 Whi/POC
10 -3 Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss/Ymir Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 2359 White
11 -5 Santana Lopez/Brittany S. Pierce Glee 2218 Whi/POC
12 5 Kara Danvers/Cat Grant Supergirl (TV 2015) 2106 White
13 -3 Peggy Carter/Angie Martinelli Agent Carter (TV) 1895 White
14 -5 Rachel Berry/Quinn Fabray Glee 1839 White
15 -4 Allison Argent/Lydia Martin Teen Wolf (TV) 1700 White
16 -3 Chloe Beale/Beca Mitchell Pitch Perfect (Movies) 1630 White
17 -1 Delphine Cormier/Cosima Niehaus Orphan Black (TV) 1445 White
18 78 Fareeha “Pharah” Amari/Angela “Mercy” Ziegler Overwatch (Video Game) 1387 Whi/POC
19 -5 Myka Bering/Helena “H. G.” Wells Warehouse 13 1384 White
20 -5 Jemma Simmons/Skye | Daisy Johnson Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV) 1335 Whi/POC
21 -1 Blake Belladonna/Yang Xiao Long RWBY 1304 Whi/POC
22 0 Maxine Caulfield/Chloe Price Life Is Strange (Video Game) 1201 White
23 19 Waverly Earp/Nicole Haught Wynonna Earp (TV) 1169 White
24 N Erin Gilbert/Jillian Holtzmann Ghostbusters (2016) 1164 White
25 7 Ruby Rose/Weiss Schnee RWBY 1101 Whi/POC
26 -8 Mikasa Ackerman/Annie Leonhart Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan 1100 Whi/POC
27 N Serena Campbell/Bernie Wolfe Holby City 1091 White
28 -9 Maura Isles/Jane Rizzoli Rizzoli & Isles 1059 White
29 23 Lapis Lazuli/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 980 Ambig
30 -9 Anna/Elsa (Frozen) Frozen (2013) 976 White
31 -8 Tara Maclay/Willow Rosenberg Buffy the Vampire Slayer 934 White
32 -6 Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell Game of Thrones (TV) 909 White
33 -5 Ashlyn Harris/Ali Krieger Women’s Soccer RPF 870 White
34 -9 Gwen/Morgana (Merlin) Merlin (TV) 863 Whi/POC
35 4 Ruby/Sapphire Steven Universe (Cartoon) 856 Ambig
36 -12 Pepper Potts/Natasha Romanov The Avengers (Marvel Movies) 845 White
37 -10 Miranda Priestly/Andrea Sachs The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 843 White
38 -8 Female Shepard/Liara T'Soni Mass Effect Trilogy 838 Ambig
39 -10 Terezi Pyrope/Vriska Serket Homestuck 805 Ambig
40 33 Clary Fray/Isabelle Lightwood Shadowhunters (TV) 804 Whi/POC
41 -10 Pacifica Northwest/Mabel Pines Gravity Falls 796 White
42 N Maria Reynolds/Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler Hamilton – Miranda 791 POC
43 -9 Maria Hill/Natasha Romanov Marvel Cinematic Universe 762 White
44 -7 Pearl/Rose Quartz (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 761 Ambig
45 -12 Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer 760 White
46 -10 Nyssa al Ghul/Sara Lance Arrow (TV 2012) 749 Whi/POC
47 -6 Shimizu Kiyoko/Yachi Hitoka Haikyuu!! 748 POC
48 15 Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 683 White
49 -14 Malia Tate/Kira Yukimura Teen Wolf (TV) 681 Whi/POC
50 3 Amethyst/Pearl (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 636 Ambig
51 47 Anya/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 632 POC
52 22 Pamela Isley/Harleen Quinzel Batman - All Media Types 628 White
53 N Alex Danvers/Kara Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 624 White
54 -6 Leliana/Female Warden Dragon Age: Origins 611 Whi/Amb
55 -12 Female Hawke/Isabela Dragon Age II 601 Amb/POC
56 30 Astra/Alex Danvers Supergirl (TV 2015) 598 White
57 -19 Jane Crocker/Roxy Lalonde Homestuck 593 Ambig
58 -12 Octavia Blake/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 590 Whi/POC
59 -12 Charlie Bradbury/Jo Harvelle Supernatural 584 White
60 -20 Tobin Heath/Alex Morgan Women’s Soccer RPF 577 White
61 27 Maya Hart/Riley Matthews Girl Meets World 567 White
62 N Betty Cooper/Veronica Lodge Riverdale (TV 2017) 533 Whi/POC
63 -6 Cosette Fauchelevent/Éponine Thénardier Les Misérables - All Media Types 522 White
64 2 Gabrielle/Xena Xena: Warrior Princess 518 White
65 -15 Princess Bubblegum/Marceline Adventure Time 515 Ambig
66 -21 Laura Hollis/Danny Lawrence Carmilla (Web Series) 503 White
67 -11 Kaiou Michiru/Tenoh Haruka Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 498 POC
68 N Mila Babicheva/Sara Crispino Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime) 483 White
69 -3 Jennifer “JJ” Jareau/Emily Prentiss Criminal Minds 481 White
70 -26 Quinn Fabray/Santana Lopez Glee 479 Whi/POC
71 -11 Female Inquisitor/Josephine Montilyet Dragon Age: Inquisition 476 Amb/POC
72 -4 Female Inquisitor/Sera Dragon Age: Inquisition 473 Whi/Amb
73 -18 Belle/Red Riding Hood | Ruby Once Upon a Time (TV) 464 White
74 -20 Kelley O'Hara/Hope Solo Women’s Soccer RPF 463 White
75= 10 Camila Cabello/Lauren Jauregui Fifth Harmony (Band) 460 POC
75= N Tobin Heath/Christen Press Women’s Soccer RPF 460 Whi/POC
77 -28 Kahlan Amnell/Cara Mason Legend of the Seeker 455 White
78 -13 Dorothy Baum/Charlie Bradbury Supernatural 453 White
79 -20 Cora Hale/Lydia Martin Teen Wolf (TV) 452 White
80 N Ayase Eli/Toujou Nozomi Love Live! School Idol Project 451 POC
81 3 Garnet/Pearl (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 449 Ambig
82 N Amethyst/Peridot (Steven Universe) Steven Universe (Cartoon) 445 Ambig
83 N Kimberly Hart/Trini (Power Rangers 2017) Power Rangers (2017) 441 POC
84 -33 Rachel Berry/Santana Lopez Glee 436 Whi/POC
85 -24 Gail Peck/Holly Stewart Rookie Blue 430 White
86 -28 Kanaya Maryam/Vriska Serket Homestuck 429 Ambig
87 -23 Clarke Griffin/Raven Reyes The 100 (TV) 421 Whi/POC
88 -19 Arizona Robbins/Calliope “Callie” Torres Grey’s Anatomy 414 Whi/POC
89 N Carol Aird/Therese Belivet Carol (2015) 404 White
90 4 Costia/Lexa (The 100) The 100 (TV) 399 Whi/Amb
91 -29 Bo/Lauren Lost Girl 397 White
92 -20 Jenny Flint/Madame Vastra Doctor Who (2005) 390 Whi/Amb
93 -12 Hermione Granger/Ginny Weasley Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling 388 Whi/Amb
94 -23 Jade Harley/Rose Lalonde Homestuck 385 Ambig
95 N Nishikino Maki/Yazawa Nico Love Live! School Idol Project 383 POC
96 -26 Sam Carter/Janet Fraiser Stargate SG-1 382 White
97 -20 Akemi Homura/Kaname Madoka Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika | Puella Magi Madoka Magica 373 POC
98 -23 Irene Adler/Molly Hooper Sherlock (TV) 363 White
99 -8 Maxine Caulfield/Victoria Chase Life Is Strange (Video Game) 361 White
100 N Alana Bloom/Margot Verger Hannibal (TV) 360 White

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