This page includes a list of the 25 best-selling books of all time, as well as the 25 best-selling book series of all time. best-selling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not by my personal ratings.
Furthermore, it is worth noting that some religious and political books, such as the bible, the koran, and quotes from chairman mao, are believed to have more than a billion copies each. however, sales figures for these books are nearly impossible to track because many are gifted by churches or governments. Furthermore, these books have often been in print by a wide range of publishers over the centuries, many of them unreported. For these reasons, major religious and political texts are not listed here, but we can all agree that they are among the best-selling books of all time.1
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25 best-selling books of all time
#1 – don quixote (500 million copies sold) 2by miguel de cervantesprint | electronic book | audiobook
#2 – a tale of two cities (200 million copies sold) by charles dickensprint | electronic book | audiobook
#3 – the lord of the rings (150 million copies sold) by j.r.r. tolkien print | electronic book | audiobook
#4 – the little prince (142 million copies sold) by antoine de saint-exuperyprint | electronic book | audiobook
#5 – harry potter and the philosopher’s stone (107 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#6 – and then there were none (100 million copies sold) by agatha christieprint | electronic book | audiobook
#7 – the dream of the red chamber (100 million copies sold) by cao xueqinprint | electronic book | audiobook
#8 – the hobbit (100 million copies sold) by j.r.r. tolkien print | electronic book | audiobook
#9 – she: an adventure story (100 million copies sold) by h. emaciated horseman | electronic book | audiobook
#10 – the lion, the witch and the wardrobe (85 million copies sold) by c.s. lewis-print | electronic book | audiobook
#11 – the da vinci code (80 million copies sold) by dan brownprint | electronic book | audiobook
#12 – think and grow rich (70 million copies sold) by napoleon hillprint | electronic book | audiobook
#13 – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (65 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#14 – the catcher in the rye (65 million copies sold) by j.d. salingerprint
#15 – the alchemist (65 million copies sold) by paulo coelhoprint | electronic book | audiobook
#16 – harry potter and the chamber of secrets (60 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
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#17 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (55 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#18 – harry potter and the goblet of fire (55 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#19 – harry potter and the order of the phoenix (55 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#20 – harry potter and the deathly hallows (50 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#21 – one hundred years of solitude (50 million copies sold) by gabriel garcía marquezprint | audiobook
#22 – lolita (50 million copies sold) by vladimir nabokovprint | electronic book | audiobook
#23 – anne of green gables (50 million copies sold) by lucy maud montgomeryprint | electronic book | audiobook
#24 – charlotte’s web (50 million copies sold) by e.b. white footprint | electronic book | audiobook
#25 – black beauty (50 million copies sold) by anna sewellprint | electronic book | audiobook
the 25 best-selling book series of all time
#1 – harry potter series (450 million copies sold) by j.k. rowling print | electronic book | audiobook
#2 – Goosebumps series (300 million copies sold) by r.l. footprint | electronic book
#3: Perry Mason Series (300 million copies sold) by erle stanley gardnerprint | electronic book | audiobook
#4 – berenstain bear series (260 million copies sold) by stan and jan berenstainprint | electronic book
#5 – choose your own adventure series (250 million copies sold) by various autorprints
#6 – sweet valley high (250 million copies sold) by francine pascalprint | electronic book
#7 – noddy series (200 million copies sold) by enid blytonprint
#8 – nancy cartoon series (200 million copies sold) by carolyn keineprint | electronic book | audiobook
#9: thomas the tank engine series (200 million copies sold) by w. dry footprint | electronic book
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#10 – san-antonio series (200 million copies sold) by frédéric dardprint
#11 – robert langdon series (200 million copies sold) by dan brownprint | electronic book | audiobook
#12 – the babysitters club (172 million copies sold) by ann martinprint | electronic book
#13 – star wars series (150 million copies sold) by various autorprint | electronic book | audiobook
#14: Little Creatures Series (150 million copies sold) by mercer mayerprint
#15 – peter rabbit (150 million copies sold) by beatrix potterprint | electronic book | audiobook
#16 – chicken soup for the soul series (130 million copies sold) by jack canfield and mark victor hansenprint | electronic book | audiobook
#17 – american girl series (120 million copies sold) by various autorprint | electronic book
#18 – the chronicles of narnia series (120 million copies sold) by c.s. lewis-print | electronic book | audiobook
#19 – mr. men (120 million copies sold) by roger hargreavesprint | electronic book
#20 – the twilight saga (120 million copies sold) by stephenie meyerprint | electronic book | audiobook
#21 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series (120 million copies sold) by jeff kinneyprint | electronic book | audiobook
#22 – clifford the big red dog series (110 million copies sold) by norman bridwellprint | electronic book | audiobook
#23 – james bond 007 series (100 million copies sold) by ian flemingprint | electronic book | audiobook
#24 – martine (100 million copies sold) by gilbert delahaye and marcel marlierprint
#25 – fifty shades trilogy (100 million copies sold) by e. i james print | electronic book | audiobook
ii. best nonfiction books
These are the best nonfiction books to read, sorted by category.
- best art and creativity books
- best biographies and memoirs
- best business books
- best fitness books
- best history books
- best philosophy books
- best psychology books
- best science books
- best self-help books
- best writing books
iii. best fiction books
These are the best fiction books to read, sorted by category.
- best novels of all time
- best fantasy books
- best mystery books
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