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According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best sold book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
What is the most book sold in 24 hours? ›
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" comfortably beat the previous 2005 Potter instalment, which posted U.S. sales of 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours, according to Scholastic, its publisher in the key American market.
What is considered the best book of all time? ›
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
- Anna Karenina. Greta Garbo in Anna KareninaGreta Garbo in Anna Karenina (1935), directed by Clarence Brown. ...
- To Kill a Mockingbird. ...
- The Great Gatsby. ...
- One Hundred Years of Solitude. ...
- A Passage to India. ...
- Invisible Man. ...
- Don Quixote. ...
- Beloved.
What is the fastest selling book of all time? ›
“Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” — the final novel of J.K. Rowling's series — currently holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest selling book of all time after it sold 8.3 million copies — or 345,833 books per hour — when it was released in July 2007.
What is one book everyone should read? ›
15 Classic Books Everyone Should Read
- Metamorphoses (8 AD) – Ovid (translated by David Raeburn)
- Hamlet (c. ...
- Pride and Prejudice (1813) – Jane Austen.
- Jane Eyre (1847) – Charlotte Brontë
- Wuthering Heights (1847) – Emily Brontë
- Great Expectations (1860-1) – Charles Dickens.
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891) – Thomas Hardy.
What is the most stolen book in the world? ›
The Bible. Apparently, thieves missed the "Thou shalt not steal" part of the Ten Commandments. According to experts, the Bible is the most commonly stolen book. The Holy Bible is available for free at many places of worship, so perhaps there's less guilt associated with pilfering a copy.
What is the most influential book of all time? ›
Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History
- The Iliad by Homer. ...
- The Histories of Herodotus by Herodotus. ...
- Analects by Confucius. ...
- The Republic by Plato. ...
- The Bible by Unknown. ...
- The Odes by Horace. ...
- Geography by Ptolemy. ...
- Kama Sutra by Vātsyāyana.
What is the most read book in the world in 2024? ›
Top 10 Selling Books – June 2024
Rank | Title | Author |
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1 | THE HOUSEMAID IS WATCHING | MCFADDEN, FREIDA |
2 | ERUPTION | CRICHTON, MICHAEL |
3 | SWAN SONG | HILDERBRAND, ELIN |
4 | DAD, I WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY | MASON, JEFFREY |
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Who is the best-selling author of all time? ›
The official home of the best-selling author of all time
Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world's longest-running play – The Mousetrap.
What book sold out the fastest? ›
The fastest selling book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh - and final - novel in JK Rowling's (UK) Harry Potter series, which sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours (or 345,833 books per hour), following its release in the USA at 00.01 on 21 July 2007.
1. The Codex Leicester by Leonardo da Vinci. The Codex Leicester, an extraordinary manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci, stands as a testament to the genius of the Renaissance master. This renowned compilation of scientific writings, sketches, and observations spans a range of subjects from astronomy to water movement.
Is the Bible the number one selling book in the world? ›
1. The Bible — 5 to 7 billion.
Why does every book say #1 best seller? ›
Because it is good marketing to tout that this book is/was a bestseller, they keep that phrase on the cover. They will also tout the author as being a NYT Bestselling Author and it will appear on every cover of that author's new books thereafter, because it is an accepted badge of quality by the book-buying public.
What's the best-selling book every year? ›
The reasons for that vary, but according to The New Yorker, the Bible is quote “the best-selling book of the year, every year.” In two thousand six, per the New Yorker, the amount spent annually on Bibles has been put at more than half a billion dollars.” According to Guinness World Records, the Bible is the best- ...