17 best-selling books in the world that sold out in very large quantities (18 photos)
Reading books is an amazing way to immerse yourself in other worlds, expand your horizons and relax. However, people read some works more willingly than others. This is where the taste of the reader, the demand for the author and the specific genre come into play. And sometimes the phenomenon of the popularity of a particular book is simply impossible to explain. Yes, yes, this also happens sometimes.
Some writers manage to masterfully pave the way to the hearts of their audience, thanks to which they sell their works in incredible quantities. Below you can find a list of the most popular books in the world, whose sky-high print runs will amaze any literature connoisseur.
Charlotte's Web, Alvin Brooks White 
Genre: Children's fiction
Estimated sales volume: 50 million books
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
Genre: Magical realism
Estimated sales volume: 50 million books
"The Name of the Rose", Umberto Eco 
Genre: Historical novel, mystery
Estimated sales volume: 50 million books
"The Bridges of Madison County" by Robert James Waller 
Genre: Romance
Estimated sales: 60 million books
"The Catcher in the Rye", Jerome David Salinger 
Genre: Romance, teenage literature
Estimated sales: 65 million books
The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho 
Genre: Romance, fantasy
Estimated sales: 65 million books
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by JK Rowling 
Genre: Fantasy
Estimated sales: 65 million books
By the way, all other parts of the books about the boy wizard (except for “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” and “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”) also sold about 65 million copies.
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", JK Rowling 
Genre: Fantasy
Estimated sales: 77 million books
"The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown 
Genre: Mystical thriller
Estimated sales: 80 million books
She: An Adventure Story, Henry Rider Haggard 
Genre: Adventure
Estimated sales: 83 million books
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Clive Staples Lewis 
Genre: Fantasy, children's literature
Estimated sales: 85 million books
The Hobbit, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien 
Genre: Fantasy
Estimated sales volume: 100 million books
"Dream in the Red Chamber", Cao Xueqin 
Genre: Family saga
Estimated sales volume: 100 million books
"Ten Little Indians", Agatha Christie 
Genre: Crime, mystery
Estimated sales volume: 100 million books
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" by JK Rowling 
Genre: Fantasy
Estimated sales: 120 million books
"The Little Prince", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 
Genre: Novella, fantasy
Estimated sales: 200 million books
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens 
Genre: Historical novel
Estimated sales: 200 million books
