Paulo Coelho Statistics

How many copies of Paulo Coelho’s books have been sold?

Over 320 million copies of Paulo Coelho’s books have been sold worldwide.
Paulo Coelho is the 22nd highest-selling author who ever lived.
His books have been translated into 88 languages and have been published in over 170 countries.
Coelho’s The Alchemist won the Guinness World Record award for the most translated book by a living author, as it’s been translated into 67 languages until 2009.
Since then, The Alchemist has been translated into 80 languages.
Paulo Coelho’s books have been on the NYT best-selling lists for over 400 consecutive weeks.
The Alchemist sold over 150 million copies worldwide, and it’s one of only 9 books that have sold over 100 million copies since publishing.
By 2007, Coelho sold over 100 million copies of his books. Since 2007, his books have been selling at a pace of 8 million copies per year on average.
When Coelho published The Alchemist for the first time, his publisher gave up on printing more books after only 900 copies sold in a year.
Over 6 million copies of Coelho’s books were sold in Iran before they were banned by the state.
Veronika Decides to Die sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
The Alchemist audiobook, published in 2005, sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Coelho’s estimated net worth stands at $500 million, making him one of the richest authors in the world.
Paulo Coelho is the 4th richest writer in history, trailing only J. K. Rowling, James Patterson, and Candy Spelling.
Coelho earns over $20 million every year, on average.

As of 2023, Paulo Coelho published 33 books, starting in 1974.
On average, Coelho releases one new book every 16 months.
Paulo Coelho has written 6,649 pages in his career, which accounts for 1,662,125 words.
It would take over 4 days and 5 hours for the average reader to complete reading all of Paulo Coelho’s books.

The following list shows all books written by Paulo Coelho and published from 1974:

Title	Original title	Published	Pages
Theater For Education	Teatro da Educação	1974	129
Hell Archives	Arquivos do Inferno	1982	106
The Pilgrimage	O Diário de um Mago	1987	288
The Alchemist	O Alquimista	1988	175
Brida	Brida	1990	224
Paulo Coelho	O Dom Supremo	1991	108
The Valkyries	As Valkírias	1992	212
Maktub	Maktub	1994	192
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept	Na margem do rio Piedra eu sentei e chorei	1994	208
The Fifth Mountain	O Monte Cinco	1996	256
Love Letters from a Prophet	Cartas de amor de um profeta	1997	110
Manual of the Warrior of Light	Manual do guerreiro da luz	1997	142
Veronika Decides to Die	Veronika decide morrer	1998	210
Essential Words	Palavras essenciais	1998	91
The Devil and Miss Prym	O Demônio e a Srta. Prym	2000	205
Fathers, Sons and Grandsons	Historias para pais, filhos e netos	2001	124
Eleven Minutes	Onze Minutos	2003	273
The Genie and the Roses	O Gênio e as Rosas	2004	63
Journeys	Viagens	2004	128
Life	Vida	2004	128
The Zahir	O Zahir	2005	336
Revived Paths	Caminhos Recolhidos	2005	264
Like the Flowing River	Ser Como o Rio que Flui	2006	245
The Witch of Portobello	A Bruxa de Portobello	2006	261
The Winner Stands Alone	O vencedor está só	2008	368
Love	Amor	2009	128
Aleph	Aleph	2010	255
Fábulas	Fábulas	2011	128
Manuscript Found in Accra	Manuscrito Encontrado em Accra	2012	208
Adultery	Adultério	2014	272
The Spy	A Espiã	2016	208
Hippie	Hippie	2018	264
The Archer	O Caminho do Arco	2020	160