A list of the 10 most read books in the world has been circulating for some time now, but we wanted to share it with all of you, and even know if you have read any of it or if these books mentioned below are among your favorite readings .
This list is based on the number of books printed and sold in the last 50 years (up to the year 2012. Recently 50 Shades of Gray has reached the figure of 100 million copies sold). Some titles may have had more copies in print than some of those listed here, but a large number of those books were not sold and therefore not read.
1. The Bible. 3.9 billion copies.
The Bible is the set of canonical books of Judaism and Christianity. The canonicity of each book varies depending on the tradition adopted. According to the Jewish and Christian religions, it transmits the word of God.
2. Quotes of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (of Mao Tse-Tung). 820 million copies.
Quotations from Chairman Mao, better known in the West as Mao’s Red Book or the Little Red Book, is a book published since April 1964 by the government of the People’s Republic of China that contains quotes and speeches made by Mao Tse- Tung, who at that time was the president of the country and of the Communist Party of China.
3. Harry Potter (by JK Rowling). 400 million copies.
Harry Potter is a heptalogy of fantastic novels written by British author JK Rowling, which describes the adventures of the young wizard apprentice Harry Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, during the seven years they spend at Hogwarts College in Magic and sorcery. The plot centers on the fight between Harry Potter and the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry’s parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world.
4. The Lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien). 103 million copies.
The Lord of the Rings is an epic fantasy novel written by the British writer and philologist JRR Tolkien. Its story takes place in the Third Age of the Sun in Middle-earth, a fictional place populated by men and other anthropomorphic races such as hobbits, elves or dwarves, as well as many other real and fantastic creatures. The novel narrates the journey of the main protagonist, the hobbit Frodo Bolson, to destroy the One Ring and the consequent war that the enemy will provoke to recover it, since it is the main source of power for its creator, the dark Lord Sauron.
5. The Alchemist (by Paulo Coelho) 65 million copies.
The Alchemist is a book written by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho that has been translated into more than 63 languages ​​and published in 150 countries, and has sold a total of 65 million copies worldwide.1 The book is about dreams and the means we use to achieve them, about chance in our life and the signs that appear throughout it.
6. The Da Vinci Code (by Dan Brown). 57 million copies.
The Da Vinci Code is a mystery novel written by Dan Brown. […] By combining the genres of detective thriller and New Age esotericism, with a conspiracy theory regarding the Holy Grail and the role of Mary Magdalene in Christianity, the novel spurred widespread interest (especially in the United States of America). by certain conspiracy theories “hatched in the shadows by hidden powers”, a phenomenon defined by Brown as the “conspiracy boom”.
7. The Twilight Saga (from Stephenie Meyer). 43 million troops.
Twilight is a vampire romance novel aimed at adolescent audiences, written by Stephenie Meyer and published in 2005. It is the first part of a four-book series, which includes, in addition to Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. Midnight Sun is a separate, unfinished project that Stephenie has been working on for a long time; in which she repeats the Twilight story but narrated by Edward Cullen, this project has been suspended indefinitely by the author, due to the illegal distribution of the first 12 chapters.
8. Gone with the Wind (by Margaret Mitchell). 33 million copies.
Gone with the Wind is a novel written by the author Margaret Mitchell; It is one of the best-selling books in history, a classic of United States literature, and due to its film adaptation, it is one of the greatest icons or myths of contemporary popular culture.
9. Think and Grow Rich (from Napoleon Hill). 30 million copies.
Think and Grow Rich is a book by American writer Napoleon Hill. It is known as the most famous and effective method of making money […], it has been more successful than any other work of his genre. To write it, Napoleon Hill interviewed the 500 richest families in the United States, who revealed to the author the origin of his fortune.
10. The diary of Anne Frank (of Anne Frank). 27 million copies.
With the title of The Diary of Anne Frank, the edition of the personal diaries written by the Jewish girl Anne Frank (Annelies Marie Frank) between June 12, 1942 and August 1, 1944 is known in a total of three preserved notebooks. to the present, where he recounts his story as a teenager and the two-year period when he had to hide from the Nazis in Amsterdam, during World War II.
