List of best-selling books

This page provides lists of best-selling individual 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. This list is incomplete because there are many books, such as The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, or A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, that are commonly cited as "best-selling books" yet have no reliable sales figures. Similarly, many notable book series that sold very widely are poorly documented (Land of Oz) or consist of multiple sub-series (Tom Swift).

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] 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,[2] with some claiming the distribution ran into the "billions"[3] and some citing "over a billion" official volumes between 1966 and 1969 alone as well as "untold numbers of unofficial local reprints and unofficial translations."[4][5] 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 below lists of best-selling books for these reasons.

Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide,[6][7][8] 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,[9] making it one of the best-selling books of all time. As of June 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages,[10] 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, where the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, sold roughly fifteen million copies worldwide within twenty-four hours of its release.[11][12] With twelve million books printed in the first U.S. run, it also holds the record for the highest initial print run for any book in history.[13][14]

Key

Figures are inexact, and methods vary by source; the list is incomplete, since sources are unavailable for many books.

  Fiction

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List of best-selling individual books

More than 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles DickensEnglish1859200 million[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]Historical fiction
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench1943150 million[27][28][29][30][31][32]fantasy (picture book)
The HobbitJ. R. R. TolkienEnglish1937140.6 million[33][34] fantasy
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ. K. RowlingEnglish1997120 million[9][35]fantasy, mystery
The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита)Mikhail BulgakovRussian1967100 million[36]fantasy, farce, supernatural, romance, satirical novel
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis CarrollEnglish1865100 million[37]fantasy novel
And Then There Were NoneAgatha ChristieEnglish1939100 million[38]mystery
Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢)Cao XueqinChinese1791100 million[39]family saga

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate salesGenre
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. LewisEnglish195085 million[40]fantasy
She: A History of AdventureH. Rider HaggardEnglish188783 million[41]adventure
The Adventures of Pinocchio (Le avventure di Pinocchio)Carlo CollodiItalian1881>80 million[42][43]fantasy
The Da Vinci CodeDan BrownEnglish200380 million[44]mystery thriller
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. RowlingEnglish199877 million[45]fantasy
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ. K. RowlingEnglish199965 million[46]fantasy
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ. K. RowlingEnglish200065 million[46]fantasy
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ. K. RowlingEnglish200365 million[46]fantasy
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ. K. RowlingEnglish200565 million[46]fantasy
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ. K. RowlingEnglish200765 million[46]fantasy
The Alchemist (O Alquimista)Paulo CoelhoPortuguese198865 million[47]fantasy
The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. SalingerEnglish195165 millioncoming-of-age
The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James WallerEnglish199260 million[48]romance
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Lew Wallace English 1880 50 million[49] historical
You Can Heal Your Life Louise Hay English 1984 50 million[50] self-improvement
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad)Gabriel García MárquezSpanish196750 million[51][52][53]magic realism
LolitaVladimir NabokovEnglish195550 million[54]general
HeidiJohanna SpyriSwiss German188050 million[55]children's fiction
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child CareDr. Benjamin SpockEnglish194650 million[56]manual
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud MontgomeryEnglish190850 million[57]general
Black BeautyAnna SewellEnglish187750 million[58]children's literature
The Name of the Rose (Il Nome della Rosa)Umberto EcoItalian198050 million[59]historical novel, mystery
The Eagle Has LandedJack HigginsEnglish197550 million[60]war, thriller
Watership DownRichard AdamsEnglish197250 million[61]fantasy
The Hite ReportShere HiteEnglish197650 million[62]
Charlotte's WebE.B. White; illustrated by Garth WilliamsEnglish195250 million[63]children's fiction
The Ginger ManJ. P. DonleavyEnglish195550 million[64]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix PotterEnglish190245 million[65]
Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard BachEnglish197044 million[66]
The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric CarleEnglish196943 million [67]
A Message to GarciaElbert HubbardEnglish189940 million[56]
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeEnglish196040 million[68]
Flowers in the AtticV. C. AndrewsEnglish197940 million[69]
CosmosCarl SaganEnglish198040 million [70]
Sophie's World (Sofies verden)Jostein GaarderNorwegian199140 million[71]
Angels & DemonsDan BrownEnglish200039 million[72]
Kane and AbelJeffrey ArcherEnglish197937 million[73]
How the Steel Was Tempered (Как закалялась сталь)Nikolai OstrovskyRussian193236.4 million copies in USSR[74]
War and Peace (Война и мир)Leo TolstoyRussian186936.0 million copies in Russia[74]
The Diary of Anne Frank (Het Achterhuis)Anne FrankDutch194735 million[75]
Your Erroneous ZonesWayne DyerEnglish197635 million[76][77]
The Thorn BirdsColleen McCulloughEnglish197733 million[78]
The Purpose Driven LifeRick WarrenEnglish200233 million[79]
The Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniEnglish200331.5 million[80]
Valley of the DollsJacqueline SusannEnglish196631 million[81]
The Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldEnglish192530 million[82]
Gone with the WindMargaret MitchellEnglish193630 million[83]
RebeccaDaphne du MaurierEnglish193830 million[84]
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge OrwellEnglish194930 million[85]
The Revolt of Mamie StoverWilliam Bradford HuieEnglish195130 million[86]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)Stieg LarssonSwedish200530 million[87]
The Lost SymbolDan BrownEnglish200930 million[88]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Hunger GamesSuzanne CollinsEnglish200829 million in U.S.[89]
The Young Guard (Молодая гвардия)Alexander Alexandrovich FadeyevRussian194526 million copies in USSR[74]
Who Moved My Cheese?Spencer JohnsonEnglish199826 million[90]
A Brief History of TimeStephen HawkingEnglish198825 million[91]
Paul et VirginieJacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-PierreFrench178825 million[92]
Lust for LifeIrving StoneEnglish193425 million[93]
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth GrahameEnglish190825 million[94]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. CoveyEnglish198925 million[95]
Virgin Soil Upturned (Поднятая целина)Mikhail SholokhovRussian193524 million copies in USSR[74]
The Celestine ProphecyJames RedfieldEnglish199323 million[96]
The Fault in Our StarsJohn GreenEnglish201223 million[97]
The ShackWilliam P. YoungEnglish200722 million[98]
Uncle Styopa (Дядя Степа)Sergey MikhalkovRussian193621 million copies in USSR[74]
The GodfatherMario PuzoEnglish196921 million[99]
Love Story Erich Segal English 1970 21 million[100]
Catching FireSuzanne CollinsEnglish200921 million in U.S.[89]
MockingjaySuzanne CollinsEnglish201020 million in U.S.[89]
KitchenBanana YoshimotoJapanese198820 million [101]
Andromeda NebulaIvan YefremovRussian195720 million[102]
Autobiography of a YogiParamahansa YoganandaHindi194620 million[103]
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn English 2012 20 million[104]
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins English 2015 20 million[105]
All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues) Erich Maria Remarque German 1929 20 million[106]
The Bermuda TriangleCharles BerlitzEnglish197420 million[107]
Things Fall Apart Chinua AchebeEnglish195820 million[108]
Animal Farm George OrwellEnglish194520 million[109]
Wolf Totem (狼图腾)Jiang RongChinese200420 million[110]
The Happy Hooker: My Own StoryXaviera HollanderEnglish197120 million[111]
JawsPeter BenchleyEnglish197420 million[112]
Love You ForeverRobert MunschEnglish198620 million[113]
The Women's RoomMarilyn FrenchEnglish197720 million[114]
What to Expect When You're ExpectingArlene Eisenberg and Heidi MurkoffEnglish198420 million[115]
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainEnglish188520 million[116]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾Sue TownsendEnglish198220 million[117]
Pride and PrejudiceJane AustenEnglish181320 million[118][119]
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft (Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen)Thor HeyerdahlNorwegian195020 million[120]
The Good Soldier Švejk (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války)Jaroslav HašekCzech192320 million[121]
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice SendakEnglish196320 million[122]
The Power of Positive ThinkingNorman Vincent PealeEnglish195220 million[123]
The SecretRhonda ByrneEnglish200620 million[124]
Fear of FlyingErica JongEnglish197320 million[125]
DuneFrank HerbertEnglish196520 million[126]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl English 1964 20 million[127]
The Naked Ape Desmond Morris English 1968 20 million[128]

Between 10 million and 20 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window (窓ぎわのトットちゃん)Tetsuko KuroyanagiJapanese198118 million (in Japan and China)[129]
Matilda Roald Dahl English198817 million [130]
The Book ThiefMarkus ZusakEnglish200516 million [131]
The Horse WhispererNicholas EvansEnglish199516 million[132]
Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise BrownEnglish194716 million[133]
The Neverending Story (Die unendliche Geschichte)Michael EndeGerman197916 million[134]
Fifty Shades of GreyE. L. JamesEnglish201115.2 million in U.S. [135]
The Outsiders S. E. Hinton English 1967 15 million[136]
Guess How Much I Love YouSam McBratneyEnglish199415 million[137]
ShōgunJames ClavellEnglish197515 million[138]
The Poky Little PuppyJanette Sebring LowreyEnglish194215 million[139]
The Pillars of the EarthKen FollettEnglish198915 million[140]
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegieEnglish193615 million[141]
Perfume (Das Parfum)Patrick SüskindGerman198515 million[142]
The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckEnglish193915 million[143]
The Shadow of the Wind (La sombra del viento)Carlos Ruiz ZafónSpanish200115 million[144]
Interpreter of MaladiesJhumpa LahiriEnglish200015 million[145]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas AdamsEnglish197914 million[146]
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch AlbomEnglish199714 million[147]
God's Little AcreErskine CaldwellEnglish193314 million[148]
Follow Your Heart (Va' dove ti porta il cuore)Susanna TamaroItalian199414 million[149]
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'EngleEnglish196214 million[150]
Long Walk to FreedomNelson MandelaEnglish199414 million[151]
The Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayEnglish195213 million[74]
Life After LifeRaymond MoodyEnglish197513 million[152]
Me Before YouJojo MoyesEnglish201212 million[153]
Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森)Haruki MurakamiJapanese198712 million[154]
Peyton Place Grace MetaliousEnglish195612.1 million[155]
The Plague (La Peste)Albert CamusFrench194712 million[156]
No Longer Human (人間失格)Osamu DazaiJapanese194812 million[157]
Man's Search for Meaning (Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager)Viktor FranklGerman194612 million[158]
The Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia)Dante AlighieriItalian130411–12 million (during 20th century)[159]
BecomingMichelle ObamaEnglish201811.5 million[160]
The ProphetKahlil GibranEnglish192311 million[161]
The ExorcistWilliam Peter BlattyEnglish197111 million[162]
The GruffaloJulia DonaldsonEnglish199910.5 million[163]
Fifty Shades DarkerE. L. JamesEnglish201210.4 million in U.S. [164]
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren Swedish198110 million [165]
The Cat in the HatDr. SeussEnglish195710.5 million[166]
Diana: Her True StoryAndrew MortonEnglish199210 million[167]
The HelpKathryn StockettEnglish200910 million[168]
Catch-22Joseph HellerEnglish196110 million[169]
The Stranger (L'Étranger)Albert CamusFrench194210 million[170]
Eye of the NeedleKen FollettEnglish197810 million[171]
The Lovely BonesAlice SeboldEnglish200210 million[172]
Wild SwansJung ChangEnglish199210 million[173]
Santa EvitaTomás Eloy MartínezSpanish199510 million[174]
Night (Un di Velt Hot Geshvign)Elie WieselYiddish195810 million[175]
Confucius from the Heart (于丹《论语》心得)Yu DanChinese200610 million[176]
The Total WomanMarabel MorganEnglish197410 million[177]
Knowledge-value Revolution (知価革命)Taichi SakaiyaJapanese198510 million[178]
Problems in China's Socialist Economy (中国社会主义经济问题研究)Xue MuqiaoChinese197910 million[179]
What Color Is Your Parachute?Richard Nelson BollesEnglish197010 million[180]
The Dukan DietPierre DukanFrench200010 million[181]
The Joy of SexAlex ComfortEnglish197210 million[182]
The Gospel According to PeanutsRobert L. ShortEnglish196510 million[183]
Life of PiYann MartelEnglish200110 million[184]
The GiverLois LowryEnglish199310 million[185]
The Front RunnerPatricia Nell WarrenEnglish197410 million[186]
The GoalEliyahu M. GoldrattEnglish198410 million[187]
Fahrenheit 451Ray BradburyEnglish195310 million[188]
Angela's AshesFrank McCourtEnglish199610 million[189]
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા)Mohandas Karamchand GandhiGujarati1925-192910 million[190]

List of best-selling book series

More than 100 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Harry PotterJ. K. RowlingEnglish71997-2007500 million[6][191]
GoosebumpsR. L. StineEnglish62 + spin-off series1992–present400 million[192]
Perry MasonErle Stanley GardnerEnglish82 + 4 short stories1933–1973300 million[193]
Berenstain BearsStan and Jan BerenstainEnglishover 3001962–present260 million[194]
Choose Your Own AdventureVarious authorsEnglish1851979–1998250 million[195]
Sweet Valley HighFrancine Pascal and ghostwritersEnglish4001983–2003250 million[196]
NoddyEnid BlytonEnglish241949–present200 million[197]
Nancy DrewVarious authors as Carolyn KeeneEnglish1751930–present200 million[198]
The Railway SeriesRev. W. Awdry, Christopher AwdryEnglish421945–2011200 million[199]
San-AntonioFrédéric DardFrench1731949–2001200 million[200]
Robert LangdonDan BrownEnglish52000–present200 million[201]
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff KinneyEnglish14 + 4 Spin-offs 2007–present200 million[202]
The Baby-sitters ClubAnn MartinEnglish3351986–present172 million[203]
Star WarsVarious authorsEnglishover 3001977–present160 million[204]
Little CritterMercer MayerEnglishover 2001975–present150 million[205]
Peter RabbitBeatrix PotterEnglish61902–1930150 million[206]
Fifty ShadesE. L. JamesEnglish32011–2015150 million[207]
The Lord of the RingsJ. R. R. TolkienEnglish31954150 million
American GirlVarious authorsEnglish141 + spin-off series1986–present140 million[208]
Geronimo StiltonElisabetta Dami and ghostwritersItalianover 2002000–present140 million[209]
Chicken Soup for the SoulJack Canfield, Mark Victor HansenEnglish1051997–present130 million[210]
Clifford the Big Red DogNorman BridwellEnglishover 80 [211]1963–2014129 million[212]
Frank MerriwellGilbert PattenEnglish2091896–1936125 million[213]
Dirk PittClive CusslerEnglish241973–present120 million[214]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)Eiji YoshikawaJapanese71935–1939120 million[215]
The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. LewisEnglish71949–1954120 million[216]
Mr. MenRoger Hargreaves, Adam HargreavesEnglish431971–present120 million[217]
TwilightStephenie MeyerEnglish4 + 1 Novella + 1 Guide2005–2015120 million[218]
The Hunger Games trilogySuzanne CollinsEnglish32008–2010100 million[219]
James BondIan FlemingEnglish141953–1966100 million[220]
MartineGilbert Delahaye, Marcel MarlierFrench601954–2014100 million[221]
MillenniumStieg Larsson, David LagercrantzSwedish62005–2019100 million[222]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
A Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. MartinEnglishCurrently 5; 7 Planned; 3 novellas + 1 guide1996–present90 million[223]
DiscworldTerry PratchettEnglish411983–201590 million[224]
Nijntje (Miffy)Dick BrunaDutch1191955–present85 million[225]
Alex CrossJames PattersonEnglish211993–present81 million[226]
Anpanman (アンパンマン)Takashi YanaseJapanese150 picture books1973–201380 million[227]
Captain UnderpantsDav PilkeyEnglish12 plus spinoffs1997–201580 million[228]
Fear StreetR. L. StineEnglish1141989–present80 million[229]
Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking)Astrid LindgrenSwedish3 + 3 picture books1945–200180 million[230]
The Vampire ChroniclesAnne RiceEnglish131976–present80 million[231]
The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan, Brandon SandersonEnglish151990–201380 million[232]
OSS 117Jean BruceFrench2651949–199275 million[233]
Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. ShepardEnglish21926–192870 million[234]
Magic Tree House seriesMary Pope OsborneEnglish56[235]1992–present70 million[236]
Left BehindTim LaHaye, Jerry B. JenkinsEnglish161996–200765 million[237]
A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket aka Daniel HandlerEnglish131999–200665 million[238]
Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls WilderEnglish121932–200660 million[239]
Jack ReacherLee ChildEnglish22 Novels + 11 Short Stories1997–present60 million[240]
The Magic School BusJoanna Cole, illustrated by Bruce DegenEnglish1311986–201058 million[241]
Where's Wally?[242]Martin HandfordEnglish131987–present55 million[243]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusJohn GrayEnglish151992–present50 million[244]
The Hardy BoysVarious authors as Franklin W. DixonEnglish1901927–present50 million[245]
The Bobbsey TwinsVarious authors as Laura Lee HopeEnglish721904–197950 million[246]
TarzanEdgar Rice BurroughsEnglish261914–199550 million[247]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Earth's ChildrenJean M. AuelEnglish61980–201145 million[248]
A Child's First Library Of LearningVarious authorsEnglish291980–45 million[249]
Junie B. JonesBarbara ParkEnglish301992–44 million[250]
Harry BoschMichael ConnellyEnglish151992–42 million[251]
Harry HoleJo NesbøNorwegian91997–present40 million[252]
WarriorsErin HunterEnglish782003-present40 million[253]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)original author: Liu ZhixiaChinese101955–196236.52 million[254]
The Shadowhunter ChroniclesCassandra ClareEnglish11 + 3 companion books2007–present36 million[255]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)Yutaka HaraJapanese601987–present35 million[256]
Paddington BearMichael BondEnglish701958–present35 million[257]
Divergent trilogyVeronica RothEnglish32011–201335 million[258]
The Inheritance CycleChristopher PaoliniEnglish42002–201133 million[259]
とある魔術の禁書目録 (Toaru Majutsu no Index)Kazuma KamachiJapanese462004–30 million[260]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)Kaoru KurimotoJapanese1181979–200930 million[261]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)Sohachi YamaokaJapanese261950–196730 million[262]
RamonaBeverly ClearyEnglish81955–199930 million[263]
The Dark TowerStephen KingEnglish81982–201230 million[264]
Dork DiariesRachel Renée RussellEnglish152009–present30 million[265]
The DestroyerWarren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authorsEnglish1501971–present30 million[266]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)Sachiko KiyonoJapanese251976–200628 million[267]
Curious GeorgeHans Augusto Rey and Margret ReyEnglish581941–present27 million[268]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Calico Cat Holmes series)Jirō AkagawaJapanese431978–present26 million[269]
Rich Dad, Poor DadRobert Kiyosaki, Sharon LechterEnglish181997–26 million[270]
ShannaraTerry BrooksEnglish201977–present26 million[271]
Kurt WallanderHenning MankellSwedish101991–200225 million[272]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People)Margit SandemoNorwegian471982–198925 million[273]
The Sword of TruthTerry GoodkindEnglish121998–present25 million[274]
OutlanderDiana GabaldonEnglish81991–present25 million[275]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)Shōtarō IkenamiJapanese241968–199024.4 million, only bunkobon[276]
Brain QuestVarious authorsEnglish1992–present23.7 million[277]
South Beach DietArthur AgatstonEnglish62003–present22 million[278]
ソードアート・オンライン (Sword Art Online)Reki KawaharaJapanese272009–present22 million[279]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)Ryōtarō ShibaJapanese51963–196621.5 million[280]
Artemis FowlEoin ColferEnglish82001–201221 million[281]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)Masamoto NasuJapanese501978–200421 million[282]
Découvertes GallimardVarious authorsFrenchmore than 7001986–presentmore than 20 million[283][284]
RedwallBrian JacquesEnglish221986–201120 million[285]
MaisyLucy CousinsEnglish231990–present20 million[137]
DragonlanceVarious authorsEnglishmore than 1501984–present20 million[286]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)Kazumasa HiraiJapanese201979–198320 million[287]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)Hiroyuki ItsukiJapanese1970–present20 million[288]
スレイヤーズ (Slayers)Hajime KanzakaJapanese501989–present20 million[289]
The Foundation TrilogyIsaac AsimovEnglish3[290]1950–195320 million[291]
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansRick RiordanEnglish52005–200920 million[292]
Horrible HistoriesTerry DearyEnglish241993–present20 million[293]
Rainbow MagicDaisy MeadowsEnglish80+2003–present20 million[294]
Morgan KaneLouis MastersonNorwegian901966–20 million[295]
The Southern Vampire MysteriesCharlaine HarrisEnglish132001–201320 million[296]

Between 15 million and 20 million copies

Book seriesAuthor(s)Original languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Doc SavageLester Dent, various authorsEnglish2031933–present20 million[297]
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (Haruhi Suzumiya Series)Nagaru TanigawaJapanese112003–present20 million[298]
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album)Various authorsJapanese1970–present19 million[299]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)Shotaro IkenamiJapanese181972–198918 million[300]
Erast Fandorin seriesBoris AkuninRussian121998–present18 million[301]
Dragonriders of Pern Anne McCaffrey English 23 1967–present 18 million[302]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)Hideyuki KikuchiJapanese171983–present17 million[303]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin ColferEnglish61979–200816 million[304]
Bridget JonesHelen FieldingEnglish31996–present15 million[305]
The Riftwar CycleRaymond E. FeistEnglish251982–present15 million[306]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective AgencyAlexander McCall SmithEnglish91999–present15 million[307]
ぼくらシリーズ (Bokura series)Osamu SodaJapanese361985–present15 million[308]
His Dark MaterialsPhilip PullmanEnglish31995–200015 million[309]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)Yoshiki TanakaJapanese141982–198915 million[310]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)Marcus PfisterGerman1992–present15 million[311]

Notes

The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies,[312] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone. Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format.[313]

The figures given for some books are for the number printed instead of confirmed sales.

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[314]
Scouting for BoysRobert Baden-PowellEnglish1908100–150 million[315]
The McGuffey ReadersWilliam Holmes McGuffeyEnglish1853125 million[316]
Guinness World Records (published every year)Various authorsEnglish1955–present115 million[317]
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
Japanese1986–present101.2 million[318]
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary)Noah WebsterEnglish1783100 million[56]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
World Almanac (published every year)Various authorsEnglish1868–76; 1886–present82 million[319][320]
Betty Crocker CookbookGeneral Mills StaffEnglish1950-2016 (12th edition)75 million[321]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate DictionaryMerriam-WebsterEnglish189855 million[322]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Roget's ThesaurusPeter Mark RogetEnglish1852–40 million[323]
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series)Impress Dekiru Series Editorial DeskJapanese1994–present40 million[324]
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook BookVarious authorsEnglish1930–38 million[325]
수학의 정석
(The Art of Mathematics)
Hong Sung-daeKorean1966–present37 million[326]
~ 40 million[327]
Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryA. S. HornbyEnglish194830 million[328]
Alcoholics Anonymous Big BookBill WilsonEnglish193930 million[329][330]
Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year)Various authorsFrench1900–present30 million[331]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Betty Crocker CookbookVarious authors as Betty CrockerEnglish1955–75 million[332]
超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series)X mediaJapanese1996–200725 million[333]
自由自在 (Jiyu Jizai)Various authorsJapanese1953–present24 million[334]
新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai kokugo jiten)Tadao YamadaJapanese197220.4 million[335]
English GrammarLindley MurrayEnglish179520 million[336]

Between 10 million and 20 million copies

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Joy of CookingVarious authorsEnglish193618 million[337]
スーパーマップル (Super Mapple)Various authorsJapanese1991–present18 million[338]
チャート式 (Chart Shiki)Various authorsJapanese1927–present17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school[339]
英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary"Yoshio AkaoJapanese, English194217.2 million[339]
Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary English (Up to 1965) 15,110,000[340]
試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations"Ichiro MoriJapanese, English196715 million[341]
新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese Dictionary"Shigeru TakebayashiJapanese, English196712 million[342]
広辞苑 (Kōjien)Izuru ShinmuraJapanese195511.9 million[343]
旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms"Akira MatsumuraJapanese196011 million[344]
Hammond's Pocket Atlas English (Up to 1965) 11,000,000[345]
三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language"Kenbō HidetoshiJapanese196010 million[346]
家庭に於ける實際的看護の秘訣 (Katei Ni Okeru Jissaiteki Kango No Hiketsu) "Key to Practical Personal Care at Home"Takichi TsukudaJapanese192510 million[347]
C程序设计 (C Program Design)Tan, HaoqiangChinese199110 million[348]

See also

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