가장 많이 팔린 책 목록

날짜=2015년 6월 1일 다음은 언어와 관계없이 세계에서 가장 많이 팔린 책들(베스트셀러)의 목록이다. 만화책과 교과서는 이 목록에 포함되지 않는다. 성경, 쿠란 등 많은 종교 서적과 마오쩌둥 어록 등 일부 정치 서적은 팔렸다기보다는 무료로 배포된 수가 많고, 서로 다른 출판사와 판형으로 간행되기 때문에 판매 부수를 입증하기 힘든 이유로 그런 경우는 싣지 않았다.
# 단행본

## 1억 부 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 두 도시 이야기 || A Tale of Two Cities || 찰스 디킨스 || 영어 || 1859 || 2억Mitchell, David. (8 May 2010) "David Mitchell on Historical Fiction", *The Telegraph*: "Charles Dickens’ second stab at a historical novel, *A Tale of Two Cities*, has sold more than 200 million copies to date, making it the bestselling novel — in any genre — of all time...." |- | 어린 왕자 || Le Petit Prince || 앙투안 드 생텍쥐페리 || 프랑스어 || 1943 || 2억Inman, William H. (2011) "Hotelier Saint-Exupery's Princely Instincts", *Institutional Investor*, March 2011. Gale document #A253314734, retrieved online from General OneFile, 6 November 2011 (subscription). Quote: "The Prince remains a king among books, with more than 200 million copies sold in more than 190 languages, making it one of the bestselling volumes of any kind." |- | 반지의 제왕 || The Lord of the Rings || J. R. R. 톨킨 || 영어 || 1954 ~ 1955 || 1억 5000만《반지의 제왕》은 처음엔 작가가 한 권으로 내려고 했으나 초판을 인쇄할 때에는 2차대전 직후의 종이 부족으로 인해 3권으로 분리돼서 출판되었고, 그 뒤로도 한 권에서 일곱 권까지 다양한 형태로 출판되었다. 2007년 기준으로 어떠한 형태로든 소설 전체가 팔린 양은 1억 5000만으로 추정된다.*Lord of the Rings* url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928071938/http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayProductDetails.do?sku=5007234, Waterstones.comWagner, Vit. "Tolkien proves he's still the king", *The Toronto Star*, 16 April 2007 |- | 그리고 아무도 없었다 || And Then There Were None || 애거사 크리스티 || 영어 || 1939 || 1억url-status=live |- | 호빗 || The Hobbit || J. R. R. 톨킨 || 영어 || 1937 || 1억"Tolkien's Hobbit fetches £60,000", BBC News, 18 March 2008. |- | 홍루몽 || 紅樓夢 || 조설근 || 중국어 || 1754isbn=9780804724623 ~ 1791 || 1억"Betting on *The Red Mansions*", China.org: "Sun said that the book has sold over 100 million copies worldwide so far." 14 December 2005 |}
## 5000만부 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 나니아 연대기: 사자, 마녀 그리고 옷장 || The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|| C. S. 루이스 || 영어 || 1950 || 8500만The Telegraphy on *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*: "This classic story has sold more than 85 million copies in 29 different languages since its publication in 1950." (3 April 2010) |- | 그녀 || She || 헨리 라이더 해거드 || 영어 || 1887 || 8300만Time url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824234026/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842147,00.html on *She*: "Since then it has sold 83 million copies in 44 languages." (17 September 1965) |- | 다빈치 코드 || The Da Vinci Code || 댄 브라운 || 영어 || 2003 || 8000만San José Mercury News on *The Da Vinci Code*: "That earlier book has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, was adapted into a movie and made hits out of Brown's previous novels, including "Angels & Demons," whose film version is now in theaters." (5 June 2009) |- | 생각하라 그러면 부자가 되리라|| Think and Grow Rich || 나폴레옹 힐|| 영어 || 1937 || 7000만Forbes on *Think and Grow Rich*: "It has sold more than 70 million copies since its publication in 1937 and continues to sell robustly today." (March 2011) |- | 호밀밭의 파수꾼 || The Catcher in the Rye || J. D. 샐린저 || 영어 || 1951 || 6500만url-status=dead |- | 연금술사 || O Alquimista || 파울루 코엘류 || 포르투갈어 || 1988 || 6500만AFP on *The Alchemist*: "Film mogul Harvey Weinstein on Sunday announced the screen adaptation of the novel, written 20 years ago and translated into 56 languages, with more than 65 million copies sold." (19 May 2008) |- | 정로의 계단 || Steps to Christ || 엘런 G. 화이트|| 영어 || 1892 || 6000만Home Health Education Services Online Inc. url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626052007/http://www.nhtlh.com/book_store/books_christian_living.html (2008) |- | 롤리타 || Lolita || 블라디미르 나보코프 || 영어 || 1955|| 5000만*http://www.salon.com/entertainment/audiofile/2005/10/31/listens* url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629110517/http://www.salon.com/entertainment/audiofile/2005/10/31/listens |- | 하이디 || Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre || 요하나 슈피리 || 독일어 || 1880 || 5000만ABC Australia url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426211330/http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/stories/s549261.htm# on *Heidi*: "Johanna Spyri's story has been translated into fifty languages and sold fifty million copies, but the marketing juggernaut shows no signs of slowing down - fat from it. Heidi now has her own theme park." (5 August 2002) |- | 아기와 아동을 돌보기 위해 알아야 할 상식|| The Common Sense Book of
Baby and Child Care || 벤저민 스폭 || 영어 || 1946 || 5000만*The Top 10 of Everything 2002* by Russell Ash |- | 빨간 머리 앤 || Anne of Green Gables || 루시 몽고메리 || 영어 || 1908 || 5000만Reuters on *Anne of Green Gables*: ""Anne of Green Gables" has sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into 20 languages, according to Penguin." (19 March 2008) |- | 흑마 이야기|| Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horse || 안나 슈엘|| 영어 || 1877 || 5000만The Times url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718203951/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3459873.ece on *Black Beauty*: "Fifty million copies of Black Beauty have been sold in the years since Anna Sewell's publisher paid her £20 for the story." (29 February 2008) |- | 장미의 이름 || Il Nome della Rosa || 움베르토 에코 || 이탈리아어 || 1980 || 5000만Library Journal url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921060952/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Name-of-the-Rose/Umberto-Eco/e/9780156001311 (no date) |- | 독수리는 내리다|| The Eagle Has Landed || 잭 히긴스 || 영어 || 1975 || 5000만*http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jul/31/jack-higgins-life-harry-patterson* |- | 워터십 다운의 열한 마리 토끼 || Watership Down || 리처드 애덤스 || 영어 || 1972 || 5000만BBC News - Watership Down author Richard Adams criticises homes plan on Watership Down'': "Watership Down sold more than 50 million copies." (13 December 2011) |}
## 3000만부 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 하이트 보고서|| The Hite Report || 셰어 하이트|| 영어 || 1976 || 4800만USA today (15 May 2006) |- | 샬롯의 거미줄 || Charlotte's Web || 엘윈 브룩스 화이트
가스 윌리엄스(삽화) || 영어 || 1952 || 4500만url-status=dead |- | 진저맨|| The Ginger Man || J. P. 돈리비|| 영어 || 1955 || 4500만The Telegraph on *The Ginger Man*: "The book was considered so risqué when it was published in 1955 that it was initially banned in Ireland and the US, but went on to sell 45 million copies worldwide. " (16 August 2011) |- | 피터 래빗 이야기|| The Tale of Peter Rabbit || 비어트릭스 포터 || 영어 || 1902 || 4500만accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 해리 포터와 죽음의 성물 || Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows || J. K. 롤링 || 영어 || 2007 || 4400만The Celebrity 100 #9: J. K. Rowling "The final one, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has sold 44 million since it was published last July, including 15 million in the first 24 hours." |- | 갈매기의 꿈 || Jonathan Livingston Seagull || 리처드 바크 || 영어 || 1970 || 4000만확인날짜=2009-08-31 |- | 가르시아 장군에게 보내는 편지|| A Message to Garcia || 엘버트 허버드|| 영어 || 1899 || 4000만 |- | 소피의 세계 || Sofies verden || 요스테인 고르데르 || 노르웨이어 || 1991 || 4000만The National: Sophie's World author turns from philosophy to climate change on *Sophie's World*: "The novel has now been translated into 59 languages, and has sold an estimated 40 million copies." (14 March 2011) |- | 천사와 악마 || Angels and Demons || 댄 브라운 || 영어 || 2000 || 3900만accessdate=1 November 2009 |- | 강철은 어떻게 단련되었는가 || Как закалялась сталь || 니콜라이 오스트롭스키 || 러시아어 || 1932 || 3640만 (소련에서만)확인날짜=2009-08-31 |- | 전쟁과 평화 || Война и мир || 레프 톨스토이 || 러시아어 || 1869 || 3600만 (소련에서만) |- | 피노키오의 모험 || Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino || 카를로 콜로디 || 이탈리아어 || 1881 || 3500만Repubblica Italiana url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428194705/http://www.repubblicaletteraria.it/Collodi_Pinocchio.htm on *Le Avventure di pinocchio*: "“The Adventures of Pinocchio” translated in more of 260 languages." (1 July 2001) |- | 치유 || You Can Heal Your Life || 루이즈 헤이|| 영어 || 1984 || 3500만The New York Times on *You Can Heal Your Life*: "“You Can Heal Your Life” immediately landed on the New York Times best-seller list. More than 35 million copies are now in print around the world." (4 May 2008) |- | 케인과 아벨|| Kane and Abel || 제프리 아처|| 영어 || 1979 || 3400만The Guardian on *Kane and Abel*: "Kane and Abel, first published in 1979, is Archer's bestselling novel – Pan says it has sold around 34m copies worldwide." (15 June 2009) |- | 안네의 일기 || Het Achterhuis || 안네 프랑크 || 네덜란드어 || 1947 || 3000만Fox News url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301103256/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,262525,00.html# on *Het Achterhuis*: "Thirty million copies of her diary have been sold, and it has been translated into 65 languages. " (29 March 2007) |- | 예수님이라면 어떻게 했을까 || In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do? || 찰스 셸던 || 영어 || 1896 || 3000만 |- | 앵무새 죽이기 || To Kill a Mockingbird || 하퍼 리 || 영어 || 1960 || 3000만The Orlando Sentinel on *To Kill a Mockingbird*: "Thirty million copies of To Kill a Mockingbird have been sold since that coming-of-age novel, about a Southern lawyer who believed that no man should be denied justice because of the color of his skin, was first published in 1960 to critical acclaim." (11 June 2006) |- | 인형의 계곡 || Valley of the Dolls || 재클린 수잔 || 영어 || 1966 || 3000만 |- | 바람과 함께 사라지다 || Gone with the Wind || 마거릿 미첼 || 영어 || 1936 || 3000만The Daily Mail on *Gone with the Wind*: "The book has sold more than 30 million copies in the decades since the publication of Margaret Mitchell's gripping tale of the Old South gasping its last breath, as the U.S. was torn apart by Civil War and its bitter aftermath." (4 April 2008) |- | 백년 동안의 고독 || Cien Años de Soledad || 가브리엘 가르시아 마르케스 || 스페인어 || 1967 || 3000만The Walrus December 2007 issuegranma.cu March 6, 2007 |- | 목적이 이끄는 삶|| The Purpose Driven Life || 릭 워런|| 영어 || 2002 || 3000만ABC News on *The Purpose-Driven Life*: "His book, "The Purpose Driven Life," has been translated into 56 languages and has sold 30 million copies." (7 March 2007) |- | 가시나무새 || The Thorn Birds || 콜린 매컬로 || 영어 || 1977 || 3000만Wales Online on *The Thorn Birds*: "Her original novel, published in 1977 following a battle between two publishing houses that both wanted the manuscript, has sold around 30 million copies worldwide." (11 April 2009)] |- | 마미 스토버의 반항|| The Revolt of Mamie Stover || 윌리엄 브래드포드 휴이|| 영어 || 1951 || 3000만The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, p. 559, on *The Revolt of Mamie Stover*: "*The Revolt of Mamie Stover* (1951), which sold almost thirty million copies worldwide, [...]" (2005) |- | 여자를 증오한 남자들 || Män som hatar kvinnor || 스티그 라르손 || 스웨덴어 || 2005 || 3000만Winnipeg Free Press on *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo*: "The first book sold 30 million copies and is available in 44 languages." (15 April 2010) |- | 배고픈 애벌레|| The Very Hungry Caterpillar || 에릭 칼|| 영어 || 1969 || 3000만The Telegraph on *The Very Hungry Caterpillar*: "It has been translated into more than 50 languages and its sales have now surpassed the 30 million mark." (3 April 2010) |}
## 2000만부 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 대유성 지구의 종말|| The Late, Great Planet Earth || 핼 린드세이|| 영어 || 1970 || 2800만확인날짜=2009-08-31 |- | 누가 내 치즈를 옮겼을까? || Who Moved My Cheese? ||스펜서 존슨|| 영어 || 1988 || 2600만The Global Times url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722155419/http://life.globaltimes.cn/art/2009-11/486848.html on *Who Moved My Cheese*: "Who Moved My Cheese has sold over 26 million copies, staying on the New York Times bestseller list since its release in 1998." (23 November 2009 |- | 버드나무에 부는 바람 || The Wind in the Willows || 케네스 그레이엄 || 영어 || 1908 || 2500만The Columbus Dispatch 날짜=2012년 5월 29일 on *The Wind in the Willows*: "More than 25 million copies of the book have been sold in 70 countries since 1908, according to the Copyrights Group, which is presently promoting a new edition." (4 May 2008) |- | 1984년 || Nineteen Eighty-Four || 조지 오웰 || 영어 || 1949 || 2500만The Philadelphia Inquirer on *Nineteen Eighty-Four*: "Nineteen Eighty-Four has sold 25 million copies, is still read in high school and college, and remains the best-known example of anti-utopian literature." (22 June 2009) |- | 성공하는 사람들의 7가지 습관 || The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People || 스티븐 코비 || 영어 || 1989 || 2500만Forbes on Covey: "Stephen Covey will be remembered most as the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, which sold over 25 million copies." (16 July 2012) |- | 천상의 예언|| The Celestine Prophecy || 제임스 레드필드|| 영어 || 1993 || 2300만The Age on *The Celestine Prophecy*: "it has sold in the vicinity of 23 million copies since its publication in 1993" (22 March 2008 |- | 헝거 게임 || The Hunger Games || 수잔 콜린스 || 영어 || 2008 || 2300만url-status=dead |- | 대부 || The Godfather || 마리오 푸조 || 영어 || 1969 || 2100만The Toronto Star on Mario Puzo: "According to the Official Mario Puzo Library website, the book sold 21 million copies in hardback and paper by 1997." (21 July 2007) |- | 러브스토리 || Love Story || 에릭 시걸|| 영어 || 1970 || 2100만Playbill url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726224620/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/141436-Michael-Ball-to-Make-Producing-Debut-with-Love-Story-at-West-Ends-Duchess on *Love Story*: "Erich Segal's best-selling novel, which has sold 21 million copies worldwide in 33 languages[...]" (23 July 2010) |- | 늑대 토템|| 狼图腾 || 장룽|| 중국어 || 2004 || 2000만The Financial Times on *Wolf Totem*: "Since it first appeared in 2004, Jiang Rong’s Wolf Totem has sold as many as 20 million copies." (15 March 2008) |- | 해피 후커|| The Happy Hooker: My Own Story || 자비에라 홀랜더|| 영어 || 1971 || 2000만The Philadelphia Inquirer on *The Happy Hooker*: "He said he found it fascinating that her book, which has sold 20 million copies to date, is still being picked up today." (26 June 2008) |- | 죠스 || Jaws || 피터 벤클리|| 영어 || 1974 || 2000만The Times url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309095335/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article730440.ece on *Jaws*: "Jaws stayed for 40 weeks in the bestseller charts of The New York Times, eventually selling 20 million copies [...]" (13 February 2006) |- | 언제까지나 너를 사랑해|| Love You Forever || 로버트 먼치|| 영어 || 1986 || 2000만The Huntsville Forester on *Love You Forever*: "The children’s classic Love You Forever has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and is in its 65th printing." (29 October 2008) |- | 여자의 방 || The Women's Room || 마릴린 프렌치|| 영어 || 1977 || 2000만CBC on *The Women's Room*: "It sold 20 million copies and was widely translated, despite poor reviews." (5 May 2009) |- | 임신한 당신이 알아야 할 모든 것 || What to Expect When You're Expecting || 알린 아이젠버그, 하이디 머코프 || 영어 || 1984 || 2000만The Australian on *What to Expect When You're Expecting*: "What to Expect When You're Expecting, in its fourth edition, was first published in 1984 and has sold more than 20 million copies." (27 October 2010) |- | 허클베리 핀의 모험 || The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn || 마크 트웨인 || 영어 || 1885 || 2000만New York Times Upfront on *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*: "This year marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of Huckleberry Finn in the U.S., and the book is still selling—more than 20 million copies worldwide to date—and still generating controversy." (10 March 2010) |- | 비밀일기 || The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ || 수 타운젠드|| 영어 || 1982 || 2000만Eureka!: Inventors describe the moment they realised they’d created a hit on *The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾*: " 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾' has sold more than 20 million copies." (29 October 2011) |- | 콘티키 || Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen || 토르 헤위에르달 || 노르웨이어 || 1950 || 2000만John J. Miller on Thor Heyerdahl on National Review Online on Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft'': ""Our intention was to test the performance and quality of the Inca raft, its seaworthiness and loading capacity, and to ascertain whether the elements would really propel it across the sea to Polynesia with its crew still on board," he wrote in Kon-Tiki, a book that has sold 20 million copies." (19 April 19 2002 ) |}
# 시리즈

## 1억 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 단행본 수 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 해리 포터 || Harry Potter || J. K. 롤링 || 영어 || 7 || 1997 ~ 2017 || 4억 5000만 The BBC on *Harry Potter*: "The Harry Potter novels have sold more than 450 million copies through Bloomsbury in Britain, and Scholastic in the United States." (23 June 2011) |- | 구스범스 || Goosebumps || R. L. 스타인 || 영어 || 62 + 외전 || 1992 ~ 1998 || 3억Reuters url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807043843/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/02/uk-books-authors-stine-idUKBRE8710FR20120802 on *Goosebumps*: "Stine is the author of "Goosebumps" and other series for young readers that have sold more than 300 million copies in 32 languages [...]" (2 August 2012) |- | 페리 메이슨|| Perry Manson || 얼 스탠리 가드너|| 영어 || 82 || 1933 ~ 1970 || 3억확인날짜=2010-01-05 |- | 베렌스타인 베어스 || Berenstain Bears || 스탠 베렌스타인
얀 베렌스타인|| 영어 || 300 이상 || 1962 - 현재 || 2억 6000만Variety 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) |- | 당신의 모험을 스스로 선택하세요|| Choose Your Own Adventure || 여러 작가 || 영어 || 185 || 1979 ~ 1998 || 2억 5000만The 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) |- | 스위트 밸리 하이|| Sweet Valley High || 프란신 파스칼|| 영어 || 400 || 1983 ~ 2003 || 2억 5000만Forbes 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) |- | 노디|| Noddy || 이니드 블라이튼|| 영어 || 24 || 1949 ~ 현재 || 2억accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 낸시 드루 || Nancy Drew || 캐롤린 킨 외 || 영어 || 175 || 1930 ~ 현재 || 2억USA Today on *Nancy Drew*: "The series is still in print and has sold over 200 million books in 17 languages." (29 May 2002) |- | 토마스와 친구들 || The Railway Series ||윌버트 오드리, 크리스토퍼 오드리|| 영어 || 41 || 1945 ~ 2011 || 2억url-status=dead |- | 산안토니오 || San-Antonio || 프레데리크 다르|| 프랑스어 || 173 || 1949 ~ 2001 || 2억url-status=dead |- | 베이비시터 클럽 || The Baby-sitters Club || 앤 마틴|| 영어 || 335 || 1986 ~ 현재 || 1억 7200만Benjamin M. Compaine and Douglas Gomeryurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=edrVnwGPUfEC&pg;=PA115&dq;=million-books&lr;=&ei;=WYriR76UD4HwjAGVp9nWBA&sig;=K1mXEngkQ06dgnel3UPb16Eb-fs, 'Who Owns the Media?: Competition and Concentration in the Mass Media Industry' page 115" |- | 스타 워즈 || Star Wars || 여러 작가 || 영어 || 300 이상 || 1977 ~ 현재 || 1억 6000만The 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) |- | 피터 래빗 || Peter Rabbit || 비어트릭스 포터 || 영어 || 6 || 1902 ~ 1930 || 1억 5000만accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 영혼을 위한 닭고기 수프|| Chicken Soup for the Soul || 잭 캔필드, 마크 빅터 한센|| 영어 || 105 || 1997 - 현재 || 1억 3000만CityWire 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 |- | 프랭크 메리웰|| Frank Merriwell || 길버트 패튼|| 영어 || 209 || 1896 ~ || 1억 2500만Susan Edgerton e.a. in *Imagining the Academy: Higher Education and Popular Culture* 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) |- | 더크 피트|| Dirk Pitt || 클리브 커슬러|| 영어 || 19 || 1973 ~ 현재 || 1억 2000만url-status= |- | 미야모토 무사시|| 宮本武蔵 || 요시카와 에이지 || 일본어 || 7 || 1935 ~ 1939 || 1억 2000만accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 아메리칸 걸|| American Girl || 여러 작가 || 영어 || || 1986 - 현재 || 1억 2000만The Berkshire Eagle url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324220856/http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_8629008?source=most_emailed on *American Girl*: "This extraordinary success has resulted in over 120 million books and 14 million dolls sold (at $90 a pop these days)" (20 March 2008) |- | 나니아 연대기 || The Chronicles of Narnia || C. S. 루이스 || 영어 || 7 || 1949 ~ 1954 || 1억 2000만Hollywood's liberal losses (20 November 2005) |- | 미스터 맨|| Mr. Men || 로저 하그리브스, 애덤 하그리브스|| 영어 || 43 || 1971 ~ 현재 || 1억 2000만BBC News 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) |- | 트와일라잇 || Twilight || 스테프니 메이어 || 영어 || 4 + 1 단편 + 1 가이드북 || 2005 ~ 2011 || 1억 1600만accessdate=2011-09-08 |- | 빨간 강아지 클리포드|| Clifford the Big Red Dog || 노먼 브리드웰|| 영어 || || 1963 ~ 현재 || 1억 1000만url-status=dead |- | 제임스 본드 || James Bond || 이언 플레밍 || 영어 || 14 || 1953 ~ 1966 || 1억url-status=dead |- | 마르틴 || Martine || 질베르 들라예, 마르셀 마를리에|| 프랑스어 || 60 || 1954 ~ 현재|| 1억RTBF 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) |}
## 5000만 이상
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 단행본 수 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 |- | 미피 || Nijntje || 딕 브루너|| 네덜란드어 || 119 || 1955 ~ 현재 || 8500만url-status=dead |- | 피어 스트리트 || Fear Street || R. L. 스타인 || 영어 || 114 || 1989 ~ 현재 || 8000만Luisa Gerasimo e.a. in *The Teacher's Calendar of Famous Birthdays* 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) |- | 뱀파이어 연대기|| The Vampire Chronicles || 앤 라이스 || 영어 || 12 || 1976 ~ 2003 || 8000만날짜=2008-11-02 |- | 말괄량이 삐삐 || Pippi Longstocking || 아스트리드 린드그린|| 스웨덴어 || 3 + 3 그림책 || 1945 ~ 2001 || 8000만news.scotsman.com: Children's writer told £200,000 prize is no fantasy |- | OSS 117|| OSS 117 || 장 부르스|| 프랑스어 || 265 || 1949 ~ 1992 || 7500만The Los AngelesDaily News 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) |- | 윔피키드 || Diary of a Wimpy Kid || 제프 키니 || 영어 || 7 || 2007 ~ 현재 || 7500만quote=How popular are these books? Consider the numbers: There are six books, and a seventh is on the way. They've been translated into 40 languages and there are 75 million copies in print worldwide. |- | 곰돌이 푸|| Winnie-the-Pooh || A. A. 밀른
E. H. 셰퍼드(삽화) || 영어 || 43 || 1926 ~ 1928 || 7000만accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 마법의 시간여행 시리즈 || Magic Tree House series || 메리 포프 어즈번|| 영어 || 43 || 1992 ~ 현재 || 5300만Lexington Herald-Leader url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009140428/http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/25/1540188/play-games-and-find-out-more-about.html 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) |- | 레프트 비하인드 || Left Behind || 팀 라헤이
제리 젠킨스|| 영어 || 16 || 1996 ~ 2007 || 6500만accessdate=2009-08-31 |- | 위험한 대결 || A Series of Unfortunate Events || 레모니 스니켓 (본명: 다니엘 핸들러) || 영어 || 13 || 1999 ~ 2006 || 6500만The Globe and Mail 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) |- | 초원의 집 || Little House on the Prairie || 로라 잉걸스 와일더 || 영어 || 12 || 1932-2006 || 6000만The Green Bay Press Gazette 날짜=2012-06-30 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) |- | 잭 리처 || Jack Reacher || 리 차일드 || 영어 || 16 || 1997 ~ 현재 || 6000만The 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) |- | 그레이의 50가지 그림자 || Fifty Shades of Grey || E. L. 제임스 || 영어 || 3 || 2011 ~ 2012 || 6000만Global Times - BDSM offers us chains we can believe in url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116143733/http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/743230.shtml on *Fifty Shades of Grey*: "One only needs to look at the success of BDSM-filled romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey (2011) by British author E.L. James, which is part of a series that has collectively sold 60 million copies worldwide and seduced countless women, to see the change." (09 November 2012) |- | 아치 북스|| Arch Books || 여러 작가 || 영어 || || 1958 ~ 현재 || 5800만url-status=live |- | 디스크월드 || Discworld || 테리 프래쳇 || 영어 || 39 || 1983 ~ 현재 || 5500만AFP on Terry Pratchett: "The 59-year-old author -- whose Discworld books have sold 55 million copies worldwide and have been translated into some 27 languages -- announced in December that he had been diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, a rare form of the degenerative brain disease." (13 March 2008) |- | 월리를 찾아라 || Where's Wally? || 마틴 핸드포드|| 영어 || 13 || 1987 ~ 현재 || 5500만Variety 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) |- | 밀레니엄 삼부작|| Millenium trilogy || 스티그 라르손 || 스웨덴어 || 3 || 2005 ~ 2007 || 5300만Bloomberg on the *Millennium Trilogy*: "Stieg Larsson -- the late Swedish author whose “Millennium Trilogy” has sold 53 million copies around the world --" (15 March 2011) |- | 화성에서 온 남자 금성에서 온 여자|| Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus || 존 그레이 || 영어 || 15 || 1992 ~ 현재 || 5000만The Star 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) |- | 하디 보이즈 || The Hardy Boys || 프랭클린 딕슨 외 || 영어 || 190 || 1927 ~ 1979 || 5000만The Unofficial Hardy Boys Home Page, "from the publisher McFarland & Company": In its 80 year history, the Hardy Boys series has sold over 50 million books in over 25 languages (20 February 2008) |- | 밥시 쌍둥이|| The Bobbsey Twins || 로라 리 호프 외 || 영어 || 72 || 1904 ~ 1979 || 5000만The 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) |- | 호빵맨 || アンパンマン || 야나세 다카시 || 일본어 || || 1970 ~ 현재 || 5000만url-status= |- | 유인원 타잔|| Tarzan || 에드거 라이스 버로스 || 영어 || 26 || 1914 ~ 1995 || 5000만Screening Difference: How Hollywood's Blockbuster Films Imagine Race Jaap van Ginneken, 2007 |- | 헝거 게임 삼부작 || The Hunger Games trilogy || 수잔 콜린스 || 영어 || 3 || 2008 ~ 2010 || 5000만The Hindustan Times on *The Hunger Games'': "The Hunger Games reaches 50 million mark" (24 July 2012) |}
# 계속 개정되는 책
{| class="wikitable" ! 제목 !! 원제 !! 저자 !! 원어 !! 발행년도 !! 부수 !! 비고 |- | 신화자전|| 新华字典 || 주편집자 : 위건공(魏建功) || 중국어 || 1957 || 4억400 million copies of Chinese-character dictionary -- *People's Daily* |- | 소년을 위한 스카우팅|| Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for
Instruction in Good Citizenship || 로버트 베이든 파월 || 영어 || 1908 || 1억 ~ 1억 5000만Extrapolation for global range of other language publications, and related to the number of Scouts, make a realistic estimate of 100 to 150 million books. Details from isbn=0-09-170670-X |- | 맥거피 독본|| The McGuffey Readers || 윌리엄 홈즈 맥거피|| 영어 || 1853 || 1억 2500만William Joseph Federer, *America's God and Country: Encyclopedia of Quotations*, page 439, on William Holmes McGuffey: "As of 1963,125 million copies had been sold" (1996) |- | 기네스 세계 기록 || Guinness World Records || 여러 작가 || 영어 || 1955 - 현재 || 1억 1500만Licensing.biz url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029205237/http://www.licensing.biz/news/6235/Guinness-World-Records-earmarks-licensing-growth on *Guinness World Records*: "The Guinness Book of World Records has been published in 30 languages in more than 100 countries and has sold in excess of 115 million copies, becoming the biggest selling copyright book of all time." (26 October 2010) || 연간 간행 |- | 아메리칸 스펠링 북|| American Spelling Book || 노아 웹스터 || 영어 || 1783 || 1억 |- | 세계 연감|| World Almanac || 여러 작가 || 영어 || 1868 - 1876
1886 - 현재 || 8000만accessdate=2009-08-31 || 연간 간행 |- | 육성점술|| 六星占術によるあなたの運命 || 호소키 카즈코 || 일본어 || 1986- 현재 || 7900만url-status= |- | 메리엄-웹스터의 대학사전|| Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary || 메리엄-웹스터 || 영어 || 1898 || 5500만New Edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2003) |- | 로제의 시소러스|| Roget's Thesaurus || 피터 마크 로제|| 영어 || 1852 || 4000만 |- | 할 수 있어 시리즈 || できるシリーズ || 임프레스 할 수 있어 시리즈 편집부 || 일본어 || 1994 ~ 현재 || 4000만News2u.net (6 February 2009) |- | 수학의 정석 || 수학의 정석 || 홍성대 || 한국어 || 1966 || 4500만"교정에 퍼지는 팔도(八道) 영재들의 사투리는 천당의 화음" url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306232718/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2008/09/26/2008092600966.html "1966년 8월 31일 나온 정석은 지금까지 4500만권 판매됐다." (2015-12-12) |- | 가정 및 야외 요리 전집|| Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book || 여러 작가 || 영어 || 1930 || 3800만확인날짜=2009-08-31url=http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72940&p;=irol-newsArticle_Print&ID;=970136 |- | 옥스포드 영영사전|| Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary || A. S. 혼비|| 영어 || 1948 || 3000만The Telegraphurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=%2Farts%2F2005%2F03%2F06%2Fboll.xml on the *Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary*: "Thirty million copies of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary have been sold since it was first published in 1948. " (3 June 2005) |- | Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book || Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book || 빌 윌슨|| 영어 || 1939 || 3000만Akron Beacon Journal on *The Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book*: While the title of the book is actually Alcoholics Anonymous, the members of AA refer to it as the Big Book. This is the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA's text on how to stay sober. "And this year is also the 70th anniversary of the publication of A.A.'s Big Book, which has sold nearly 30 million copies since 1939." (11 June 2009)Twelve Step Programs Worldwide about "Alcoholics Anonymous", the book affectionately known as "The Big Book". The 25 millionth copy of the Big Book was published in 2005, and about 1 million copies are sold each year. This means that as at 2010 there have been about 30 million copies sold, ranking it high on the list of best-selling books ever. More impressive still, it has sold this many copies even though it is available free online in English, Spanish and French - links provided." |- | 미쉐랑 가이드 || Le guide Michelin France || 여러 작가 || 프랑스어 || 1900 ~ 현재 || 3000만Map Repoat May 2004 "The Michelin Guide France 2004 Celebrates Its. 30 Millionth Copy", p.20 || 연간 간행 |- | 베티크로커의 요리책|| Betty Crocker Cookbook || 베티 크로커 외 || 영어 || 1955 ~ || 2700만url-status=dead |- | 초도해 시리즈 || 超図解シリーズ || 엑스미디어 || 일본어 || 1996 ~ 2007 || 2500만url-status=dead |- | 자유자재 || 自由自在 || 여러 작가 || 일본어|| 1953 ~ 현재 || 2400만Zoshindo |- | 신명해 국어사전|| 新明解国語辞典 || 야마다 타다오 || 일본어 || 1972 || 2040만Asahi Shimbun url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401153841/http://book.asahi.com/clip/TKY200801160127.html 16 January 2008 |- | 영문법|| English Grammar || 린들리 머레이|| 영어 || 1795 || 2000만The New York Times (9 January 2005) |}