In the old testament, it discusses the history of the hebrew people from abraham to moses, the judges, the prophets, and the kings, etc. The bible is the worlds bestselling book, having sold more than five. This is a book that is going to hold the topmost position in the list. This article discusses the world s best selling books. View the top 100 best sellers for each year, in amazon books, kindle ebooks, music, mp3 songs and video games. For an escape from sweaterweather season or as part of your new years resolution to read more, consider choosing your next read from this top 20 list of. Sure, the bestselling book of alltime is, of course, the bible. The average american christian owns 9 bibles and wants to purchase more. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings.
Browse amazons best sellers of 2012 so far list to find the most popular products throughout the year based on sales, updated hourly. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and. The first game in the series, wii sports, was bundled with the original wii console and is one the bestselling games of all time. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers. The worlds most popular numbers excerpt scientific. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any language. What is the number one best selling book in the world, and. According to guinness world records as of 1995, the bible is the bestselling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and. The second and third books, fifty shades darker and fifty. Additionally, since the bible is sold worldwide, calculating exact. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed or currently owned. These are the 12 most popular books of all time indy100.
It is often regarded as the second best selling book behind only the bible, and at least conceded as the greatest selling work of fiction of all time, without out a close second. Best selling books of all time 100 books goodreads. We can just look at the sales numbers and rank them. Lets take a look at the 10 best selling consumer products in the world. Scholars can debate endlessly over which book is the best of all time, but finding out which ones have enjoyed the most commercial success should be a more concrete endeavor. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. The struggling, famished writer is a bit of a hackneyed stereotype but research shows its a truism, nonetheless. Comics and textbooks are not included in this list. I feel that goodreads should sponsor its own list of best selling books of all time. Discover amazons top 100 best selling products in 2012, 2011, 2010 and beyond. The fact that a tale of two cities sits at the top of this list is fantastic and astounding and unbelieveble and gives me hope for the human race. It should be mentioned that there are some other estimates that put another chinese book, zinhua dictionary, as the bestselling book, after holy bible. Rankings on weekly lists reflect sales for the week ending may 2, 2020.
The new york times best sellers may 17, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. Because this book is in the public domain and has been published in numerous editions by hundreds of publishers over the last 150 years, its impossible to ascertain the exact number of copies sold. A number of these products continue to dominate their markets. In this list, the highest sales reported for an album is added to the list.
Get to know which book has sold how many copies worldwide. Hebrew, greek, aramaic many copies of the holy bible have been freely given away during missionary work. This page includes a list of the 25 best selling books of alltime as well as the 25 best selling book series of alltime. Best selling books in the world top ten at bookseller world. Winning eleven in japan is a series of association football video games developed and published by konami. In this article best selling author jerry gillies reveals his own personal secrets on how to write a best selling book. These charts were published in their two annual reports, the digital music report and the recording industry in numbers. Based on popular estimates, the two bestselling books ever published on the earth are the christian bible and that biblelike book for the chinese communists, quotations from chairman mao. It is also the most widely and given some of the liberties taken, wildly translated book of all time, too. There is no central repository for total sales numbers for books. This book details exactly what this is, and what it means to you. Among the topselling suvs were the toyota rav4, nissan rogue, and honda crv. The charts of the bestselling singles by year in the world are compiled by the international federation of the phonographic industry annually since 2007. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years he found.
List of bestselling albums worldwide simple english. Thousands of books are written, published and distributed every day. At number 6th place we have the iconic agatha christie novel and then there. Quotations from chairman mao authored by mao zedong book sales. Coming in at number eight on our list of the bestselling books of all time. Comments do not represent the views of crisis magazine, its editors, authors, or publishers. At a time when you could not fake your book onto a best selling book list.
It is speculated that as much as 6 billion copies of the bible were sold in the past, and it is still the most preferred book for the masses. There are some exceptions, but most authors think that everyone in the world will want to read their book. Fifty shades darker and fifty shades freed selling over two million copies each. The number 200 million is controversial however, considering that the book is regularly on the required reading lists of students in the u. Browns da vinci code at number one, followed by the harry potter novels. Just to remind some of the commentators, this is number of books sold in all time according to sources of wikipedia. As more people seek education, the demand for knowledge increases and authors are striving to fulfill the demand. Best selling books harry potter and the deathly hallows. Seems logical that the bestselling book in the world that has been shown to be historically accurate would be a good choice for a state book.
Harper lees new novel go set a watchman, the followup to to kill a mockingbird, is set to become one of the fastest selling books of all time. World book online is an engaging, verified, and trustworthy digital resource for grades prek through high school. The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources. List of bestselling video game franchises wikipedia. Here are the 10 bestselling books of all time information news. Is fifty shades of grey really the uks bestselling book. Over the years, the number of books sold in the united kingdom uk has decreased significantly, dropping to roughly 191 million books as of 2018. The first book in the series was first released in june of 1997. A survey by the bible society concluded that around 2.
Interpretationsevery number that occurs in your life has significance. Stay up to speed on all we have to offerplus activities, crafts, and blogs for parents and educators in our newsletter. At the 2nd position, we have the very famous a tale of two cities by charles dickens. What is the second best selling book of all time after. Jerry wrote the best seller moneylove back in 1978 with over 2 million in sales in the days before the internet and amazon. The ipad remains the worlds bestselling tablet, with a 32. Tennessee recently decided to submit a bill to make the bible the official state book. However, many more copies have been given away for free, meaning the actual number of bibles in circulation is unknown. The bible society alone has a world wide distribution of 24 million bibles, 26 million new testaments and 577 million portions of scripture each year.
Amazing facts about the bestselling book in the world. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. Best selling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Having a favorite number means that you get a little buzz every time you happen to. It is common knowledge that don quixote has sold over 500 million copies, and in fact, that number is conservative. For this reason, the bible is actually excluded from book bestsellers lists because it would always be on top. This was the first book in the series to be published in two countries at the same time. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed. Researchers have collated the figures for the number of editions, translations and copies sold of the world s most popular books these are the most loved tomes. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the world s best selling and most widely distributed book. Rowling topped the 2016 bestseller charts for adult fiction and nonfiction, and for childrens books.
The most popular novel on this list was spanish novel don quixote which came in at fourth place with 500m copies sold, followed by j. The series has expanded to 7 novels, a play script, and multiple supplementary books. The book has remained in the top slot in the uk bestseller lists for the 16th week running. Valentines chunky liftaflap board book holly berrybyrd. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book. Numbers of books sold is a good thermometer to guide book readers. This page provides lists of best selling individual books and book series to date and in any language. Decide who will read your book find your community. The number 2 numbers in my world board book january 1, 2010 by ella hawley author. The 20 bestselling books of all time updated 2020 wealthy. This does not include the over 1 million new testaments distributed each week by the gideons. The bible, which ranks as the worlds mostread book, has sold 3.
Here they are, the bestselling books of all time, according to wikipedia. Numbers are in millions of copies sold there are so many interesting things to note here. In 1859, charles dickens authored a novel entitled a tale of two cities. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years. The bible is the number one best selling book in all of history.
The bible is the world s best selling book, having sold more than five billion copies. We have been reading different tales from the world of fiction and. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the worlds bestselling and most widely distributed book. The second bestselling book of all time crisis magazine. Twothirds of owners, regardless of religious affiliation, say that the bible holds the meaning of life. How to market and sell your book in five steps forbes. Selling your books internationally jane friedman when it comes to selling your work overseas, there are two channels. Usa todays bestselling books list ranks the 150 topselling titles each week based on an analysis of sales from u. One reason behind it being the worlds best selling book of all times is that it is available in more than 2,000 languages.