Most Selling Books Of All Time | Best Selling Books
                     The Best-Selling Books of all 
Time at a Glance
1. The Bible – 2-3 billion
Bible is the most sold and distributed book since it was first printed almost 600 years 
back. Moses is credited with writing the first five books that now are a part of the Bible.
2. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung – 1-1.5 bn
Being the second most best selling book of all time, it consists of speeches and writings 
by Chairman of the communist Party of China, Mao Zedong. It was first published in 
1964 and has been widely distributed since then.
3. The Quran – 800 million
Muhammad wrote the Quran orated by Jibril and was originally revealed by god. It 
was written about 1400 years back
4. Don Quixote – 500 million
Don Quixote was written by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes and was published in 
1605.
4. The Communist Manifesto – 500 million
It was the manifesto of the communist party that was published in 1848. It was 
written by communist philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
5. The Poems of Mao Zedong – 400 million
The Poems of Mao Zedong was published in 1966. It contains the poems written 
by Mao Zedong, the Chairman of the communist party of China.
5. Xinhua Zidian – 400 million
Xinhua Zidian is a Chinese dictionary published in 1953. This book helped the 
world to connect with China.
6. Mao Tse-tung – Selected Works – 252 million
This book contains the writings of Mao Tse-tung and was published in. It contains 
Mao Tse-tung’s thoughts on the Chinese Society.
7. The Tale of Two Cities – 200 million
The tale of two cities was written by Charles Dickens and was published in 1859. It 
combines both political and personal events.
8. Boy Scout Handbook- 150 million
It was a book published by the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. There have been 
several editions of the book since then.
8. The Lord of the Rings – 150 million
It was out of this book that the movie of the same name was adapted from. It was 
written by J. R. R. Tolkien and was first published in 1954.
9. The Little Prince – 140 million
The Little Prince was written by the french novelist Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and 
was first published in 1943. All of the authors works including The Little Prince was 
banned by the Vichy Regime back in the 1940’s.
10. Book of Mormon – 120 million
Book of Mormon is the compilation of the ancient writings by prophets between 2200 
BC to 421 AD. It was published in 1830.
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