Most scholars agree that the greatest works of world literature were written by homer. In this list for most published books, we dig into millions of published. A world of darkness 2nd edition do you dare to explore the hidden reaches of the world of darkness. The whole booke of psalmes, or the bay psalm book, as it is now known, is expected to sell for. It seems that those most likely to commit a reckless act stealing are also interested in reading about reckless acts. The holy quran still is the most read book in the world. The books that created a huge commotion from their first publication and still continue to be a fundamental part of new libraries and. Jan 28, 2016 the gutenberg bible is probably the most valuable book or type of book in the world. A childrens fable certified by guinness world records as the smallest book ever reproduced in a colorful large print edition. The book was printed in a total of 750 copies and back in the days it was sold for something between 15 shillings and one pound when it came out. Maos little red book to get revamp world news the guardian. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years he found.
Rowlings harry potter series, which is the most successful movie franchise in the world, ranked third with 400 million copies sold worldwide. Chapman created the list by examining how many individual copies of the books had been printed and sold over the last 50 years. Equally, shopping for books is pretty great as well, especially if its in one of these most beautiful bookstores in the world. I noticed that your answer to the top ten most printed. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the worlds bestselling and most widely distributed book. According to writer james chapman who created a list of the most read books in the world. The book was unveiled by mshahed international group, in. Apr 26, 2008 what is the 2nd most widely read book in the world. The 2010 edition of the catalogue is the worlds third most printed publication next to the bible and harry potter but martin roth wrote an article in 2002 where he was pretty sure that ikea was close to beating the bible in regard of worldwide distribution. But a new version of the world s second most published book is due to appear on chinese shelves, decades after it fell from.
The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Book clubs second grade is a set of text response pages in the form of a mini book. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed posted by stylist team. Since the invention of the printing press in mid1400s, the holy bible has been the most printed book in all of world history, at an estimated 6 billion copies. They hold the key to a new world each time we open them and few things beat the feeling of turning a page to discover what a character will do next. Large print, world war ii, military history, books. The book thief by markus zusak, the diary of a young girl by anne frank, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, unbr. Despite popular belief, the bible is not the most printed or translated book in the english language, reminded a library special collections expert. With news this week of the discovery of what could be the earliest known siddur, a jewish prayer book dated at around 840 ad we have put together a list of 10 of the oldest known surviving books in the world today. What is the most widely read book in the world answers. Quotations from chairman mao zedong, mao zedong, 900 million. Robert chaplin is raising funds for the worlds smallest book a large print edition on kickstarter. The bible tops the list of the most read books in the world.
Top 10 most read books in the world based on number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years. The most popular book of all time christian universities. Stockbyte getty images scholars can debate endlessly over which book is the best of all time, but finding out which ones have enjoyed the most commercial success should be a more concrete endeavor. According to bestselling records, the second most read book is the lord of the rings by j. Researcher james chapman has compiled this look at the top 10 most read books in the world. Rowlings harry potter series at fifth place with 450m copies.
List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed stylist. The answer is quite surprising at first, but not that unexpected when you think about it. Second installment of the harry potter series, 1999, over 60 million copies. Nov 25, 20 today, sothebys will auction a copy of the first englishlanguage book printed in america.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Here are the top 10 most read books in the world 1 the bible 3. For those of you who arent familiar with the tao te ching, this is the second most translated book in the world after the bible and it was written more than 2500 years ago by this wise chinese man called lao tzu. Please help improve this article by checking for citation inaccuracies. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed. A world of darkness 2nd edition white wolf world of. It has been translated into several languages and distributed all over the world. Writing and literature are thought to have been first developed between the 7th and 4th millenium bc. Thus the oldest book in the world must surely be the gutenberg bible oldest printed book in the west, from c. Christian books still dominate alltime bestsellers lists. With the use of imagination, we transform simple words printed on pages into completely new worlds, people, and journeys. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The most popular book of all time christian universities online.
As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, placing harry potter among historys most translated literary works. And then it is only a vague guess, probably inflated by the xtains. Aug 18, 2014 the holy quran still is the most read book in the world. May 25, 2018 it was written by several authors inspired by the holy spirit over a period of time. It is categorized into the old testament and the new testament.
Apr 11, 2007 what are the top 10 most printed books of all time. The most decisive development for the increased book production was the invention of the printing press. Comics and textbooks are not included in this list. Some titles may have had more copies printed than some of these books, but a vast number of those books were. What is the second best selling book of all time after the bible. Sold at christies new york in november 2011, it was the held the world record for most expensive print ever sold until 2014. The third highest selling print is quotations from chairman mao tsetung, a book of selected speeches and writings by mao zedong, the former. In this list for most published books, we dig into millions of published books around the world to find the most popular among them. Which of the following countries produced the worlds first printed books. While there are no surviving examples of the chinese printing presses of the 11th century, the oldest surving dated printed book on record is the budhist diamondsutra, dated 11 may 868 ad. With news this week of the discovery of what could be the earliest known siddur, a jewish prayer book dated at around 840 ad we have put together a list of 10 of the oldest known surviving books in the world today writing and literature are thought to have been first developed between the.
List of literary works by number of translations wikipedia. The quran is also widely reported to be one of the most printed and distributed books worldwide, with billions of copies believed to be in. The gutenberg bible is probably the most valuable book or type of book in the world. The book alcoholics anonymous is not in the top ten books of all time.
The holy bible, quotations from chairman mao tsetung, harry potter, the lord of the rings, the alchemist, the da vinci code, the night saga, gone with the wind, think and grow rich, and the diary of anne frank according to writer james chapman who created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each. The top 10 most published books of all time les listes. And in a 2005 update he estimated that ikea had actually overtaken the bible. The holy bible, quotations from chairman mao tsetung, harry potter, the lord of the rings, the alchemist, the da vinci code, the night saga, gone with the wind, think and grow rich, and the diary of anne frank. The books are listed according to the highest sales estimate as reported in reliable, independent sources. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. The most widelyread magazine in the world is the handdistributed, brooklynbased monthly publication of. May 04, 2018 unsurprisingly, childrens books and fairy tales dominate the list of the most translated books throughout history. As there are more practicing muslims than christians in the world, which is a fact.
The 20 most influential books in history world economic. To make the bible the most printed book you have to add up all its flavors. Do you dare to explore the hidden reaches of the world of darkness. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Today, sothebys will auction a copy of the first englishlanguage book printed in america. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the world s bestselling and most widely distributed book. Nov 15, 20 researcher james chapman has compiled this look at the top 10 most read books in the world.
With thousands of translations, over forty original authors, and a two millennium history, lets take a look at the trails, tribulations, changes, and status of the worlds most popular book. Researcher james chapman has compiled this look at the top 10 mostread books in the world. It is unverified, as the buyer is private and anonymous. Sep 27, 20 it will not be especially little, and the cover will be only partly red. These are the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Ancient wisdom from the second most translated book in the. This article possibly contains inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text. Genesis, written by moses, is the first book, while revelation, written by john the apostle, is the last book. Did you know the most widely circulated magazine in the world. Nov 05, 2012 robert chaplin is raising funds for the worlds smallest book a large print edition on kickstarter. Real world color management 2nd edition fraser, bruce, murphy, chris, bunting, fred on. But a new version of the worlds second most published book is due to appear on chinese shelves, decades after it fell from. The four hundredth anniversary of the printing of the first english bible is an event of great significance. What is the 2nd most widely read book in the world. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. It will not be especially little, and the cover will be only partly red. In the september the huffington post published an article by. William caxton, who introduced the printing press to england, printed the recuyell of the historyes of troye in 1473, which he had translated from the french original of raoul lefevre. Printing is considered one of the four great inventions of china.
There are 10 languages that currently dominate the globe. Quotations from the works of mao tsetung came in second with 820 million copies sold, and. Equally incorrect are websites whose claims are based on the premise that a book is a printed object. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any language. Large print, world war ii, military history, books barnes. Heres a list of the 10 most popular languages spoken worldwide, along with the number of countries where the language is established, and the approximate number of primary or first language speakers for that language.
Numbers indicate number of copies sold or printed 1. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers are hard to nail down. The most popular novel on this list was spanish novel don quixote which came in at fourth place with 500m copies sold, followed by j. Which was actually one of the most commonly stolen books long before the movie came out. Nov 19, 2012 for those of you who arent familiar with the tao te ching, this is the second most translated book in the world after the bible and it was written more than 2500 years ago by this wise chinese man called lao tzu. Some titles may have had more copies printed than some of these books, but a vast number of those books were not sold, so well assume that they did not get read. What are the top 10 most printed books of all time. In fact, the very first book printed in english was a translation. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Today, the first folio is one of the most valuable printed books in the world, thing which makes it quite expensive. You pick and choose the skills and standards that you want your book clubs to focus on while they are together. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of each book, rather than the number of books printed or currently owned. March 2018 learn how and when to remove this template message. And where does the book alcoholics anonymous place on that list.
Search christian books still dominate alltime bestsellers lists. The earliest printed book in the list is a southern song annotated woodblock edition of the book of tang printed c. The majority of book thieves are young, white males, and this is what they read. What is the 2nd most published book in history answers. Dec 20, 20 equally incorrect are websites whose claims are based on the premise that a book is a printed object. Unsurprisingly, the most popular book of all time has an interesting history. Every church has hundreds upon hundreds, if not thousands of bibles. Venture into those forbidden regions where even va. Today, the worlds most translated book is the bible. The worlds smallest book a large print edition kickstarter. A survey by the bible society concluded that around 2.