🤔 Today's Trivia Question:

Who's the Best Selling Female Author of all Time, Having Sold More Than Two Billion Books?

Correct Answer: B) Agatha Christie

✍️ Agatha Christie Tops List of Best-Selling Female Authors with 4 Billion Copies Sold

Despite women dominating the publishing industry and outnumbering men as writers, male authors still lead in book sales. However, there are 26 female authors who have sold over 100 million copies of their books worldwide, compared to 74 male authors who have achieved this milestone.

Agatha Christie stands out as the best-selling female author of all time, with an estimated 4 billion copies sold. She shares the title of the best-selling author overall with William Shakespeare. Following her, Barbara Cartland has sold up to 1 billion books, making her the second best-selling female author and the third best-selling author overall. Danielle Steel is the third best-selling female author, with 800 million copies sold.

J. K. Rowling and Enid Blyton are tied for fourth place, each selling around 600 million copies worldwide. Among the 26 female authors who have sold over 100 million copies, 22 hail from either the United States (11) or Great Britain (11). The remaining four come from Japan, France, Spain, and Sweden.

Here is a list of the top best-selling female authors:

  1. Agatha Christie: 4 billion copies sold, 85 books published (British)

  2. Barbara Cartland: 1 billion copies sold, 723 books published (British)

  3. Danielle Steel: 800 million copies sold, 179 books published (American)

  4. J. K. Rowling: 600 million copies sold, 22 books published (British)

  5. Enid Blyton: 600 million copies sold, 800 books published (British)

  6. Corín Tellado: 400 million copies sold, 4,000 books published (Spanish)

  7. Jackie Collins: 400 million copies sold, 25 books published (British)

  8. Nora Roberts: 400 million copies sold, 200 books published (American)

  9. Janet Dailey: 300 million copies sold, 93 books published (American)

  10. Jan Berenstain: 260 million copies sold, 300 books published (American)