<P> According to Guinness World Records as of 1995 , the Bible is the best - selling book of all time , with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed . The Qur'an is also widely reported to be one of the most printed and distributed books worldwide . The Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse - tung , also known as the Little Red Book , has produced a wide array of sales and distribution figures -- with some sources claiming over 6.5 billion printed volumes , others claiming the distribution ran into the `` billions , '' some citing `` over a billion '' official volumes between 1966 and 1969 alone as well as `` untold numbers of unofficial local reprints and unofficial translations . '' Exact print figures for these and other books may also be missing or unreliable since these kinds of books may be produced by many different and unrelated publishers , in some cases over many centuries . All books of a religious , ideological , philosophical or political nature have been excluded from this list of best - selling books for these reasons . </P>
<P> According to Guinness World Records as of 1995 , the Bible is the best - selling book of all time , with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed . The Qur'an is also widely reported to be one of the most printed and distributed books worldwide . The Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse - tung , also known as the Little Red Book , has produced a wide array of sales and distribution figures -- with some sources claiming over 6.5 billion printed volumes , others claiming the distribution ran into the `` billions , '' some citing `` over a billion '' official volumes between 1966 and 1969 alone as well as `` untold numbers of unofficial local reprints and unofficial translations . '' Exact print figures for these and other books may also be missing or unreliable since these kinds of books may be produced by many different and unrelated publishers , in some cases over many centuries . All books of a religious , ideological , philosophical or political nature have been excluded from this list of best - selling books for these reasons . </P>
which is most read book in the world
which is most read book in the world
Bible
Bible