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Author Min. estimated sales Nationality
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William Shakespeare
2 billion English
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Agatha Christie 2 billion English
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Barbara Cartland 500 million English
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Danielle Steel 500 million American
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Who is the best-selling author of all time?
Agatha Christie
// Estimated 2 billion books sold
According to Guinness World Records, Agatha Christie has the title of “world’s best-selling fiction writer,” with estimated sales of over 2 billion. UNESCO also lists Christie as the most translated author in history.
Who is World No 1 author?
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James Patterson
— £71.3 million ($95 million) James Patterson is the world’s highest-paid author by a wide margin, and has been the world’s best-selling author since 2001. He has sold more than 350 million books worldwide, and is most famous for the “Alex Cross” crime novel series.
Who is the most loved author?
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William Shakespeare – 11.
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William Faulkner – 6.
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Henry James – 6.
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Jane Austen – 5.
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Charles Dickens – 5.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky – 5.
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Ernest Hemingway – 5.
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Franz Kafka – 5.
What is the #1 book in the world?
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Rank Title Genre
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1
Da Vinci Code,The
Crime, Thriller & Adventure
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2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Children’s Fiction
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3 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Children’s Fiction
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4 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Children’s Fiction
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What is the most sold book in the world?
The Bible
is the best-selling book of all time, having sold around 5 billion copies to date.
Who has sold the most books ever?
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Book
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The Little Prince
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Author(s)
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Original language
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French
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First published
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1943
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Genre
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Novella
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Who is the best writers in the world?
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William Shakespeare — 11.
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William Faulkner — 6.
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Henry James — 6.
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Jane Austen — 5.
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Charles Dickens — 5.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky — 5.
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Ernest Hemingway — 5.
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Franz Kafka — 5.
Is JK Rowling a billionaire?
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J. K. Rowling CH OBE HonFRSE FRCPE FRSL
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Notable works Harry Potter series Cormoran Strike series
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Who is the richest writer?
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JK Rowling
– Topping the list of the richest authors. With a net worth of $1 billion, JK Rowling currently has the accolade of being the richest author in the world and is also the first author to ever achieve this level of financial success from their writing.
What is the greatest book ever written?
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1 . In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust. ...
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2 . Ulysses by James Joyce. ...
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3 . Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. ...
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4 . One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. ...
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5 . The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ...
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6 . Moby Dick by Herman Melville. ...
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7 . War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. ...
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8 .
Who is the best author?
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Leo Tolstoy – 327.
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William Shakespeare – 293.
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James Joyce – 194.
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Vladimir Nabokov – 190.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky – 177.
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William Faulkner – 173.
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Charles Dickens – 168.
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Anton Checkhov – 165.
Who is the best poet in the world?
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Sylvia Plath. CHECK THESE OUT. More.
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Shakespeare.
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Rudyard Kipling.
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Robert Burns.
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Oscar Wilde.
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John Milton.
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John Keats.
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Charlotte Bronte.
What is the #1 best-selling book?
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#1 – Don Quixote (500 million copies sold) ...
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#2 – A Tale of Two Cities (200 million copies sold) ...
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#3 – The Lord of the Rings (150 million copies sold) ...
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#4 – The Little Prince (142 million copies sold) ...
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#5 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (107 million copies sold)
What are the top 5 most read books in the world?
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The Holy Bible.
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The Holy Quran.
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The Harry Potter Series: J.K. Rowling.
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The Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse Tung.
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The Lord of the Rings.
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The Alchemist.
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Anne Frank.
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The Twilight SagA: Stephenie Meyer.
What is the 2nd most read book in the world?
The second most read book in the world is
the Holy Quran
. As per survey the Quran is not only most read book of the Islamic world, but it also the most recited book of all time.
