After the Dragons

Sold by the million

Best-selling books of all time

Ranked by the most widely published sales estimate for each title.

  1. 1
    A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens · 1859
    200Mcopies, est.
  2. 2
    The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry · 1943
    200Mcopies, est.
  3. 3
    The AlchemistPaulo Coelho · 1988
    150Mcopies, est.
  4. 4
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ. K. Rowling · 1997
    120Mcopies, est.
  5. 5
    Alice's Adventures in WonderlandLewis Carroll · 1865
    100Mcopies, est.
  6. 6
    And Then There Were NoneAgatha Christie · 1939
    100Mcopies, est.
  7. 7
    The HobbitJ. R. R. Tolkien · 1937
    100Mcopies, est.
  8. 8
    The Da Vinci CodeDan Brown · 2003
    80Mcopies, est.
  9. 9
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. Rowling · 1998
    77Mcopies, est.
  10. 10
    The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. Salinger · 1951
    65Mcopies, est.
  11. 11
    Sophie's WorldJostein Gaarder · 1991
    60Mcopies, est.
  12. 12
    The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James Waller · 1992
    60Mcopies, est.
  13. 13
    Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud Montgomery · 1908
    50Mcopies, est.
  14. 14
    Black BeautyAnna Sewell · 1877
    50Mcopies, est.
  15. 15
    Charlotte's WebE. B. White · 1952
    50Mcopies, est.
  16. 16
    HeidiJohanna Spyri · 1880
    50Mcopies, est.
  17. 17
    LolitaVladimir Nabokov · 1955
    50Mcopies, est.
  18. 18
    One Hundred Years of SolitudeGabriel García Márquez · 1967
    50Mcopies, est.
  19. 19
    The Eagle Has LandedJack Higgins · 1975
    50Mcopies, est.
  20. 20
    The Name of the RoseUmberto Eco · 1980
    50Mcopies, est.
  21. 21
    Watership DownRichard Adams · 1972
    50Mcopies, est.
  22. 22
    Flowers in the AtticV. C. Andrews · 1979
    40Mcopies, est.
  23. 23
    To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee · 1960
    40Mcopies, est.
  24. 24
    Angels & DemonsDan Brown · 2000
    39Mcopies, est.
  25. 25
    War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy · 1869
    36Mcopies, est.
  26. 26
    The Adventures of PinocchioCarlo Collodi · 1881
    35Mcopies, est.
  27. 27
    The Thorn BirdsColleen McCullough · 1977
    33Mcopies, est.
  28. 28
    The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini · 2003
    31.5Mcopies, est.
  29. 29
    Gone with the WindMargaret Mitchell · 1936
    30Mcopies, est.
  30. 30
    RebeccaDaphne du Maurier · 1938
    30Mcopies, est.
  31. 31
    The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg Larsson · 2005
    30Mcopies, est.
  32. 32
    The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
    30Mcopies, est.
  33. 33
    The Lost SymbolDan Brown · 2009
    30Mcopies, est.
  34. 34
    The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins · 2008
    29Mcopies, est.
  35. 35
    James and the Giant PeachRoald Dahl · 1961
    28Mcopies, est.
  36. 36
    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristLew Wallace · 1880
    26Mcopies, est.
  37. 37
    The Wind in the WillowsKenneth Grahame · 1908
    25Mcopies, est.
  38. 38
    The Fault in Our StarsJohn Green · 2012
    23Mcopies, est.
  39. 39
    The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins · 2015
    23Mcopies, est.
  40. 40
    Catching FireSuzanne Collins · 2009
    21Mcopies, est.
  41. 41
    The GodfatherMario Puzo · 1969
    21Mcopies, est.
  42. 42
    Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1885
    20Mcopies, est.
  43. 43
    Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald Dahl · 1964
    20Mcopies, est.
  44. 44
    DuneFrank Herbert · 1965
    20Mcopies, est.
  45. 45
    Gone GirlGillian Flynn · 2012
    20Mcopies, est.
  46. 46
    JawsPeter Benchley · 1974
    20Mcopies, est.
  47. 47
    MockingjaySuzanne Collins · 2010
    20Mcopies, est.
  48. 48
    Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen · 1813
    20Mcopies, est.
  49. 49
    Things Fall ApartChinua Achebe · 1958
    20Mcopies, est.
  50. 50
    MatildaRoald Dahl · 1988
    17Mcopies, est.
  51. 51
    The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak · 2005
    16Mcopies, est.
  52. 52
    The Neverending StoryMichael Ende · 1979
    16Mcopies, est.
  53. 53
    All the Light We Cannot SeeAnthony Doerr · 2014
    15.3Mcopies, est.
  54. 54
    Fifty Shades of GreyE. L. James · 2011
    15.2Mcopies, est.
  55. 55
    PerfumePatrick Süskind · 1985
    15Mcopies, est.
  56. 56
    ShōgunJames Clavell · 1975
    15Mcopies, est.
  57. 57
    The Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck · 1939
    15Mcopies, est.
  58. 58
    The OutsidersS. E. Hinton · 1967
    15Mcopies, est.
  59. 59
    The Pillars of the EarthKen Follett · 1989
    15Mcopies, est.
  60. 60
    The Shadow of the WindCarlos Ruiz Zafón · 2001
    15Mcopies, est.
  61. 61
    A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle · 1962
    14Mcopies, est.
  62. 62
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams · 1979
    14Mcopies, est.
  63. 63
    The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway · 1952
    13Mcopies, est.
  64. 64
    Me Before YouJojo Moyes · 2012
    12Mcopies, est.
  65. 65
    Norwegian WoodHaruki Murakami · 1987
    12Mcopies, est.
  66. 66
    The GiverLois Lowry · 1993
    12Mcopies, est.
  67. 67
    The PlagueAlbert Camus · 1947
    12Mcopies, est.
  68. 68
    The Boy in the Striped PyjamasJohn Boyne · 2006
    11Mcopies, est.
  69. 69
    The ExorcistWilliam Peter Blatty · 1971
    11Mcopies, est.
  70. 70
    Bridget Jones's DiaryHelen Fielding · 1996
    10Mcopies, est.
  71. 71
    Catch-22Joseph Heller · 1961
    10Mcopies, est.
  72. 72
    Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury · 1953
    10Mcopies, est.
  73. 73
    It Ends with UsColleen Hoover · 2016
    10Mcopies, est.
  74. 74
    Life of PiYann Martel · 2001
    10Mcopies, est.
  75. 75
    My Brilliant FriendElena Ferrante · 2011
    10Mcopies, est.
  76. 76
    The HelpKathryn Stockett · 2009
    10Mcopies, est.
  77. 77
    The Lovely BonesAlice Sebold · 2002
    10Mcopies, est.
  78. 78
    The StrangerAlbert Camus · 1942
    10Mcopies, est.

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