Dan Brown Statistics

He earns an estimated $10+ million each year, as of 2022.
For the timeframe analyzed, his highest income was during 2014, at $28 million.
Dan Brown’s net worth was given as $178 million as of 2022
On average he has earned $7.12 million yearly during his writing career as a whole.
More than 200 million copies of his books are available in print.
As of 2009, his best seller “The Da Vinci Code” alone had sold more than 80 million copies since its 2003 release.
Films based on his novels have grossed over $1.5 billion across the globe.
His most successful book, “The Da Vinci Code”, was adapted into a movie that grossed over $760 million worldwide.
His sequel title “The Lost Symbol” sold one million hardcover and e-book copies across the US, UK and Canada on its day of release.
This made it the fastest selling adult novel in history, as of 2009.

Dan Brown book sales

As of 2018, Dan Brown’s income was $18.5 million.
During the given period, his highest income was during 2014, with $28 million.
However, his lowest income came just two years later, at $9.5 million.
In total, his income dropped 15.91% during the period, a total decline of $3.5 million.
The success of his “Robert Langdon” series of books contributed greatly to his high income during the period.

A graph is given below to show Dan Brown’s annual book sales income:

As of 2023, Dan Brown has released 8 books.
He is widely known and successful for his work within the Thriller and Mystery genres.
However, his 2020 publication “Wild Symphony” is a children’s picture book with accompanying audio tracks, drawing inspiration from Dr. Seuss.

Films based on his novels have grossed over $1.5 billion across the globe in total.
“The Da Vinci Code” movie adaptation grossed over $760 million worldwide.
The “Angels & Demons” movie adaptation grossed over $485 million worldwide.
The “Inferno” movie adaptation grossed over $220 million worldwide.
Tom Hanks starred in each film as the main character, Professor Robert Langdon.
“The Lost Symbol” was originally intended to be developed as a film for release in 2016 by Columbia Pictures.
However, it was eventually adapted into a TV series which premiered in 2021 on Peacock.

A graph is given below to show Dan Brown’s movie adaptations by gross worldwide:

He was born on June 22nd, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire in the United States.
In 1983, he read the book “The Doomsday Conspiracy” by Sidney Sheldon and became inspired to become a writer of Thriller novels.
By 1996, he decided to quit teaching to become a full-time writer.
His first book, “Digital Fortress”, was published two years later. This was followed by “Angels & Demons” in 2000 and “Deception Point” in 2001.
Although his first three books had little success, the release of “The Da Vinci Code” in 2003 was an instant bestseller and gave him worldwide recognition.
The puzzles he uses in his books are inspired by treasure hunts his parents set up for his siblings and himself when growing up.

He was named in TIME Magazine’s top 100 “Most Influential People in the World” in 2005.
Dan Brown has authored multiple #1 bestselling novels.
Across the world, more than 200 million copies of his books are available in print.
As of 2009, more than 80 million copies of “The Da Vinci Code” alone had been sold.
His books have also been published in 56 different languages.

The Robert Langdon book series is based upon a Harvard University professor who is adept at problem solving and cracking codes.

Dan Brown has written two standalone novels, “Digital Fortress” and “Deception Point”.
“Digital Fortress” is a novel about the effects of government technological surveillance on citizens.
“Deception Point” is about the impact of a potential extraterrestrial meteorite on a presidential election.
In addition, he has also written a picture book for children called “Wild Symphony”.