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.

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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.