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Jef van de Graaf

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Best Selling Books in the World

Do you know which books have sold the most copies worldwide? After a bit of research, I’ve compiled this list of the top 25 best selling books.

How many of them have you read?


25 Best Selling Books in the World


The Lord of the Rings

#1. The Lord of the Rings | 150 Million Copies Sold
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Book | eBook | Audio


The Alchemist

#2. The Alchemist | 65 to 150 Million Copies Sold
by Paulo Coelho
Book | eBook | Audio


The Little Prince

#3. The Little Prince | 140 Million Copies Sold
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Book | eBook | Audio


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

#4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | 120 Million Copies Sold
by J. K. Rowling
Book | eBook | Audio


The Hobbit

#5. The Hobbit | 100 Million Copies Sold
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Book | eBook | Audio


Then There Were None

#6. And Then There Were None | 100 Million Copies Sold
by Agatha Christie
Book | eBook | Audio


Chinese Best Selling Books

#7. Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦) | 100 Million Copies Sold
Also known as ‘The Story of the Stone’
by Cao Xueqin
Book


The Chronlices of Narnia

#8. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | 85 Million Copies Sold
by C. S. Lewis
Book


She: Best Selling Books

#9. She: A History of Adventure | 83 Million Copies Sold
by H. Rider Haggard
Book | eBook | Audio


Adventures of Pinocchio

#10. The Adventures of Pinocchio | 80+ Million Copies Sold
by Carlo Collodi
Book | eBook | Audio


The Da Vinci Code

#11. The Da Vinci Code | 80 Million Copies Sold
by Dan Brown
Book | eBook | Audio


Catcher in the Rye

#12. The Catcher in the Rye | 65 Million Copies Sold
by J. D. Salinger
Book | eBook | Audio


Best Selling Books: Think and Grow Rich

#13. Think and Grow Rick | 60 Million Copies Sold
by Napoleon Hill
Book | eBook | Audio


Ben Hur: a Tale of Christ

#14. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | 50 Million Copies Sold
by Lew Wallace
Book | eBook | Audio


You Can Heal Your Life

#15. You Can Heal Your Life | 50 Million copies Sold
by Louise Hay
Book | eBook


One Hundred Years of Solitude

#16. One Hundred Years of Solitude | 50 Million Copies Sold
by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
Book | Audio


The Eagle Has Landed

#17. The Eagle Has Landed | 50 Million Copies Sold
by Jack Higgins
Book | eBook | Audio


The Tale of Peter Rabbit

#18. The Tale of Peter Rabbit | 45 Million Copies Sold
by Beatrix Potter
Book | eBook | Audio

(I have a soft spot for children’s books)


To Kill a Mockingbird

#19. To Kill a Mockingbird | 40 Million Copies Sold
by Harper Lee
Book | eBook | Audio


Kane and Abel: Best Selling Books

#20. Kane and Abel | 37 Million Copies Sold
by Jeffrey Archer
Book | eBook | Audio


War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

#21. War and Peace | 36 Million Copies Sold in USSR
by Leo Tolstoy
Book | eBook | Audio


The Kite Runner: Best Selling Books

#22. The Kite Runner | 31.5 Million Copies Sold
by Khaled Hosseini
Book | eBook | Audio


1984 by George Orwell

#23. 1984 | 30 Million Copies Sold
by George Orwell
Book | eBook | Audio


The Great Gatsby

#24. The Great Gatsby | 30 Million Copies Sold
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Book | eBook | Audio


The Hunger Games

#25. The Hunger Games | 29 Million Copies Sold in U.S.
by Suzanne Collins
Book | eBook | Audio


Browse More Books by Category

Not a fan of best-selling books? No problem, there are plenty of categories you can choose from. Click on the links below to see more books organized by category:

  1. Best Fiction Books
  2. Best Non-Fiction Books
  3. Best Fantasy Books
  4. Best Mystery Books
  5. Best Science Fiction Books
  6. Best Arts & Creativity Books
  7. Best Biographies & Memoirs
  8. Best Business Books
  9. Best Fitness Books
  10. Best History Books
  11. Best Science Books
  12. Best Technology Books
  13. Best Travel Books
  14. Best Self-Help Books

Or, see all my book recommendations.

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