Since the start of her writing career, she has made an average annual income of $6.08 million
As of 2022, Danielle Steel has published more than 190 books, which includes 149 novels.
From these books, she has sold more than 900 million copies globally.
Her early books often had an initial print run of 1 million copies.
This was reduced down to 650,000 copies in 2004 by her publisher, due to a decline in book purchases.
Despite this print reduction, her fan base remained strong and her books continued to sell-out, topping worldwide charts.
Danielle Steel book sales
As of 2018, Danielle Steel’s annual income was $12 million.
For the given period, her highest income was 2011’s $35 million.
Her lowest income was 2017’s $11 million.
Her income reduced by $23 million over the period, a total drop of 65.71%.
Year
Annual income
Change
2011
$35 million
2012
$23 million
– 34.29%
2013
$26 million
+ 13.04%
2014
$22 million
– 15.38%
2015
$25 million
+ 13.64%
2016
$15 million
– 40.00%
2017
$11 million
– 26.67%
2018
$12 million
+ 9.09%
A graph is given below to show Danielle Steel’s annual book sales income over the period:
Danielle Steel novels in order
(Last 10 years only)
Year
Title
Page count
2013
Until the End of Time
418
2013
First Sight
384
2013
Winners
352
2014
Power Play
339
2014
A Perfect Life
320
2014
Pegasus
352
2015
Prodigal Son
318
2015
Country
336
2015
Undercover
416
2015
Precious Gifts
418
2016
Blue
336
2016
Property of a Noblewoman
336
2016
The Apartment
336
2016
Magic
336
2016
Rushing Waters
338
2016
The Award
336
2017
The Mistress
362
2017
Dangerous Games
320
2017
Against All Odds
352
2017
The Duchess
352
2017
The Right Time
336
2017
Fairytale
288
2017
Past Perfect
304
2018
Fall from Grace
387
2018
Accidental Heroes
322
2018
The Cast
268
2018
The Good Fight
304
2018
In His Father’s Footsteps
336
2018
Beauchamp Hall
288
2019
Turning Point
288
2019
Silent Night
288
2019
Blessing in Disguise
288
2019
Lost and Found
288
2019
The Dark Side
288
2019
Child’s Play
288
2019
Spy
288
2020
Moral Compass
288
2020
The Numbers Game
263
2020
The Wedding Dress
291
2020
Daddy’s Girls
265
2020
Royal
288
2020
All That Glitters
281
2021
Neighbors
270
2021
The Affair
275
2021
Finding Ashley
288
2021
Nine Lives
272
2021
Complications
235
2021
The Butler
256
2021
Flying Angels
263
2022
Invisible
273
2022
High Stakes
260
2022
Beautiful
235
2022
Suspects
272
2022
The Challenge
272
2022
The High Notes
256
2022
The Whittiers
272
2023
Without a Trace
240
2023
Worthy Opponents
256
2023
The Wedding Planner
288
2023
Palazzo
256
2023
Happiness
384
Number of Danielle Steel novels per year
As of 2023, she has released 149 novels, typically focused within the genre of Romance.
Since the beginning of her career, Danielle Steel has averaged 2.92 novels per year.
Between 1974 and 1976, she did not release any novels.
Since 1997 she has consistently released at least three novels per year.
She chooses not to write sequels in order to avoid comparisons between previous novels.
Year
Number of publications
Total number of publications
1973
1
1
1974
0
1
1975
0
1
1976
0
1
1977
1
2
1978
2
4
1979
2
6
1980
1
7
1981
4
11
1982
2
13
1983
3
16
1984
1
17
1985
2
19
1986
1
20
1987
2
22
1988
1
23
1989
2
25
1990
1
26
1991
2
28
1992
2
30
1993
1
31
1994
3
34
1995
2
36
1996
2
38
1997
3
41
1998
3
44
1999
3
47
2000
3
50
2001
3
53
2002
3
56
2003
3
59
2004
3
62
2005
3
65
2006
3
68
2007
3
71
2008
3
74
2009
3
77
2010
3
80
2011
3
83
2012
3
86
2013
3
89
2014
3
92
2015
4
96
2016
6
102
2017
7
109
2018
6
115
2019
7
122
2020
6
128
2021
7
135
2022
7
142
2023
5
149
A graph is given below to show the total number of Danielle Steel novels published during her career:
Danielle Steel movie adaptations
In total, 24 of Danielle Steel’s books have been adapted into movies.
Twenty of her movie adaptations were released during the 1990’s.
Three of her movie adaptations were released before the 1990’s.
Only one film was released in the 2000’s, “Safe Harbour” (2007), which was also the last released Danielle Steel movie adaptation.
#
Year
Title
1
1979
The Promise
2
1983
Now and Forever
3
1986
Crossings
4
1990
Kaleidoscope
5
1990
Fine Things
6
1991
Changes
7
1991
Palomino
8
1991
Daddy
9
1992
Jewels
10
1992
Secrets
11
1993
Message from Nam
12
1993
Star
13
1993
Heartbeat
14
1994
Family Album
15
1994
A Perfect Stranger
16
1994
Once in a Lifetime
17
1995
Mixed Blessings
18
1995
Zoya
19
1995
Vanished
20
1996
The Ring
21
1996
Full Circle
22
1996
Remembrance
23
1996
No Greater Love
24
2007
Safe Harbour
Danielle Steel biography
The author started writing as a child and often draws upon her early family experiences around high society within her novels.
She completed her first manuscript at the age of 19, while she was at New York University.
Steel published her first novel, “Going Home” in 1973.
The two novels that contributed greatly to her reputation were “Passion’s Promise” (1977) and “Now and Forever” (1978), both influenced by her relationship with her second husband.
She had become a regular on The New York Times bestsellers lists by 1981 and her recognition has since continued to grow.
Danielle Steel achievements
Within fiction, she is listed as the fourth-bestselling author of all time.
In 1989, she achieved a Guinness World Record for having a book on The New York Times bestsellers list for the most consecutive weeks of any author (381 weeks).
Due to her contributions to world culture, she was recognized as an “Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the government of France in 2002.
Her books have been published in 69 countries and across 43 languages.
Danielle Steel FAQ
What is Danielle Steel’s full name?
Danielle Steel’s full name is Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel.
What is Danielle Steel’s most popular book?
According to Goodreads, “Safe Harbour” (2003) is her most popular rated publication.
What does Danielle Steel write about?
Danielle Steel has found most of her success by writing Romance novels, which make up the majority of her books.
Her novels often include the topic of wealth alongside darker topics such as crime and death.