more than 100 million copies

More than 100 million copies

Book Author(s)Original

languageFirst

publishedApproximate sales

The Bible(Koine Greek τὰ Βιβλία - Hebrew התנ"ך )

Authors of the Bible

Hebrew, Koine Greek, Aramaic

300 BC- 95 AD

2.5 billion[1] or over 6 billion[2]

/ The Qur’an) القرآنKoran)

see History of the Qur'an

Classical Arabic 610-632 A.D800 million[3][citation

needed]

毛主席语录 (Quotations from Chairman Mao)

Mao Zedong; compiled by Lin Biao

Chinese 1964 800 million[4]

新华字典 (Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary)

Chief editor: Wei Jiangong

Chinese 1957 400 million[5]

A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens English 1859 over 200 million[6]

The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien English 1954–1955 150 million[7]

Scouting for BoysRobert Baden-Powell

English 1908 100-150 million[8]

The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien English 1937 over 100 million[9]

紅樓夢 (Dream of the Red Chamber)

Cao Xueqin Chinese 1759-1791 over 100 million [10]

论三个代表 (On the Three Representations)

Jiang Zemin Chinese 2001100 million[11][dubious –

discuss]

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie English 1939100 million[12][citation

needed]

[edit] Between 50 million and 100 million copies


languageFirst

publishedApproximate

salesThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis English 1950 85 million[13]

SheH. Rider Haggard

English 1887 83 million[14]

Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French 1943 80 million[15]

The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown English 2003 80 million [16]

The Catcher in the Rye J. D. Salinger English 1951 65 million[17]

O Alquimista (The Alchemist) Paulo Coelho Portuguese 1988 65 million[18]

Steps to Christ Ellen G. White English 1892 60 million[19]

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

Merriam-Webster


Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre Johanna Spyri German 1880 50 million[21]

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(Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning)The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care

Dr. Benjamin Spock


Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery


Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horse

Anna Sewell English 1877 50 million[23]

Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose)

Umberto Eco Italian 1980 50 million[24]



languageFirst

publishedApproximate

salesThe Hite Report Shere Hite English 1976 48 million[25]

Charlotte's WebE.B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams


The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English 1902 45 million[27]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [28] J.K. Rowling English 2007 44 million [29]

Jonathan Livingston Seagull Richard Bach English 1970 40 million[30]

A Message to Garcia Elbert Hubbard English 1899 40 million[2]

Roget's Thesaurus Peter Mark Roget English 1852 - 40 million[31]

Angels and Demons Dan Brown English 2000 39 million[32]

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

various authors English 1930 - 38 million [33]

수학의 정석 (Standard Math) Hong Sung-dae Korean 1966~ 37 million [34]

Как закалялась сталь (Kak zakalyalas' stal'; How the Steel Was Tempered)

Nikolai Ostrovsky Russian 193236.4 million copies in USSR[35]

Война и мир (Voyna i mir; War and Peace)

Leo Tolstoy Russian 186936.0 million copies in USSR[35]

Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of Pinocchio)

Carlo Collodi Italian 1881 35 million[36]

You Can Heal Your Life Louise Hay English 1984 35 million[37]

Kane and Abel Jeffrey Archer English 1979 34 million[38]

Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young Girl,The Diary of Anne Frank)

Anne Frank Dutch 1947 30 million[39]

In His Steps: What Would Charles M. Sheldon English 1896 30 million[2]






Jesus Do?Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

A. S. Hornby English 1948 30 million[40]

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee English 1960 30 million [41]

Valley of the Dolls Jacqueline Susann English 1966 30 million[2]

Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell English 1936 30 million [42]

Cien Años de Soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)

Gabriel García Márquez

Spanish 1967 30 million[43][44]

The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren English 2002 30 million[45]

The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough


Think and Grow Rich Napoleon Hill English 1937 30 million[47]

Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book

Bill Wilson English 1939 30 million [48][49]

The Revolt of Mamie StoverWilliam Bradford Huie

English 1951 30 million [50]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (original title: Män som hatar kvinnor)

Stieg Larsson Swedish 2005 30 million[51]

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle English 1969 30 million[52]



language

First published

Approximate sales

Genre

The Late, Great Planet Earth

Hal Lindsey, C. C. Carlson

English 1970 28 million[53] Religion/Spirituality

Betty Crocker Cookbook

various authors as Betty Crocker

English 1955- 27 million [54] Cookery

Who Moved My Cheese?

Spencer Johnson

English 1998 26 million[55] Self-help / motivational

The Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame

English 1908 25 million[56] Children's Fiction

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

English 1949 25 million[57] Dystopian

The Celestine Prophecy

James Redfield

English 1993 23 million[58] Religious Fiction

The Godfather Mario Puzo English 1969 21 million [59] CrimeLove Story Erich Segal English 1970 21 million[60]

新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai kokugo

Tadao Yamada

Japanese 1972 20.4 million[61] Dictionary







jiten)狼图腾 (Wolf Totem) Jiang Rong Chinese 2004 20 million[62] Fiction

English GrammarLindley Murray

English 1795 20 million[63] General Reference

The Happy Hooker: Her Own Story

Xaviera Hollander

English 1971 20 million[64] Autobiography

JawsPeter Benchley

English 1974 20 million[65] Thriller

Love You ForeverRobert Munsch

English 1986 20 million[66] Children's literature

Sophie's WorldJostein Gaarder

Norwegian 1991 20 million[67] Philosophical novel

The Women's RoomMarilyn French

English 1977 20 million[68] Feminist fiction


Book Author(s)Original language

First published

Approximate sales

Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak


The Secret Rhonda Byrne English 2006 19 million[70]

Fear of Flying Erica Jong English 1973 18 million [71]

The Joy of Cookingvarious authors


英語基本単語集 (Eigo Kihon Tangoshu) "Compilation of basic English vocabulary"

Yoshio AkaoJapanese, English

1942 17.2 million[73]

Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown


Guess How Much I Love YouSam McBratney


The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. Covey


Shōgun James Clavell English 1975 15 million[77]

試験に出る英単語 (Siken Ni Deru Eitango) "English vocabulary in examinations"

Ichiro MoriJapanese, English

1967 15 million[78]

The Poky Little PuppyJanette Sebring Lowrey


The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett English 1989 15 million[80]

How to Win Friends and Influence People Dale Carnegie English 1936 15 million [81]






Das Parfum (Perfume)Patrick Süskind

German 1985 15 million [82]

What to Expect When You're ExpectingArlene Eisenberg and Heidi Murkoff


The Horse WhispererNicholas Evans


La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Spanish 2001 15 million[85]

The ShackWilliam P. Young


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams


Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom English 1997 14 million [88]

God's Little AcreErskine Caldwell


Va' dove ti porta il cuore (Follow Your Heart)

Susanna Tamaro

Italian 1994 14 million [90]

The Outsiders S. E. Hinton English 1967 13 million [91]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl English 1964 13 million[92]

ノルウェイの森, Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood)

Haruki Murakami

Japanese 1987More than 12 million[93]

新英和中辞典 (Shin Eiwa Chu Jiten) "New English-Japanese-Chinese Dictionary"

Shigeru Takebayashi

Japanese, English

1967 12 million[94]

Peyton PlaceGrace Metalious


Dune Frank Herbert English 1965 12 million[96]

La Peste (The Plague) Albert Camus French 1947 12 million [97]

人間失格 (No Longer Human) Osamu Dazai Japanese 1948 12 million[98]

The Naked ApeDesmond Morris


The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller


旺文社古語辞典 (Obunsha Kogo Jiten) "Obunsha Dictionary of Archaisms"

Akira Matsumura

Japanese 1960 11 million[101]

Things Fall ApartChinua Achebe


広辞苑 (Kōjien)Izuru Shinmura

Japanese 1955 11 million[61][103]

The Prophet Khalil Gibran English 1923 11 million[104]

The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty


The Gruffalo Julia English 1999 10.5 million[106]

DonaldsonCatch-22 Joseph Heller English 1961 10 million[107]

三省堂国語辞典 (Sanseido Kokugo Jiten) "Sanseido Dictionary of the Japanese Language"

Kenbō Hidetoshi


Eye of the Needle Ken Follett English 1978 10 million[109]

A Brief History of TimeStephen Hawking


The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss English 1957 10 million [111]

The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold English 2002 10 million [112]

Wild Swans Jung Chang English 1992 10 million [113]

Santa EvitaTomás Eloy Martínez

Spanish 1995 10 million [114]

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 Tsukuda


Night Elie Wiesel Yiddish 1958 10 million[116]

The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini


于丹《论语》心得 (Yu Dan's gain from the Analects)

Yu Dan Chinese 2006 10 million[118]

The Total WomanMarabel Morgan


知価革命 (Knowledge-value Revolution)Taichi Sakaiya


Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei (The Communist Manifesto)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

German 184810 million[121]

[citation needed]

中国社会主义经济问题研究 (Problems in China's Socialist Economy)

Xue Muqiao Chinese 1979 10 million[122]

What Color is Your Parachute?Richard Nelson Bolles


[edit] List of best-selling book series

[edit] At least 100 million copies

Book series AuthorOriginal

languageNo. of

installments

First published

Approximate sales

Harry Potter J.K.Rowling English7 + 3 companion books

1997–2007

more than 400 million for the 7 main books alone[124]

[125]







Goosebumps R. L. Stine English 62 1992–1998more than 300 million[126]

Perry MasonErle Stanley Gardner

English 821933 — 1970

300 million[127]

Berenstain BearsStan and Jan Berenstain

English over 3001962 — present

260 million [128]

Choose Your Own Adventure

various authors English 1851979 — 1998

250 million [129]

Sweet Valley HighFrancine Pascal and ghostwriters

English 400 1983 - 250 million [130]

Noddy Enid Blyton English 241949–present

200 million[131]

Nancy Drewvarious authors as Carolyn Keene

English 1751930 — present

200 million[132]

The Railway Series(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)

Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry

English 41 1945–2007 200 million[133]

One Piece Eiichiro Oda Japanese 591997 — present

190 million[134]

The Baby-sitters Club

Ann Martin English 3351986 — present

172 million[135]

Star Wars various authors English over 2001977 — present

160 million [136]

Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English 6 1902–1930 150 million[137]

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen


130 million[138]

The McGuffey Readers

William Holmes McGuffey


Frank Merriwell Gilbert Patten English 209 1896 - 125 million[140]

Dirk Pitt Clive Cussler English 191973 — present

120 million[141]

宮本武蔵 (Musashi)

Eiji Yoshikawa Japanese 7 1935–1939 120 million[142]

American Girl various authors English1986 — present

120 million[143]

The Chronicles of Narnia

C. S. Lewis English 7 1949–1954 120 million[144]

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Norman Bridwell

English1963 — present

110 million[145]

James Bond Ian Fleming English 14 1953–1966 more than 100

million[146]

TwilightStephenie Meyer

English 4 + 1 Novella 2005–2010more than 100 million [147]

Mr. Men

Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves


100 million[148]

Guinness World Records (published every year)

various authors English 531955 — present

100 million[149]

American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary)

Noah Webster English 1783 100 million[2]


Book series AuthorOriginal language

No. of installments

First published

Approximate sales

Nijntje (Miffy) Dick Bruna Dutch 119 1955 — present

85 million[150]

World Almanac (published every year)

various authors

English 121

1868 — 1876; 1886–present

80 million[151]

Fear Street R. L. Stine English 1141989 — present

80 million[152]

六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune)

Kazuko Hosoki

Japanese159, until 2009 edition

1986 — Present

79 million[153]

OSS 117 Jean Bruce French 265 1949–1992 75 million[154]

Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard

English 4 1926–1928 70 million[155]

Left Behind

Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

English 161996 — 2007

65 million[156]

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler

English 13 1999–2006 60 million[157]







Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls Wilder

English 12 1932–2006 60 million[158]

Arch Books (Lantern Books)various authors

English1958 — present

58 million[159]

DiscworldTerry Pratchett

English 371983–present

55 million[160]

Magic Tree House seriesMary Pope Osborne


53 million[161]

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

John Gray English 151992–present

50 million[162]

The Hardy Boys

various authors as Franklin W. Dixon

English 1901927-present

50 million[163]

The Bobbsey Twins

various authors as Laura Lee Hope

English 72 1904-79 50 million[164]

アンパンマン (Anpanman)Takashi Yanase

Japanesemore than 678

1970 — present

50 million[165]

TarzanEdgar Rice Burroughs

English 26 1914–1995 50 million[166]



No. of installments

First published

Approximate sales

Where's Wally? [167] Martin Handford

English 13 1987–present 46 million[168]

A Child's First Library Of Learning

various authors

English 1980 - 45 million[169]

Junie B. Jones Barbara Park English 1992 - 44 million[170]

The Wheel of TimeRobert Jordan

EnglishCurrently 12. 14 planned

1990 - 44 million[171]

수학의 정석 (數學의 定石) (The principle of Mathematics - Mathematics reference book)

Hong Sung-dae

Korean currently 12

1966–present (current edition since 1997)

40 million[172]

できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series)

Impress Dekiru Series Editorial

Japanese 1994–present 40 million[173]







Desk

Millennium TrilogyStieg Larsson

Swedish 3 2005–2007 40 million[174]

连环画铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerrillas)

original author: Liu Zhixia

Chinese 10 1955–196236.52 million[175]

Paddington BearMichael Bond

English 70 1958–present 35 million[176]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney English 5 2007–present 35 million[177]

徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)

Sohachi Yamaoka

Japanese 26 1950–1967 30 million[178]

Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year)

various authors

French 109 1900–present 30 million[179]

RamonaBeverly Cleary




No. of installments

First published

Approximate sales

ノンタン (Nontan)Sachiko Kiyono


Curious George

Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey


27 million[182]

グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)

Kaoru Kurimoto


Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey English1997–present

26 million[184]

三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Mike-neko Holmes series)

Jirō Akagawa Japanese 431978–present

26 million[185]

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter

English 18 1997- 26 million [186]

超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series)

X media Japanese 1996–2007 25 million[187]

Kurt WallanderHenning Mankell

Swedish 10 1991–2002 25 million[188]

鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Shōtarō Japanese 24 1968–1990 24.4 million,







Hankachō) Ikenamionly bunkobon [189]

自由自在 (Jiyu Jizai)various authors

Japanese1953–present

24 million[190]

Brain Quest seriesvarious authors

English1992–present

23.7 million[191]

かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)

Yutaka Hara Japanese 411987–present

23 million[192]

South Beach DietArthur Agatston


22 million[193]

竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)

Ryōtarō Shiba

Japanese 5 1963–1966 21.5 million[194]

ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)

Masamoto Nasu


Shannara Terry Brooks English 201977–present

21 million[196]

Redwall Brian Jacques English 221986–present

20 million[197]

The Inheritance CycleChristopher Paolini


20 million [198]

Maisy Lucy Cousins English 231990–present

20 million[75]

Dragonlancevarious authors

Englishmore than 150

1984 — present

20 million[199]

幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)Kazumasa Hirai


青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)

Hiroyuki Itsuki


20 million[201]

The Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov English 3[202] 1950–1953 20 million[203]

Horrible Histories Terry Deary English 241993–present

20 million[204]

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer English 72001–present

20 million[205]



No. of installments

First published

Approximate sales

科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album)

various authors


19 million[206]

スーパーマップル (Super Mapple)

various authors


18 million[207]

剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shotaro Japanese 18 1972–1989 18 million[208]







Shobai) Ikenami

Erast Fandorin Boris Akunin Russian 121998–present

18 million[209]

チャート式 (Chart Shiki)various authors


17.44 million, only for the first grade of high-school[73]

吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)

Hideyuki Kikuchi

Japanese 171983–present

17 million[210]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer


Bridget JonesHelen Fielding


15 million [212]

The Riftwar CycleRaymond E. Feist


15 million [213]

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Alexander McCall Smith


15 million[214]

ぼくらシリーズ(Bokura series)

Osamu Soda Japanese 361985–present

15 million[215]

His Dark MaterialsPhilip Pullman

English 3 1995–2000 15 million [216]

銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)

Yoshiki Tanaka


Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)

Marcus Pfister

German1992–present

15 million[218]

more than 100 million copies

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