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What is the most published book in the world today?

I see a lot of things claiming it's the Bible, but does anyone know where I can find a factual source? Maybe an index of the top 10 most published books, that would be great.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Number one is the bible. Everyone buys it in any form, any language, any amount. It's one of the most accessible books in the world, so much that an average of every building in the US has one bible. That's A LOT!!!! But that is obvious, isn't it?

Number two is the Little Red Book, a collection of quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong.

Number three is the Quran, the traditional Islamic view, revealed to Muhammad by Allah.

Number four is the modern Chinese character dictionary, also known as Xinhua Zidian.

Number five is Book of Common Prayer, the Church of England's prayer book.

6. Pilgrim's Progress
7. Foxe's Book of Martyrs
8. Book of Mormon
9. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ("...Sorcerer's Stone" in US)
10. And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)


Harry Potter 1 is number 9; The Da Vinci Code is number 13; the Catcher in the Rye is 15; To Kill a Mockingbird 37; and 43 is Gone with the Wind.

Hope I helped!