Danielle Steel Statistics

  • She is listed as the best selling living fiction author of all time.
  • As of 2022, it is estimated that her annual income exceeds $20 million.
  • Over the analyzed period, she amassed her highest annual income during 2011, at $35 million.
  • Her net worth is estimated to be $310 million.
  • 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%.
YearAnnual 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)

YearTitlePage count
2013Until the End of Time418 
2013First Sight384 
2013Winners352 
2014Power Play339 
2014A Perfect Life320 
2014Pegasus352 
2015Prodigal Son318 
2015Country336 
2015Undercover416 
2015Precious Gifts418 
2016Blue336 
2016Property of a Noblewoman336 
2016The Apartment336 
2016Magic336
2016Rushing Waters338 
2016The Award336 
2017The Mistress362 
2017Dangerous Games320
2017Against All Odds352 
2017The Duchess352 
2017The Right Time336 
2017Fairytale288 
2017Past Perfect304 
2018Fall from Grace387 
2018Accidental Heroes322 
2018The Cast268 
2018The Good Fight304 
2018In His Father’s Footsteps336 
2018Beauchamp Hall288 
2019Turning Point288 
2019Silent Night288 
2019Blessing in Disguise288 
2019Lost and Found288 
2019The Dark Side288 
2019Child’s Play288 
2019Spy288 
2020Moral Compass288 
2020The Numbers Game263 
2020The Wedding Dress291 
2020Daddy’s Girls265 
2020Royal288 
2020All That Glitters281 
2021Neighbors270
2021The Affair275
2021Finding Ashley288 
2021Nine Lives272 
2021Complications235 
2021The Butler256 
2021Flying Angels263 
2022Invisible273 
2022High Stakes260 
2022Beautiful235 
2022Suspects272 
2022The Challenge272 
2022The High Notes256 
2022The Whittiers272 
2023Without a Trace240 
2023Worthy Opponents256 
2023The Wedding Planner288 
2023Palazzo256 
2023Happiness384 

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.
YearNumber of publicationsTotal number of publications
197311
197401
197501
197601
197712
197824
197926
198017
1981411
1982213
1983316
1984117
1985219
1986120
1987222
1988123
1989225
1990126
1991228
1992230
1993131
1994334
1995236
1996238
1997341
1998344
1999347
2000350
2001353
2002356
2003359
2004362
2005365
2006368
2007371
2008374
2009377
2010380
2011383
2012386
2013389
2014392
2015496
20166102
20177109
20186115
20197122
20206128
20217135
20227142
20235149

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.
#YearTitle
11979The Promise
21983Now and Forever
31986Crossings
41990Kaleidoscope
51990Fine Things
61991Changes
71991Palomino
81991Daddy
91992Jewels
101992Secrets
111993Message from Nam
121993Star
131993Heartbeat
141994Family Album
151994A Perfect Stranger
161994Once in a Lifetime
171995Mixed Blessings
181995Zoya
191995Vanished
201996The Ring
211996Full Circle
221996Remembrance
231996No Greater Love
242007Safe 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.
  • Additionally, Danielle Steel has also written children’s books, nonfiction books and poetry.