| Books | |
|---|---|
| Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) | 500 |
| Xinhua Zidian | 400 |
| A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens) | 200 |
| The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien) | 150 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling) | 107 |
| And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie) | 100 |
| Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin) | 100 |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S. Lewis) | 85 |
| The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) | 80 |
| The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) | 80 |
Number of copies sold (millions)
Sources:
entertainment.howstuffworks.com

This list excludes religious texts and provides a best estimate at the ten best-selling books of all time.