The most popular book(s) of ALL time.

[Shinra1]

1. The Holy Quran (644) - over 3 billion
2. The King James Bible (1611) - over 2.5 billion
3. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (1964) by Mao Zendong - 800 million
4. Don Quixote (1512) by Miguel de Cervantes - 500 million
5. Harry Potter series (1997-2007) by J.K.Rowling - 450 million
6. A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by Charles Dickens - 200 million
7. The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien - 150 million
8. Le Petit Prince (1943) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - 140 million
9. Alice in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Caroll - 100 million
Dream of the Red Chamber (1754) by Cao Xueqin - 100 million
And Then There Were None (1939) by Agatha Christie - 100 million
The Hobbit (1937) J. R. R. Tolkien - 100 million
10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950) by C.S. Lewis - 85 million

http://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-a...world-revealed



I never knew that the religious scriptures were so highly ranked. I feel blessed.

[Tradewind]

What about Clifford?

[zorkuus]

I feel gas.

[Tradewind]

or the Count of Monty Crisco, by Alexander Dumbass.

[Xisa]

Bear in mind that is just one version of the Bible...I'm not sure how many versions of the Quran are published.

Those numbers are probably much, much higher for the religious texts.

After that...Holy crap I didn't realize Don Quixote had sold so many copies.

[Shinra1]

or the Count of Monty Crisco, by Alexander Dumbass.

lol funny typos (or intentional puns) but that book is not really as popular as you'd think.

[Sam the Wiser]

I could of sworn LOTR was higher.

[Shinra1]

I feel gas.

about what?

[Tradewind]

lol funny typos (or intentional puns) but that book is not really as popular as you'd think.

Should be filed under educational.

[Stormdash]

If all versions of the Bible are scored separately, I am sure the aggregate number of all Bibles has to be roughly double that KJV number, if not more.

[PBitt]

Man, A Tale of Two Cities was one of the most traumatizing experiences of my high school years, and I love to read.

I always thought it was the highest selling non-religious book, period, but I guess not. Pretty close though. Never realized Don Quixote was that popular.

But yeah, I would have thought LoTR was higher than that as a series, especially when you factor in it's resurgence in the 70s and again since the movies have come out.

[Shinra1]

Should be filed under educational.

I never registered that before and I've watched the movie several times. Strange that...

[Tradewind]

Man, A Tale of Two Cities was one of the most traumatizing experiences of my high school years, and I love to read.

It was the best of times...it was the blurst of times.

[zorkuus]

about what?

That bible and quran I just smoked. They didn't mix well.

[Vermicious]

If all versions of the Bible are scored separately, I am sure the aggregate number of all Bibles has to be roughly double that KJV number, if not more.

Yeah like all those you find in hotel dressers (top drawer) left by the local church of <insert name> for your reading pleasure.

[ro9ue]

And all those books are Fantasy.

[zorkuus]

And all those books are Fantasy.

No legolas is real.

[Tradewind]

No legolas is real.

You just want him to be real.

[Stormdash]

Yeah like all those you find in hotel dressers (top drawer) left by the local church of <insert name> for your reading pleasure.

The Gideons, although I never actually have taken note of which version they place. But King James, New International, New American, etc, etc. I have little doubt that an "all versions" total of the Bible would be runaway #1 on this list.

[Deleted]

This means it's only a matter of time until people start worshipping Dumbledore.