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All trendsMeasured tag / obscured-face
trope / declining

Obscured face

All markets · 30-day comparable periods

-20.9percentage
points
Current prevalence9.1%1 matching covers / n=11
Previous period30%3 matching covers / n=10
Signal statedecliningRule-based classification
As ofAug 30, 2026Latest evidence check
01 / Current window

Observed prevalence

Aug 5n=1Aug 10n=2Aug 15n=2Aug 20n=1Aug 25n=2Aug 30n=3

Empty time buckets are shown as zero and retain their sample size; they are not interpolated by AI.

02 / Market separation

Source breakdown

Amazon Bestsellers0 / 50%
Amazon New Releases1 / 616.7%
Traditional Publishers0 / 0
Indie Authors0 / 0
03 / Underlying evidence

1 matching covers.

These are the records counted in the current prevalence numerator.

04 / Evidence interpretation

What it may mean.

Deterministic previewevidence-interpreter-v1
moderate confidence
Interpretive summary
Obscured face decreased from 30% to 9.1% across comparable 30-day windows, a 20.9 percentage-point downward movement. The current matches are concentrated in Amazon New Releases.
Market context

Amazon New Releases has the highest current prevalence at 16.7% (1 of 6), while Amazon Bestsellers is lowest at 0% (0 of 5).

What to investigate

Inspect the matching covers alongside non-matching covers from the same source types. Look for whether obscured face co-occurs with particular typography, imagery, colour, or subgenre choices before treating this as a durable convention.

Facts supplied to the interpreter

Current window: 1 matching covers from a sample of 11.

Previous window: 3 matching covers from a sample of 10.

20.9 percentage points of measured downward movement.