The problem with the OP's stats is that they are only for adult fiction. How many adults read young adult fantasy and sci-fi? Hunger Games, Harry Potter...And then there are the movies. There seem to be more sci-fi movies than ever before.
I agree there's a lot of dross in the conventional male sci-fi area these days. I don't read it anymore since Bank's died. But sci-fi and fantasy has branched out of that area.
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