The statistic presents all-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012. J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, which is the most successful movie franchise in the world, ranked third with 400 million copies sold worldwide.
All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012
(in millions of copies)
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Adweek. (May 9, 2012). All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Adweek. "All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies)." Chart. May 9, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Adweek. (2012). All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Adweek. "All-time World's Bestselling Books as of May 2012 (in Millions of Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies) [Graph], Adweek, May 9, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
