World's Most Popular Book Series―All time

List of best-selling book series

See also: List of best-selling manga

More than 100 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Harry Potter	J.K. Rowling	English	7 + 3 supplements	1997-2007	450 million[129]
Goosebumps	R. L. Stine	English	62 + spin-off series	1992–1997–present	350 million[130]
Perry Mason	Erle Stanley Gardner	English	82	1933 — 1970	300 million[131]
Berenstain Bears	Stan and Jan Berenstain	English	over 300	1962 — present	260 million[132]
Choose Your Own Adventure	various authors	English	185	1979 — 1998	250 million[133]
Sweet Valley High	Francine Pascal and ghostwriters	English	400	1983–2003	250 million[134]
Noddy	Enid Blyton	English	24	1949–present	200 million[135]
Nancy Drew	various authors as Carolyn Keene	English	175	1930 — present	200 million[136]
The Railway Series (spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)	Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry	English	41	1945–2011	200 million[137]
San-Antonio	Frédéric Dard	French	173	1949–2001	200 million[138]
Robert Langdon	Dan Brown	English	4	2000–present	200 million[139]
The Baby-sitters Club	Ann Martin	English	335	1986 — present	172 million[140]
Star Wars	various authors	English	over 300	1977 — present	160 million[141]
Little Critter	Mercer Mayer	English	over 200	1975–present	150 million[142]
Peter Rabbit	Beatrix Potter	English	6	1902–1930	150 million[143]
Chicken Soup for the Soul	Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen	English	105	1997 — present	130 million[144]
Frank Merriwell	Gilbert Patten	English	209	1896 -	125 million[145]
Fifty Shades of Grey	E. L. James	English	3	2011–2012	125 million[146]
Dirk Pitt	Clive Cussler	English	19	1973 — present	120 million[147]
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)	Eiji Yoshikawa	Japanese	7	1935–1939	120 million[148]
American Girl	various authors	English		1986 — present	120 million[149]
The Chronicles of Narnia	C. S. Lewis	English	7	1949–1954	120 million[150]
Mr. Men	Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves	English	43	1971 — present	120 million[151]
Twilight	Stephenie Meyer	English	4 + 1 Novella + 1 Guide	2005–2011	120 million[152]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	English	9	2007–present	120 million[153]
Geronimo Stilton	Elisabetta Dami	Italian	over 200	2000-present	115 million[154]
Clifford the Big Red Dog	Norman Bridwell	English		1963 — present	110 million[155]
James Bond	Ian Fleming	English	14	1953–1966	100 million[156]
Martine	Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier	French	60	1954 — present	100 million[157]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy)	Dick Bruna	Dutch	119	1955 — present	85 million[158]
Alex Cross	James Patterson	English	21	1993 — present	81 million[159]
Fear Street	R. L. Stine	English	114	1989 — present	80 million[160]
Millennium series	Stieg Larsson	Swedish	3	2005–2007	80 million[161]
Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking)	Astrid Lindgren	Swedish	3 + 3 picture books	1945-2001	80 million[162]
The Vampire Chronicles	Anne Rice	English	12	1976-2003	80 million[163]
OSS 117	Jean Bruce	French	265	1949–1992	75 million[164]
Winnie-the-Pooh	A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard	English	2	1926–1928	70 million[165]
Magic Tree House series	Mary Pope Osborne	English	56[166]	1992–present	70 million[167]
Left Behind	Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins	English	16	1996 — 2007	65 million[168]
A Series of Unfortunate Events	Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler	English	13	1999–2006	65 million[169]
Little House on the Prairie	Laura Ingalls Wilder	English	12	1932–2006	60 million[170]
Jack Reacher	Lee Child	English	16	1997–present	60 million[171]
A Song of Ice and Fire	George R. R. Martin	English	Currently 5; 7 Planned.	1996–present	60 million[172]
Discworld	Terry Pratchett	English	40	1983–2015	55 million[173]
Where's Wally?[174]	Martin Handford	English	13	1987–present	55 million[175]
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus	John Gray	English	15	1992–present	50 million[176]
The Hardy Boys	various authors as Franklin W. Dixon	English	190	1927–present	50 million[177]
The Bobbsey Twins	various authors as Laura Lee Hope	English	72	1904–1979	50 million[178]
Tarzan	Edgar Rice Burroughs	English	26	1914–1995	50 million[179]
The Hunger Games trilogy	Suzanne Collins	English	3	2008–2010	50 million[180]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Earth's Children	Jean M. Auel	English	6	1980 - 2011	45 million[181]
A Child's First Library Of Learning	various authors	English	29	1980 -	45 million[182]
Junie B. Jones	Barbara Park	English	30	1992 -	44 million[183]
The Wheel of Time	Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson	English	15	1990 - 2013	44 million[184]
Harry Bosch	Michael Connelly	English	15	1992 -	42 million[185]
Harry Hole	Jo Nesbø	Norwegian	9	1997–present	40 million[186]
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)	original author: Liu Zhixia	Chinese	10	1955–1962	36.52 million[187]
Paddington Bear	Michael Bond	English	70	1958–present	35 million[188]
The Inheritance Cycle	Christopher Paolini	English	4	2002–2011	33 million[189]
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)	Sohachi Yamaoka	Japanese	26	1950–1967	30 million[190]
Ramona	Beverly Cleary	English	8	1955–1999	30 million[191]
The Dark Tower	Stephen King	English	8	1982-2012	30 million[192]
The Destroyer	Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir, various authors	English	150	1971–present	30 million[193]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)	Sachiko Kiyono	Japanese	25	1976–2006	28 million[194]
Curious George	Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey	English	58	1941–present	27 million[195]
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)	Kaoru Kurimoto	Japanese	118	1979–2009	26 million[196]
Captain Underpants	Dav Pilkey	English		1997–present	26 million[197]
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Calico Cat Holmes series)	Jirō Akagawa	Japanese	43	1978–present	26 million[198]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad	Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter	English	18	1997-	26 million[199]
Kurt Wallander	Henning Mankell	Swedish	10	1991–2002	25 million[200]
Sagaen om Isfolket (The Legend of the Ice People)	Margit Sandemo	Norwegian	47	1982–1989	25 million[201]
The Sword of Truth	Terry Goodkind	English	12	1998–2007	25 million[202]
Outlander	Diana Gabaldon	English	8	1991–present	25 million[203]
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)	Shōtarō Ikenami	Japanese	24	1968–1990	24.4 million, only bunkobon[204]
The Shadowhunter Chronicles	Cassandra Clare	English	9 + 2 supplements + 2 tie-ins (at least 18 + 3 supplements planned)	2007–present	24 million [205]
Brain Quest series	various authors	English		1992–present	23.7 million[206]
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)	Yutaka Hara	Japanese	41	1987–present	23 million[207]
South Beach Diet	Arthur Agatston	English	6	2003–present	22 million[208]
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)	Ryōtarō Shiba	Japanese	5	1963–1966	21.5 million[209]
Artemis Fowl	Eoin Colfer	English	8	2001–2012	21 million[210]
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)	Masamoto Nasu	Japanese	50	1978–2004	21 million[211]
Shannara	Terry Brooks	English	20	1977–present	21 million[212]
Redwall	Brian Jacques	English	22	1986–2011	20 million[213]
Malazan Book of the Fallen	Steven Erikson	English	10	1999 - 2011	20 million
Maisy	Lucy Cousins	English	23	1990–present	20 million[80]
Dragonlance	various authors	English	more than 150	1984 — present	20 million[214]
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)	Kazumasa Hirai	Japanese	20	1979–1983	20 million[215]
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)	Hiroyuki Itsuki	Japanese		1970–present	20 million[216]
The Foundation Trilogy	Isaac Asimov	English	3[217]	1950–1953	20 million[218]
Horrible Histories	Terry Deary	English	24	1993–present	20 million[219]
Rainbow Magic	Daisy Meadows	English	80+	2003–present	20 million[220]
Morgan Kane	Louis Masterson	Norwegian	90	1966–	20 million[221]
The Southern Vampire Mysteries	Charlaine Harris	English	13	2001–2013	20 million[222]
Divergent trilogy	Veronica Roth	English	3	2011-2013	20 million[223]

Between 15 million and 20 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album)	various authors	Japanese		1970–present	19 million[224]
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)	Shotaro Ikenami	Japanese	18	1972–1989	18 million[225]
Erast Fandorin	Boris Akunin	Russian	12	1998–present	18 million[226]
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)	Hideyuki Kikuchi	Japanese	17	1983–present	17 million[227]
ソードアート・オンライン (Sword Art Online)	Reki Kawahara	Japanese	15+3	2008–present	16.7 million[228]
涼宮ハルヒシリーズ (Haruhi Suzumiya Series)	Nagaru Tanigawa	Japanese	11	2003–present	16.5 million[229]
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer	English	6	1979–2008	16 million[230]
Bridget Jones	Helen Fielding	English	2	1996–present	15 million[231]
The Riftwar Cycle	Raymond E. Feist	English	25	1982–present	15 million[232]
Percy Jackson & the Olympians	Rick Riordan	English	5	2005–2009	15 million[233]
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency	Alexander McCall Smith	English	9	1999–present	15 million[234]
ぼくらシリーズ (Bokura series)	Osamu Soda	Japanese	36	1985–present	15 million[235]
His Dark Materials	Philip Pullman	English	3	1995–2000	15 million[236]
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)	Yoshiki Tanaka	Japanese	14	1982–1989	15 million[237]
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)	Marcus Pfister	German		1992–present	15 million[238]

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