The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has sold over 275 million copies worldwide
That makes Diary of a Wimpy Kid the 6th best-selling book series of all time
The books collectively have spent over 650 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list
The series is thought to have generated over $500 million in revenue
The first book in the series was instantly a bestseller, immediately selling over 100,000 copies in the USA alone
In 2010, only Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy sold more copies than Diary of a Wimpy Kid
That year alone, more than 11 million copies of Diary of a Wimpy Kid were sold
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School sold 1 million copies around the globe in the first week after it was published in 2015
When were the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books published in order?
#
Name
Publish Date
1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
April 1, 2007
2
Rodrick Rules
February 1, 2008
3
The Last Straw
January 13, 2009
4
Dog Days
October 12, 2009
5
The Ugly Truth
November 9, 2010
6
Cabin Fever
November 15, 2011
7
The Third Wheel
November 13, 2012
8
Hard Luck
November 5, 2013
9
The Long Haul
November 4, 2014
10
Old School
November 3, 2015
11
Double Down
November 1, 2016
12
The Getaway
November 7, 2017
13
The Meltdown
October 30, 2018
14
Wrecking Ball
November 5, 2019
15
The Deep End
October 27, 2020
16
Big Shot
October 26, 2021
17
Diper Överlöde
October 25, 2022
How long are the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books?
#
Name
Page Count
Audiobook Length
1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
221
2 hrs and 19 mins
2
Rodrick Rules
217
2 hrs and 28 mins
3
The Last Straw
217
2 hrs and 37 mins
4
Dog Days
217
2 hrs and 28 mins
5
The Ugly Truth
219
2 hrs and 29 mins
6
Cabin Fever
224
2 hrs and 34 mins
7
The Third Wheel
217
2 hrs and 10 mins
8
Hard Luck
217
2 hrs and 10 mins
9
The Long Haul
217
2 hrs and 6 mins
10
Old School
224
2 hrs and 9 mins
11
Double Down
224
2 hrs and 25 mins
12
The Getaway
224
2 hrs and 6 mins
13
The Meltdown
217
2 hrs and 29 mins
14
Wrecking Ball
224
2 hrs and 8 mins
15
The Deep End
224
2 hrs and 3 mins
16
Big Shot
224
2 hrs and 15 mins
17
Diper Överlöde
217
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How many awards has Diary of a Wimpy Kid won?
From 2008 – 2016, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was nominated for Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards every year.
The books won a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016
How much have the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies made?
There are 6 movies in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise.
#
Name
Released
Box Office
1
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2010
$75.7 million
2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011
$72.4 million
3
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012
$77.1 million
4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
2017
$40 million
5
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
2021
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6
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2022
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Writing of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney spent almost eight years working on the first book before submitting it to any publishers
Initially, Diary of a Wimpy Kid was an online version with daily entries
Readers started to request paper versions and this led to Kinney signing a multi-book publishing deal in 2006
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was first published in 2007
The books have been translated into 56 languages including Latin and Scots.
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Jeff Kinney stats
Kinney was born in Maryland in 1971
In 2009, Jeff Kinney was named in Time magazine’s 100 most influential people list
In 2016, Forbes named Kinney as the 2nd highest-paid author behind James Patterson
It was estimated that Kinney made $19.5 million that year
Although this was 2nd most, it was way behind Patterson who made $95 million that year
Kinney’s net worth is estimated at well over $100 million
