best-selling book series

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Harry Potter	J.K.Rowling	English	7 + 3 companion books	1997–2007	more than 400 million for the 7 main books
Goosebumps	R. L. Stine	English	62 + spin off series	1992–1997-present	more than 350 million
Perry Mason	Erle Stanley Gardner	English	82	1933 — 1970	300 million
Berenstain Bears	Stan and Jan Berenstain	English	over 300	1962 — present	260 million
Choose Your Own Adventure	various authors	English	185	1979 — 1998	250 million
Sweet Valley High	Francine Pascal and ghostwriters	English	400	1983–2003	250 million
Noddy	Enid Blyton	English	24	1949–present	200 million
Nancy Drew	various authors as Carolyn Keene	English	175	1930 — present	200 million
The Railway Series (spawned Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)	Rev. W. Awdry, Christopher Awdry	English	41	1945–2007	200 million
The Baby-sitters Club	Ann Martin	English	335	1986 — present	172 million
Star Wars	various authors	English	over 200	1977 — present	160 million
Peter Rabbit	Beatrix Potter	English	6	1902–1930	150 million
Chicken Soup for the Soul	Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen	English	105	1997 — present	130 million
Frank Merriwell	Gilbert Patten	English	209	1896 -	125 million
Dirk Pitt	Clive Cussler	English	19	1973 — present	120 million
宮本武蔵 (Musashi)	Eiji Yoshikawa	Japanese	7	1935–1939	120 million
American Girl	various authors	English		1986 — present	120 million
The Chronicles of Narnia	C. S. Lewis	English	7	1949–1954	120 million
Clifford the Big Red Dog	Norman Bridwell	English		1963 — present	110 million
James Bond	Ian Fleming	English	14	1953–1966	more than 100 million
Twilight	Stephenie Meyer	English	4 + 1 Novella	2005–2010	more than 100 million
Mr. Men	Roger Hargreaves, Adam Hargreaves	English	43	1971 — present	100 million
Martine	Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier	French	60	1954 — present	100 million

]Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Nijntje (Miffy)	Dick Bruna	Dutch	119	1955 — present	85 million
Fear Street	R. L. Stine	English	114	1989 — present	80 million
OSS 117	Jean Bruce	French	265	1949–1992	75 million
Winnie-the-Pooh	A. A. Milne; illustrated by E. H. Shepard	English	4	1926–1928	70 million
Magic Tree House series	Mary Pope Osborne	English	43	1992–present	70 million
Left Behind	Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins	English	16	1996 — 2007	65 million
A Series of Unfortunate Events	Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler	English	13	1999–2006	60 million
Little House on the Prairie	Laura Ingalls Wilder	English	12	1932–2006	60 million
Arch Books (Lantern Books)	various authors	English		1958 — present	58 million
Discworld	Terry Pratchett	English	38	1983–present	55 million
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus	John Gray	English	15	1992–present	50 million
The Hardy Boys	various authors as Franklin W. Dixon	English	190	1927-present	50 million
The Bobbsey Twins	various authors as Laura Lee Hope	English	72	1904-79	50 million
アンパンマン (Anpanman)	Takashi Yanase	Japanese	more than 678	1970 — present	50 million
Tarzan	Edgar Rice Burroughs	English	26	1914–1995	50 million

]Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
Where's Wally?[139]	Martin Handford	English	13	1987–present	46 million
A Child's First Library Of Learning	various authors	English		1980 -	45 million
Junie B. Jones	Barbara Park	English		1992 -	44 million
The Wheel of Time	Robert Jordan	English	Currently 13. 14 planned	1990 -	44 million
Millennium Trilogy	Stieg Larsson	Swedish	3	2005–2007	40 million
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	English	5	2007–present	37 million
连环画 铁道游击队 (Picture-and-story book Railway Guerilla)	original author: Liu Zhixia	Chinese	10	1955–1962	36.52 million
Paddington Bear	Michael Bond	English	70	1958–present	35 million
徳川家康 (Tokugawa Ieyasu)	Sohachi Yamaoka	Japanese	26	1950–1967	30 million
Ramona	Beverly Cleary	English	8	1955–1999	30 million
The Dark Tower	Stephen King	English	7	1982-2004	30 million

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
ノンタン (Nontan)	Sachiko Kiyono	Japanese	25	1976–2006	28 million
Curious George	Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey	English	58	1941–present	27 million
グイン・サーガ (Guin Saga)	Kaoru Kurimoto	Japanese	118	1979–2009	26 million
Captain Underpants	Dav Pilkey	English		1997–present	26 million
三毛猫ホームズシリーズ (Mike-neko Holmes series)	Jirō Akagawa	Japanese	43	1978–present	26 million
Rich Dad, Poor Dad	Robert Kiyosaki Sharon Lechter	English	18	1997-	26 million
Kurt Wallander	Henning Mankell	Swedish	10	1991–2002	25 million
鬼平犯科帳 (Onihei Hankachō)	Shōtarō Ikenami	Japanese	24	1968–1990	24.4 million, only
Brain Quest series	various authors	English		1992–present	23.7 million
かいけつゾロリ (Kaiketsu Zorori)	Yutaka Hara	Japanese	41	1987–present	23 million
South Beach Diet	Arthur Agatston	English	6	2003–present	22 million
竜馬がゆく (Ryoma ga Yuku)	Ryōtarō Shiba	Japanese	5	1963–1966	21.5 million
ズッコケ三人組 (Zukkoke Sanningumi)	Masamoto Nasu	Japanese	50	1978–2004	21 million
Shannara	Terry Brooks	English	20	1977–present	21 million
Redwall	Brian Jacques	English	22	1986–present	20 million
The Inheritance Cycle	Christopher Paolini	English	3	2002–present	20 million
Maisy	Lucy Cousins	English	23	1990–present	20 million
Dragonlance	various authors	English	more than 150	1984 — present	20 million
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)	Kazumasa Hirai	Japanese	20	1979–1983	20 million
青春の門 (The Gate of Youth)	Hiroyuki Itsuki	Japanese		1970–present	20 million
The Foundation Trilogy	Isaac Asimov	English	3	1950–1953	20 million
Horrible Histories	Terry Deary	English	24	1993–present	20 million
Artemis Fowl	Eoin Colfer	English	7	2001–present	20 million
Rainbow Magic	Daisy Meadows	English	80+	2003–present	20 million

Between 15 million and 20 million copies

Book series	Author	Original language	No. of installments	First published	Approximate sales
科学のアルバム (Kagaku no album)	various authors	Japanese		1970–present	19 million
剣客商売 (Kenkaku Shobai)	Shotaro Ikenami	Japanese	18	1972–1989	18 million
Erast Fandorin	Boris Akunin	Russian	12	1998–present	18 million
吸血鬼ハンターD (Vampire Hunter D)	Hideyuki Kikuchi	Japanese	17	1983–present	17 million
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Douglas Adams, plus a final book by Eoin Colfer	English	6	1979–2008	16 million
Bridget Jones	Helen Fielding	English	2	1996–present	15 million
The Riftwar Cycle	Raymond E. Feist	English	25	1982–present	15 million
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency	Alexander McCall Smith	English	9	1999–present	15 million
ぼくらシリーズ(Bokura series)	Osamu Soda	Japanese	36	1985–present	15 million
His Dark Materials	Philip Pullman	English	3	1995–2000	15 million
銀河英雄伝説 (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)	Yoshiki Tanaka	Japanese	14	1982–1989	15 million
Der Regenbogenfisch (Rainbow Fish)	Marcus Pfister	German		1992–present	15 million