Percy Jackson series sales statistics
- Over 180 million copies of the complete Percy Jackson book series have been sold.
- The series hit the bookshelves of over 35 countries and has been translated into 37 languages.
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians series sold over 100 million copies in the USA only.
- During the first 10 years (2005-2015), the Percy Jackson series sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
- The Lightning Thief, the first book in the series, got sold over 1.8 million copies during the first 5 years.
- The Sea of Monsters has sold over 1 million copies, 100,000 of which are in paperback format.
- During its first week of publishing, The Mark of Athena book sold over 237,000 copies.
- The House of Hades sold 350,000 copies during the first week, 26% more than The Mark of Athena within 1 week of publishing.
- The Red Pyramid novel sold 630,000 copies during the first year (2010) and reached more than 1 million copies sold since its publication.
- During its first week of release, The Hidden Oracle sold over 62,000 copies.
- The Dark Prophecy sold 62,987 copies in the USA and 6,419 copies in the UK one week after release.
- The same book has sold more than 252,000 copies in hardcover format alone within the first year of publishing.
- Burning Maze sold over 52,000 copies during the first week.
- The Hammer of Thor sold 58,000 copies during the first week. By the end of 2016, the same book had over 298,000 copies sold.
- The Ship of the Dead sold over 57,000 copies during the first week and over 219,000 copies by the end of 2017.
Percy Jackson series earnings
- Since 2010, Rick Riordan has earned over $103 million from bookselling, making him the 12th highest-paid author during this time.
- Riordan revealed that his books generated more revenue in the USA alone than both Percy Jackson movies grossed worldwide, which is over $426.3 million.
Percy Jackson books in order
Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series
- The Lightning Thief was published on June 28, 2005
- The Sea Of Monsters was published on May 3, 2006
- The Titan’s Curse May release date was 1, 2007
- The Battle Of The Labyrinth was released on May 6, 2008
- The Last Olympian came out on May 5, 2009
The Heroes of Olympus book series in order
- The Lost Hero came out on October 12, 2010
- The Son of Neptune was published on October 4, 2011
- The Mark of Athena was released on October 2, 2012
- The House of Hades was published on October 8, 2013
- The Blood of Olympus was released on October 7, 2014
The Trials of Apollo book series in order
- Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo was published on September 16, 2013
- The Hidden Oracle hit the bookshelves on May 3, 2016
- The Dark Prophecy was released on May 2, 2017
- The Burning Maze was published on May 1, 2018
- The Tyrant’s Tomb release date was September 24, 2019
- The Tower of Nero was published on October 6, 2020
- Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal went in the stores on May 5, 2020
The Kane Chronicles books series in order
- The Red Pyramid publish date was May 4, 2010
- The Throne of Fire was released on May 9, 2011
- The Serpent’s Shadow was published on May 2, 2012
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book series in order
- The Sword of Summer release date was October 6, 2015
- Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds was published on August 16, 2016
- The Hammer of Thor was released on October 4, 2016
- The Ship of the Dead publish date was October 3, 2017
- 9 From the Nine Worlds was released on October 2, 2018
Percy Jackson series book length
- The total length of all books in the Percy Jackson universe is 11,102 pages.
- They have 2.57 million words in total.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians series book length
Book name | Date published | Number of pages | Number of words |
The Lightning Thief | June 28, 2005 | 377 | 87,223 |
The Sea Of Monsters | May 3, 2006 | 279 | 63,976 |
The Titan’s Curse | May 1, 2007 | 213 | 72,995 |
The Battle Of The Labyrinth | May 6, 2008 | 361 | 85,079 |
The Last Olympian | May 5, 2009 | 381 | 89,002 |
The Demigod Files | February 10, 2009 | 151 | 23,809 |
The Demigod Diaries | August 14, 2012 | 224 | 46,958 |
The Heroes of Olympus series book length
Book name | Date published | Number of pages | Number of words |
The Lost Hero | October 12, 2010 | 557 | 144,000 |
The Son of Neptune | October 4, 2011 | 513 | 117,675 |
The Mark of Athena | October 2, 2012 | 586 | 132,818 |
The House of Hades | October 8, 2013 | 597 | 129,725 |
The Blood of Olympus | October 7, 2014 | 516 | 111,748 |
The Trials of Apollo series book length
Book name | Date published | Number of pages | Number of words |
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo | September 16, 2013 | 29 | 8,372 |
The Hidden Oracle | May 3, 2016 | 384 | 83,801 |
The Dark Prophecy | May 2, 2017 | 432 | 93,559 |
The Burning Maze | May 1, 2018 | 448 | 97,644 |
The Tyrant’s Tomb | September 24, 2019 | 439 | 101,177 |
The Tower of Nero | October 6, 2020 | 396 | 95,272 |
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal | May 5, 2020 | 146 | 14,633 |
The Kane Chronicles series book length
Book name | Date published | Number of pages | Number of words |
The Red Pyramid | May 4, 2010 | 516 | 124,305 |
The Throne of Fire | May 9, 2011 | 452 | 113,038 |
The Serpent’s Shadow | May 2, 2012 | 406 | 98599 |
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series book length
Book name | Date published | Number of pages | Number of words |
The Sword of Summer | October 6, 2015 | 513 | 118,701 |
The Hammer of Thor | October 4, 2016 | 528 | 111,544 |
The Ship of the Dead | October 3, 2017 | 432 | 101,274 |
9 From the Nine Worlds | October 2, 2018 | 150 | 23,373 |
Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds | August 16, 2016 | 156 | 16,855 |
Percy Jackson series audiobook length
- All audiobooks within the Percy Jackson universe are 311 hours long.
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians series audiobook length is 56 hours and 54 minutes.
- The Heroes of Olympus Audiobook series length is 77 hours and 7 minutes.
- The Trials of Apollo audiobook series is 63 hours long.
- The Kane Chronicles series audiobook length is 37 hours and 41 minutes.
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series audiobook length is 43 hours and 47 minutes.
Percy Jackson book series characters’ stats
- 74 unique characters appear in the Percy Jackson universe
- They combine for 486 appearances and mentions throughout the series.
- The average book in the series features 18 different characters.
- Most characters, 31, are featured in the Blood of Olympus.
- The Son of Sobek features only 7 characters, the least from the series.
- 52 protagonists appear in the series
- 14 antagonists are featured in the Percy Jackson series
- 8 mortals make an appearance in the series.
- Gaea is a character that is mentioned in most books within the series, 27 of them.
- Percy Jackson appears in 16 books in the series and is mentioned in additional 6 books.
- Annabeth Chase is a character that’s featured as the main protagonist most times, in 16 books of the series.