

31% have read at least one of the books.18% of people have read all of the Harry Potter books.The franchise now includes extended universe movies (Fantastic Beasts,) theme parks, and a Broadway play.JK Rowling was the highest-paid author in the world in 2016, she made $95 million.


The first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is the best-selling book in the series, with 120 million copies sold worldwide.The Deathly Hallows, the fastest-selling fiction book in history, sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours – that’s 96 books per second.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours.From then on, each book broke sales records set by the previous book.In the US, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire sold 3 million copies on its first weekend.In 2018, sales went past 500 million worldwide.The Goblet of Fire, the fourth book, was the first time the book was released at the same time in the USA and the UK.It stayed on the list for 82 consecutive weeks.In December 1998, it hit the New York Times bestseller list for the first time.Scholastic changed “philosopher” to “sorcerer” in the title to make it more child friendly.It was the most Scholastic had ever paid an author for a children’s book.Scholastic bought the US rights for $105,000.Within two years, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold more than 300,000 copies in the UK.Author, JK Rowling, received a $4,000 advance.200 were sold, and 300 went to libraries.Initially, 500 copies were published in hardcover.How many copies of Harry Potter were sold in the first year? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix The series has sold an estimated 180 million books in the USA.

Harry Potter books are the best-selling fantasy book series of all time and the best-selling books series overall, having sold over 500 million books worldwide, in front of the Goosebumps and Perry Mason series.
