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  1. wordsrated.com › harry-potter-statsHarry Potter books stats and facts - WordsRated

    Oct 19, 2021 · Harry Potter cultural significance. A US survey found: 18% of people have read all of the Harry Potter books. 31% have read at least one of the books. Among 18-34 years-olds, 32% have read all the books, and 48% have sold at least one. 25% of Americans had seen all of the movies, and 61% had seen at least one.

  2. www.guinnessworldrecords.com › world-recordsFastest-selling book of fiction in 24 hours | Guinness World ...

    The fastest selling book is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh - and final - novel in JK Rowling's (UK) Harry Potter series, which sold 8.3 million copies in the first 24 hours (or 345,833 books per hour), following its release in the USA at 00.01 on 21 July 2007. The novels follow Harry's life at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft ...

  3. mediaroom.scholastic.com › files › 20-HARRY-POTTER-FACTS20 HARRY POTTER FACTS FINAL - Scholastic

    5. Each Harry Potter book broke sales records set by the previous book starting with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Book 6, Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince, published in July 16, 2005, sold 6.9 million copies in the first 24 hours. 6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, book 7 in the series, was published by Scholastic on July ...

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  4. www.33rdsquare.com › how-much-did-harry-potterHow Much Did Harry Potter Sell For? An In-Depth Look at the ...

    Oct 22, 2023 · The final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 15 million copies in 24 hours across the US, UK and Australia. All 7 books occupied the top 7 spots of bestselling books of the 2000s decade. The ascendance of a children‘s series into a global phenomenon was unprecedented in publishing and sparked a bidding war for the film rights, which were eventually won by Warner Bros. for $1 ...

  5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2005-jul-18-fiHarry Potter Book Shatters Sales Record - Los Angeles Times

    Jul 18, 2005 · NEW YORK — The new Harry Potter book sold an astonishing 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours, smashing the record held by the previous Potter release. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood ...

  6. www.cbc.ca › news › entertainmentHarry Potter and Deathly Hallows primed for record sales - CBC.ca

    Jul 22, 2007 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is likely to become the fastest-selling novel ever, with millions of copies sold in the first 24 hours of its launch Saturday. ... said 8.3 million books had ...

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  8. www.ft.com › content › 8486481c-3e15-11dc-8f6aHarry Potter and the global record sales - Financial Times

    Jul 29, 2007 · The international sales figures follow last week’s statistics, which put sales of the book at 2.6m copies in its first 24 hours in the UK and 8.3m in the US. Sales of 2,652,656 in the UK marked ...