The statistic presents all-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012. J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, which is the most successful movie franchise in the world, ranked third with 400 million copies sold worldwide.
All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012
(in millions of copies)
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Adweek. (May 9, 2012). All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/
Adweek. "All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies)." Chart. May 9, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/
Adweek. (2012). All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/
Adweek. "All-time World's Bestselling Books as of May 2012 (in Millions of Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/
Adweek, All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
All-time world's bestselling books as of May 2012 (in millions of copies) [Graph], Adweek, May 9, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248141/most-read-books-in-the-world/
