Percy Jackson Book Series Statistics

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 nameDate publishedNumber of pagesNumber of words
The Lightning ThiefJune 28, 200537787,223
The Sea Of MonstersMay 3, 200627963,976
The Titan’s CurseMay 1, 200721372,995
The Battle Of The LabyrinthMay 6, 200836185,079
The Last OlympianMay 5, 200938189,002
The Demigod FilesFebruary 10, 200915123,809
The Demigod DiariesAugust 14, 201222446,958

The Heroes of Olympus series book length

Book nameDate publishedNumber of pagesNumber of words
The Lost HeroOctober 12, 2010557144,000
The Son of NeptuneOctober 4, 2011513117,675
The Mark of AthenaOctober 2, 2012586132,818
The House of HadesOctober 8, 2013597129,725
The Blood of OlympusOctober 7, 2014516111,748

The Trials of Apollo series book length

Book nameDate publishedNumber of pagesNumber of words
Percy Jackson and the Singer of ApolloSeptember 16, 2013298,372
The Hidden OracleMay 3, 201638483,801
The Dark ProphecyMay 2, 201743293,559
The Burning MazeMay 1, 201844897,644
The Tyrant’s TombSeptember 24, 2019439101,177
The Tower of NeroOctober 6, 202039695,272
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s JournalMay 5, 202014614,633

The Kane Chronicles series book length

Book nameDate publishedNumber of pagesNumber of words
The Red PyramidMay 4, 2010516124,305
The Throne of FireMay 9, 2011452113,038
The Serpent’s ShadowMay 2, 201240698599

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series book length

Book nameDate publishedNumber of pagesNumber of words
The Sword of SummerOctober 6, 2015513118,701
The Hammer of ThorOctober 4, 2016528111,544
The Ship of the DeadOctober 3, 2017432101,274
9 From the Nine WorldsOctober 2, 201815023,373
Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse WorldsAugust 16, 201615616,855

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.

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