Top 10 most selling books of all time

10. -  ‘She: A History of Adventure’ - Henry Rider Haggard’s book ‘She: A History of Adventure’ was an adventure genre book.  First version of this book was published in 1887. About 80 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

9. - ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’- C. S.Lewis‘s book ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ was first published in 1950. This was a fantasy  genre book. About 85 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

8. - ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’- Cao Xueqin‘s book ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ was a family saga genre book . it was originally published in Chinese . it was first published in 1791.  About 100 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

7. - ‘And Then There Were None’- Agatha Christie‘s book  ‘And Then There Were None’ holds 7th position in our list . it was first published in 1939. This was a mystery  genre book. About 100 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

6. -  ‘The Hobbit’- J. R. R. Tolkien‘s book  ‘The Hobbit’ holds 6th position in our list. it was first published in 1937. This was a fantasy genre book. About 100 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

5. -   ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’- J. K. Rowling‘s book ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’ was first published in 1997. This was a fantasy genre book. About 120 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

4. - ‘Grimms' Fairy Tales’- Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm ‘s book ‘Grimms' Fairy Tales’ holds 4th position in our list .it was first published in 1812 . More than 135 million copies of this folklore genre book have been sold so far.

3. -  ‘The Little Prince’- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry‘s book ‘The Little Prince’ was a fantasy genre book.  first version of this book was published in 1943. It was originally published in German. About 140 million copies of this book have been sold till now .

2.- ‘The Alchemist’- Paulo Coelho‘s book  ‘The Alchemist’ is the second most selling book of all time. It was first published in 1984. This was a fantasy genre book. Around 65 to 15 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

1. - ‘The Lord of the Rings’- J. R. R. Tolkien‘s book ‘The Lord of the Rings’ was first published in1954. This was a fantasy  genre book. ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is the most selling book of all time . around 150 million copies of this book have been sold so far.

 

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