2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
And yes, the Harry Potter series (and not even the Bible) has the lead. Although many fans of Harry Potter mistakenly believe that books about a young wizard with a wand occupy a leading position in world literature. In fact, J. K. Rowling's creation only ranks fifth in the ranking of the world's most popular books of all time. What works took the rest of the positions?
When compiling the rating prepared by the portal LoveReading.com, the number of translations into other languages was taken into account, as well as how many editions were published and how many copies of the book were sold around the world.
Here are the top ten most popular books in the world:
- Quran (3 billion copies).
- Bible (2.5 billion).
- "Quotes from Chairman Mao Zedong" (800 million).
- Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes (500 million).
- Harry Potter Series, J. K. Rowling (450 million).
- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (200 million).
- The Lord of the Rings by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien (150 million).
- The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery (140 million).
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (100 million).
- Dream in the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin (100 million).
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