Nonfiction
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | English | 1859 | >200 million [1] | Historical fiction |
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | French | 1943 | 200 million [2] [3] | Fantasy, Children's literature |
The Alchemist (O Alquimista) | Paulo Coelho | Portuguese | 1988 | 150 million [4] [5] | Fantasy |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling | English | 1997 | 120 million [6] [7] | Fantasy |
And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie | English | 1939 | 100 million [8] | Mystery |
Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) | Cao Xueqin | Chinese | 1791 | 100 million [9] [10] | Family saga |
The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | English | 1937 | 100 million [11] [12] [13] | High Fantasy |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | English | 1902 | 45 million [34] | Children's literature |
Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach | English | 1970 | 44 million [35] | Novella, Self-help |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | English | 1969 | 43 million [36] | Children's literature, Picture book |
A Message to Garcia | Elbert Hubbard | English | 1899 | 40 million [25] | Essay |
To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | English | 1960 | 40 million [37] | Southern Gothic, Bildungsroman |
Flowers in the Attic | V. C. Andrews | English | 1979 | 40 million [38] | Gothic horror, Family saga |
Cosmos | Carl Sagan | English | 1980 | 40 million [39] | Popular science, Anthropology, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Philosophy, History |
Sophie's World (Sofies verden) | Jostein Gaarder | Norwegian | 1991 | 40 million [40] | Philosophical novel |
Angels & Demons | Dan Brown | English | 2000 | 39 million [41] | Mystery, Thriller |
Alcoholics Anonymous | William Griffith Wilson | English | 1939 | over 37 million [42] | Self-Help |
Kane and Abel | Jeffrey Archer | English | 1979 | 37 million [43] | Historical fiction |
How the Steel Was Tempered (Как закалялась сталь) | Nikolai Ostrovsky | Russian | 1932 | 36.4 million copies in USSR [44] | Socialist realism |
War and Peace (Война и мир) | Leo Tolstoy | Russian | 1869 | 36 million copies in Russia [44] | Classic, Military fiction, Historical fiction |
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) | Carlo Collodi | Italian | 1881 | 35 million [45] [46][ better source needed] | Fantasy, Children's literature |
The Diary of Anne Frank (Het Achterhuis) | Anne Frank | Dutch | 1947 | 35 million [47] | Historical non-fiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Coming of Age, Jewish literature |
Your Erroneous Zones | Wayne Dyer | English | 1976 | 35 million [48] [49] | Psychology, Self-Help |
The Thorn Birds | Colleen McCullough | English | 1977 | 33 million [50] | Romance, Family saga |
The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | English | 2003 | 31.5 million [51] | Bildungsroman, Historical fiction |
Valley of the Dolls | Jacqueline Susann | English | 1966 | 31 million [52] | Romance, Melodrama |
How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie | English | 1936 | Over 30 million [53] [54] | Self-help |
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | English | 1925 | 30 million ("around") [55] | Classic, Tragedy |
Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | English | 1936 | 30 million (est.) [56] | Historical fiction, Romance |
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier | English | 1938 | 30 million (est.) [57] | Gothic, Mystery, Romance |
The Revolt of Mamie Stover | William Bradford Huie | English | 1951 | 30 million [58] | Erotic literature, Literary fiction |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) | Stieg Larsson | Swedish | 2005 | 30 million [59] | Mystery, Thriller, Nordic noir |
The Lost Symbol | Dan Brown | English | 2009 | 30 million [60] | Mystery, Thriller |
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | English | 2008 | 29 million in US [61] | Dystopian, Battle royal |
James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl | English | 1961 | 28 million [62] | Children's literature |
The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия) | Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev | Russian | 1945 | 26 million copies in USSR [44] | Military fiction |
Who Moved My Cheese? | Spencer Johnson | English | 1998 | 28 [63] – 30 [64] million | Self-help, Motivational, Business fable, Psychology, Parable |
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | English | 1988 | 25 million [65] | Popular science, Cosmology |
Paul et Virginie | Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre | French | 1788 | 25 million [66] | Romance, Coming-of-age |
Lust for Life | Irving Stone | English | 1934 | 25 million [67] | Biographical novel, Historical fiction |
The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | English | 1908 | 25 million [68] | Children's literature |
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen R. Covey | English | 1989 | 25 million [69] | Self-help |
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (窓ぎわのトットちゃん) | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | Japanese | 1981 | 25 million [70] | Autobiographical novel |
Virgin Soil Upturned ( Поднятая целина ) | Mikhail Sholokhov | Russian | 1935 | 24 million copies in USSR [44] | Socialist realism |
The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield | English | 1993 | 23 million [71] | New-age spiritual |
The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | English | 2012 | 23 million [72] | Romance |
The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | English | 2015 | 23 million [73] | Thriller |
The Shack | William P. Young | English | 2007 | 22.5 million [74] | |
Uncle Styopa (Дядя Стёпа) | Sergey Mikhalkov | Russian | 1936 | 21 million copies in USSR [44] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Godfather | Mario Puzo | English | 1969 | 21 million [75] | Crime novel |
Love Story | Erich Segal | English | 1970 | 21 million [76] | Romance |
Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | English | 2009 | 21 million in US [61] | |
Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | English | 2010 | 20 million in US [61] | |
Kitchen (キッチン) | Banana Yoshimoto | Japanese | 1988 | 20 million [77] | |
Andromeda Nebula (Туманность Андромеды) | Ivan Yefremov | Russian | 1957 | 20 million [78] | Science fiction |
Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | English | 2012 | 20 million [79] | Crime thriller novel |
The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz | English | 1974 | 20 million [80] | |
Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe | English | 1958 | 20 million [81] | |
Wolf Totem (狼图腾) | Jiang Rong | Chinese | 2004 | 20 million [82] | Semi-autobiographical novel |
The Happy Hooker: My Own Story | Xaviera Hollander | English | 1971 | 20 million [83] | Memoir |
Jaws | Peter Benchley | English | 1974 | 20 million [84] | Thriller |
Love You Forever | Robert Munsch | English | 1986 | 20 million [85] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Women's Room | Marilyn French | English | 1977 | 20 million [86] | Feminist novel |
What to Expect When You're Expecting | Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff | English | 1984 | 20 million [87] | Pregnancy guide |
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | English | 1885 | 20 million [88] | Picaresque novel, Bildungsroman, satire, Robinsonade |
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ | Sue Townsend | English | 1982 | 20 million [89] | |
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | English | 1813 | 20 million [90] [91] | Classic regency novel, Romance |
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) | Thor Heyerdahl | Norwegian | 1950 | 20 million [92] | Travel literature |
The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války) | Jaroslav Hašek | Czech | 1923 | 20 million (printed) [93] | Unfinished satirical dark comedy |
Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | English | 1963 | 20 million [94] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Power of Positive Thinking | Norman Vincent Peale | English | 1952 | 20 million [95] | Self-help |
The Secret | Rhonda Byrne | English | 2006 | 20 million [96] | Self-help |
Fear of Flying | Erica Jong | English | 1973 | 20 million [97] | Romantic novel |
Dune | Frank Herbert | English | 1965 | 20 million [98] | Science fiction novel |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | English | 1964 | 20 million [99] | Children's literature, Fantasy |
The Naked Ape | Desmond Morris | English | 1968 | 20 million [100] | Social Science, Anthropology, Psychology |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | English | 2018 | 18 million [101] | Coming-of-age, Murder mystery |
Matilda | Roald Dahl | English | 1988 | 17 million [102] | Children's literature |
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | English | 2005 | 16 million [103] | |
The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans | English | 1995 | 16 million [104] | Sentimental fiction |
Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown | English | 1947 | 16 million [105] | Children's Literature |
The Neverending Story (Die unendliche Geschichte) | Michael Ende | German | 1979 | 16 million [106] | Children's literature, Fantasy |
All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | English | 2014 | 15.3 million [107] | Historical fiction, Military fiction |
Fifty Shades of Grey | E. L. James | English | 2011 | 15.2 million in the U.S. [108] | Erotica |
The Outsiders | S. E. Hinton | English | 1967 | 15 million [109] | Bildungsroman |
Guess How Much I Love You | Sam McBratney | English | 1994 | 15 million [110] | Children's literature, Picture book |
Shōgun | James Clavell | English | 1975 | 15 million [111] | Historical fiction, Military fiction |
The Poky Little Puppy | Janette Sebring Lowrey | English | 1942 | 15 million [112] | Children's literature |
The Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett | English | 1989 | 15 million [113] | Historical fiction |
Perfume (Das Parfum) | Patrick Süskind | German | 1985 | 15 million [114] | Horror Fiction, Mystery, Magic realism |
The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck | English | 1939 | 15 million [115] | Literary realism, Historical fiction |
The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento) | Carlos Ruiz Zafón | Spanish | 2001 | 15 million [116] | Mystery, Historical fiction |
Interpreter of Maladies | Jhumpa Lahiri | English | 2000 | 15 million [117] | Short Stories |
Becoming | Michelle Obama | English | 2018 | 14 million [118] | |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | English | 1979 | 14 million [119] | Science fiction |
Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | English | 1997 | 14 million [120] | |
God's Little Acre | Erskine Caldwell | English | 1933 | 14 million [121] | |
Follow Your Heart (Va' dove ti porta il cuore) | Susanna Tamaro | Italian | 1994 | 14 million [122] | |
A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | English | 1962 | 14 million [123] | |
Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | English | 1994 | 14 million [124] | |
The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | English | 1952 | 13 million [44] | |
Life After Life | Raymond Moody | English | 1975 | 13 million [125] | |
Momo | Michael Ende | German | 1973 | 13 million [126] | Children's Literature |
Peyton Place | Grace Metalious | English | 1956 | 12.1 million [127] | |
The Giver | Lois Lowry | English | 1993 | 12 million [128] [129] | Dystopian fiction |
Me Before You | Jojo Moyes | English | 2012 | 12 million [130] | |
Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) | Haruki Murakami | Japanese | 1987 | 12 million [131] | |
The Plague (La Peste) | Albert Camus | French | 1947 | 12 million [132] | |
No Longer Human (人間失格) | Osamu Dazai | Japanese | 1948 | 12 million [133] | |
Man's Search for Meaning (Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager) | Viktor Frankl | German | 1946 | 12 million [134] | |
The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) | Dante Alighieri | Italian | 1304 | 11–12 million (during the 20th century) [135] | |
The Prophet | Kahlil Gibran | English | 1923 | 11 million [136] | |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne | English | 2006 | 11 million [137] | |
The Exorcist | William Peter Blatty | English | 1971 | 11 million [138] | Horror |
The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson | English | 1999 | 10.5 million [139] | |
Fifty Shades Darker | E. L. James | English | 2012 | 10.4 million in the U.S. [108] | Erotica |
Tobacco Road | Erskine Caldwell | English | 1932 | 10 million [140] | |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Astrid Lindgren | Swedish | 1981 | 10 million [141] | |
The Cat in the Hat | Dr. Seuss | English | 1957 | 10.5 million [142] | |
Diana: Her True Story | Andrew Morton | English | 1992 | 10 million [143] | |
The Help | Kathryn Stockett | English | 2009 | 10 million [144] | |
Catch-22 | Joseph Heller | English | 1961 | 10 million [145] | |
The Stranger (L'Étranger) | Albert Camus | French | 1942 | 10 million [146] | |
Eye of the Needle | Ken Follett | English | 1978 | 10 million [147] | |
The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold | English | 2002 | 10 million [148] | |
Wild Swans | Jung Chang | English | 1992 | 10 million [149] | |
Santa Evita | Tomás Eloy Martínez | Spanish | 1995 | 10 million [150] | |
Night (Un di Velt Hot Geshvign) | Elie Wiesel | Yiddish | 1958 | 10 million [151] | |
Confucius from the Heart (于丹《论语》心得) | Yu Dan | Chinese | 2006 | 10 million [152] | |
The Total Woman | Marabel Morgan | English | 1974 | 10 million [153] | |
Knowledge-value Revolution (知価革命) | 堺屋太一 (Taichi Sakaiya) | Japanese | 1985 | 10 million [154] | |
Problems in China's Socialist Economy (中国社会主义经济问题研究) | Xue Muqiao | Chinese | 1979 | 10 million [155] | |
What Color Is Your Parachute? | Richard Nelson Bolles | English | 1970 | 10 million [156] | |
The Dukan Diet | Pierre Dukan | French | 2000 | 10 million [157] | |
The Joy of Sex | Alex Comfort | English | 1972 | 10 million [158] | |
The Gospel According to Peanuts | Robert L. Short | English | 1965 | 10 million [159] | |
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck | Mark Manson | English | 2016 | 10 million [160] | |
Life of Pi | Yann Martel | English | 2001 | 10 million [161] | |
The Front Runner | Patricia Nell Warren | English | 1974 | 10 million [162] | |
The Goal | Eliyahu M. Goldratt | English | 1984 | 10 million [163] | |
Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | English | 1953 | 10 million [164] | |
Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt | English | 1996 | 10 million [165] | |
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા) | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Gujarati | 1925–1929 | 10 million [166] | |
Bridget Jones's Diary | Helen Fielding | English | 1996 | 10 million (as of 2005) [167] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | Years of Publication | Approximate sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | English | 7 + 3 companion books + 4 scripts | 1997–2007 | 600 million [168] |
Goosebumps | R. L. Stine | English | 62 + spin-off series | 1992–present | 400 million [169] |
Perry Mason | Erle Stanley Gardner | English | 82 + 4 short stories | 1933–1973 | 300 million [170] |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | English | 18 + 5 spin-offs | 2007–present | 275 million [171] |
Berenstain Bears | Stan and Jan Berenstain | English | 428 | 1962–present | 260 million [172] |
Choose Your Own Adventure | Various authors | English | 185+ | 1979–present | 250 million [173] |
Sweet Valley High | Francine Pascal and ghostwriters | English | 400 | 1983–2003 | 250 million [174] |
The Railway Series | Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry | English | 42 | 1945–2011 | 201 million [175] |
Noddy | Enid Blyton | English | 24 | 1949–present | 200 million [176] |
Nancy Drew | Various authors as Carolyn Keene | English | 175 | 1930–present | 200 million [177] |
San-Antonio | Frédéric Dard | French | 173 | 1949–2001 | 200 million [178] |
Robert Langdon | Dan Brown | English | 5 | 2000–present | 200 million [179] |
Geronimo Stilton | Elisabetta Dami | Italian | 200+ | 1997–present | 180 million [180] |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians | Rick Riordan | English | 6 + 4 companion books | 2005–present | 180 million [181] |
The Baby-sitters Club | Ann Martin | English | 335 | 1986–present | 172 million [182] |
Twilight | Stephenie Meyer | English | 4 + 2 companion books + 1 novella | 2005–2020 | 160 million [183] |
Star Wars | Various authors | English | over 300 | 1977–present | 160 million [184] |
Little Critter | Mercer Mayer | English | over 200 | 1975–present | 150 million [185] |
Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | English | 6 | 1902–1930 | 150 million [186] |
Fifty Shades | E. L. James | English | 3 | 2011–2015 | 150 million [187] |
American Girl | Various authors | English | 141 + spin-off series | 1986–present | 160 million [188] |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen | English | 105 | 1997–present | 130 million [189] |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | Norman Bridwell | English | over 80 [190] | 1963–2014 | 129 million [191] |
Frank Merriwell | Gilbert Patten | English | 209 | 1896–1936 | 125 million [192] |
Dirk Pitt | Clive Cussler | English | 24 | 1973–present | 120 million [193] |
宮本武蔵 ( Musashi) | Eiji Yoshikawa | Japanese | 7 | 1935–1939 | 120 million [194] |
The Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis | English | 7 | 1950–1956 | 120 million [195] |
Mr. Men | Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves | English | 43 | 1971–present | 120 million [196] |
SAS | Gérard de Villiers | French | 200 | 1965–2013 | 120 million [197] [198] |
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | English | 4 | 2008–2020 | 100 million [199] |
James Bond | Ian Fleming | English | 14 | 1953–1966 | 100 million [200] |
Martine | Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier | French | 60 | 1954–2014 | 100 million [201] |
Millennium | Stieg Larsson, David Lagercrantz | Swedish | 6 | 2005–present | 100 million [202] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Song of Ice and Fire | George R. R. Martin | English | 5 + 3 novellas + 1 guide | 1996–present | 90 million [203] |
The Wheel of Time | Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson | English | 15 | 1990–2013 | 100 million [204] |
Discworld | Terry Pratchett | English | 42 | 1983–2015 | 90 million [205] |
Nijntje ( Miffy) | Dick Bruna | Dutch | 119 | 1955–present | 85 million [206] |
Alex Cross | James Patterson | English | 21 | 1993–present | 81 million [207] |
Anpanman (アンパンマン) | Takashi Yanase | Japanese | 150 picture books | 1973–2013 | 80 million [208] |
Captain Underpants | Dav Pilkey | English | 12 plus spinoffs | 1997–2015 | 80 million [209] |
Fear Street | R. L. Stine | English | 114 | 1989–present | 80 million [210] |
Pippi Långstrump ( Pippi Longstocking) | Astrid Lindgren | Swedish | 3 + 3 picture books | 1945–2001 | 80 million [211] |
The Vampire Chronicles | Anne Rice | English | 13 | 1976–2021 | 80 million [212] |
OSS 117 | Jean Bruce | French | 265 | 1949–1992 | 75 million [213] |
Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard | English | 2 | 1926–1928 | 70 million [214] |
Magic Tree House series | Mary Pope Osborne | English | 56 [215] | 1992–present | 70 million [216] |
Left Behind | Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins | English | 16 | 1996–2007 | 65 million [217] |
A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler | English | 13 | 1999–2006 | 65 million [218] |
Little House on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder | English | 12 | 1932–2006 | 60 million [219] |
All Creatures Great and Small | Alf Wight, as James Herriot | English | 8 | 1970–1992 | 60 million [220] |
Jack Reacher | Lee Child | English | 22 Novels + 11 Short Stories | 1997–present | 60 million [221] |
The Magic School Bus | Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen | English | 131 | 1986–2010 | 58 million [222] |
Where's Wally? [223] | Martin Handford | English | 13 | 1987–present | 55 million [224] |
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus | John Gray | English | 15 | 1992–present | 50 million [225] |
The Hardy Boys | Various authors as Franklin W. Dixon | English | 190 | 1927–present | 50 million [226] |
The Bobbsey Twins | Various authors as Laura Lee Hope | English | 72 | 1904–1979 | 50 million [227] |
Tarzan | Edgar Rice Burroughs | English | 26 | 1914–1995 | 50 million [228] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Earth's Children | Jean M. Auel | English | 6 | 1980–2011 | 45 million [229] |
A Child's First Library of Learning | Various authors | English | 29 | 1980– | 45 million [230] |
Junie B. Jones | Barbara Park | English | 30 | 1992–2013 | 44 million [231] |
Harry Bosch | Michael Connelly | English | 15 | 1992– | 42 million [232] |
Harry Hole | Jo Nesbø | Norwegian | 9 | 1997–present | 40 million [233] |
Warriors | Erin Hunter | English | 78 | 2003–present | 40 million [234] |
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla) | original author: Liu Zhixia [ zh] | Chinese | 10 | 1955–1962 | 36.52 million [235] |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles | Cassandra Clare | English | 14 + 8 companion books | 2007–present | 50 million [236] |
かいけつゾロリ ( Kaiketsu Zorori) | Yutaka Hara | Japanese | 60 | 1987–present | 35 million [237] |
Paddington Bear | Michael Bond | English | 70 | 1958–present | 35 million [238] |
Divergent trilogy | Veronica Roth | English | 3 + 1 companion book | 2011–2013 | 35 million [239] |
ノンタン ( Nontan) | Sachiko Kiyono | Japanese | 40 | 1976–2016 | 33.6 million [240] |
The Inheritance Cycle | Christopher Paolini | English | 4 | 2002–2011 | 33 million [241] |
Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon Lechter | English | 18 | 1997– | 32 million [242] |
とある魔術の禁書目録 ( Toaru Majutsu no Index) | Kazuma Kamachi | Japanese | 46 | 2004– | 30 million [243] |
グイン・サーガ ( Guin Saga) | Kaoru Kurimoto | Japanese | 147 | 1979–2009 | 30 million [244] |
徳川家康 [ ja] ( Tokugawa Ieyasu) | Sōhachi Yamaoka | Japanese | 26 | 1950–1967 | 30 million [245] |
Ramona | Beverly Cleary | English | 8 | 1955–1999 | 30 million [246] |
The Dark Tower | Stephen King | English | 8 | 1982–2012 | 30 million [247] |
Dork Diaries | Rachel Renée Russell | English | 15 | 2009–present | 30 million [248] |
The Destroyer | Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authors | English | 150 | 1971–present | 30 million [249] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
地球往事 ( Remembrance of Earth's Past) | Liu Cixin | Chinese | 3 | 2008–2010 | 29 million [250] | science fiction |
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ [ ja] ( Calico Cat Holmes series) | Jirō Akagawa | Japanese | 43 | 1978–present | 28 million [251] | detective, Mystery |
Curious George | Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey | English | 58 | 1941–present | 27 million [252] | Children's literature |
Shannara | Terry Brooks | English | 20 | 1977–present | 26 million [253] | |
Kurt Wallander | Henning Mankell | Swedish | 10 | 1991–2002 | 25 million [254] | |
Sagan om Isfolket ( The Legend of the Ice People) | Margit Sandemo | Swedish | 47 | 1982–1989 | 25 million [255] | |
The Sword of Truth | Terry Goodkind | English | 21 | 1998–present | 25 million [256] | |
Outlander | Diana Gabaldon | English | 8 | 1991–present | 25 million [257] | |
ズッコケ三人組 [ ja] ( Zukkoke Sanningumi) | Masamoto Nasu | Japanese | 50 | 1978–2004 | 25 million [258] | Children's literature |
鬼平犯科帳 ( Onihei Hankachō) | Shōtarō Ikenami | Japanese | 24 | 1968–1990 | 24.4 million, only bunkobon [259] | jidaigeki |
Brain Quest | Various authors | English | 1992–present | 23.7 million [260] | ||
South Beach Diet | Arthur Agatston | English | 6 | 2003–present | 22 million [261] | |
ソードアート・オンライン ( Sword Art Online) | Reki Kawahara | Japanese | 27 | 2009–present | 30 million [262] | |
竜馬がゆく [ ja] ( Ryoma ga Yuku) | Ryōtarō Shiba | Japanese | 5 | 1963–1966 | 21.5 million [263] | jidaigeki |
Artemis Fowl | Eoin Colfer | English | 8 + 1 companion book | 2001–2012 | 21 million [264] | |
The Cosmere | Brandon Sanderson | English | 30+ [265] | 2005–present | 21 Million [266] | |
Dune series | Frank Herbert | English | 30+ | 1965 | 20 million [98] | Science fiction |
I Survived | Lauren Tarshis | English | 25 | 2010–2020 | more than 20 million [267] [268] | |
Découvertes Gallimard | Various authors | French | more than 700 | 1986–present | more than 20 million [269] [270] | |
Redwall | Brian Jacques | English | 22 | 1986–2011 | 20 million [271] | |
Maisy | Lucy Cousins | English | 23 | 1990–present | 20 million [110] | |
Dragonlance | Various authors | English | more than 150 | 1984–present | 20 million [272] | |
幻魔大戦 ( Genma Taisen) | Kazumasa Hirai | Japanese | 20 | 1979–1983 | 20 million [273] | |
青春の門 ( The Gate of Youth) | Hiroyuki Itsuki | Japanese | 1970–present | 20 million [274] | ||
スレイヤーズ ( Slayers) | Hajime Kanzaka | Japanese | 50 | 1989–present | 20 million [275] | |
The Foundation Trilogy | Isaac Asimov | English | 3 [276] | 1950–1953 | 20 million [277] | |
Horrible Histories | Terry Deary | English | 24 | 1993–present | 20 million [278] | |
Rainbow Magic | Daisy Meadows | English | 80+ | 2003–present | 20 million [279] | |
Morgan Kane | Louis Masterson | Norwegian | 90 | 1966– | 20 million [280] | |
The Southern Vampire Mysteries | Charlaine Harris | English | 13 | 2001–2013 | 20 million [281] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of instalments | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doc Savage | Lester Dent, various authors | English | 203 | 1933–present | 20 million [282] | |
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ ( Haruhi Suzumiya Series) | Nagaru Tanigawa | Japanese | 11 | 2003–present | 20 million [283] | |
一億人の昭和史 (1-oku nin no Shōwa shi / Shōwa History of 100 million people) | Tomiyasu Takahara, Various authors | Japanese | 95 | 1975-1980 | 19 million [284] | |
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album / Science's Album) | Various authors | Japanese | 1970–present | 19 million [285] | ||
剣客商売 ( Kenkaku Shōbai) | Shotaro Ikenami | Japanese | 18 | 1972–1989 | 18 million [286] | |
Erast Fandorin series | Boris Akunin | Russian | 12 | 1998–present | 18 million [287] | |
Dragonriders of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | English | 23 | 1967–present | 18 million [288] | |
吸血鬼ハンターD ( Vampire Hunter D) | Hideyuki Kikuchi | Japanese | 39 | 1983–present | 17 million [289] | |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer | English | 6 | 1979–2008 | 16 million [290] [291] | |
ぼくらシリーズ [ ja] (Bokura series) | Osamu Soda | Japanese | 36 | 1985–present | 15 million [292] | |
Bridget Jones | Helen Fielding | English | 3 | 1996–present | 15 million [293] | |
His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | English | 3 | 1995–2000 | 15 million [294] | |
銀河英雄伝説 ( Legend of the Galactic Heroes) | Yoshiki Tanaka | Japanese | 14 | 1982–1989 | 15 million [295] | |
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | Alexander McCall Smith | English | 23 | 1999–present | 15 million [296] | |
Der Regenbogenfisch ( Rainbow Fish) | Marcus Pfister | German | 1992–present | 15 million [297] | ||
The Riftwar Cycle | Raymond E. Feist | English | 25 | 1982–present | 15 million [298] | |
The Thrawn trilogy | Timothy Zahn | English | 3 | 1991–93 | 15 million [299] | |
Wiedźmin ( The Witcher) | Andrzej Sapkowski | Polish | 9 | 1990–2013 | 15 million [300] |
The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies, [301] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone.[ citation needed] Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format. [302]
The figures given for some books are for the number printed instead of confirmed sales.[ which?]
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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新华字典 ( Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary) | Chief editor: Wei Jiangong | Chinese | 1957 | 567 million [303] |
Scouting for Boys | Robert Baden-Powell | English | 1908 | 100–150 million [304] |
The McGuffey Readers | William Holmes McGuffey | English | 1853 | 125 million [305] |
Guinness World Records (published every year) | Various authors | English | 1955 | 115 million [306] |
六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune) |
Kazuko Hosoki Kaori Hosoki |
Japanese | 1986 | 101.2 million [307] |
American Spelling Book ( Webster's Dictionary) | Noah Webster | English | 1783 | 100 million [25] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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World Almanac (published every year) | Various authors | English | 1868–76; 1886–present | 82 million [308] [309] |
Betty Crocker Cookbook | General Mills staff | English | 1950–2016 (12th edition) | 75 million [310] |
Tung Shing ( Chinese: 通勝) | Choi Park Lai's family, among others | Chinese | 1891(Only counting versions published by Choi's family) | >70 million (Only counting version published by Choi) [311] |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary | Merriam-Webster | English | 1898 | 55 million [312] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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Roget's Thesaurus | Peter Mark Roget | English | 1852– | 40 million [313] |
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series) | Impress Dekiru Series Editorial Desk | Japanese | 1994–present | 40 million [314] |
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book | Various authors | English | 1930– | 38 million [315] |
The Art of Mathematics ( The Art of Mathematics) |
Hong Sung-dae | Korean | 1966–present | 37 million
[316] ~ 40 million [317] |
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | A. S. Hornby | English | 1948 | 30 million [318] |
Le guide Michelin France ( The Michelin Guide France) (published every year) | Various authors | French | 1900–present | 30 million [319] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series) | X media [ ja] | Japanese | 1996–2007 | 25 million [320] |
自由自在 [ ja] (Jiyu Jizai) | Various authors | Japanese | 1953–present | 24 million [321] |
新明解国語辞典 ( Shin Meikai kokugo jiten) | Tadao Yamada | Japanese | 1972 | 20.4 million [322] |
English Grammar | Lindley Murray | English | 1795 | 20 million [323] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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The Joy of Cooking | Various authors | English | 1936 | 18 million [324] |
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple) | Various authors | Japanese | 1991–present | 18 million [325] |
チャート式 [ ja] (Chart Shiki) | Various authors | Japanese | 1927–present | 17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school [326] |
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary" | Yoshio Akao | Japanese, English | 1942 | 17.2 million [326] |
Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary | English | (Up to 1975) | 15.11 million [327] | |
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations" | Ichiro Mori | Japanese, English | 1967 | 15 million [328] |
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese Dictionary" | Shigeru Takebayashi | Japanese, English | 1967 | 12 million [329] |
広辞苑 ( Kōjien) | Izuru Shinmura | Japanese | 1955 | 11.9 million [330] |
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms" | Akira Matsumura | Japanese | 1960 | 11 million [331] |
Hammond's Pocket Atlas | English | (Up to 1965) | 11 million [332] | |
三省堂国語辞典 ( Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language" | Kenbō Hidetoshi | Japanese | 1960 | 10 million [333] |
家庭に於ける実際的看護の秘訣 (Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key to Practical Personal Care at Home" | Takichi Tsukuda | Japanese | 1925 | 10 million [334] |
C程序设计 (C Program Design) | Tan, Haoqiang | Chinese | 1991 | 10 million [335] |
Since its inaugural publication on August 30, 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has sold over 200 million copies in several languages, making it one of the most famous books in the history of fictional literature.
...some estimates say "A Tale of Two Cities" is the best-selling novel of all time at more than 200 million copies.
According to Adam Spreadbury-Maher, the artistic director of the King's Head Theatre, the prize goes to Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, with sales of more than 200 million copies since its publication in 1859.
A Tale of Two Cities is believed to be the best-selling novel of all time, having sold more than 200 million copies.
A Tale of Two Cities...," the bookseller [Peter Harrington] writes in its catalogue. "..., regularly cited as the all-time bestselling novel in any language, with over 200 million copies sold.
The Prince remains a king among books, with more than 200 million copies sold in more than 190 languages, making it one of the bestselling volumes of any kind.
Translated into hundreds of languages, some 150 million copies of the novella have sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books in publishing history.
The novella has been translated into hundreds of languages and has sold some 200 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books in publishing history.
Sun Yuming, the vice director of A Dream of Red Mansions Research Institute...said that the book has sold over 100 million copies worldwide so far.
Five other books the [sic] have broken the 100 million barrier are as follows:...Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin...
Today The Hobbit has sold 100 million copies and been translated into something like fifty languages, including (two of Tolkien's favourites) Icelandic and West Frisian.
The prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has been translated in to more than 50 languages and has sold 100 million copies worldwide.
Despite his concerns, The Hobbit went on to sell 100 million copies.
Since then it has sold 83 million copies in 44 languages.
His next novel, She, about a beautiful ageless sorceress, was a smashing success, and by 1965 had sold 83 million copies.
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Il resto, è storia nota: allo stato attuale delle cose, è inutile elencare le lingue in cui è stato tradotto Pinocchio ed è praticamente impossibile calcolare il numero delle copie vendute nel mondo – alcune fonti riportano 35 milioni, altre 80, ma è soltanto un modo, anche abbastanza ozioso, di quantificare un successo inquantificabile.
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His most recognized character, the lovable and charismatic Little Critter®, was born in 1975 in the book Just for You. Mercer's Little Critter has since starred in more than two hundred books, which have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies.
His four books have collectively sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.
As of 1963, 125 million copies had been sold
The Guinness Book of World Records has been published in 30 languages in more than 100 countries and has sold in excess of 115 million copies, becoming the biggest selling copyright book of all time.
More than 40 million copies have been sold
Nonfiction
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | English | 1859 | >200 million [1] | Historical fiction |
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | French | 1943 | 200 million [2] [3] | Fantasy, Children's literature |
The Alchemist (O Alquimista) | Paulo Coelho | Portuguese | 1988 | 150 million [4] [5] | Fantasy |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling | English | 1997 | 120 million [6] [7] | Fantasy |
And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie | English | 1939 | 100 million [8] | Mystery |
Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) | Cao Xueqin | Chinese | 1791 | 100 million [9] [10] | Family saga |
The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | English | 1937 | 100 million [11] [12] [13] | High Fantasy |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | English | 1902 | 45 million [34] | Children's literature |
Jonathan Livingston Seagull | Richard Bach | English | 1970 | 44 million [35] | Novella, Self-help |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | English | 1969 | 43 million [36] | Children's literature, Picture book |
A Message to Garcia | Elbert Hubbard | English | 1899 | 40 million [25] | Essay |
To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | English | 1960 | 40 million [37] | Southern Gothic, Bildungsroman |
Flowers in the Attic | V. C. Andrews | English | 1979 | 40 million [38] | Gothic horror, Family saga |
Cosmos | Carl Sagan | English | 1980 | 40 million [39] | Popular science, Anthropology, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Philosophy, History |
Sophie's World (Sofies verden) | Jostein Gaarder | Norwegian | 1991 | 40 million [40] | Philosophical novel |
Angels & Demons | Dan Brown | English | 2000 | 39 million [41] | Mystery, Thriller |
Alcoholics Anonymous | William Griffith Wilson | English | 1939 | over 37 million [42] | Self-Help |
Kane and Abel | Jeffrey Archer | English | 1979 | 37 million [43] | Historical fiction |
How the Steel Was Tempered (Как закалялась сталь) | Nikolai Ostrovsky | Russian | 1932 | 36.4 million copies in USSR [44] | Socialist realism |
War and Peace (Война и мир) | Leo Tolstoy | Russian | 1869 | 36 million copies in Russia [44] | Classic, Military fiction, Historical fiction |
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) | Carlo Collodi | Italian | 1881 | 35 million [45] [46][ better source needed] | Fantasy, Children's literature |
The Diary of Anne Frank (Het Achterhuis) | Anne Frank | Dutch | 1947 | 35 million [47] | Historical non-fiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Coming of Age, Jewish literature |
Your Erroneous Zones | Wayne Dyer | English | 1976 | 35 million [48] [49] | Psychology, Self-Help |
The Thorn Birds | Colleen McCullough | English | 1977 | 33 million [50] | Romance, Family saga |
The Kite Runner | Khaled Hosseini | English | 2003 | 31.5 million [51] | Bildungsroman, Historical fiction |
Valley of the Dolls | Jacqueline Susann | English | 1966 | 31 million [52] | Romance, Melodrama |
How to Win Friends and Influence People | Dale Carnegie | English | 1936 | Over 30 million [53] [54] | Self-help |
The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | English | 1925 | 30 million ("around") [55] | Classic, Tragedy |
Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | English | 1936 | 30 million (est.) [56] | Historical fiction, Romance |
Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier | English | 1938 | 30 million (est.) [57] | Gothic, Mystery, Romance |
The Revolt of Mamie Stover | William Bradford Huie | English | 1951 | 30 million [58] | Erotic literature, Literary fiction |
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) | Stieg Larsson | Swedish | 2005 | 30 million [59] | Mystery, Thriller, Nordic noir |
The Lost Symbol | Dan Brown | English | 2009 | 30 million [60] | Mystery, Thriller |
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | English | 2008 | 29 million in US [61] | Dystopian, Battle royal |
James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl | English | 1961 | 28 million [62] | Children's literature |
The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия) | Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev | Russian | 1945 | 26 million copies in USSR [44] | Military fiction |
Who Moved My Cheese? | Spencer Johnson | English | 1998 | 28 [63] – 30 [64] million | Self-help, Motivational, Business fable, Psychology, Parable |
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking | English | 1988 | 25 million [65] | Popular science, Cosmology |
Paul et Virginie | Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre | French | 1788 | 25 million [66] | Romance, Coming-of-age |
Lust for Life | Irving Stone | English | 1934 | 25 million [67] | Biographical novel, Historical fiction |
The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame | English | 1908 | 25 million [68] | Children's literature |
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Stephen R. Covey | English | 1989 | 25 million [69] | Self-help |
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (窓ぎわのトットちゃん) | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi | Japanese | 1981 | 25 million [70] | Autobiographical novel |
Virgin Soil Upturned ( Поднятая целина ) | Mikhail Sholokhov | Russian | 1935 | 24 million copies in USSR [44] | Socialist realism |
The Celestine Prophecy | James Redfield | English | 1993 | 23 million [71] | New-age spiritual |
The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | English | 2012 | 23 million [72] | Romance |
The Girl on the Train | Paula Hawkins | English | 2015 | 23 million [73] | Thriller |
The Shack | William P. Young | English | 2007 | 22.5 million [74] | |
Uncle Styopa (Дядя Стёпа) | Sergey Mikhalkov | Russian | 1936 | 21 million copies in USSR [44] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Godfather | Mario Puzo | English | 1969 | 21 million [75] | Crime novel |
Love Story | Erich Segal | English | 1970 | 21 million [76] | Romance |
Catching Fire | Suzanne Collins | English | 2009 | 21 million in US [61] | |
Mockingjay | Suzanne Collins | English | 2010 | 20 million in US [61] | |
Kitchen (キッチン) | Banana Yoshimoto | Japanese | 1988 | 20 million [77] | |
Andromeda Nebula (Туманность Андромеды) | Ivan Yefremov | Russian | 1957 | 20 million [78] | Science fiction |
Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn | English | 2012 | 20 million [79] | Crime thriller novel |
The Bermuda Triangle | Charles Berlitz | English | 1974 | 20 million [80] | |
Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe | English | 1958 | 20 million [81] | |
Wolf Totem (狼图腾) | Jiang Rong | Chinese | 2004 | 20 million [82] | Semi-autobiographical novel |
The Happy Hooker: My Own Story | Xaviera Hollander | English | 1971 | 20 million [83] | Memoir |
Jaws | Peter Benchley | English | 1974 | 20 million [84] | Thriller |
Love You Forever | Robert Munsch | English | 1986 | 20 million [85] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Women's Room | Marilyn French | English | 1977 | 20 million [86] | Feminist novel |
What to Expect When You're Expecting | Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff | English | 1984 | 20 million [87] | Pregnancy guide |
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | English | 1885 | 20 million [88] | Picaresque novel, Bildungsroman, satire, Robinsonade |
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ | Sue Townsend | English | 1982 | 20 million [89] | |
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | English | 1813 | 20 million [90] [91] | Classic regency novel, Romance |
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) | Thor Heyerdahl | Norwegian | 1950 | 20 million [92] | Travel literature |
The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války) | Jaroslav Hašek | Czech | 1923 | 20 million (printed) [93] | Unfinished satirical dark comedy |
Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | English | 1963 | 20 million [94] | Children's literature, Picture book |
The Power of Positive Thinking | Norman Vincent Peale | English | 1952 | 20 million [95] | Self-help |
The Secret | Rhonda Byrne | English | 2006 | 20 million [96] | Self-help |
Fear of Flying | Erica Jong | English | 1973 | 20 million [97] | Romantic novel |
Dune | Frank Herbert | English | 1965 | 20 million [98] | Science fiction novel |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Roald Dahl | English | 1964 | 20 million [99] | Children's literature, Fantasy |
The Naked Ape | Desmond Morris | English | 1968 | 20 million [100] | Social Science, Anthropology, Psychology |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | English | 2018 | 18 million [101] | Coming-of-age, Murder mystery |
Matilda | Roald Dahl | English | 1988 | 17 million [102] | Children's literature |
The Book Thief | Markus Zusak | English | 2005 | 16 million [103] | |
The Horse Whisperer | Nicholas Evans | English | 1995 | 16 million [104] | Sentimental fiction |
Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown | English | 1947 | 16 million [105] | Children's Literature |
The Neverending Story (Die unendliche Geschichte) | Michael Ende | German | 1979 | 16 million [106] | Children's literature, Fantasy |
All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | English | 2014 | 15.3 million [107] | Historical fiction, Military fiction |
Fifty Shades of Grey | E. L. James | English | 2011 | 15.2 million in the U.S. [108] | Erotica |
The Outsiders | S. E. Hinton | English | 1967 | 15 million [109] | Bildungsroman |
Guess How Much I Love You | Sam McBratney | English | 1994 | 15 million [110] | Children's literature, Picture book |
Shōgun | James Clavell | English | 1975 | 15 million [111] | Historical fiction, Military fiction |
The Poky Little Puppy | Janette Sebring Lowrey | English | 1942 | 15 million [112] | Children's literature |
The Pillars of the Earth | Ken Follett | English | 1989 | 15 million [113] | Historical fiction |
Perfume (Das Parfum) | Patrick Süskind | German | 1985 | 15 million [114] | Horror Fiction, Mystery, Magic realism |
The Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck | English | 1939 | 15 million [115] | Literary realism, Historical fiction |
The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento) | Carlos Ruiz Zafón | Spanish | 2001 | 15 million [116] | Mystery, Historical fiction |
Interpreter of Maladies | Jhumpa Lahiri | English | 2000 | 15 million [117] | Short Stories |
Becoming | Michelle Obama | English | 2018 | 14 million [118] | |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams | English | 1979 | 14 million [119] | Science fiction |
Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | English | 1997 | 14 million [120] | |
God's Little Acre | Erskine Caldwell | English | 1933 | 14 million [121] | |
Follow Your Heart (Va' dove ti porta il cuore) | Susanna Tamaro | Italian | 1994 | 14 million [122] | |
A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | English | 1962 | 14 million [123] | |
Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | English | 1994 | 14 million [124] | |
The Old Man and the Sea | Ernest Hemingway | English | 1952 | 13 million [44] | |
Life After Life | Raymond Moody | English | 1975 | 13 million [125] | |
Momo | Michael Ende | German | 1973 | 13 million [126] | Children's Literature |
Peyton Place | Grace Metalious | English | 1956 | 12.1 million [127] | |
The Giver | Lois Lowry | English | 1993 | 12 million [128] [129] | Dystopian fiction |
Me Before You | Jojo Moyes | English | 2012 | 12 million [130] | |
Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) | Haruki Murakami | Japanese | 1987 | 12 million [131] | |
The Plague (La Peste) | Albert Camus | French | 1947 | 12 million [132] | |
No Longer Human (人間失格) | Osamu Dazai | Japanese | 1948 | 12 million [133] | |
Man's Search for Meaning (Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager) | Viktor Frankl | German | 1946 | 12 million [134] | |
The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) | Dante Alighieri | Italian | 1304 | 11–12 million (during the 20th century) [135] | |
The Prophet | Kahlil Gibran | English | 1923 | 11 million [136] | |
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | John Boyne | English | 2006 | 11 million [137] | |
The Exorcist | William Peter Blatty | English | 1971 | 11 million [138] | Horror |
The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson | English | 1999 | 10.5 million [139] | |
Fifty Shades Darker | E. L. James | English | 2012 | 10.4 million in the U.S. [108] | Erotica |
Tobacco Road | Erskine Caldwell | English | 1932 | 10 million [140] | |
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Astrid Lindgren | Swedish | 1981 | 10 million [141] | |
The Cat in the Hat | Dr. Seuss | English | 1957 | 10.5 million [142] | |
Diana: Her True Story | Andrew Morton | English | 1992 | 10 million [143] | |
The Help | Kathryn Stockett | English | 2009 | 10 million [144] | |
Catch-22 | Joseph Heller | English | 1961 | 10 million [145] | |
The Stranger (L'Étranger) | Albert Camus | French | 1942 | 10 million [146] | |
Eye of the Needle | Ken Follett | English | 1978 | 10 million [147] | |
The Lovely Bones | Alice Sebold | English | 2002 | 10 million [148] | |
Wild Swans | Jung Chang | English | 1992 | 10 million [149] | |
Santa Evita | Tomás Eloy Martínez | Spanish | 1995 | 10 million [150] | |
Night (Un di Velt Hot Geshvign) | Elie Wiesel | Yiddish | 1958 | 10 million [151] | |
Confucius from the Heart (于丹《论语》心得) | Yu Dan | Chinese | 2006 | 10 million [152] | |
The Total Woman | Marabel Morgan | English | 1974 | 10 million [153] | |
Knowledge-value Revolution (知価革命) | 堺屋太一 (Taichi Sakaiya) | Japanese | 1985 | 10 million [154] | |
Problems in China's Socialist Economy (中国社会主义经济问题研究) | Xue Muqiao | Chinese | 1979 | 10 million [155] | |
What Color Is Your Parachute? | Richard Nelson Bolles | English | 1970 | 10 million [156] | |
The Dukan Diet | Pierre Dukan | French | 2000 | 10 million [157] | |
The Joy of Sex | Alex Comfort | English | 1972 | 10 million [158] | |
The Gospel According to Peanuts | Robert L. Short | English | 1965 | 10 million [159] | |
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck | Mark Manson | English | 2016 | 10 million [160] | |
Life of Pi | Yann Martel | English | 2001 | 10 million [161] | |
The Front Runner | Patricia Nell Warren | English | 1974 | 10 million [162] | |
The Goal | Eliyahu M. Goldratt | English | 1984 | 10 million [163] | |
Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | English | 1953 | 10 million [164] | |
Angela's Ashes | Frank McCourt | English | 1996 | 10 million [165] | |
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા) | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Gujarati | 1925–1929 | 10 million [166] | |
Bridget Jones's Diary | Helen Fielding | English | 1996 | 10 million (as of 2005) [167] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | Years of Publication | Approximate sales |
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Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | English | 7 + 3 companion books + 4 scripts | 1997–2007 | 600 million [168] |
Goosebumps | R. L. Stine | English | 62 + spin-off series | 1992–present | 400 million [169] |
Perry Mason | Erle Stanley Gardner | English | 82 + 4 short stories | 1933–1973 | 300 million [170] |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | English | 18 + 5 spin-offs | 2007–present | 275 million [171] |
Berenstain Bears | Stan and Jan Berenstain | English | 428 | 1962–present | 260 million [172] |
Choose Your Own Adventure | Various authors | English | 185+ | 1979–present | 250 million [173] |
Sweet Valley High | Francine Pascal and ghostwriters | English | 400 | 1983–2003 | 250 million [174] |
The Railway Series | Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry | English | 42 | 1945–2011 | 201 million [175] |
Noddy | Enid Blyton | English | 24 | 1949–present | 200 million [176] |
Nancy Drew | Various authors as Carolyn Keene | English | 175 | 1930–present | 200 million [177] |
San-Antonio | Frédéric Dard | French | 173 | 1949–2001 | 200 million [178] |
Robert Langdon | Dan Brown | English | 5 | 2000–present | 200 million [179] |
Geronimo Stilton | Elisabetta Dami | Italian | 200+ | 1997–present | 180 million [180] |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians | Rick Riordan | English | 6 + 4 companion books | 2005–present | 180 million [181] |
The Baby-sitters Club | Ann Martin | English | 335 | 1986–present | 172 million [182] |
Twilight | Stephenie Meyer | English | 4 + 2 companion books + 1 novella | 2005–2020 | 160 million [183] |
Star Wars | Various authors | English | over 300 | 1977–present | 160 million [184] |
Little Critter | Mercer Mayer | English | over 200 | 1975–present | 150 million [185] |
Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | English | 6 | 1902–1930 | 150 million [186] |
Fifty Shades | E. L. James | English | 3 | 2011–2015 | 150 million [187] |
American Girl | Various authors | English | 141 + spin-off series | 1986–present | 160 million [188] |
Chicken Soup for the Soul | Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen | English | 105 | 1997–present | 130 million [189] |
Clifford the Big Red Dog | Norman Bridwell | English | over 80 [190] | 1963–2014 | 129 million [191] |
Frank Merriwell | Gilbert Patten | English | 209 | 1896–1936 | 125 million [192] |
Dirk Pitt | Clive Cussler | English | 24 | 1973–present | 120 million [193] |
宮本武蔵 ( Musashi) | Eiji Yoshikawa | Japanese | 7 | 1935–1939 | 120 million [194] |
The Chronicles of Narnia | C. S. Lewis | English | 7 | 1950–1956 | 120 million [195] |
Mr. Men | Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves | English | 43 | 1971–present | 120 million [196] |
SAS | Gérard de Villiers | French | 200 | 1965–2013 | 120 million [197] [198] |
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | English | 4 | 2008–2020 | 100 million [199] |
James Bond | Ian Fleming | English | 14 | 1953–1966 | 100 million [200] |
Martine | Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier | French | 60 | 1954–2014 | 100 million [201] |
Millennium | Stieg Larsson, David Lagercrantz | Swedish | 6 | 2005–present | 100 million [202] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales |
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A Song of Ice and Fire | George R. R. Martin | English | 5 + 3 novellas + 1 guide | 1996–present | 90 million [203] |
The Wheel of Time | Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson | English | 15 | 1990–2013 | 100 million [204] |
Discworld | Terry Pratchett | English | 42 | 1983–2015 | 90 million [205] |
Nijntje ( Miffy) | Dick Bruna | Dutch | 119 | 1955–present | 85 million [206] |
Alex Cross | James Patterson | English | 21 | 1993–present | 81 million [207] |
Anpanman (アンパンマン) | Takashi Yanase | Japanese | 150 picture books | 1973–2013 | 80 million [208] |
Captain Underpants | Dav Pilkey | English | 12 plus spinoffs | 1997–2015 | 80 million [209] |
Fear Street | R. L. Stine | English | 114 | 1989–present | 80 million [210] |
Pippi Långstrump ( Pippi Longstocking) | Astrid Lindgren | Swedish | 3 + 3 picture books | 1945–2001 | 80 million [211] |
The Vampire Chronicles | Anne Rice | English | 13 | 1976–2021 | 80 million [212] |
OSS 117 | Jean Bruce | French | 265 | 1949–1992 | 75 million [213] |
Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard | English | 2 | 1926–1928 | 70 million [214] |
Magic Tree House series | Mary Pope Osborne | English | 56 [215] | 1992–present | 70 million [216] |
Left Behind | Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins | English | 16 | 1996–2007 | 65 million [217] |
A Series of Unfortunate Events | Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler | English | 13 | 1999–2006 | 65 million [218] |
Little House on the Prairie | Laura Ingalls Wilder | English | 12 | 1932–2006 | 60 million [219] |
All Creatures Great and Small | Alf Wight, as James Herriot | English | 8 | 1970–1992 | 60 million [220] |
Jack Reacher | Lee Child | English | 22 Novels + 11 Short Stories | 1997–present | 60 million [221] |
The Magic School Bus | Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen | English | 131 | 1986–2010 | 58 million [222] |
Where's Wally? [223] | Martin Handford | English | 13 | 1987–present | 55 million [224] |
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus | John Gray | English | 15 | 1992–present | 50 million [225] |
The Hardy Boys | Various authors as Franklin W. Dixon | English | 190 | 1927–present | 50 million [226] |
The Bobbsey Twins | Various authors as Laura Lee Hope | English | 72 | 1904–1979 | 50 million [227] |
Tarzan | Edgar Rice Burroughs | English | 26 | 1914–1995 | 50 million [228] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales |
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Earth's Children | Jean M. Auel | English | 6 | 1980–2011 | 45 million [229] |
A Child's First Library of Learning | Various authors | English | 29 | 1980– | 45 million [230] |
Junie B. Jones | Barbara Park | English | 30 | 1992–2013 | 44 million [231] |
Harry Bosch | Michael Connelly | English | 15 | 1992– | 42 million [232] |
Harry Hole | Jo Nesbø | Norwegian | 9 | 1997–present | 40 million [233] |
Warriors | Erin Hunter | English | 78 | 2003–present | 40 million [234] |
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla) | original author: Liu Zhixia [ zh] | Chinese | 10 | 1955–1962 | 36.52 million [235] |
The Shadowhunter Chronicles | Cassandra Clare | English | 14 + 8 companion books | 2007–present | 50 million [236] |
かいけつゾロリ ( Kaiketsu Zorori) | Yutaka Hara | Japanese | 60 | 1987–present | 35 million [237] |
Paddington Bear | Michael Bond | English | 70 | 1958–present | 35 million [238] |
Divergent trilogy | Veronica Roth | English | 3 + 1 companion book | 2011–2013 | 35 million [239] |
ノンタン ( Nontan) | Sachiko Kiyono | Japanese | 40 | 1976–2016 | 33.6 million [240] |
The Inheritance Cycle | Christopher Paolini | English | 4 | 2002–2011 | 33 million [241] |
Rich Dad, Poor Dad | Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon Lechter | English | 18 | 1997– | 32 million [242] |
とある魔術の禁書目録 ( Toaru Majutsu no Index) | Kazuma Kamachi | Japanese | 46 | 2004– | 30 million [243] |
グイン・サーガ ( Guin Saga) | Kaoru Kurimoto | Japanese | 147 | 1979–2009 | 30 million [244] |
徳川家康 [ ja] ( Tokugawa Ieyasu) | Sōhachi Yamaoka | Japanese | 26 | 1950–1967 | 30 million [245] |
Ramona | Beverly Cleary | English | 8 | 1955–1999 | 30 million [246] |
The Dark Tower | Stephen King | English | 8 | 1982–2012 | 30 million [247] |
Dork Diaries | Rachel Renée Russell | English | 15 | 2009–present | 30 million [248] |
The Destroyer | Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authors | English | 150 | 1971–present | 30 million [249] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of installments | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
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地球往事 ( Remembrance of Earth's Past) | Liu Cixin | Chinese | 3 | 2008–2010 | 29 million [250] | science fiction |
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ [ ja] ( Calico Cat Holmes series) | Jirō Akagawa | Japanese | 43 | 1978–present | 28 million [251] | detective, Mystery |
Curious George | Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey | English | 58 | 1941–present | 27 million [252] | Children's literature |
Shannara | Terry Brooks | English | 20 | 1977–present | 26 million [253] | |
Kurt Wallander | Henning Mankell | Swedish | 10 | 1991–2002 | 25 million [254] | |
Sagan om Isfolket ( The Legend of the Ice People) | Margit Sandemo | Swedish | 47 | 1982–1989 | 25 million [255] | |
The Sword of Truth | Terry Goodkind | English | 21 | 1998–present | 25 million [256] | |
Outlander | Diana Gabaldon | English | 8 | 1991–present | 25 million [257] | |
ズッコケ三人組 [ ja] ( Zukkoke Sanningumi) | Masamoto Nasu | Japanese | 50 | 1978–2004 | 25 million [258] | Children's literature |
鬼平犯科帳 ( Onihei Hankachō) | Shōtarō Ikenami | Japanese | 24 | 1968–1990 | 24.4 million, only bunkobon [259] | jidaigeki |
Brain Quest | Various authors | English | 1992–present | 23.7 million [260] | ||
South Beach Diet | Arthur Agatston | English | 6 | 2003–present | 22 million [261] | |
ソードアート・オンライン ( Sword Art Online) | Reki Kawahara | Japanese | 27 | 2009–present | 30 million [262] | |
竜馬がゆく [ ja] ( Ryoma ga Yuku) | Ryōtarō Shiba | Japanese | 5 | 1963–1966 | 21.5 million [263] | jidaigeki |
Artemis Fowl | Eoin Colfer | English | 8 + 1 companion book | 2001–2012 | 21 million [264] | |
The Cosmere | Brandon Sanderson | English | 30+ [265] | 2005–present | 21 Million [266] | |
Dune series | Frank Herbert | English | 30+ | 1965 | 20 million [98] | Science fiction |
I Survived | Lauren Tarshis | English | 25 | 2010–2020 | more than 20 million [267] [268] | |
Découvertes Gallimard | Various authors | French | more than 700 | 1986–present | more than 20 million [269] [270] | |
Redwall | Brian Jacques | English | 22 | 1986–2011 | 20 million [271] | |
Maisy | Lucy Cousins | English | 23 | 1990–present | 20 million [110] | |
Dragonlance | Various authors | English | more than 150 | 1984–present | 20 million [272] | |
幻魔大戦 ( Genma Taisen) | Kazumasa Hirai | Japanese | 20 | 1979–1983 | 20 million [273] | |
青春の門 ( The Gate of Youth) | Hiroyuki Itsuki | Japanese | 1970–present | 20 million [274] | ||
スレイヤーズ ( Slayers) | Hajime Kanzaka | Japanese | 50 | 1989–present | 20 million [275] | |
The Foundation Trilogy | Isaac Asimov | English | 3 [276] | 1950–1953 | 20 million [277] | |
Horrible Histories | Terry Deary | English | 24 | 1993–present | 20 million [278] | |
Rainbow Magic | Daisy Meadows | English | 80+ | 2003–present | 20 million [279] | |
Morgan Kane | Louis Masterson | Norwegian | 90 | 1966– | 20 million [280] | |
The Southern Vampire Mysteries | Charlaine Harris | English | 13 | 2001–2013 | 20 million [281] |
Book series | Author(s) | Original language | No. of instalments | First published | Approximate sales | Genre |
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Doc Savage | Lester Dent, various authors | English | 203 | 1933–present | 20 million [282] | |
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ ( Haruhi Suzumiya Series) | Nagaru Tanigawa | Japanese | 11 | 2003–present | 20 million [283] | |
一億人の昭和史 (1-oku nin no Shōwa shi / Shōwa History of 100 million people) | Tomiyasu Takahara, Various authors | Japanese | 95 | 1975-1980 | 19 million [284] | |
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album / Science's Album) | Various authors | Japanese | 1970–present | 19 million [285] | ||
剣客商売 ( Kenkaku Shōbai) | Shotaro Ikenami | Japanese | 18 | 1972–1989 | 18 million [286] | |
Erast Fandorin series | Boris Akunin | Russian | 12 | 1998–present | 18 million [287] | |
Dragonriders of Pern | Anne McCaffrey | English | 23 | 1967–present | 18 million [288] | |
吸血鬼ハンターD ( Vampire Hunter D) | Hideyuki Kikuchi | Japanese | 39 | 1983–present | 17 million [289] | |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer | English | 6 | 1979–2008 | 16 million [290] [291] | |
ぼくらシリーズ [ ja] (Bokura series) | Osamu Soda | Japanese | 36 | 1985–present | 15 million [292] | |
Bridget Jones | Helen Fielding | English | 3 | 1996–present | 15 million [293] | |
His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | English | 3 | 1995–2000 | 15 million [294] | |
銀河英雄伝説 ( Legend of the Galactic Heroes) | Yoshiki Tanaka | Japanese | 14 | 1982–1989 | 15 million [295] | |
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency | Alexander McCall Smith | English | 23 | 1999–present | 15 million [296] | |
Der Regenbogenfisch ( Rainbow Fish) | Marcus Pfister | German | 1992–present | 15 million [297] | ||
The Riftwar Cycle | Raymond E. Feist | English | 25 | 1982–present | 15 million [298] | |
The Thrawn trilogy | Timothy Zahn | English | 3 | 1991–93 | 15 million [299] | |
Wiedźmin ( The Witcher) | Andrzej Sapkowski | Polish | 9 | 1990–2013 | 15 million [300] |
The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies, [301] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone.[ citation needed] Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format. [302]
The figures given for some books are for the number printed instead of confirmed sales.[ which?]
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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新华字典 ( Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary) | Chief editor: Wei Jiangong | Chinese | 1957 | 567 million [303] |
Scouting for Boys | Robert Baden-Powell | English | 1908 | 100–150 million [304] |
The McGuffey Readers | William Holmes McGuffey | English | 1853 | 125 million [305] |
Guinness World Records (published every year) | Various authors | English | 1955 | 115 million [306] |
六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune) |
Kazuko Hosoki Kaori Hosoki |
Japanese | 1986 | 101.2 million [307] |
American Spelling Book ( Webster's Dictionary) | Noah Webster | English | 1783 | 100 million [25] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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World Almanac (published every year) | Various authors | English | 1868–76; 1886–present | 82 million [308] [309] |
Betty Crocker Cookbook | General Mills staff | English | 1950–2016 (12th edition) | 75 million [310] |
Tung Shing ( Chinese: 通勝) | Choi Park Lai's family, among others | Chinese | 1891(Only counting versions published by Choi's family) | >70 million (Only counting version published by Choi) [311] |
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary | Merriam-Webster | English | 1898 | 55 million [312] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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Roget's Thesaurus | Peter Mark Roget | English | 1852– | 40 million [313] |
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series) | Impress Dekiru Series Editorial Desk | Japanese | 1994–present | 40 million [314] |
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book | Various authors | English | 1930– | 38 million [315] |
The Art of Mathematics ( The Art of Mathematics) |
Hong Sung-dae | Korean | 1966–present | 37 million
[316] ~ 40 million [317] |
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | A. S. Hornby | English | 1948 | 30 million [318] |
Le guide Michelin France ( The Michelin Guide France) (published every year) | Various authors | French | 1900–present | 30 million [319] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series) | X media [ ja] | Japanese | 1996–2007 | 25 million [320] |
自由自在 [ ja] (Jiyu Jizai) | Various authors | Japanese | 1953–present | 24 million [321] |
新明解国語辞典 ( Shin Meikai kokugo jiten) | Tadao Yamada | Japanese | 1972 | 20.4 million [322] |
English Grammar | Lindley Murray | English | 1795 | 20 million [323] |
Book | Author(s) | Original language | First published | Approximate sales |
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The Joy of Cooking | Various authors | English | 1936 | 18 million [324] |
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple) | Various authors | Japanese | 1991–present | 18 million [325] |
チャート式 [ ja] (Chart Shiki) | Various authors | Japanese | 1927–present | 17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school [326] |
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary" | Yoshio Akao | Japanese, English | 1942 | 17.2 million [326] |
Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary | English | (Up to 1975) | 15.11 million [327] | |
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations" | Ichiro Mori | Japanese, English | 1967 | 15 million [328] |
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese Dictionary" | Shigeru Takebayashi | Japanese, English | 1967 | 12 million [329] |
広辞苑 ( Kōjien) | Izuru Shinmura | Japanese | 1955 | 11.9 million [330] |
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms" | Akira Matsumura | Japanese | 1960 | 11 million [331] |
Hammond's Pocket Atlas | English | (Up to 1965) | 11 million [332] | |
三省堂国語辞典 ( Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language" | Kenbō Hidetoshi | Japanese | 1960 | 10 million [333] |
家庭に於ける実際的看護の秘訣 (Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key to Practical Personal Care at Home" | Takichi Tsukuda | Japanese | 1925 | 10 million [334] |
C程序设计 (C Program Design) | Tan, Haoqiang | Chinese | 1991 | 10 million [335] |
Since its inaugural publication on August 30, 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has sold over 200 million copies in several languages, making it one of the most famous books in the history of fictional literature.
...some estimates say "A Tale of Two Cities" is the best-selling novel of all time at more than 200 million copies.
According to Adam Spreadbury-Maher, the artistic director of the King's Head Theatre, the prize goes to Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, with sales of more than 200 million copies since its publication in 1859.
A Tale of Two Cities is believed to be the best-selling novel of all time, having sold more than 200 million copies.
A Tale of Two Cities...," the bookseller [Peter Harrington] writes in its catalogue. "..., regularly cited as the all-time bestselling novel in any language, with over 200 million copies sold.
The Prince remains a king among books, with more than 200 million copies sold in more than 190 languages, making it one of the bestselling volumes of any kind.
Translated into hundreds of languages, some 150 million copies of the novella have sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books in publishing history.
The novella has been translated into hundreds of languages and has sold some 200 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books in publishing history.
Sun Yuming, the vice director of A Dream of Red Mansions Research Institute...said that the book has sold over 100 million copies worldwide so far.
Five other books the [sic] have broken the 100 million barrier are as follows:...Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin...
Today The Hobbit has sold 100 million copies and been translated into something like fifty languages, including (two of Tolkien's favourites) Icelandic and West Frisian.
The prelude to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit has been translated in to more than 50 languages and has sold 100 million copies worldwide.
Despite his concerns, The Hobbit went on to sell 100 million copies.
Since then it has sold 83 million copies in 44 languages.
His next novel, She, about a beautiful ageless sorceress, was a smashing success, and by 1965 had sold 83 million copies.
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A landmark 20th-century novel, Lolita sold over 50 million copies by 2007.
Il resto, è storia nota: allo stato attuale delle cose, è inutile elencare le lingue in cui è stato tradotto Pinocchio ed è praticamente impossibile calcolare il numero delle copie vendute nel mondo – alcune fonti riportano 35 milioni, altre 80, ma è soltanto un modo, anche abbastanza ozioso, di quantificare un successo inquantificabile.
Con i suoi trentacinque milioni di copie, Le Avventure di Pinocchio è il nostro romanzo più letto e più tradotto, dopo I promessi sposi.
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Pride and Prejudice is the novel that simply will not die. Twenty million copies on, Mr Darcy has become so synonymous with the romantic hero that when researchers found a pheromone in male mouse urine irresistible to female mice, they named it "darcin".
...having never been out of print, it is now believed to have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
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His most recognized character, the lovable and charismatic Little Critter®, was born in 1975 in the book Just for You. Mercer's Little Critter has since starred in more than two hundred books, which have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies.
His four books have collectively sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.
As of 1963, 125 million copies had been sold
The Guinness Book of World Records has been published in 30 languages in more than 100 countries and has sold in excess of 115 million copies, becoming the biggest selling copyright book of all time.
More than 40 million copies have been sold