Top 10 Best Selling Books Of All Time | 10 Best Selling Books Of All Time

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens 

            The best seller of all time was first published in 1859 and since sold around 200 million copies!

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

 First published in 1954, the book has already sold 150 million copies! Tolkien is the only author that has 2 titles in this list. The book is sometimes sold in volumes – mostly 3 volumes (as in the original publication) but it is known to be sold in as many as 7 volumes! The figure 150 million refers to copies of the complete story sold.

The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Expiree 

            The Little Prince is the first title in this list that its original language is not English. The manuscript was originally in French, though the first publication of the story was in English, in 1943. It since sold 140 million copies.

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie 

 Agatha Christie is the first female writer in this list. Her masterpiece was first published in 1939 and since sold some 100 million copies.

Dream of the Red Chamber, by Cao Xueqin

 The oldest book in this list was first published in 1791, and since sold 100 million copies. It is the only book in the list which first publication was not in English (it was in Chinese) 

The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien 

 The Hobbit by Tolkien sold 100 million copies since it’s first publication in 1937. Not as successful as Tolkien’s other title on the list, but good enough.

 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis

 85 million copies sold since 1950

She: A History of Adventure, by H. Rider Haggard 

 83 million copies since 1887

The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown 

The phenomenal success of Dan Brown’s book is remarkable – it was published only in 2003 and already sold 80 million copies!

Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill 

 70 million copies sold since 1937