Top 10 List of Best Selling Novels

By Melodee Tellers


You are most likely keen in knowing which of the billion books in the library people mostly have in their homes. Today, there are many authors here and there that are trying desperately to make it big. Perhaps you are also wondering which book is globally promoted? This informative article will highlight the ten most outstanding books in the market worldwide.

1. The Bible

The bible has sold almost 6 billion copies...and counting. With various translations, this also shows the number of people in the religion that own more than one copy.

2. Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong by Mao Zedong

Selected speeches and quotation from the much celebrated leader of China, Mao Zedong. This book is famously called by westerners as the Little Red Book. It has sold at over 900 million copies translated in 65 languages and written in 853 formats.

3. The Qur'an

It is said to be the Islamic version of the Catholic Bible. It has produced over 800 million copies up to now and the amount of purchases is growing continuously.

4. Xinhua Zidian

This book has sold over 400 million in copies. It is considered as the Chinese dictionary consisting Chinese figures, logograms, and pinyin Romanization. In the year 2000 it has been developed and was able to print out an English translation.

5. The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith, Jr.

This book is categorized under the religious books category that has been produced in huge numbers. It is considered the bible for a movement of latter day saint. It sold 120 million copies and counting.

6. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling

The greatest book to sell millions of copies, 107 million to be exact, in a very short amount of time. It has remained to be a top pick for parents as a bed time story and fanatics of thee wizardry world.

7. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Proven to have sold over 100 million copies in 2007 and is probably the best detective books written globally.

8. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Also sold a whopping 100 million copies famously known for its unusual characters in a magical world and a battle between good and evil.

9. Guiness Book of World Records by Mark C. Young

It has sold more than 90 million copies of the greatest first time acts ever done by men and greatest trivias known.

10. World Almanac by World Almanac Editors

As families are growing big in number, latest editions of almanacs are being bought continually because of our thirst for knowledge. It was initially launched in 1868 and it has sold over 74 million copies around the globe.




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