List of best-selling books

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This page provides lists of best-selling books and book series to date and in any language. "Best-selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed or currently owned. Comics and textbooks are not included in this list. The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources.

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According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. [1] Sales estimates for other printed religious texts include at least 800 million copies for the Qur'an and 190 million copies for the Book of Mormon. [2] Also, a single publisher has produced more than 140 million copies of the Bhagavad Gita. The total number could be much higher. [3] Among non-religious texts, the Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung , also known as the Little Red Book, has produced a wide array of sales and distribution figures—with estimates ranging from 800 million [1] to over 6.5 billion printed volumes. [4] Some claim the distribution ran into the "billions" [5] and some cite "over a billion" official volumes between 1966 and 1969 alone as well as "untold numbers of unofficial local reprints and unofficial translations". [6] [7] Exact print figures for these and other books may also be missing or unreliable since these kinds of books may be produced by many different and unrelated publishers, in some cases over many centuries. All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the lists of best-selling books below for these reasons.

Many books lack comprehensive sales figures as book selling and reselling figures prior to the introduction of point of sale equipment was based on the estimates of book sellers, publishers or the authors themselves. For example, The Lord of the Rings as one text was recorded to have sold only 967,466 copies in the UK by 2009, but at the same time the author's estate claimed global sales figures of in excess of 150 million. [8] As such accurate figures are only available from the 1990s and in western nations such as US, UK and Australia. Further, e-books have not been included as out of copyright texts are often available freely in this format. Examples of books with reported high sales include The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, [9] Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, [10] Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en [11] and The Lord of the Rings [12] (which has been sold as both a three volume series, The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King , and as a single combined volume) by J. R. R. Tolkien. Hence, in cases where there is too much uncertainty, they are excluded from the list.

Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [13] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [14] making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 85 languages, [15] placing Harry Potter among history's most translated literary works. The last four books in the series consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books of all time, and the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , sold roughly fifteen million copies worldwide within twenty-four hours of its release. [16] [17] With twelve million books printed in the first US run, it also holds the record for the highest initial print run for any book in history. [18] [19]

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List of best-selling individual books

More than 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Spanish1605>500 million [20] Epic
A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens English1859>200 million [21] Historical fiction
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry French1943200 million [22] [23] Fantasy, Children's fiction
The Alchemist (O Alquimista) Paulo Coelho Portuguese1988150 million [24] [25] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J. K. Rowling English1997120 million [26] [27] Fantasy, Children's fiction
And Then There Were None Agatha Christie English1939100 million [28] Mystery
Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) Cao Xueqin Chinese1791100 million [29] [30] Family saga
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien English1937100 million [31] [32] [33] Fantasy, Children's fiction

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
She: A History of Adventure H. Rider Haggard English188783 million [34] Adventure
The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown English200380 million [35] Mystery thriller
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling English199877 million [36] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling English199965 million [37] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling English200065 million [37] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J. K. Rowling English200365 million [37] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J. K. Rowling English200565 million [37] Fantasy
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J. K. Rowling English200765 million [37] Fantasy
The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger English195165 million [38] Coming-of-age
The Bridges of Madison County Robert James Waller English199260 million [39] Romance
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad) Gabriel García Márquez Spanish196750 million [40] [41] [42] Magic realism
Lolita Vladimir Nabokov English195550 million [43] Novel
Heidi Johanna Spyri German188050 million [44] Children's fiction
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care Benjamin Spock English194650 million [45] Manual
Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery English190850 million [46] Children's novel
Black Beauty Anna Sewell English187750 million [47] Children's literature
The Name of the Rose (Il Nome della Rosa) Umberto Eco Italian198050 million [48] Historical novel, mystery
The Eagle Has Landed Jack Higgins English197550 million [49] War, thriller
Watership Down Richard Adams English197250 million [50] Fantasy
The Hite Report Shere Hite English197650 million [51] Sexology
Charlotte's Web E. B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams English195250 million [52] Children's fiction
The Ginger Man J. P. Donleavy English195550 million [53] Novel

Between 20 million and 50 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English190245 million [54] Children's Literature
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach English197044 million [55] Novella, Self-help
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle English196943 million [56] Children's Literature, picture book
A Message to Garcia Elbert Hubbard English189940 million [45] Essay/Literature
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee English196040 million [57] Southern Gothic, Bildungsroman
Flowers in the Attic V. C. Andrews English197940 million [58] Gothic horror, Family saga
Cosmos Carl Sagan English198040 million [59] Popular science, Anthropology, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Philosophy, History
Sophie's World (Sofies verden) Jostein Gaarder Norwegian199140 million [60] Philosophical novel, Young adult
Angels & Demons Dan Brown English200039 million [61] Mystery-thriller
Alcoholics Anonymous William Griffith Wilson English1939over 37 million [62] Self-Help
Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer English197937 million [63] Novel
How the Steel Was Tempered (Как закалялась сталь) Nikolai Ostrovsky Russian193236.4 million copies in USSR [64] Socialist realist novel
War and Peace (Война и мир) Leo Tolstoy Russian186936 million copies in Russia [64] Historical novel
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio) Carlo Collodi Italian188135 million [65] [66] [ better source needed ] Fantasy, Children's fiction
The Diary of Anne Frank (Het Achterhuis) Anne Frank Dutch194735 million [67] Historical non-fiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Bildungsroman / Coming of Age, Jewish literature
Your Erroneous Zones Wayne Dyer English197635 million [68] [69] Self-help
The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough English197733 million [70] Romantic family saga
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini English200331.5 million [71] Bildungsroman, Historical fiction
Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann English196631 million [72] Novel
How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie English1936Over 30 million [73] [74] Self-help
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald English192530 million ("around") [75] Novel, tragedy
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell English193630 million (est.) [76] Historical fiction
Rebecca Daphne du Maurier English193830 million (est.) [77] Gothic novel
The Revolt of Mamie Stover William Bradford Huie English195130 million [78] Fiction
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) Stieg Larsson Swedish200530 million [79] Fiction
The Lost Symbol Dan Brown English200930 million [80] Fiction
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins English200829 million in US [81] Young adult fiction
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl English196128 million [82] Children's novel
The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия) Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev Russian194526 million copies in USSR [64] Young adult historical novel
Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson English199828 [83] – 30 [84] million Self-help, motivational, business fable, psychology, leadership, parable
A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking English198825 million [85] Popular science
Paul et Virginie Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre French178825 million [86] Novel
Lust for Life Irving Stone English193425 million [87] Biographical novel
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame English190825 million [88] Children's literature
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey English198925 million [89] Self-help
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (窓ぎわのトットちゃん) Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Japanese198125 million [90] Autobiographical novel
Virgin Soil Upturned (Поднятая целина) Mikhail Sholokhov Russian193524 million copies in USSR [64] Novel
The Celestine Prophecy James Redfield English199323 million [91] New-age spiritual novel
The Fault in Our Stars John Green English201223 million [92] Young adult romantic novel
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins English201523 million [93] Thriller
The Shack William P. Young English200722.5 million [94] Novel
Uncle Styopa (Дядя Стёпа) Sergey Mikhalkov Russian193621 million copies in USSR [64] Children's Literature, picture book
The Godfather Mario Puzo English196921 million [95] Crime novel
Love Story Erich Segal English197021 million [96] Romance novel
Catching Fire Suzanne Collins English200921 million in US [81] Young Adult novel, adventure, dystopian, science fiction
Mockingjay Suzanne Collins English201020 million in US [81] Young Adult novel, adventure, war, science fiction, action thriller
Kitchen (キッチン) Banana Yoshimoto Japanese198820 million [97] Japanese novel
Andromeda Nebula (Туманность Андромеды) Ivan Yefremov Russian195720 million [98] Science fiction novel
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn English201220 million [99] Crime thriller novel
The Bermuda Triangle Charles Berlitz English197420 million [100]
Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe English195820 million [101] Novel
Wolf Totem (狼图腾) Jiang Rong Chinese200420 million [102] Semi-autobiographical novel
The Happy Hooker: My Own Story Xaviera Hollander English197120 million [103] Memoir
Jaws Peter Benchley English197420 million [104] Thriller
Love You Forever Robert Munsch English198620 million [105] Children's literature, picture book, fiction
The Women's Room Marilyn French English197720 million [106] Feminist novel
What to Expect When You're Expecting Arlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff English198420 million [107] Pregnancy guide
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain English188520 million [108] Picaresque novel, Bildungsroman, satire, Robinsonade
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ Sue Townsend English198220 million [109] Young adult novel
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen English181320 million [110] [111] Classic regency novel, romance
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) Thor Heyerdahl Norwegian195020 million [112] Travel literature
The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války) Jaroslav Hašek Czech192320 million (printed) [113] Unfinished satirical dark comedy novel
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak English196320 million [114] Children's picture book
The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale English195220 million [115] Self-help
The Secret Rhonda Byrne English200620 million [116] Self-help
Fear of Flying Erica Jong English197320 million [117] Romantic novel
Dune Frank Herbert English196520 million [118] Science fiction novel
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl English196420 million [119] Children's fantasy novel
The Naked Ape Desmond Morris English196820 million [120] Social Science, Anthropology, Psychology

Between 10 million and 20 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
Where the Crawdads Sing Delia Owens English201818 million [121] Coming-of-age Murder mystery
Matilda Roald Dahl English198817 million [122] Children's Literature
The Book Thief Markus Zusak English200516 million [123] Young Adult Fiction
The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans English199516 million [124]
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown English194716 million [125] Children's Literature
The Neverending Story (Die unendliche Geschichte) Michael Ende German197916 million [126] Children's Literature
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr English201415.3 million [127] Historical fiction, war novel
Fifty Shades of Grey E. L. James English201115.2 million in the U.S. [128] Erotica
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton English196715 million [129]
Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney English199415 million [130]
Shōgun James Clavell English197515 million [131]
The Poky Little Puppy Janette Sebring Lowrey English194215 million [132]
The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett English198915 million [133] Historical fiction
Perfume (Das Parfum) Patrick Süskind German198515 million [134]
The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck English193915 million [135]
The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento) Carlos Ruiz Zafón Spanish200115 million [136]
Interpreter of Maladies Jhumpa Lahiri English200015 million [137]
Becoming Michelle Obama English201814 million [138]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams English197914 million [139] Science fiction
Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom English199714 million [140]
God's Little Acre Erskine Caldwell English193314 million [141]
Follow Your Heart (Va' dove ti porta il cuore) Susanna Tamaro Italian199414 million [142]
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle English196214 million [143]
Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela English199414 million [144]
The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway English195213 million [64]
Life After Life Raymond Moody English197513 million [145]
Momo Michael Ende German197313 million [146] Children's Literature
Peyton Place Grace Metalious English195612.1 million [147]
The Giver Lois Lowry English199312 million [148] [149] Dystopian fiction
Me Before You Jojo Moyes English201212 million [150]
Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森) Haruki Murakami Japanese198712 million [151]
The Plague (La Peste) Albert Camus French194712 million [152]
No Longer Human (人間失格) Osamu Dazai Japanese194812 million [153]
Man's Search for Meaning (Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager) Viktor Frankl German194612 million [154]
The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) Dante Alighieri Italian130411–12 million (during the 20th century) [155]
The Prophet Kahlil Gibran English192311 million [156]
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas John Boyne English200611 million [157]
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty English197111 million [158] Horror
The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson English199910.5 million [159]
Fifty Shades Darker E. L. James English201210.4 million in the U.S. [128] Erotica
Tobacco Road Erskine Caldwell English193210 million [160]
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren Swedish198110 million [161]
The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss English195710.5 million [162]
Diana: Her True Story Andrew Morton English199210 million [163]
The Help Kathryn Stockett English200910 million [164]
Catch-22 Joseph Heller English196110 million [165]
The Stranger (L'Étranger) Albert Camus French194210 million [166]
Eye of the Needle Ken Follett English197810 million [167]
The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold English200210 million [168]
Wild Swans Jung Chang English199210 million [169]
Santa Evita Tomás Eloy Martínez Spanish199510 million [170]
Night (Un di Velt Hot Geshvign) Elie Wiesel Yiddish195810 million [171]
Confucius from the Heart (于丹《论语》心得) Yu Dan Chinese200610 million [172]
The Total Woman Marabel Morgan English197410 million [173]
Knowledge-value Revolution (知価革命) Taichi Sakaiya Japanese198510 million [174]
Problems in China's Socialist Economy (中国社会主义经济问题研究) Xue Muqiao Chinese197910 million [175]
What Color Is Your Parachute? Richard Nelson Bolles English197010 million [176]
The Dukan Diet Pierre Dukan French200010 million [177]
The Joy of Sex Alex Comfort English197210 million [178]
The Gospel According to Peanuts Robert L. Short English196510 million [179]
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck Mark Manson English201610 million [180]
Life of Pi Yann Martel English200110 million [181]
The Front Runner Patricia Nell Warren English197410 million [182]
The Goal Eliyahu M. Goldratt English198410 million [183]
Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury English195310 million [184]
Angela's Ashes Frank McCourt English199610 million [185]
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Gujarati1925–192910 million [186]
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding English199610 million (as of 2005) [187]

List of best-selling book series

More than 100 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsYears of PublicationApproximate sales
Harry Potter J. K. Rowling English7 + 3 companion books + 4 scripts1997–2007600 million [13]
Goosebumps R. L. Stine English62 + spin-off series1992–present400 million [188]
Perry Mason Erle Stanley Gardner English82 + 4 short stories1933–1973300 million [189]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney English18 + 5 spin-offs 2007–present275 million [190]
Berenstain Bears Stan and Jan Berenstain English4281962–present260 million [191]
Choose Your Own Adventure Various authorsEnglish185+1979–present250 million [192]
Sweet Valley High Francine Pascal and ghostwritersEnglish4001983–2003250 million [193]
The Railway Series Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry English421945–2011201 million [194]
Noddy Enid Blyton English241949–present200 million [195]
Nancy Drew Various authors as Carolyn Keene English1751930–present200 million [196]
San-Antonio Frédéric Dard French1731949–2001200 million [197]
Robert Langdon Dan Brown English52000–present200 million [198]
Geronimo Stilton Elisabetta Dami Italian200+1997–present180 million [199]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Rick Riordan English6 + 4 companion books2005–present180 million [200]
The Baby-sitters Club Ann Martin English3351986–present172 million [201]
Twilight Stephenie Meyer English4 + 2 companion books + 1 novella2005–2020160 million [202]
Star Wars Various authorsEnglishover 3001977–present160 million [203]
Little Critter Mercer Mayer Englishover 2001975–present150 million [204]
Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English61902–1930150 million [205]
Fifty Shades E. L. James English32011–2015150 million [206]
American Girl Various authorsEnglish141 + spin-off series1986–present160 million [207]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen English1051997–present130 million [208]
Clifford the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell Englishover 80 [209] 1963–2014129 million [210]
Frank Merriwell Gilbert Patten English2091896–1936125 million [211]
Dirk Pitt Clive Cussler English241973–present120 million [212]
宮本武蔵 ( Musashi ) Eiji Yoshikawa Japanese71935–1939120 million [213]
The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis English71950–1956120 million [214]
Mr. Men Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves English431971–present120 million [215]
SAS Gérard de Villiers French2001965–2013120 million [216] [217]
The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins English42008–2020100 million [218]
James Bond Ian Fleming English141953–1966100 million [219]
Martine Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier French601954–2014100 million [220]
Millennium Stieg Larsson, David Lagercrantz Swedish62005–present100 million [221]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
A Song of Ice and Fire George R. R. Martin English5 + 3 novellas + 1 guide1996–present90 million [222]
The Wheel of Time Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson English151990–2013100 million [223]
Discworld Terry Pratchett English421983–201590 million [224]
Nijntje ( Miffy ) Dick Bruna Dutch1191955–present85 million [225]
Alex Cross James Patterson English211993–present81 million [226]
Anpanman (アンパンマン) Takashi Yanase Japanese150 picture books1973–201380 million [227]
Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey English12 plus spinoffs1997–201580 million [228]
Fear Street R. L. Stine English1141989–present80 million [229]
Pippi Långstrump ( Pippi Longstocking ) Astrid Lindgren Swedish3 + 3 picture books1945–200180 million [230]
The Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice English131976–202180 million [231]
OSS 117 Jean Bruce French2651949–199275 million [232]
Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard English21926–192870 million [233]
Magic Tree House series Mary Pope Osborne English56 [234] 1992–present70 million [235]
Left Behind Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins English161996–200765 million [236]
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler English131999–200665 million [237]
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder English121932–200660 million [238]
All Creatures Great and Small Alf Wight, as James Herriot English81970–199260 million [239]
Jack Reacher Lee Child English22 Novels + 11 Short Stories1997–present60 million [240]
The Magic School Bus Joanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce Degen English1311986–201058 million [241]
Where's Wally? [242] Martin Handford English131987–present55 million [243]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray English151992–present50 million [244]
The Hardy Boys Various authors as Franklin W. Dixon English1901927–present50 million [245]
The Bobbsey Twins Various authors as Laura Lee Hope English721904–197950 million [246]
Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs English261914–199550 million [247]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Earth's Children Jean M. Auel English61980–201145 million [248]
A Child's First Library of Learning Various authorsEnglish291980–45 million [249]
Junie B. Jones Barbara Park English301992–201344 million [250]
Harry Bosch Michael Connelly English151992–42 million [251]
Harry Hole Jo Nesbø Norwegian91997–present40 million [252]
Warriors Erin Hunter English782003–present40 million [253]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla )original author: Liu Zhixia  [ zh ]Chinese101955–196236.52 million [254]
The Shadowhunter Chronicles Cassandra Clare English14 + 8 companion books2007–present50 million [255]
かいけつゾロリ ( Kaiketsu Zorori ) Yutaka Hara Japanese601987–present35 million [256]
Paddington Bear Michael Bond English701958–present35 million [257]
Divergent trilogy Veronica Roth English3 + 1 companion book2011–201335 million [258]
ノンタン ( Nontan ) Sachiko Kiyono Japanese401976–201633.6 million [259]
The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini English42002–201133 million [260]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki, Sharon Lechter English181997–32 million [261]
とある魔術の禁書目録 ( Toaru Majutsu no Index ) Kazuma Kamachi Japanese462004–30 million [262]
グイン・サーガ ( Guin Saga ) Kaoru Kurimoto Japanese1471979–200930 million [263]
徳川家康  [ ja ] ( Tokugawa Ieyasu ) Sōhachi Yamaoka Japanese261950–196730 million [264]
Ramona Beverly Cleary English81955–199930 million [265]
The Dark Tower Stephen King English81982–201230 million [266]
Dork Diaries Rachel Renée Russell English152009–present30 million [267]
The Destroyer Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authorsEnglish1501971–present30 million [268]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
地球往事 ( Remembrance of Earth's Past ) Liu Cixin Chinese32008–201029 million [269] science fiction
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ  [ ja ] ( Calico Cat Holmes series ) Jirō Akagawa Japanese431978–present28 million [270] detective, mystery
Curious George Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey English581941–present27 million [271] Children's Literature
Shannara Terry Brooks English201977–present26 million [272]
Kurt Wallander Henning Mankell Swedish101991–200225 million [273]
Sagan om Isfolket ( The Legend of the Ice People ) Margit Sandemo Swedish471982–198925 million [274]
The Sword of Truth Terry Goodkind English211998–present25 million [275]
Outlander Diana Gabaldon English81991–present25 million [276]
ズッコケ三人組  [ ja ] ( Zukkoke Sanningumi ) Masamoto Nasu Japanese501978–200425 million [277] Children's Literature
鬼平犯科帳 ( Onihei Hankachō ) Shōtarō Ikenami Japanese241968–199024.4 million, only bunkobon [278] jidaigeki
Brain Quest Various authorsEnglish1992–present23.7 million [279]
South Beach Diet Arthur Agatston English62003–present22 million [280]
ソードアート・オンライン ( Sword Art Online ) Reki Kawahara Japanese272009–present30 million [281]
竜馬がゆく  [ ja ] ( Ryoma ga Yuku ) Ryōtarō Shiba Japanese51963–196621.5 million [282] jidaigeki
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer English8 + 1 companion book2001–201221 million [283]
The Cosmere Brandon Sanderson English30+ [284] 2005–present21 Million [285]
Dune series Frank Herbert English30+196520 million [118] Science fiction novel
I Survived Lauren Tarshis English252010–2020more than 20 million [286] [287]
Découvertes Gallimard Various authorsFrenchmore than 7001986–presentmore than 20 million [288] [289]
Redwall Brian Jacques English221986–201120 million [290]
Maisy Lucy Cousins English231990–present20 million [130]
Dragonlance Various authorsEnglishmore than 1501984–present20 million [291]
幻魔大戦 ( Genma Taisen ) Kazumasa Hirai Japanese201979–198320 million [292]
青春の門 ( The Gate of Youth ) Hiroyuki Itsuki Japanese1970–present20 million [293]
スレイヤーズ ( Slayers ) Hajime Kanzaka Japanese501989–present20 million [294]
The Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov English3 [295] 1950–195320 million [296]
Horrible Histories Terry Deary English241993–present20 million [297]
Rainbow Magic Daisy Meadows English80+2003–present20 million [298]
Morgan Kane Louis Masterson Norwegian901966–20 million [299]
The Southern Vampire Mysteries Charlaine Harris English132001–201320 million [300]

Between 15 million and 20 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of instalmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Doc Savage Lester Dent, various authorsEnglish2031933–present20 million [301]
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ ( Haruhi Suzumiya Series ) Nagaru Tanigawa Japanese112003–present20 million [302]
一億人の昭和史 (1-oku nin no Shōwa shi / Shōwa History of 100 million people)Tomiyasu Takahara, Various authorsJapanese951975-198019 million [303]
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album / Science's Album)Various authorsJapanese1970–present19 million [304]
剣客商売 ( Kenkaku Shōbai ) Shotaro Ikenami Japanese181972–198918 million [305]
Erast Fandorin series Boris Akunin Russian121998–present18 million [306]
Dragonriders of Pern Anne McCaffrey English231967–present18 million [307]
吸血鬼ハンターD ( Vampire Hunter D ) Hideyuki Kikuchi Japanese391983–present17 million [308]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer English61979–200816 million [309] [310]
ぼくらシリーズ  [ ja ] (Bokura series) Osamu Soda Japanese361985–present15 million [311]
Bridget Jones Helen Fielding English31996–present15 million [312]
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman English31995–200015 million [313]
銀河英雄伝説 ( Legend of the Galactic Heroes ) Yoshiki Tanaka Japanese141982–198915 million [314]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith English231999–present15 million [315]
Der Regenbogenfisch ( Rainbow Fish ) Marcus Pfister German1992–present15 million [316]
The Riftwar Cycle Raymond E. Feist English251982–present15 million [317]
The Thrawn trilogy Timothy Zahn English31991–9315 million [318]
Wiedźmin ( The Witcher ) Andrzej Sapkowski Polish91990–201315 million [319]

Notes

The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies, [320] 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. [321]

The figures given for some books are for the number printed instead of confirmed sales.[ which? ]

List of best-selling regularly updated books

More than 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
新华字典 (Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary)Chief editor: Wei JiangongChinese1957567 million [322]
Scouting for Boys Robert Baden-Powell English1908100–150 million [323]
The McGuffey Readers William Holmes McGuffey English1853125 million [324]
Guinness World Records (published every year)Various authorsEnglish1955115 million [325]
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
Japanese1986101.2 million [326]
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary) Noah Webster English1783100 million [45]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
World Almanac (published every year)Various authorsEnglish1868–76; 1886–present82 million [327] [328]
Betty Crocker Cookbook General Mills staffEnglish1950–2016 (12th edition)75 million [329]
Tung Shing (Chinese :通勝)Choi Park Lai's family, among othersChinese1891(Only counting versions published by Choi's family)>70 million (Only counting version published by Choi) [330]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Merriam-Webster English189855 million [331]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Roget's Thesaurus Peter Mark Roget English1852–40 million [332]
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series) Impress Dekiru Series Editorial DeskJapanese1994–present40 million [333]
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Various authorsEnglish1930–38 million [334]
The Art of Mathematics
( The Art of Mathematics )
Hong Sung-dae Korean1966–present37 million [335]
~ 40 million [336]
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary A. S. Hornby English194830 million [337]
Le guide Michelin France ( The Michelin Guide France) (published every year)Various authorsFrench1900–present30 million [338]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series) X media  [ ja ]Japanese1996–200725 million [339]
自由自在  [ ja ] (Jiyu Jizai)Various authorsJapanese1953–present24 million [340]
新明解国語辞典 ( Shin Meikai kokugo jiten ) Tadao Yamada Japanese197220.4 million [341]
English Grammar Lindley Murray English179520 million [342]

Between 10 million and 20 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Joy of Cooking Various authorsEnglish193618 million [343]
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple)Various authorsJapanese1991–present18 million [344]
チャート式  [ ja ] (Chart Shiki)Various authorsJapanese1927–present17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school [345]
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary" Yoshio Akao Japanese, English194217.2 million [345]
Merriam-Webster Pocket DictionaryEnglish(Up to 1975)15.11 million [346]
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations" Ichiro Mori Japanese, English196715 million [347]
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese Dictionary" Shigeru Takebayashi Japanese, English196712 million [348]
広辞苑 ( Kōjien ) Izuru Shinmura Japanese195511.9 million [349]
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms" Akira Matsumura Japanese196011 million [350]
Hammond's Pocket AtlasEnglish(Up to 1965)11 million [351]
三省堂国語辞典 ( Sanseido Kokugo Jiten ) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language" Kenbō Hidetoshi Japanese196010 million [352]
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 Japanese192510 million [353]
C程序设计 (C Program Design) Tan, Haoqiang Chinese199110 million [354]

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