Best Selling Books
Bestselling books, their authors and publication years, and approximate sales.
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| ID | Title | Author | Year | Approx sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | 1859 | 200 million |
| 2 | The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | 1943 | 200 million |
| 3 | The Alchemist | Paulo Coelho | 1988 | 150 million |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling | 1997 | 120 million |
| 5 | And Then There Were None | Agatha Christie | 1939 | 100 million |
| 6 | Dream of the Red Chamber | Cao Xueqin | 1791 | 100 million |
| 7 | The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | 1937 | 100 million |
| 8 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | 1865 | 100 million |
| 9 | She: A History of Adventure | H. Rider Haggard | 1887 | 83 million |
| 10 | The Da Vinci Code | Dan Brown | 2003 | 80 million |
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Last checked against sources: October 15, 2026.
Last changed: October 15, 2026. This is when we last changed the data or its description. It doesn’t mean the data runs up to that date.
- Wikipedia: List of best-selling books (used with permission)
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