Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Sells 11.5 Million Copies

Posted on August 6, 2007

Scholastic announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has now sold 11.5 million copies in its first ten days on sale in the U.S. There are now 14 million copies printed for the U.S. market. Currently, there are 140 million copies of the seven Harry Potter books in print in the U.S alone. Scholastic broke out the figures as follows:

Harry Potter books in print in the U.S. by title:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 29 million
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 24 million
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 20 million
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 19 million
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 17 million
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 17 million
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- 14 million

    When world sales figures are added together, 350 million copies of the seven books in the Harry Potter series have been sold. It's a bit mind-boggling, isn't it?


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