List of best-selling books

=== Between 30 million and 50 million copies ===
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!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of installments !! First published !! Approximate sales
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|''[[Earth's Children]]'' || [[Jean M. Auel]] || English || 6 || 1980–2011 || 45 million<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/43338-new-jean-m-auel.html |title=New Jean Auel |magazine=Publishers Weekly |access-date=2015-07-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725074044/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/43338-new-jean-m-auel.html |archive-date=2015-07-25 }}</ref>
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|''[[A Child's First Library of Learning]]'' || Various authors || English || 29 || 1980– || 45 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.english-time.com/revamp/region/en/aboutus/index.asp |title=A Child's First Library of Learning |publisher=English-time.com |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531033200/http://www.english-time.com/revamp/region/en/aboutus/index.asp |archive-date=2009-05-31 }}</ref>
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|''[[Junie B. Jones]]'' || [[Barbara Park]] || English || 30 || 1992–2013 || 44 million<ref>[http://alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3501&Itemid=31 The Alameda Sun] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918194626/http://www.alamedasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3501&Itemid=31 |date=2008-09-18 }} on ''Junie B. Jones'': "The series, launched in 1992, offers 27 books and an interactive journal, and has sold 44 million copies around the world." (27 June 2008)</ref>
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|''[[Harry Bosch]]'' || [[Michael Connelly]] || English || 15 || 1992– || 42 million<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/arts/bish-bash-bosch-its-the-return-of-hardboiled-harry-2926560.html The Irish Independent] on ''Harry Bosch'': "Crime writer Michael Connelly's Hieronymous 'Harry' Bosch thrillers have sold 42 million copies, [...]" (5 November 2011)</ref>
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|''[[Harry Hole]]'' || [[Jo Nesbø]] || Norwegian || 9 || 1997–present || 40 million<ref>[http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14875181/article-Book-review--The-Snowman-by-Jo-Nesbo?instance=entertainment_secondary The Anniston Star] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008222618/http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/14875181/article-Book-review--The-Snowman-by-Jo-Nesbo?instance=entertainment_secondary |date=2011-10-08 }} on ''Harry Hole'': "The series has been translated into 40 languages and has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide." (29 July 2011)</ref>
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|''[[Warriors (novel series)|Warriors]]'' || [[Erin Hunter]] || English || 78 || 2003–present || 40 million<ref>
[http://kidscreen.com/2019/01/07/coolabi-group-unveils-online-warriors-hub/ Kidscreen] on ''Erin Hunter'': "Created by Coolabi Group's company Working Partners, the Warriors fantasy book series has sold more than 40 million copies around the world." (7 January 2019)</ref>
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|连环画 铁道游击队 (''Picture-and-story book [[Railway Guerilla]]'') || original author: {{ill|Liu Zhixia|zh|刘知侠|vertical-align=sup}} || Chinese || 10 || 1955–1962 || 36.52 million<ref>[http://www.rmhb.com.cn/chpic/htdocs/english/200610/6-2.htm China Pictorial] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304202841/http://www.rmhb.com.cn/chpic/htdocs/english/200610/6-2.htm |date=2008-03-04 }} October 2006</ref>
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|''[[The Shadowhunter Chronicles]]'' || [[Cassandra Clare]] || English || 14 + 8 companion books || 2007–present || 50 million<ref>Simon & Schuster. [https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Cassandra-Clare/35026200 Cassandra Clare] Retrieved 2022-10-28.</ref>
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|かいけつゾロリ (''[[Kaiketsu Zorori]]'') || [[Yutaka Hara]] || Japanese || 60 || 1987–present || 35 million<ref>[http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2087369/full/ ORICON NEWS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619184608/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2087369/full/ |date=2017-06-19 }} (13 March 2017)</ref>
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|''[[Paddington Bear]]'' || [[Michael Bond]] || English || 70 || 1958–present || 35 million<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/michael-bond-creator-paddington-bear-dies-91-180963860/ Michael Bond, Creator of Paddington Bear], ''Smithsonian Magazine'': ""The author's stories about a plucky, marmalade-loving bear sold more than 35 million copies worldwide."</ref>
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|''[[Divergent trilogy]]'' ||[[Veronica Roth]]||English||3 + 1 companion book||2011–2013||35 million<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/69569-movie-alert-the-divergent-series-allegiant.html Movie Alert: "The Divergent Series – Allegiant"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007220402/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/69569-movie-alert-the-divergent-series-allegiant.html |date=2017-10-07 }} ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' 2016</ref>
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|ノンタン (''[[Nontan]]'') || [[Sachiko Kiyono]]|| Japanese || 40 || 1976–2016 || 33.6 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.j-cast.com/trend/2020/12/27401783.html|title=偕成社の大人気絵本「ノンタン」45周年 都営新宿線にノンタンの吊革が出現|date=December 27, 2020|website=J-CAST|language=Japanese}}</ref>
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|''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' || [[Christopher Paolini]] || English || 4 || 2002–2011 || 33 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Fortini|first=Amanda|title=The Prince of Dragons: Christopher Paolini and the Rise of 'Inheritance'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-prince-of-dragons-christopher-paolini-and-the-rise-of-inheritance-20120308|access-date=12 March 2012|newspaper=Rolling Stone|date=8 March 2012|quote=His four books have collectively sold more than 33 million copies worldwide.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320221421/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-prince-of-dragons-christopher-paolini-and-the-rise-of-inheritance-20120308|archive-date=20 March 2012}}</ref>
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|''[[Rich Dad, Poor Dad]]''
|[[Robert Kiyosaki]], [[Sharon Lechter]]
|English
|18
|1997–
|32 million<ref>{{cite web|last=Schools|first=Dave|date=2019-03-20|title=This book about how to get rich sold more than 32 million copies—here are 5 essential lessons you need to know|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/20/5-lessons-on-how-to-get-rich-from-the-best-selling-personal-finance-book-that-sold-more-than-32-million-copies.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref>
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|とある魔術の禁書目録 (''[[Toaru Majutsu no Index]]'') || [[Kazuma Kamachi]] || Japanese || 46 || 2004– || 30 million<ref>
[https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2113269/full/ ORICON NEWS]: ''Light novel light novel "Toaru Majutsu no Index" series published in 2004 by Dengeki Bunko has exceeded the cumulative issue number of 30 million copies, [...]'' (9 June 2018)</ref>
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|グイン・サーガ (''[[Guin Saga]]'') || [[Kaoru Kurimoto]] || Japanese || 147 || 1979–2009 || 30 million<ref>{{cite news |title=Guin Saga Author Kaoru Kurimoto Passes Away at 56 (Updated) |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-26/guin-saga-author-kaoru-kurimoto-passes-away-at-56 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2009-05-26 |language=en}}</ref>
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|{{ill|徳川家康|ja|徳川家康 (山岡荘八)|vertical-align=sup}} (''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu (novel)|Tokugawa Ieyasu]]'') || [[Sōhachi Yamaoka]] || Japanese || 26 || 1950–1967 || 30 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/indexp.cgi?AC=1-101100 |title=徳川家康（1）出生乱離の巻 |publisher=Bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630212142/http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/indexp.cgi?AC=1-101100 |archive-date=2009-06-30 }}</ref>
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|''[[Ramona (novel series)|Ramona]]'' || [[Beverly Cleary]] || English || 8 || 1955–1999 || 30 million<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11239986 ABC News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915125845/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11239986 |date=2010-09-15 }} on ''Ramona'': "The film is adapted from Beverly Cleary's series of "Ramona" books, which go back more than 50 years and have sold 30 million copies." (23 July 2010)</ref>
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|''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' || [[Stephen King]] || English || 8 || 1982–2012 || 30 million<ref>{{cite web |author=SuperHeroHype |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106842-the-dark-tower-to-become-a-film-trilogy-and-tv-series-read-more-the-dark-tower-to-become-a-film-trilogy-and-tv-series |title=The Dark Tower to Become a Film Trilogy and TV Series |date=9 September 2010 |publisher=Superhero Hype |access-date=2011-05-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115054932/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/106842-the-dark-tower-to-become-a-film-trilogy-and-tv-series-read-more-the-dark-tower-to-become-a-film-trilogy-and-tv-series |archive-date=2012-01-15 }}</ref>
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|''[[Dork Diaries]]'' || [[Rachel Renee Russell|Rachel Renée Russell]]|| English || 15 || 2009–present || 30 million<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiG-BwePrZA] Library of Congress, 2018 National Book Festival. "Rachel Renee Russell has sold over 30 million copies of the New York Times best selling series, Dork Diaries," Monica Valentine. (10 October 2018)</ref>
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|''[[The Destroyer (novel series)|The Destroyer]]''||[[Warren Murphy]] and [[Richard Sapir]], various authors|| English ||150||1971–present|| 30 million<ref>[http://articles.mcall.com/1985-10-11/features/2504158_1_grey-s-character-james-bond-elderly-man "From Grey To Gray In His New Film, Joel Grey Piles On Years With Makeup"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105020048/http://articles.mcall.com/1985-10-11/features/2504158_1_grey-s-character-james-bond-elderly-man |date=2013-11-05 }} on ''The Destroyer'': "The movie, by Dick Clark, Larry Spiegel and Mel Bergman Productions, is based on the ''Destroyer'' novel series of some 62 books which has sold 30 million copies." (11 October 1985)</ref>
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