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World's Most Popular Book Series―All time



List of best-selling book series

See also: List of best-selling manga

More than 100 million copies

Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Harry Potter J.K. Rowling English 7 + 3 supplements 1997-2007 450 million[129]
Goosebumps R. L. Stine English 62 + spin-off series 1992–1997–present 350 million[130]
Perry Mason Erle Stanley Gardner English 82 1933 — 1970 300 million[131]
Berenstain Bears Stan and Jan Berenstain English over 300 1962 — present 260 million[132]
Choose Your Own Adventure various authors English 185 1979 — 1998 250 million[133]
Sweet Valley High Francine Pascal and ghostwriters English 400 1983–2003 250 million[134]
Noddy Enid Blyton English 24 1949–present 200 million[135]
Nancy Drew various authors as Carolyn Keene English 175 1930 — present 200 million[136]
The Railway Series
(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)		 Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry English 41 1945–2011 200 million[137]
San-Antonio Frédéric Dard French 173 1949–2001 200 million[138]
Robert Langdon Dan Brown English 4 2000–present 200 million[139]
The Baby-sitters Club Ann Martin English 335 1986 — present 172 million[140]
Star Wars various authors English over 300 1977 — present 160 million[141]
Little Critter Mercer Mayer English over 200 1975–present 150 million[142]
Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter English 6 1902–1930 150 million[143]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen English 105 1997 — present 130 million[144]
Frank Merriwell Gilbert Patten English 209 1896 - 125 million[145]
Fifty Shades of Grey E. L. James English 3 2011–2012 125 million[146]
Dirk Pitt Clive Cussler English 19 1973 — present 120 million[147]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi) Eiji Yoshikawa Japanese 7 1935–1939 120 million[148]
American Girl various authors English
1986 — present 120 million[149]
The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis English 7 1949–1954 120 million[150]
Mr. Men Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves English 43 1971 — present 120 million[151]
Twilight Stephenie Meyer English 4 + 1 Novella + 1 Guide 2005–2011 120 million[152]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney English 9 2007–present 120 million[153]
Geronimo Stilton Elisabetta Dami Italian over 200 2000-present 115 million[154]
Clifford the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell English
1963 — present 110 million[155]
James Bond Ian Fleming English 14 1953–1966 100 million[156]
Martine Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier French 60 1954 — present 100 million[157]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy) Dick Bruna Dutch 119 1955 — present 85 million[158]
Alex Cross James Patterson English 21 1993 — present 81 million[159]
Fear Street R. L. Stine English 114 1989 — present 80 million[160]
Millennium series Stieg Larsson Swedish 3 2005–2007 80 million[161]
Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking) Astrid Lindgren Swedish 3 + 3 picture books 1945-2001 80 million[162]
The Vampire Chronicles Anne Rice English 12 1976-2003 80 million[163]
OSS 117 Jean Bruce French 265 1949–1992 75 million[164]
Winnie-the-Pooh A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard English 2 1926–1928 70 million[165]
Magic Tree House series Mary Pope Osborne English 56[166] 1992–present 70 million[167]
Left Behind Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins English 16 1996 — 2007 65 million[168]
A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler English 13 1999–2006 65 million[169]
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder English 12 1932–2006 60 million[170]
Jack Reacher Lee Child English 16 1997–present 60 million[171]
A Song of Ice and Fire George R. R. Martin English Currently 5; 7 Planned. 1996–present 60 million[172]
Discworld Terry Pratchett English 40 1983–2015 55 million[173]
Where's Wally?[174] Martin Handford English 13 1987–present 55 million[175]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray English 15 1992–present 50 million[176]
The Hardy Boys various authors as Franklin W. Dixon English 190 1927–present 50 million[177]
The Bobbsey Twins various authors as Laura Lee Hope English 72 1904–1979 50 million[178]
Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs English 26 1914–1995 50 million[179]
The Hunger Games trilogy Suzanne Collins English 3 2008–2010 50 million[180]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
Earth's Children Jean M. Auel English 6 1980 - 2011 45 million[181]
A Child's First Library Of Learning various authors English 29 1980 - 45 million[182]
Junie B. Jones Barbara Park English 30 1992 - 44 million[183]
The Wheel of Time Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson English 15 1990 - 2013 44 million[184]
Harry Bosch Michael Connelly English 15 1992 - 42 million[185]
Harry Hole Jo Nesbø Norwegian 9 1997–present 40 million[186]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla) original author: Liu Zhixia Chinese 10 1955–1962 36.52 million[187]
Paddington Bear Michael Bond English 70 1958–present 35 million[188]
The Inheritance Cycle Christopher Paolini English 4 2002–2011 33 million[189]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu) Sohachi Yamaoka Japanese 26 1950–1967 30 million[190]
Ramona Beverly Cleary English 8 1955–1999 30 million[191]
The Dark Tower Stephen King English 8 1982-2012 30 million[192]
The Destroyer Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authors English 150 1971–present 30 million[193]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan) Sachiko Kiyono Japanese 25 1976–2006 28 million[194]
Curious George Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey English 58 1941–present 27 million[195]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga) Kaoru Kurimoto Japanese 118 1979–2009 26 million[196]
Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey English
1997–present 26 million[197]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Calico Cat Holmes series) Jirō Akagawa Japanese 43 1978–present 26 million[198]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter English 18 1997- 26 million[199]
Kurt Wallander Henning Mankell Swedish 10 1991–2002 25 million[200]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People) Margit Sandemo Norwegian 47 1982–1989 25 million[201]
The Sword of Truth Terry Goodkind English 12 1998–2007 25 million[202]
Outlander Diana Gabaldon English 8 1991–present 25 million[203]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō) Shōtarō Ikenami Japanese 24 1968–1990 24.4 million, only bunkobon[204]
The Shadowhunter Chronicles Cassandra Clare English 9 + 2 supplements + 2 tie-ins (at least 18 + 3 supplements planned) 2007–present 24 million [205]
Brain Quest series various authors English
1992–present 23.7 million[206]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori) Yutaka Hara Japanese 41 1987–present 23 million[207]
South Beach Diet Arthur Agatston English 6 2003–present 22 million[208]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku) Ryōtarō Shiba Japanese 5 1963–1966 21.5 million[209]
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer English 8 2001–2012 21 million[210]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi) Masamoto Nasu Japanese 50 1978–2004 21 million[211]
Shannara Terry Brooks English 20 1977–present 21 million[212]
Redwall Brian Jacques English 22 1986–2011 20 million[213]
Malazan Book of the Fallen Steven Erikson English 10 1999 - 2011 20 million
Maisy Lucy Cousins English 23 1990–present 20 million[80]
Dragonlance various authors English more than 150 1984 — present 20 million[214]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen) Kazumasa Hirai Japanese 20 1979–1983 20 million[215]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth) Hiroyuki Itsuki Japanese
1970–present 20 million[216]
The Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov English 3[217] 1950–1953 20 million[218]
Horrible Histories Terry Deary English 24 1993–present 20 million[219]
Rainbow Magic Daisy Meadows English 80+ 2003–present 20 million[220]
Morgan Kane Louis Masterson Norwegian 90 1966– 20 million[221]
The Southern Vampire Mysteries Charlaine Harris English 13 2001–2013 20 million[222]
Divergent trilogy Veronica Roth English 3 2011-2013 20 million[223]

Between 15 million and 20 million copies

Book series Author Original language No. of installments First published Approximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album) various authors Japanese
1970–present 19 million[224]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai) Shotaro Ikenami Japanese 18 1972–1989 18 million[225]
Erast Fandorin Boris Akunin Russian 12 1998–present 18 million[226]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D) Hideyuki Kikuchi Japanese 17 1983–present 17 million[227]
ソードアート・オンライン (Sword Art Online) Reki Kawahara Japanese 15+3 2008–present 16.7 million[228]
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (Haruhi Suzumiya Series) Nagaru Tanigawa Japanese 11 2003–present 16.5 million[229]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer English 6 1979–2008 16 million[230]
Bridget Jones Helen Fielding English 2 1996–present 15 million[231]
The Riftwar Cycle Raymond E. Feist English 25 1982–present 15 million[232]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians Rick Riordan English 5 2005–2009 15 million[233]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith English 9 1999–present 15 million[234]
ぼくらシリーズ (Bokura series) Osamu Soda Japanese 36 1985–present 15 million[235]
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman English 3 1995–2000 15 million[236]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes) Yoshiki Tanaka Japanese 14 1982–1989 15 million[237]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish) Marcus Pfister German
1992–present 15 million[238]


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