Tuesday, January 13, 2015

List of best-selling single-volume books

List of best-selling single-volume books[edit]

More than 100 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles DickensEnglish1859200 million[5]
The Lord of the Rings
(sometimes considered a series)
J. R. R. TolkienEnglish1954–1955150 million[6]
Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench[Note 1]1943140 million[7][8]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneJ. K. RowlingEnglish1997107 million[9]
And Then There Were NoneAgatha ChristieEnglish1939100 million[10]
紅樓夢/红楼梦 (Dream of the Red Chamber)Cao XueqinChinese1754[11]–1791100 million[12]
The HobbitJ. R. R. TolkienEnglish1937100 million[13]
She: A History of AdventureH. Rider HaggardEnglish1887100 million[14]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeC. S. LewisEnglish195085 million[15]
The Da Vinci CodeDan BrownEnglish200380 million[16]
Think and Grow RichNapoleon HillEnglish193770 million[17]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ. K. RowlingEnglish200565 million[18]
The Catcher in the RyeJ. D. SalingerEnglish195165 million[19]
O Alquimista (The Alchemist)Paulo CoelhoPortuguese198865 million[20]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. RowlingEnglish199860 million[21]
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanJ. K. RowlingEnglish199855 million[22]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireJ. K. RowlingEnglish200055 million[23]
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ. K. RowlingEnglish200355 million[24]
Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ. K. RowlingEnglish200750 million[25]
Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude)Gabriel García MárquezSpanish196750 million[26][27][28]
LolitaVladimir NabokovEnglish195550 million[29]
Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre (Heidi's Years of Learning and Travel)Johanna SpyriGerman188050 million[30]
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child CareDr. Benjamin SpockEnglish194650 million[31]
Anne of Green GablesLucy Maud MontgomeryEnglish190850 million[32]
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions: The autobiography of a horseAnna SewellEnglish187750 million[33]
Il Nome della Rosa (The Name of the Rose)Umberto EcoItalian198050 million[34]
The Eagle Has LandedJack HigginsEnglish197550 million[35]
Watership DownRichard AdamsEnglish197250 million[36]
The Hite ReportShere HiteEnglish197650 million[37]
Charlotte's WebE.B. White; illustrated by Garth WilliamsEnglish195250 million[38]
The Ginger ManJ. P. DonleavyEnglish195550 million[39]
The Bridges of Madison CountyRobert James WallerEnglish199250 million[40]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix PotterEnglish190245 million[41]
Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard BachEnglish197040 million[42]
A Message to GarciaElbert HubbardEnglish189940 million[31]
Sofies verden (Sophie's World)Jostein GaarderNorwegian199140 million[43]
Flowers in the AtticV. C. AndrewsEnglish197940 million[44]
Angels & DemonsDan BrownEnglish200039 million[45]
Как закалялась сталь (Kak zakalyalas' stal'; How the Steel Was Tempered)Nikolai OstrovskyRussian193236.4 million copies in USSR[46]
Война и мир (Voyna i mir; War and Peace)Leo TolstoyRussian186936.0 million copies in USSR[46]
Le avventure di Pinocchio. Storia di un burattino (The Adventures of Pinocchio)Carlo CollodiItalian188135 million[47]
You Can Heal Your LifeLouise HayEnglish198435 million[48]
Your Erroneous ZonesWayne DyerEnglish197635 million[49]
The Late, Great Planet EarthHal LindseyC. C. CarlsonEnglish197035 million[50]
Kane and AbelJeffrey ArcherEnglish197934 million[51]
In His Steps: What Would Jesus Do?Charles M. SheldonEnglish189630 million[31]
To Kill a MockingbirdHarper LeeEnglish196030 million[52]
Valley of the DollsJacqueline SusannEnglish196630 million[31]
Gone with the WindMargaret MitchellEnglish193630 million[53]
Het Achterhuis (The Diary of a Young GirlThe Diary of Anne Frank)Anne FrankDutch194730 million[54]
The Purpose Driven LifeRick WarrenEnglish200230 million[55]
The Thorn BirdsColleen McCulloughEnglish197730 million[56]
The Revolt of Mamie StoverWilliam Bradford HuieEnglish195130 million[57]
Män som hatar kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)Stieg LarssonSwedish200530 million[58]
The Very Hungry CaterpillarEric CarleEnglish196930 million[59]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Молодая гвардия (Molodaya Gvardiya; The Young Guard)Alexander Alexandrovich FadeyevRussian194526 million copies in USSR[46]
Who Moved My Cheese?Spencer JohnsonEnglish199826 million[60]
The Great GatsbyF. Scott FitzgeraldEnglish192525 million[61]
The Wind in the WillowsKenneth GrahameEnglish190825 million[62]
Nineteen Eighty-FourGeorge OrwellEnglish194925 million[63]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleStephen R. CoveyEnglish198925 million[64]
Поднятая целина (Podnyataya Tselina; Virgin Soil Upturned)Mikhail SholokhovRussian193524 million copies in USSR[46]
The Celestine ProphecyJames RedfieldEnglish199323 million[65]
The Hunger GamesSuzanne CollinsEnglish200823 million[66]
Дядя Степа (Dyadya Styopa; Uncle Styopa)Sergey MikhalkovRussian193621 million copies in USSR[46]
The GodfatherMario PuzoEnglish196921 million[67]
Love StoryErich SegalEnglish197021 million[68]
狼图腾 (Wolf Totem)Jiang RongChinese200420 million[69]
The Happy Hooker: My Own StoryXaviera HollanderEnglish197120 million[70]
JawsPeter BenchleyEnglish197420 million[71]
Love You ForeverRobert MunschEnglish198620 million[72]
The Women's RoomMarilyn FrenchEnglish197720 million[73]
What to Expect When You're ExpectingArlene Eisenberg and Heidi MurkoffEnglish198420 million[74]
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainEnglish188520 million[75]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾Sue TownsendEnglish198220 million[76]
Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a RaftThor HeyerdahlNorwegian195020 million[77]
Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války (The Good Soldier Švejk)Jaroslav HašekCzech192320 million[78]
Where the Wild Things AreMaurice SendakEnglish196320 million[79]
The Power of Positive ThinkingNorman Vincent PealeEnglish195220 million[80]
The ShackWilliam P. YoungEnglish200720 million[81]
The SecretRhonda ByrneEnglish200620 million[82]
Fear of FlyingErica JongEnglish197320 million[83]

Between 10 million and 20 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise BrownEnglish194716 million[84]
Die unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story)Michael EndeGerman197916 million[85]
Guess How Much I Love YouSam McBratneyEnglish199415 million[86]
ShōgunJames ClavellEnglish197515 million[87]
The Poky Little PuppyJanette Sebring LowreyEnglish194215 million[88]
The Pillars of the EarthKen FollettEnglish198915 million[89]
How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale CarnegieEnglish193615 million[90]
Das Parfum (Perfume)Patrick SüskindGerman198515 million[91]
The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckEnglish193915 million[92]
The Horse WhispererNicholas EvansEnglish199515 million[93]
La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind)Carlos Ruiz ZafónSpanish200115 million[94]
窓ぎわのトットちゃん (Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window)Tetsuko KuroyanagiJapanese198114.36 million (in Japan and China)[95][96]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas AdamsEnglish197914 million[97]
Tuesdays with MorrieMitch AlbomEnglish199714 million[98]
God's Little AcreErskine CaldwellEnglish193314 million[99]
Va' dove ti porta il cuore (Follow Your Heart)Susanna TamaroItalian199414 million[100]
The Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayEnglish195213 million[46]
The OutsidersS. E. HintonEnglish196713 million[101]
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryRoald DahlEnglish196413 million[102]
Life After LifeRaymond MoodyEnglish197513 million[103]
ノルウェイの森Noruwei no Mori (Norwegian Wood)Haruki MurakamiJapanese198712 million[104]
Peyton PlaceGrace MetaliousEnglish195612 million[105]
DuneFrank HerbertEnglish196512 million[106]
La Peste (The Plague)Albert CamusFrench194712 million[107]
人間失格 (No Longer Human)Osamu DazaiJapanese194812 million[108]
The Naked ApeDesmond MorrisEnglish196812 million[109]
Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager (Man's Search for Meaning)Viktor FranklGerman194612 million[110]
Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)Dante AlighieriItalian130411-12 million (during 20th century)[111]
Things Fall ApartChinua AchebeEnglish195811 million[112]
The ProphetKhalil GibranEnglish192311 million[113][114][better source needed]
The ExorcistWilliam Peter BlattyEnglish197111 million[115]
The GruffaloJulia DonaldsonEnglish199910.5 million[116]
Catch-22Joseph HellerEnglish196110 million[117]
Eye of the NeedleKen FollettEnglish197810 million[118]
A Brief History of TimeStephen HawkingEnglish198810 million[119]
The Cat in the HatDr. SeussEnglish195710 million[120]
The Lovely BonesAlice SeboldEnglish200210 million[121]
Wild SwansJung ChangEnglish199210 million[122]
Santa EvitaTomás Eloy MartínezSpanish199510 million[123]
Un di Velt Hot Geshvign (Night)Elie WieselYiddish195810 million[124]
The Kite RunnerKhaled HosseiniEnglish200310 million[125]
于丹《论语》心得 (Confucius from the Heart)Yu DanChinese200610 million[126]
The Total WomanMarabel MorganEnglish197410 million[127]
知価革命 (Knowledge-value Revolution)Taichi SakaiyaJapanese198510 million[128]
中国社会主义经济问题研究 (Problems in China's Socialist Economy)Xue MuqiaoChinese197910 million[129]
What Color is Your Parachute?Richard Nelson BollesEnglish197010 million[130]
The Dukan DietPierre DukanFrench200010 million[131]
The Joy of SexAlex ComfortEnglish197210 million[132]
The Gospel According to PeanutsRobert L. ShortEnglish196510 million[133]
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'EngleEnglish196210 million[134]
Life of PiYann MartelEnglish200110 million[135]
The GiverLois LowryEnglish199310 million[136]

No reliable sales figures[edit]

Note: These books do not have reliable sales data; however, there is evidence that they have sold at least 10 million copies, and therefore belong on this list.
BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedNotes
Don QuixoteMiguel de CervantesSpanish1605[137]

List of best-selling book series[edit]

More than 100 million copies[edit]

Book seriesAuthorOriginal languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Harry PotterJ.K. RowlingEnglish7 + 3 supplements1997-2007450 million[138]
GoosebumpsR. L. StineEnglish62 + spin-off series1992–1997–present300 million[139]
Perry MasonErle Stanley GardnerEnglish821933 — 1970300 million[140]
Berenstain BearsStan and Jan BerenstainEnglishover 3001962 — present260 million[141]
Choose Your Own Adventurevarious authorsEnglish1851979 — 1998250 million[142]
Sweet Valley HighFrancine Pascal and ghostwritersEnglish4001983–2003250 million[143]
NoddyEnid BlytonEnglish241949–present200 million[144]
Nancy Drewvarious authors as Carolyn KeeneEnglish1751930 — present200 million[145]
The Railway Series
(spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)
Rev. W. AwdryChristopher AwdryEnglish411945–2011200 million[146]
San-AntonioFrédéric DardFrench1731949–2001200 million[147]
Robert LangdonDan BrownEnglish42000–present200 million[148]
The Baby-sitters ClubAnn MartinEnglish3351986 — present172 million[149]
Star Warsvarious authorsEnglishover 3001977 — present160 million[150]
Little CritterMercer MayerEnglishover 2001975–present150 million[151]
Peter RabbitBeatrix PotterEnglish61902–1930150 million[152]
Chicken Soup for the SoulJack CanfieldMark Victor HansenEnglish1051997 — present130 million[153]
Frank MerriwellGilbert PattenEnglish2091896 -125 million[154]
Dirk PittClive CusslerEnglish191973 — present120 million[155]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)Eiji YoshikawaJapanese71935–1939120 million[156]
American Girlvarious authorsEnglish1986 — present120 million[157]
The Chronicles of NarniaC. S. LewisEnglish71949–1954120 million[158]
Mr. MenRoger HargreavesAdam HargreavesEnglish431971 — present120 million[159]
TwilightStephenie MeyerEnglish4 + 1 Novella + 1 Guide2005–2011120 million[160]
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff KinneyEnglish92007–present120 million[161]
Clifford the Big Red DogNorman BridwellEnglish1963 — present110 million[162]
James BondIan FlemingEnglish141953–1966100 million[163]
MartineGilbert DelahayeMarcel MarlierFrench601954 — present100 million[164]
Fifty Shades of GreyE. L. JamesEnglish32011–2012100 million[165]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies[edit]

Book seriesAuthorOriginal languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy)Dick BrunaDutch1191955 — present85 million[166]
Alex CrossJames PattersonEnglish211993 — present81 million[167]
Fear StreetR. L. StineEnglish1141989 — present80 million[168]
The Vampire ChroniclesAnne RiceEnglish121976-200380 million[169]
Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking)Astrid LindgrenSwedish3 + 3 picture books1945-200180 million[170]
Millennium seriesStieg LarssonSwedish32005–200775 million[171]
OSS 117Jean BruceFrench2651949–199275 million[172]
Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. ShepardEnglish21926–192870 million[173]
Magic Tree House seriesMary Pope OsborneEnglish56[174]1992–present70 million[175]
Left BehindTim LaHayeJerry B. JenkinsEnglish161996 — 200765 million[176]
A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket aka Daniel HandlerEnglish131999–200665 million[177]
Little House on the PrairieLaura Ingalls WilderEnglish121932–200660 million[178]
Jack ReacherLee ChildEnglish161997–present60 million[179]
DiscworldTerry PratchettEnglish401983–present55 million[180]
Where's Wally?[181]Martin HandfordEnglish131987–present55 million[182]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from VenusJohn GrayEnglish151992–present50 million[183]
The Hardy Boysvarious authors as Franklin W. DixonEnglish1901927–present50 million[184]
The Bobbsey Twinsvarious authors as Laura Lee HopeEnglish721904–197950 million[185]
TarzanEdgar Rice BurroughsEnglish261914–199550 million[186]
The Hunger Games trilogySuzanne CollinsEnglish32008–201050 million[187]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies[edit]

Book seriesAuthorOriginal languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
A Child's First Library Of Learningvarious authorsEnglish291980 -45 million[188]
Junie B. JonesBarbara ParkEnglish301992 -44 million[189]
The Wheel of TimeRobert JordanBrandon SandersonEnglish141990 - 201344 million[190]
Harry BoschMichael ConnellyEnglish151992 -42 million[191]
Harry HoleJo NesbøNorwegian91997–present40 million[192]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)original author: Liu ZhixiaChinese101955–196236.52 million[193]
Paddington BearMichael BondEnglish701958–present35 million[194]
The Inheritance CycleChristopher PaoliniEnglish42002–201133 million[195]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)Sohachi YamaokaJapanese261950–196730 million[196]
RamonaBeverly ClearyEnglish81955–199930 million[197]
The Dark TowerStephen KingEnglish81982-201230 million[198]
The DestroyerWarren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authorsEnglish1501971–present30 million[199]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies[edit]

Book seriesAuthorOriginal languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)Sachiko KiyonoJapanese251976–200628 million[200]
Curious GeorgeHans Augusto Rey andMargret ReyEnglish581941–present27 million[201]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)Kaoru KurimotoJapanese1181979–200926 million[202]
Captain UnderpantsDav PilkeyEnglish1997–present26 million[203]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Calico Cat Holmes series)Jirō AkagawaJapanese431978–present26 million[204]
Rich Dad, Poor DadRobert Kiyosaki Sharon LechterEnglish181997-26 million[205]
Kurt WallanderHenning MankellSwedish101991–200225 million[206]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People)Margit SandemoNorwegian471982–198925 million[207]
The Sword of TruthTerry GoodkindEnglish121998–200725 million[citation needed]
OutlanderDiana GabaldonEnglish81991–present25 million[208]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)Shōtarō IkenamiJapanese241968–199024.4 million, onlybunkobon[209]
The Shadowhunter ChroniclesCassandra ClareEnglish9 + 2 supplements + 2 tie-ins (at least 18 + 3 supplements planned)2007–present24 million [210]
A Song of Ice and FireGeorge R. R. MartinEnglishCurrently 5; 7 Planned.1996–present24 million[211]
Brain Quest seriesvarious authorsEnglish1992–present23.7 million[212]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)Yutaka HaraJapanese411987–present23 million[213]
South Beach DietArthur AgatstonEnglish62003–present22 million[214]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)Ryōtarō ShibaJapanese51963–196621.5 million[215]
Artemis FowlEoin ColferEnglish82001–201221 million[216]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)Masamoto NasuJapanese501978–200421 million[217]
ShannaraTerry BrooksEnglish201977–present21 million[218]
RedwallBrian JacquesEnglish221986–201120 million[219]
Malazan Book of the FallenSteven EriksonEnglish101999 - 201120 million
MaisyLucy CousinsEnglish231990–present20 million[86]
Dragonlancevarious authorsEnglishmore than 1501984 — present20 million[220]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)Kazumasa HiraiJapanese201979–198320 million[221]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)Hiroyuki ItsukiJapanese1970–present20 million[222]
The Foundation TrilogyIsaac AsimovEnglish3[223]1950–195320 million[224]
Horrible HistoriesTerry DearyEnglish241993–present20 million[225]
Rainbow MagicDaisy MeadowsEnglish80+2003–present20 million[226]
Morgan KaneLouis MastersonNorwegian901966–20 million[227]
The Southern Vampire MysteriesCharlaine HarrisEnglish132001–201320 million[228]
Divergent trilogyVeronica RothEnglish32011-201320 million[229]

Between 15 million and 20 million copies[edit]

Book seriesAuthorOriginal languageNo. of installmentsFirst publishedApproximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album)various authorsJapanese1970–present19 million[230]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)Shotaro IkenamiJapanese181972–198918 million[231]
Erast FandorinBoris AkuninRussian121998–present18 million[232]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)Hideyuki KikuchiJapanese171983–present17 million[233]
ソードアート・オンライン (Sword Art Online)Reki kawaharaJapanese15+32008–present16.7 million[234]
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (Haruhi Suzumiya Series)Nagaru TanigawaJapanese112003–present16.5 million[235]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDouglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin ColferEnglish61979–200816 million[236]
Bridget JonesHelen FieldingEnglish21996–present15 million[237]
The Riftwar CycleRaymond E. FeistEnglish251982–present15 million[238]
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansRick RiordanEnglish52005–200915 million[239]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective AgencyAlexander McCall SmithEnglish91999–present15 million[240]
ぼくらシリーズ (Bokura series)Osamu SodaJapanese361985–present15 million[241]
His Dark MaterialsPhilip PullmanEnglish31995–200015 million[242]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)Yoshiki TanakaJapanese141982–198915 million[243]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)Marcus PfisterGerman1992–present15 million[244]

Notes[edit]

The Perry Rhodan series has sold more than 1 billion copies,[245] but is not listed because that figure includes magazine sales, not novels alone. Similarly, the Jerry Cotton series has sold over 300 million copies, but most of these were in magazine format.[246]
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is included in the list as a single entry because it was written by Tolkien as a single book.
Count for some books mentioned here are actually amount of book printed instead of amount of book sold.

List of best-selling regularly updated books[edit]

More than 100 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
新华字典 (Xinhua Zidian / Xinhua Dictionary)Chief editor: Wei JiangongChinese1957400 million[247]
Scouting for BoysRobert Baden-PowellEnglish1908100–150 million[248]
The McGuffey ReadersWilliam Holmes McGuffeyEnglish1853125 million[249]
Guinness World Records (published every year)various authorsEnglish1955–present115 million[250]
American Spelling Book (Webster's Dictionary)Noah WebsterEnglish1783100 million[31]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
World Almanac (published every year)various authorsEnglish1868–76; 1886–present80 million[251]
六星占術によるあなたの運命 (Rokusei Senjutsu (Six-Star Astrology) Tells Your Fortune)Kazuko HosokiJapanese1986–present79 million[252]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate DictionaryMerriam-WebsterEnglish189855 million[253]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Roget's ThesaurusPeter Mark RogetEnglish1852–40 million[254]
できるシリーズ (Dekiru Series)Impress Dekiru Series Editorial DeskJapanese1994–present40 million[255]
수학의 정석 (數學의 定石) (The principle of Mathematics - Mathematics reference book)Hong Sung-daeKorean1966–present (current edition since 1997)40 million[256]
~ 37 million[257]
Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Bookvarious authorsEnglish1930 -38 million[258]
Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryA. S. HornbyEnglish194830 million[259]
Alcoholics Anonymous Big BookBill WilsonEnglish193930 million[260][261]
Le guide Michelin France (The Michelin Guide France) (published every year)various authorsFrench1900–present30 million[262]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies[edit]

BookAuthor(s)Original languageFirst publishedApproximate sales
Betty Crocker Cookbookvarious authors as Betty CrockerEnglish1955-27 million[263]
超図解シリーズ (Cho-Zukai series)X mediaJapanese1996–200725 million[264]
自由自在 (Jiyu Jizai)various authorsJapanese1953–present24 million[265]
新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai kokugo jiten)Tadao YamadaJapanese197220.4 million[266]
English GrammarLindley MurrayEnglish179520 million[267]

Between 10 million and 20 million copies