List of best-selling books

== List of best-selling book series ==
{{See also|List of best-selling comic series|List of best-selling manga}}

=== More than 100 million copies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of installments !! Years of Publication !! Approximate sales
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|''[[Harry Potter]]'' || [[J. K. Rowling]] || English || 7 + 3 companion books + 4 scripts || 1997–2007 || 600 million<ref name="Harry Potter copies">{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Scholastic Marks 25 Year Anniversary of The Publication of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |url=http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/scholastic-marks-25-year-anniversary-publication-jk-rowling-s-harry-potter-and-sorcere |location=New York, New York |publisher=Scholastic |agency= |date=2023-02-06 |access-date=2023-02-15}}</ref> 
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||''[[Goosebumps]]'' || [[R. L. Stine]] || English || 62 + spin-off series || 1992–present|| 400 million<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-14 |title=Goosebumps Books Statistics – WordsRated |url=https://wordsrated.com/goosebumps-books-statistics/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|''[[Perry Mason]]'' || [[Erle Stanley Gardner]] || English || 82 + 4 short stories || 1933–1973 || 300 million<ref>{{cite book|last=Serafin|first=Steven R.|author2=Bendixen, Alfred|title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|date=2005|page=1305|isbn=978-0-8264-1777-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&q=%22perry+mason%22+%22million+copies%22&pg=PA421|access-date=5 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012223302/http://books.google.com/books?id=LyJqIfNPSgcC&pg=PA421&dq=%22perry+mason%22+%22million+copies%22&as_brr=3&ei=Ve9CS-LFBYGGzgTx__WxBQ&cd=8#v=onepage&q=%22perry%20mason%22%20%22million%20copies%22&f=false|archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref>
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|''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' || [[Jeff Kinney (writer)|Jeff Kinney]] || English || 18 + 5 spin-offs
 || 2007–present || 275 million<ref>{{cite web |title=Wimpy Kid Books |url=https://wimpykid.com/books/ |website=wimpykid.com}}</ref>
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|''[[Berenstain Bears]]'' || [[Stan and Jan Berenstain]] || English ||data-sort-value=300| 428 || 1962–present || 260 million<ref>[https://variety.com/article/VR1117864900.html?categoryid=1242&cs=1 Variety] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413155222/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117864900.html?categoryid=1242&cs=1 |date=2008-04-13 }} on the ''Berenstain Bears'': "The company also is offering a new animated series based on the Berenstain Bears, the hugely popular children's brand that has sold more than 260 million books worldwide." (7 April 2002)</ref>
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|''[[Choose Your Own Adventure]]'' || Various authors || English || 185+ || 1979–present || 250 million<ref>[https://archive.today/20120529130905/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060822.gtstory0822/BNStory/Technology/?cid=al_gam_nletter_dtechal The Globe and Mail] on ''Choose Your Own Adventure'': "The Choose Your Own Adventure DVD movies are adaptations of the original books, which sold more than 250 million copies. " (22 August 2006)</ref>

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|''[[Sweet Valley High]]'' || [[Francine Pascal]] and ghostwriters || English || 400 || 1983–2003 || 250 million<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1028/114.html Forbes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812181359/https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1028/114.html |date=2017-08-12 }} on ''Sweet Valley High'': "But despite 250 million copies in print, in 25 languages, Sweet Valley's sugar rush has been on the decline. " (28 October 2002)</ref>
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|''[[The Railway Series]]'' || [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]], [[Christopher Awdry]] || English || 42 || 1945–2011 || 201 million<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Christopher Awdry, author |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2015/28-august/features/interviews/interview-christopher-awdry-author |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=www.churchtimes.co.uk}}</ref>
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|''[[Noddy (character)|Noddy]]'' || [[Enid Blyton]] || English || 24 || 1949–present || 200 million<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/531557.stm |title=Happy 50th birthday Noddy |work=BBC News |date=1999-11-22 |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419023629/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/531557.stm |archive-date=2009-04-19 }}</ref>
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|''[[Nancy Drew]]'' || Various authors as [[Carolyn Keene]] || English || 175 || 1930–present || 200 million<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2002/2002-05-29-nancy-drew-author-obit.htm USA Today] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105092647/http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/2002/2002-05-29-nancy-drew-author-obit.htm |date=2012-01-05 }} on ''Nancy Drew'': "The series is still in print and has sold over 200 million books in 17 languages." (29 May 2002)</ref>
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|''[[San-Antonio]]'' || [[Frédéric Dard]] || French || 173 || 1949–2001 || 200 million<ref>{{cite news|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|title=AB lines up 'Waterloo' miniseries: English-lingo battle drama to cost up to $15 million|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201202201207reedbusivarietynvr1118050502feb20,0,4298706.story|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731130856/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-201202201207reedbusivarietynvr1118050502feb20,0,4298706.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2012|access-date=12 March 2012|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=20 February 2012|quote=Published between 1949 and 2001, the San Antonio anthology is one of the best-selling French novel series of all times, having sold an estimated 200 million copies.}}</ref>
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|''[[Robert Langdon (book series)|Robert Langdon]]'' || [[Dan Brown]] || English || 5 || 2000–present || 200 million<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/dan-browns-inferno-publishers-poised-for-biggestsales-since-harry-potter-as-da-vinci-code-authors-latest-robert-langdon-story-hits-shelves-8614082.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=James | last=Legge | title=Dan Brown's Inferno: Publishers poised for biggest-sales since Harry Potter as Da Vinci Code author's latest Robert Langdon story hits shelves | date=14 May 2013 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509001900/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/dan-browns-inferno-publishers-poised-for-biggestsales-since-harry-potter-as-da-vinci-code-authors-latest-robert-langdon-story-hits-shelves-8614082.html | archive-date=9 May 2015 }}</ref>
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|''[[Geronimo Stilton]]'' || [[Elisabetta Dami]] || Italian || 200+ || 1997–present || 180 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://se.distribuzionelibrimondadori.it/media/2010/09/comunicato-10anni.pdf |title=Archived copy |language=Italian |access-date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214214854/http://se.distribuzionelibrimondadori.it/media/2010/09/comunicato-10anni.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2010 }}</ref>
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|''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]'' || [[Rick Riordan]] || English || 6 + 4 companion books|| 2005–present || 180 million<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disney-plus-orders-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-into-production|title=Disney+ Has Ordered A Thrilling Quest Based On "Percy Jackson And The Olympians," The Internationally Best-Selling Book Series By Rick Riordan, To Go Into Production This Summer|date=January 25, 2022|publisher=Disney|access-date=January 25, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125234515/https://dmedmedia.disney.com/news/disney-plus-orders-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-into-production|archive-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>
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|''[[The Baby-sitters Club]]'' || [[Ann M. Martin|Ann Martin]] || English || 335 || 1986–present || 172 million<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=edrVnwGPUfEC&dq=million-books&pg=PA115 Benjamin M. Compaine and Douglas Gomery] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426212320/http://books.google.com/books?id=edrVnwGPUfEC&pg=PA115&dq=million-books&lr=&ei=WYriR76UD4HwjAGVp9nWBA&sig=K1mXEngkQ06dgnel3UPb16Eb-fs |date=2014-04-26 }}, 'Who Owns the Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115"</ref>
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|''[[Twilight (novel series)|Twilight]]'' || [[Stephenie Meyer]] || English || 4 + 2 companion books + 1 novella || 2005–2020 || 160 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/people/stephenie-meyer-456668 |title=Stephenie Meyer |access-date=2017-07-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816105023/https://www.biography.com/people/stephenie-meyer-456668 |archive-date=2017-08-16 }} on ''Twilight'': "Stephanie Meyer dwarfed the success of Brown's work with the Twilight series, selling over 120 million copies in less than seven years." (26 April 2012)</ref>
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|''[[List of Star Wars books|Star Wars]]'' || Various authors || English ||data-sort-value=300| over 300 || 1977–present || 160 million<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB111238313723995681?mod=googlewsj The Wall Street Journal] on the ''Star Wars'' books: "According to a Random House spokesman, the publisher has more than 160 million copies of "Star Wars" books in print." (1 April 2005)</ref>
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|''[[Little Critter]]'' || [[Mercer Mayer]] || English
| data-sort-value="200" | over 200 || 1975–present || 150 million<ref>{{citation | title=Mercer Mayer | publisher=[[HarperCollins]] | url=http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-100745/mercer-mayer | access-date=24 October 2014 | quote=His most recognized character, the lovable and charismatic Little Critter®, was born in 1975 in the book Just for You. Mercer's Little Critter has since starred in more than two hundred books, which have sold over one hundred and fifty million copies. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024233038/http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-100745/mercer-mayer | archive-date=24 October 2014 }}</ref>
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|''[[Peter Rabbit]]'' || [[Beatrix Potter]]|| English || 6 || 1902–1930 || 150 million<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3014176.stm |title=Peter Rabbit in China copyright stew |work=BBC News |date=2003-06-23 |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204200936/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3014176.stm |archive-date=2009-02-04 }}</ref>
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|''[[Fifty Shades (novel series)|Fifty Shades]]'' || [[E. L. James]] || English || 3 || 2011–2015 || 150 million<ref>[https://latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-fifty-shades-darker-20171010-story.html E.L. James has a new 'Fifty Shades': 'Darker' from Christian's point of view |date=2017-10-10] on ''Fifty Shades of Grey'': "The "Fifty Shades" trilogy, which began with the 2011 novel "Fifty Shades of Grey," has been a publishing phenomenon. The books have sold more than 150 million copies and have spawned two film adaptations, with a third one slated for release next year." (4 February 2018)</ref>
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|''[[American Girl (book series)|American Girl]]'' || Various authors || English || 141 + spin-off series || 1986–present || 160 million<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.americangirl.com/pages/our-story|title=Our Story|website=American Girl|access-date=2022-10-28}}</ref>
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|''[[Chicken Soup for the Soul]]'' || [[Jack Canfield]], [[Mark Victor Hansen]] || English || 105 || 1997–present || 130 million<ref>[http://www.citywire.co.uk/personal/-/news/other/content.aspx?ID=311197 CityWire] on ''Chicken Soup'': "His Chicken Soup for the Soul series, co-authored with Jack Canfield, has sold over 130 million copies in 54 languages and spans 105 different titles." (17 August 2008)</ref>
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|''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' || [[Norman Bridwell]] || English ||data-sort-value=80| over 80<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/author/norman_bridwell|title=Norman Bridwell {{!}} National Book Festival – Library of Congress|website=www.loc.gov|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061208/http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/author/norman_bridwell|archive-date=2017-02-02}}</ref>|| 1963–2014 || 129 million<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/books/norman-bridwell-creator-of-clifford-the-big-red-dog-books-dies-at-86.html|title=Norman Bridwell, Creator of 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' Books, Dies at 86|last=Weber|first=Bruce|date=2014-12-16|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821220417/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/17/books/norman-bridwell-creator-of-clifford-the-big-red-dog-books-dies-at-86.html|archive-date=2017-08-21}}</ref>
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|''[[Frank Merriwell]]'' || [[Gilbert Patten]] || English || 209 || 1896–1936 || 125 million<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=dVSElxOM3K8C&dq=125-million-copies&pg=PA53 Susan Edgerton e.a. in ''Imagining the Academy: Higher Education and Popular Culture''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215161755/https://books.google.com/books?id=dVSElxOM3K8C&pg=PA53&dq=125-million-copies&lr=&ei=x4LzR9zABYKWzATf_fHJCw&sig=8KN8zuhqePX8USPJ5SCwaip4i2s |date=2017-02-15 }} page 53, on Gilbert Patten: "It is estimated that at least 125 million copies of the Frank Merriwell series (which
itself ran to at least 209 books) were sold." (2004)</ref>
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|''[[Dirk Pitt]]'' || [[Clive Cussler]] || English || 24 || 1973–present || 120 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/clivecussler/news3.html|title=Crusader Entertainment Acquires the Rights to Clive Cussler's Best-Selling Dirk Pitt Book Series|date=2001-05-14|publisher=Us.penguingroup.com|access-date=2009-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108002429/http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/clivecussler/news3.html|archive-date=2009-01-08}}</ref>
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|宮本武蔵 (''[[Musashi (novel)|Musashi]]'') || [[Eiji Yoshikawa]] || Japanese || 7 || 1935–1939 || 120 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E0D61639F930A2575AC0A967948260&sec=&pagewanted=all|title=Way Of The Samurai, Path Of The Tedious|date=1981-09-13|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2009-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418221615/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E0D61639F930A2575AC0A967948260|archive-date=2008-04-18}}</ref>
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|''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' || [[C. S. Lewis]] || English || 7 || 1950–1956 || 120 million<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_chicsuntimes-hollywood.htm Hollywood's liberal losses] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517022243/http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_chicsuntimes-hollywood.htm |date=2008-05-17 }} (20 November 2005)</ref>
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|''[[Mr. Men]]'' || [[Roger Hargreaves]], [[Adam Hargreaves]] || English || 43 || 1971–present || 120 million<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14492706 BBC News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811173542/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14492706 |date=2011-08-11 }} on ''Mr. Men'': "The famous books have gone on to sell 120 million copies and have been translated into 15 different languages. " (11 August 2011)</ref>
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|''[[SAS (novel series)|SAS]]'' || [[Gérard de Villiers]] || French || 200 || 1965–2013 || 120 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Gérard de Villiers : l'écrivain qui en savait trop|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/livres/roman/gerard-de-villiers-l-ecrivain-qui-en-savait-trop_3307553.html|date=2013-04-07|access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=De Villiers May Gain an American Audience, Posthumously|last=Alter|first=Alexandra|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2014-07-30 |access-date=2022-02-21|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/world/europe/gerard-de-villiers-83-french-spy-writer-dies.html}}</ref>
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|''[[The Hunger Games]]'' || [[Suzanne Collins]] || English || 4 || 2008–2020 ||100 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/hungergames|title=The Hunger Games {{!}} Scholastic Media Room|website=mediaroom.scholastic.com|language=en|access-date=2017-01-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311024401/http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/hungergames|archive-date=2017-03-11}}</ref>
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|''[[James Bond]]'' || [[Ian Fleming]] || English || 14 || 1953–1966 || 100 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.007.info/News88.asp |title=James Bond 007 – News |publisher=007.info |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406162050/http://www.007.info/News88.asp |archive-date=2010-04-06 }}</ref>
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|''[[Martine (book)|Martine]]'' || [[Gilbert Delahaye]], [[Marcel Marlier]] || French || 60 || 1954–2014 || 100 million<ref>[http://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/enfance/marcel-marlier-le-dessinateur-de-martine-est-mort-297287 RTBF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124052122/http://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/enfance/marcel-marlier-le-dessinateur-de-martine-est-mort-297287 |date=2011-01-24 }} on ''Martine'': "Soixante albums de "Martine" ont été publiés dans la collection "Farandole" et 100 millions d'exemplaires vendus dans le monde." (21 January 2011)</ref>
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|''[[Millennium (novel series)|Millennium]]'' || [[Stieg Larsson]], [[David Lagercrantz]] || Swedish || 6 || 2005–present || 100 million<ref>{{cite news|title=Millenniumserien passerar 100 miljoner sålda exemplar|url=http://www.norstedts.se/nyheter/189820-millenniumserien-passerar-100-miljoner-salda-exemplarl|newspaper=[[Norstedts förlag]]|date=29 May 2019|access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref>
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=== Between 50 million and 100 million copies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of installments !! First published !! Approximate sales 
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|''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]''||[[George R. R. Martin]]|| English ||data-sort-value=5| 5 + 3 novellas + 1 guide || 1996–present || 90 million<ref>{{cite news |title=How Game of Thrones achieved world domination... long before the TV show even aired |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/game-of-thrones-season-8-books-novels-publishing-final-series-a8855126.html |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
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|''[[The Wheel of Time]]'' || [[Robert Jordan]], [[Brandon Sanderson]] || English || 15 || 1990–2013 || 100 million<ref>{{cite web |last=Elfring |first=Mat |date=2 September 2021 |title=Amazon Prime Video's Wheel Of Time Gets First Teaser Trailer |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amazon-prime-videos-wheel-of-time-gets-first-teaser-trailer/1100-6495854/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903043234/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amazon-prime-videos-wheel-of-time-gets-first-teaser-trailer/1100-6495854/ |archive-date=3 September 2021 |access-date=3 September 2021 |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref>
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|''[[Discworld]]'' || [[Terry Pratchett]] || English || 42 || 1983–2015 || 90 million<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC America Greenlights Original Scripted Series 'The Watch' Based on Terry Pratchett's 'Discworld' Novels|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2018/10/bbc-america-greenlights-original-scripted-series-the-watch-based-on-terry-pratchetts-discworld-novels|website=BBC America|date=31 October 2018}} On the ''Discworld'' series: "BBC AMERICA announced today the greenlight of the new original scripted series, The Watch, based on Sir Terry Pratchett's wildly popular "Discworld" novels, which have sold more than 90 million books worldwide." (2 November 2018)</ref>
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|''Nijntje'' (''[[Miffy]]'') || [[Dick Bruna]] || Dutch || 119 || 1955–present || 85 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=34&story_id=43185 |title=Nijntje's creator turns 80 |publisher=Expatica.com |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030082437/http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=34&story_id=43185 |archive-date=2007-10-30 }}</ref>
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|''[[Alex Cross (novel series)|Alex Cross]]''|| [[James Patterson]] || English || 21 || 1993–present || 81 million<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/11/27/alex-cross-by-james-patterson/3665579/ USA Today] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610191617/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/11/27/alex-cross-by-james-patterson/3665579/ |date=2016-06-10 }} on ''James Patterson's Alex Cross by the numbers'': "81 million: Copies sold of series, starting with Along Came a Spider in 1993.""with Alex, it just seems to come together so naturally that I've kept him for myself. I suppose you could say Alex is the co-author." (27 November 2013)</ref>
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|''[[Anpanman]] (アンパンマン)'' || [[Takashi Yanase]] || Japanese || 150 picture books || 1973–2013 || 80 million<ref name="tokyo-np">{{cite news |title=生誕１００年 やなせさんの「正義」 |url=http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/column/editorial/CK2019020802000163.html |access-date=March 2, 2019 |work=[[Tokyo Shimbun|Tokyo Newspaper]] |date=February 8, 2019 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301174906/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/column/editorial/CK2019020802000163.html |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|''[[Captain Underpants]]'' || [[Dav Pilkey]] || English || 12 plus spinoffs || 1997–2015 || 80 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/dav-pilkeys-new-dog-man-book-to-get-3-million-first-printing/2018/07/31/b5c9102e-94d2-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html|title=Dav Pilkey's new 'Dog Man' book to get 3 million first printing|first=Ron|last=Charles|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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|''[[Fear Street]]'' || [[R. L. Stine]] || English || 114 || 1989–present || 80 million<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jibjFgTYKKcC&dq=%22220+million+copies%22&pg=RA9-PA8 Luisa Gerasimo e.a. in ''The Teacher's Calendar of Famous Birthdays''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401161456/https://books.google.com/books?id=jibjFgTYKKcC&pg=RA9-PA8&dq=%22220+million+copies%22&lr=&ei=nJj0R9KXB4zcygT5rdDLAQ&sig=YHH8Ivavon9oxJAsC0O7S1QWONc |date=2017-04-01 }} page 8, on R. L. Stine: "That year he also created ''Fear Street'', the first horror series for teenagers, which sold 80 million copies." (2003)</ref>
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|''Pippi Långstrump'' (''[[Pippi Longstocking]]'')||[[Astrid Lindgren]]||Swedish||3 + 3 picture books||1945–2001|| 80 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/children_s_writer_told_163_200_000_prize_is_no_fantasy_1_740026|title=Children's writer told £200,000 prize is no fantasy|work=Scotsman.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501090711/http://www.scotsman.com/news/children_s_writer_told_163_200_000_prize_is_no_fantasy_1_740026|archive-date=2013-05-01}}</ref>
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|''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' || [[Anne Rice]] || English || 13 || 1976–2021 || 80 million<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3562792/Anne-Rice-interview-with-the-vampire-writer.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Stuart | last=Husband | title=Anne Rice: interview with the vampire writer | date=2 November 2008 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213042527/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/donotmigrate/3562792/Anne-Rice-interview-with-the-vampire-writer.html | archive-date=13 December 2017 }}</ref>
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|''[[OSS 117]]'' || [[Jean Bruce]] || French || 265 || 1949–1992 || 75 million<ref>[http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/movies/26168654.html The Los AngelesDaily News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224022520/http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/movies/26168654.html |date=2009-02-24 }} on ''OSS 117'': "Jean Bruce wrote 265 OSS 117 novels, selling some 75 million copies and spawning seven movies between 1956 and 1970." (1 August 2008)</ref>
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|''[[Winnie-the-Pooh]]'' || [[A. A. Milne]]; illustrated by [[E. H. Shepard]] || English || 2 || 1926–1928 || 70 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/jul2001/index.html |title=Disney Video and DVD Insider |publisher=Disney.go.com |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219194009/http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/newsletter/jul2001/index.html |archive-date=2009-12-19 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Magic Tree House series]]'' || [[Mary Pope Osborne]] || English || 56<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.MagicTreeHouse.com|title=Join the Magic Tree House!|work=magictreehouse.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110212918/http://www.magictreehouse.com/|archive-date=2014-01-10}}</ref> || 1992–present || 70 million<ref>[http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/25/1540188/play-games-and-find-out-more-about.html Lexington Herald-Leader] {{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} on the ''Magic Tree House'' series: "The series has sold 70 million copies in North America and has been translated into 28 different languages in 31 countries." (25 November 2010)</ref>
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|''[[Left Behind (series)|Left Behind]]'' || [[Tim LaHaye]], [[Jerry B. Jenkins]] || English || 16 || 1996–2007 || 65 million<ref>{{cite web |author=Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye |url=http://www.leftbehind.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Left Behind |date=2001-09-11 |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830114316/http://www.leftbehind.com/ |archive-date=2009-08-30 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' || [[Lemony Snicket]] aka [[Daniel Handler]] || English || 13 || 1999–2006 || 65 million<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/daniel-handler-stepping-out-of-snickets-shadow/article2297535/ The Globe and Mail] {{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} on ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'': "whose 13 "A Series of Unfortunate Events" books for children have sold an astonishing 65 million copies." (10 January 2012)</ref>
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|''[[Little House on the Prairie]]'' || [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]] || English || 12 || 1932–2006 || 60 million<ref>[http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100724/GPG04/7240410/-Little-House-stars-relive-days-on-prairie The Green Bay Press Gazette]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on ''Little House on the Prairie'': "If there was any doubt that a love for ''Little House'' is an everlasting one, consider not only that 60 million copies of the Wisconsin-born Wilder's books have been sold since 1932[...]" (24 July 2010)</ref>
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|''[[All Creatures Great and Small (franchise)#Books|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' || Alf Wight, as [[James Herriot]] || English || 8 || 1970–1992 || 60 million<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/all-creatures-great-and-small-who-was-the-real-james-herriot-1.4491897 The Irish Times] on the ''All Creatures Great and Small'' series: "...in the evenings, writing under the pen name James Herriot, he [Alf Wight] chronicled his experiences, both past and present. The resulting eight books have sold more than 60 million copies worldwide and inspired multiple film and television adaptations" (1 March 2021)</ref>
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|''[[Jack Reacher (book series)|Jack Reacher]]'' || [[Lee Child]] || English || 22 Novels + 11 Short Stories || 1997–present || 60 million<ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/lee-child-pops-into-belfast-easons-for-book-signing-16208093.html The Belfast Telegraph] on the ''Jack Reacher'' books: "2012 marks a landmark year for Lee Child, whose Jack Reacher thrillers have now sold in excess of 60 million copies worldwide." (7 September 2012)</ref>
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|''[[The Magic School Bus (book series)|The Magic School Bus]]'' || [[Joanna Cole (author)|Joanna Cole]], illustrated by [[Bruce Degen]] || English || 131 || 1986–2010 || 58 million<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/2947-two-decades-of-fun-and-learning-on-the-magic-school-bus.html Two Decades of Fun and Learning on the Magic School Bus]. "Launched in 1986, this spirited science series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen encompasses 131 titles over a variety of formats and has sold more than 58 million copies." (27 July 2006)</ref>
|-
|''[[Where's Wally?]]''<ref>U.S. title: Where's Waldo?</ref> || [[Martin Handford]] || English || 13 || 1987–present || 55 million<ref>[https://variety.com/article/VR1118045729 Variety] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109212918/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118045729 |date=2011-11-09 }} on ''Where's Waldo'': "The books have sold more than 55 million copies in more than 38 countries and been translated into more than 30 languages" (7 November 2011)</ref>
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|''[[Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus]]'' || [[John Gray (U.S. author)|John Gray]] || English || 15 || 1992–present || 50 million<ref>[http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/2/24/lifebookshelf/20404808&sec=lifebookshelf The Star] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521141426/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F2%2F24%2Flifebookshelf%2F20404808&sec=lifebookshelf |date=2011-05-21 }} on the ''Mars Venus'' series: " You must be from another planet if you have not heard of Gray and his Mars Venus universe. Fifty million of his books have been sold in 40 different languages." (24 February 2008)</ref>
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|''[[The Hardy Boys]]'' || Various authors as [[Franklin W. Dixon]] || English || 190 || 1927–present|| 50 million<ref>[http://hardyboysunofficial.blogspot.com/ The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page, "from the publisher McFarland & Company":] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707023027/http://hardyboysunofficial.blogspot.com/ |date=2007-07-07 }} In its 80 year history, the Hardy Boys series has sold over 50 million books in over 25 languages (20 February 2008)</ref>
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|''[[The Bobbsey Twins]]'' || Various authors as [[Laura Lee Hope]] || English || 72 || 1904–1979 || 50 million<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2D6123AF934A2575BC0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 The New York Times: The Bobbsey Twins Carry On (And On and On)] "...a series of more than 70 books for children 7 to 9 years old that has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide." (17 August 1987)</ref>
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|''[[Tarzan]]'' || [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] || English || 26 || 1914–1995 || 50 million<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kd8WqdD7qIUC&dq=Tarzan+%22million+copies%22&pg=PA70 Screening Difference: How Hollywood's Blockbuster Films Imagine Race] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926102448/https://books.google.com/books?id=kd8WqdD7qIUC&pg=PA70&dq=Tarzan+%22million+copies%22&lr=&as_brr=3&hl=ja&sig=L4WqSuBNtDE-pPtPMMGguDtsA6g |date=2016-09-26 }} [[Jaap van Ginneken]], 2007</ref>
|}

=== Between 30 million and 50 million copies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of installments !! First published !! Approximate sales
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|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>
|-
|{{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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|-
|''[[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>
|}

=== Between 20 million and 30 million copies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of installments !! First published !! Approximate sales !! Genre
|-
|地球往事 (''[[Remembrance of Earth's Past]]'') || [[Liu Cixin]] || Chinese || 3 || 2008–2010 || 29 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g00943/|title=Komatsu Sakyō: Japan's Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Author in the Spotlight in 2020|date=Oct 16, 2020|website=Nippon.com}}</ref> || [[science fiction]]
|-
|{{ill|三毛猫ホームズシリーズ|ja|vertical-align=sup}} (''[[Calico Cat Holmes series]]'') || [[Jirō Akagawa]] || Japanese || 43 || 1978–present || 28 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/6505659/|title=ミステリーとジャニーズと、時々、ネコ? 『三毛猫ホームズの推理』|date=April 26, 2012|website=livedoor.com}}</ref> || [[Detective fiction|detective]], [[Mystery fiction|mystery]]
|-
|''[[Curious George]]'' || [[Hans Augusto Rey]] and [[Margret Rey]] || English || 58 || 1941–present || 27 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/books/13geor.html|title=How Curious George Escaped the Nazis|date=13 September 2005|work=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503124315/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/13/books/13geor.html|archive-date=3 May 2015}}</ref> || [[Children's Literature]]
|-
|''[[Shannara]]'' || [[Terry Brooks]] || English || 20 || 1977–present || 26 million<ref>[https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shannara-series-works-at-mtv-663313 'Shannara' Series in the works at MTV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102083236/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shannara-series-works-at-mtv-663313 |date=2016-01-02 }} [[The Hollywood Reporter]] 2013</ref>
|-
|''[[Kurt Wallander]]'' || [[Henning Mankell]] || Swedish || 10 || 1991–2002 || 25 million<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/sep/21/theatre.branagh The Guardian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413114341/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/sep/21/theatre.branagh |date=2016-04-13 }} on ''Wallander'': "[...] the crime novels by Swedish author Henning Mankell, which have sold 25 million copies worldwide." (21 September 2008)</ref>
|-
|''Sagan om Isfolket'' (''[[The Legend of the Ice People]]'') || [[Margit Sandemo]] || Swedish || 47 || 1982–1989 || 25 million<ref>[http://www.norway.org.uk/News_and_events/culture/literature/margitsandemo/ Norwegian best selling author to cast spell on the UK] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105102032/http://www.norway.org.uk/News_and_events/culture/literature/margitsandemo/ |date=2012-01-05 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Sword of Truth]]''||[[Terry Goodkind]]||English||21||1998–present||25 million<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooks|title=Swords and Sorcery Return to Syndication|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/television/26barn.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 October 2008 |access-date=18 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904092429/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/television/26barn.html?pagewanted=print&_r=0|archive-date=4 September 2017}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Outlander (book series)|Outlander]]''|| [[Diana Gabaldon]] || English || 8 || 1991–present || 25 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/outlander-is-this-the-new-game-of-thrones-9685662.html|title=Outlander: Is this the new 'Game of Thrones'?|work=The Independent|date=26 August 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815210941/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/outlander-is-this-the-new-game-of-thrones-9685662.html|archive-date=2017-08-15}}</ref>
|-
|{{ill|ズッコケ三人組|ja|vertical-align=sup}} (''[[Zukkoke Sanningumi]]'') || [[Masamoto Nasu]] || Japanese || 50 || 1978–2004 || 25 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000031579.html|title=【ズッコケ三人組40周年記念】広島市にて那須先生講演会・特別展示を開催。那須正幹先生への取材・インタビューのお願い|date=March 12, 2018}}</ref> || [[Children's Literature]]
|-
|鬼平犯科帳 (''[[Onihei Hankachō]]'') || [[Shōtarō Ikenami]] || Japanese || 24 || 1968–1990 || 24.4 million, only [[bunkobon]]<ref>[http://homepage1.nifty.com/shimizumon/walk/course1/walk_01.html Nifty.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915125825/http://homepage1.nifty.com/shimizumon/walk/course1/walk_01.html |date=2010-09-15 }} (Gokujo No Tabi October 2003)</ref> || [[jidaigeki]]
|-
|''[[Brain Quest]]'' || Various authors || English || || 1992–present || 23.7 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.storybookcove.com/NASApp/store/Product;jsessionid=abcSzlpRBCl9BdJio5A8q?s=showproduct&isbn=0761137769|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928134744/http://www.storybookcove.com/NASApp/store/Product%3Bjsessionid%3DabcSzlpRBCl9BdJio5A8q?s=showproduct&isbn=0761137769|url-status= dead|title=Storybook Cove<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref>
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|''[[South Beach Diet]]'' || [[Arthur Agatston]] || English || 6 || 2003–present || 22 million<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/1185/story/378534.html The Miami Herald] on the South Beach Diet books: "The South Beach Diet became a No. 1 New York Times Bestseller and the six books in the series have sold 22 million copies." (15 January 2008)</ref>
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|ソードアート・オンライン (''[[Sword Art Online]]'') || [[Reki Kawahara]] || Japanese || 27 || 2009–present || 30 million<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sankei.com/article/20220623-557PB3RMUFKXNDFMTLFN3HYCNI/|title= Ｓａｏの世界に没入 アニメ化１０年、来月展覧会|date= 23 June 2022}}</ref>
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|{{ill|竜馬がゆく|ja|vertical-align=sup}} (''[[Ryoma ga Yuku]]'') || [[Ryōtarō Shiba]] || Japanese || 5 || 1963–1966 || 21.5 million<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16256264_ITM Japan Inc.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413161310/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16256264_ITM |date=2008-04-13 }} (22 June 2006)</ref> || [[jidaigeki]]
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|''[[Artemis Fowl (series)|Artemis Fowl]]'' || [[Eoin Colfer]] || English || 8 + 1 companion book || 2001–2012 || 21 million<ref>[https://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-developing-artemis-fowl-movie-with-harvey-weinstein-1200569446/ Variety] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816094424/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-developing-artemis-fowl-movie-with-harvey-weinstein-1200569446/ |date=2017-08-16 }} on ''Artemis Fowl'': "The "Artemis Fowl" books have sold more than 21 million copies in print in 44 languages worldwide." (29 July 2013)</ref>
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|[[The Cosmere]]
|[[Brandon Sanderson]]
|English
|30+<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cosmere Series by Brandon Sanderson |url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/135117-the-cosmere |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>
|2005–present
|21 Million <ref>{{Cite news |last=Harris |first=Elizabeth A. |date=2022-03-03 |title=Fantasy Author Raises $15.4 Million in 24 Hours to Self-Publish |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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|''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' series || [[Frank Herbert]] || English || 30+ || 1965 || 20 million<ref name="Frank Herbert"/> ||Science fiction novel
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| ''[[I Survived (book series)|I Survived]]'' || [[Lauren Tarshis]] || English || 25 || 2010–2020 || data-sort-value="20.1 million" | more than 20 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/lauren-tarshis/ |title= Lauren Tarshis Books In Order |date= 27 June 2017 |publisher= Book Series In Order|access-date=July 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/isurvived |title=The ''I Survived'' Series by Lauren Tarshis |website= [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] |access-date= July 12, 2020}}</ref>
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|''[[Découvertes Gallimard]]'' || Various authors || French || more than 700 || 1986–present || data-sort-value="20.1 million" | more than 20 million<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1999 |title=Livres Hebdo (nº 321) |language=fr |magazine=Livres Hebdo, n° 321 |location=Paris |publisher=Electre S.A. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/articles/decouvertes-gallimard-ou-la-culture-encyclopedique-la-francaise |title=Découvertes Gallimard ou la culture encyclopédique à la française |first=Françoise |last=Hache-Bissette |website=ricochet-jeunes.org |date=2002 |access-date=15 October 2017 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144648/https://www.ricochet-jeunes.org/articles/decouvertes-gallimard-ou-la-culture-encyclopedique-la-francaise |archive-date=21 September 2017 }}</ref>
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|''[[Redwall]]'' || [[Brian Jacques]] || English || 22 || 1986–2011 || 20 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/05/08/23661/ |title=Rubin '09 picked to illustrate next book in popular Redwall series – the Daily Princetonian |access-date=2010-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914062331/http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2009/05/08/23661/ |archive-date=2010-09-14 }} on ''Redwall'': "Brian Jacques’ award-winning books, which have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide in 28 languages." (8 May 2009)</ref>
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|''[[Maisy Mouse|Maisy]]'' || [[Lucy Cousins]] || English || 23 || 1990–present || 20 million<ref name=rjmlicensing />
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|''[[Dragonlance]]'' || Various authors || English || more than 150 || 1984–present || 20 million<ref>[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4260&Itemid=99 IESB.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024031858/http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content |date=2008-10-24 }} (4 February 2008)</ref>
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|幻魔大戦 (''[[Genma Taisen]]'') || [[Kazumasa Hirai (author)|Kazumasa Hirai]] || Japanese || 20 || 1979–1983 || 20 million<ref>[http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0504/04/news072.html IT Media Mobile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922125256/http://plusd.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/articles/0504/04/news072.html |date=2009-09-22 }} (4 April 2005)</ref>
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|青春の門 (''[[The Gate of Youth (novel)|The Gate of Youth]]'') || [[Hiroyuki Itsuki]] || Japanese || || 1970–present || 20 million<ref>
[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20050320cs.html The Japan Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110042028/http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20050320cs.html |date=2009-01-10 }} (20 March 2005)</ref>
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|スレイヤーズ (''[[Slayers]]'') || [[Hajime Kanzaka]] || Japanese || 50 || 1989–present || 20 million<ref>{{cite news |last1=Komatsu |first1=Mikikazu |title=Slayers Novel Original Series' Long-Awaited 16th Volume Set for Release on October 20 |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/08/31/slayers-novel-original-series-long-awaited-16th-volume-set-for-release-on-october-20 |access-date=February 10, 2019 |work=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=August 31, 2018}}</ref>
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|''[[The Foundation Trilogy]]'' || [[Isaac Asimov]] || English || 3<ref>However further 'Foundation' books were written by Asimov from 1982, extending the direct series to seven books, however these four further novels tell two largely independent stories. Ultimately many of Asimov's works join to form a single time line encompassing 20,000 years of future-history. To further add the extent of the series, a 'Second Foundation Trilogy' of books by contemporary Sci-Fi writers also explicitly join with the series.</ref> || 1950–1953 || 20 million<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/036/036229p1.html IGN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522132606/http://movies.ign.com/articles/036/036229p1.html |date=2011-05-22 }} 27 June 2000</ref>
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|''[[Horrible Histories (book series)|Horrible Histories]]'' || [[Terry Deary]] || English || 24 || 1993–present || 20 million<ref>[http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/21934/horrible-histories-the-terrible-tudors The Stage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612025019/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/21934/horrible-histories-the-terrible-tudors |date=2011-06-12 }} on ''Horrible Histories'': "[...] based on the hugely successful (20 million copies sold worldwide) series of children's books by Terry Deary, who also wrote this adaptation." (1 October 2008)</ref>
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|''[[Rainbow Magic]]'' || [[Daisy Meadows]] || English || 80+ || 2003–present || 20 million<ref>[http://www.bradenton.com/2010/11/23/2760832/hit-entertainment-and-rosettabooks.html Brandeton.com] {{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on ''Rainbow Magic'': "A publishing phenomenon, "Rainbow Magic" has sold 20+ million copies in 31 languages worldwide, including over 6 million books in print in the U.S." (23 November 2010)</ref>
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|''[[Morgan Kane]]'' || [[Louis Masterson]] || Norwegian || 90 || 1966– || 20 million<ref>[http://www.stavangeravisen.com/art.asp?id=17482 Stavangeravisen.no] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006192641/http://www.stavangeravisen.com/art.asp?id=17482 |date=2011-10-06 }}</ref>
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|''[[The Southern Vampire Mysteries]]''||[[Charlaine Harris]]||English||13||2001–2013||20 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lovelycitizen.com/story/1728855.html|title=Lovely County Citizen: Entertainment: Dinner with a vampire author? (05/18/11)|work=Lovely County Citizen|date=18 May 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527135235/http://www.lovelycitizen.com/story/1728855.html|archive-date=2011-05-27}}</ref>
|}

=== Between 15 million and 20 million copies ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- "
!Book series !! Author(s) !! Original language !! No. of instalments !! First published !! Approximate sales
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|''[[Doc Savage]]'' || [[Lester Dent]], various authors || English || 203 || 1933–present || 20 million<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=K9P1T0doSpkC&dq=%22doc+savage%22+%22million+copies%22&pg=PA2 Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review] Feb. 1979 issue</ref>
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|涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (''[[Haruhi Suzumiya|Haruhi Suzumiya Series]]'') || [[Nagaru Tanigawa]] || Japanese || 11 || 2003–present || 20 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Series Has 20 Million Copies in Print Worldwide|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-12-10/haruhi-suzumiya-light-novel-series-has-20-million-copies-in-print-worldwide/.125089|website=Anime News Network|access-date=11 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210155505/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-12-10/haruhi-suzumiya-light-novel-series-has-20-million-copies-in-print-worldwide/.125089|archive-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|一億人の昭和史 (''1-oku nin no Shōwa shi'' / ''[[Shōwa era|Shōwa]] History of 100 million people'') || Tomiyasu Takahara, Various authors || Japanese || 95 || 1975-1980 || 19 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://corporate.mainet-works.com/heisei-history/about-showa-history.html |title=１億人の平成史　平成の写真資料を募集します |publisher=Mainichi Books |access-date=2024-04-10 }}</ref>
|-
|科学のアルバム (''Kagaku no album'' / ''Science's Album'') || Various authors || Japanese || || 1970–present || 19 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hon10.com/07cts/h_about/1_akanesyobo.html |title=Akane Shobo |publisher=Hon10.com |access-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630220756/http://www.hon10.com/07cts/h_about/1_akanesyobo.html |archive-date=2009-06-30 }}</ref>
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|剣客商売 (''[[Kenkaku Shōbai]]'') || [[Shotaro Ikenami]] || Japanese || 18 || 1972–1989 || 18 million<ref>[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/kenkaku5/ Fuji T.V.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080323002210/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/kenkaku5/ |date=2008-03-23 }} (2004)</ref>
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|[[Erast Fandorin]] series || [[Boris Akunin]] || Russian || 12 || 1998–present || 18 million<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/02/25/boaku18.xml The Telegraph] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531155034/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2007%2F02%2F25%2Fboaku18.xml |date=2008-05-31 }} on ''Erast Fandorin'': "The two authors share a quality that has seen Akunin shift 18 million copies of his Fandorin stories" (25 February 2007)</ref>
|-
|''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]''
|[[Anne McCaffrey]]
|English
|23
|1967–present
|18 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebytenews.com/the-updated-sff-all-time-sales-list-2015/|title=The Updated SFF All-Time Sales List| website=The Byte News |date=2015-03-07|access-date=2017-12-29}}</ref>
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|吸血鬼ハンターD (''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'') || [[Hideyuki Kikuchi]] || Japanese || 39 || 1983–present || 17 million<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6600565.html Publishers Weekly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002130913/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6600565.html |date=2008-10-02 }} on ''Vampire Hunter D'': "The books have sold more than 17 million copies around the world." (30 September 2008)</ref>
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|''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' || [[Douglas Adams]], plus a final book by [[Eoin Colfer]] || English || 6 || 1979–2008 || 16 million<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7619000/7619708.stm BBC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920030801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7619000/7619708.stm |date=2008-09-20 }} on ''The Hitchhiker's Guide'': "About 16 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide" (17 September 2008)</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Books in Order|url=https://www.readingorder.co/series/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Books Reading Order|language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{ill|ぼくらシリーズ|ja|ぼくらの七日間戦争|vertical-align=sup}} (''Bokura series'') || [[Osamu Soda]]|| Japanese || 36 || 1985–present || 15 million<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030320190359/http://ch-k.kyodo.co.jp/17kyodo/number05/newsdigest.html Kyodo Tsushin](archive.org) (20 December 2001)</ref>
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|''[[Bridget Jones]]'' || [[Helen Fielding]] || English || 3 || 1996–present || 15 million<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/helen-fielding-beyond-bridget-582224.html Helen Fielding: Beyond Bridget] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606100648/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/helen-fielding-beyond-bridget-582224.html |date=2011-06-06 }} [[The Independent]] 2003</ref>
|-
|''[[His Dark Materials]]'' || [[Philip Pullman]] || English || 3 || 1995–2000 || 15 million<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E7D7133DF930A25752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=sophie+gee&st=nyt The New York Times] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904091723/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E7D7133DF930A25752C0A96E9C8B63&scp=1&sq=sophie+gee&st=nyt |date=2017-09-04 }} on ''His Dark Materials'': "''His Dark Materials,'' Philip Pullman's trilogy inspired by ''Paradise Lost,'' has sold 15 million copies worldwide, while the film version of the first volume, ''The Golden Compass,'' has earned more than $150 million." (13 January 2008)</ref>
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|銀河英雄伝説 (''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'') || [[Yoshiki Tanaka]] || Japanese || 14 || 1982–1989 || 15 million<ref>[http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080424/ginga.htm Impress Watch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430090425/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20080424/ginga.htm |date=2008-04-30 }} (24 April 2008)</ref>
|-
|''[[The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency]]'' || [[Alexander McCall Smith]] || English || 23 || 1999–present || 15 million<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7284357.stm BBC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313085929/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7284357.stm |date=2008-03-13 }} on Alexander McCall Smith: "His books, featuring the unconventional No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, have sold 15 million copies in English, not counting the 42 languages they've been published in elsewhere." 7 March 2008</ref>
|-
|''Der Regenbogenfisch'' (''[[Rainbow Fish]]'') || [[Marcus Pfister]] || German || || 1992–present || 15 million<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6359151.html?nid=2788&rid=#reg_visitor_id Publishers Weekly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502000912/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6359151.html?nid=2788&rid= |date=2008-05-02 }} (24 August 2006)</ref>
|-
|''[[The Riftwar Cycle]]'' || [[Raymond E. Feist]] || English || 25 || 1982–present || 15 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Raymond-E-Feist/biography.html|title=Raymond E Feist biography, bibliography and reviews|website=www.fantasybookreview.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-01-29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111061027/http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Raymond-E-Feist/biography.html|archive-date=2017-01-11}}</ref>
|-
|The [[Thrawn trilogy|''Thrawn'' trilogy]]|| [[Timothy Zahn]] || English || 3 || 1991–93 || 15 million<ref>{{cite web|last1=Myers|first1=Lindsay Rae|title=The Man Who Saved Star Wars: An Interview With Pensacon Guest Timothy Zahn|url=http://wuwf.org/post/man-who-saved-star-wars-interview-pensacon-guest-timothy-zahn|website=WUWF 88.1|date=20 February 2014 |publisher=WUWF|access-date=17 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
|''Wiedźmin'' (''[[The Witcher]]'') || [[Andrzej Sapkowski]] || Polish || 9 || 1990–2013 || 15 million<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/836558/the-witcher-henry-cavill-geralt-of-rivia-season-1-preview/|title='The Witcher's Henry Cavill Says 'Tough' Geralt Has a 'Heart of Gold'|last=Holbrook|first=Damian|date=10 December 2019|website=[[TV Insider]]|access-date=23 June 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

=== Notes ===
<!--There are great differences between the number of the books published in each series. For example, although the ''[[Perry Rhodan]]'' series and the ''[[Star Wars]]'' series have each sold more books than the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series or ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', they also have had more individual books published in their series. The ''Perry Rhodan'' series has released over 2,350 books and the ''Star Wars'' series has released over two hundred, but the ''Harry Potter'' and ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series have only seven each. Thus, the ''Harry Potter'' series has over 50 million copies sold for every book, while the ''Perry Rhodan'' series has sold less than half a million per book, and the ''Star Wars'' series has sold just over three million per book. -->

The ''[[Perry Rhodan]]'' series has sold more than 1 billion copies,<ref>[http://www.perry-rhodan-usa.com/web1998/rdnpres.htm Perry Rhodan 35th anniversary Press Release] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430072534/http://www.perry-rhodan-usa.com/web1998/rdnpres.htm |date=April 30, 2008 }} (July 1996)</ref> but is not listed because that figure includes [[Pulp magazine|magazine]] sales, not novels alone.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}} Similarly, the ''[[Jerry Cotton]]'' series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format.<ref name="German">{{cite book|last=Stoehr|first=Ingo Roland|title=German literature of the twentieth century|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|date=2001|series=History of German Literature|volume=10|page=529|isbn=978-1-57113-157-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Vi3vz7qbtwC&q=%22million+copies%22&pg=PA258|access-date=5 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102073440/http://books.google.com/books?id=7Vi3vz7qbtwC&pg=PA258&dq=%22million+copies%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1995&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=2010&as_brr=3&ei=0vNCS_HVCpzWyATF6vD-Bw&cd=10#v=onepage&q=%22million%20copies%22&f=false|archive-date=2 January 2014}}</ref>

The figures given for some books are for the number printed instead of confirmed sales.{{which|date=September 2015}}