Which author has sold the most books ever?

James Patterson is the world’s highest-paid author by a wide margin, and has been the world’s best-selling author since 2001. He has sold more than 350 million books worldwide, and is most famous for the “Alex Cross” crime novel series.

Who is the most published author of all time?

It’s not who you think it is Ron Hubbard the world’s most published and most translated author, having published 1,084 fiction and non-fiction works that have been translated into 71 languages.”

Who is the author of books?

An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is also considered a writer or poet.

Who is world No 1 author?

List

Author Min. estimated sales Number of books
William Shakespeare 2 billion 42
Agatha Christie 2 billion 85
Barbara Cartland 500 million 723
Danielle Steel 500 million 179

Who is the best-selling author alive?

Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel Between 500 and 800 million sales of Danielle’s 120 titles have been sold to date and she is currently the best selling author alive.

Who are the top 5 authors of all time?

Top 10 Authors by Number of Books Selected

  • William Shakespeare – 11.
  • William Faulkner – 6.
  • Henry James – 6.
  • Jane Austen – 5.
  • Charles Dickens – 5.
  • Fyodor Dostoevsky – 5.
  • Ernest Hemingway – 5.
  • Franz Kafka – 5.

Who is the best author 2022?

Best authors of 2022 so far

  1. Honorée Fanonne Jeffers. (Image credit: Honoree Jeffers)
  2. Janice Hallett. (Image credit: Janice Hallett)
  3. Diane Chamberlain. (Image credit: John Pagliuca)
  4. Danya Kukafka. (Image credit: Danya Kukafka)
  5. Sarah Vaughan. (Image credit: Johnny Ring)
  6. Lucy Caldwell.
  7. Julie Owen Moylan.
  8. Lizzie Pook.