Books are a storehouse of knowledge. No one can be found who does not read books. To gain knowledge in the world, many writers have written books on many subjects. However, not all authors ‘books are so popular. Some authors’ books are so popular that they have Unimaginably high sales.
We provide lists of best selling individual books series and Novels 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. According to the highest sales estimate, the books are listed as reported in reliable, independent sources.
Top 10 Best selling Book Series
| Book Name | Author | First Published | Estimated Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Harry Potter | J. K. Rowling | 1997 | 450,000,000 |
| 2. Goosebumps | R.L. Stine | 1992 | 350,000,000 |
| 3. Perry Mason | Erle Stanley Gardner | 1957 | 300,000,000 |
| 4. Berenstain Bears | Stan and Jan Berenstain | 1951 | 260,000,000 |
| 5. The Railway Series | Rev. W. Awdry | 1945 | 200,000,000 |
| 6. Noddy | Enid Blyton | 1998 | 200,000,000 |
| 7. The Baby-sitters Club | Ann Martin | 1986 | 172,000,000 |
| 8. Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | 1902 | 150,000,000 |
| 9. Chicken Soup for the Soul | Jack Cranfield | 1993 | 130,000,000 |
| 10. Frank Merriwell | Gilbert Patten | 1996 | 125,000,000 |
Many of the best selling book series would be classed as children’s literature or young-adult fiction. If book series were written by various ‘ghost writers’ were included, the Sweet Valley High series and choose your Won Adventure would tie for 5th place, with approximate sales of 250 million each. C. S. Lewis’s much-loved series, The Chronicles of Narnia, comes in just shy of the Top 10 with 120 million in sales, and the twilight series by Stephenie Meyer continues to gain ground, with around 116 million sold.
Top 10 Best selling Novels
| Author Name | Title | First Published | Estimated Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Dickens | A Tale of Two Cities | 1859 | 200,000,000 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings | 1954-55 | 150,000,000 |
| Cao Xueqin | Dream of the Red Chamber | 18th Century | 100,000,000 |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | The Hobbit | 1937 | 100,000,000 |
| Agatha Christie | And Then There Were None | 1939 | 100,000,000 |
| C.S. Lewis | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 1950 | 85,000,000 |
| H. Rider Haggard | She | 1887 | 83,000,000 |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupery | Le Petit Prince | 1943 | 80,000,000 |
| Dan Brown | The Da Vinci Code | 2003 | 80,000,000 |
| J.D. Salinger | The Catcher in the Rye | 1951 | 65,000,000 |
