The alltime most popular books in the world revealed. Are you looking for a book written in your target language. It looks like they left off religious books, such as the book of mormon and the imitation of christ. Ok gos song this too shall pass is the most translated among the pop songs. Book of mormon, see origin of the book of mormon, 1830, 110, english. The little prince is now the mosttranslated book in the world, excluding religious works. With 469 translations, its easily the most translated text in human history. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed posted by stylist team. The book is one of the most wellknown religious texts in english literature, and many people consider it to be the first english language novel. Some titles may have had more copies printed than some of these books, but a vast number of those books were. Wow that is amazing and quite surprising at the same time.
Bible is the holy book only for christian community but this thirukural can be kept as holy book for all the relegions and for all the communities in the world. The bible is a collection of ancient religious texts. An even more obvious reason for professional translation services would be due to a book s historic significance such as religious texts and the classics. Besides having been translated into 469 languages, the bible is the most read and sold book in the history of the world.
The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time. At least one of its sixtysix books have been translated into over 3000 languages, the new testament into over 0 languages. As of 2005, at least one book of the bible has been translated into 2,400 of the 6,900. It is the oldest religious text in known existence. I know religious texts like the bible are the most translated, but they often have many or unnamed authors. Unsurprisingly, childrens books and fairy tales dominate the list of the most translated books throughout history. Top 10 must read holy religious books in the world bhagavad gita is the most sacred book in the hindu religion. Considered by guinness world records as both most popular dictionary. Top 10 must read holy religious books in the world omg. In april 2017, the little prince became the most translated book in the world with 300 translations after being translated into hassanya, which is a north african variant of arabic. Thankfully, we can easily find some of the worlds most popular books translated into numerous languages around the world. We have found and listed 20 of the most translated texts throughout history. To celebrate world book day weve created an infographic that takes a look at 50 of the worlds most translated books, from the alchemist first.
Strangely, noone so far has mentioned the unescos index translationum. I would never have guessed that the jehovahs witness website would outrank all others, they cover more languages than. But if these books are to be enjoyed all around the world they need to be translated into different languages first. But if you excluded religious texts, the most translated book is carlo collodis the adventures of pinocchio. The new world transcription of the holy scriptures is another text on this list written by. That includes video and audio content as well as written articles. Written by the italian writer carlo collodi, the book follows the story of a puppet boy whose dream is to become a real boy.
Translated works and authors database at the unesco website 50 of the world s most translated books, infographic prepared by the translation company group full list of sources included the most translated authors in the world. Unesco sorted the data according to the exact number of times an authors written works have been translated. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, placing harry potter among historys most translated literary works. Leaving religion aside, the most translated book in the world is pinocchio, by carlo collodi. There are many who would name the bible as the most translated book of all time. The topic of the most translated book in the world is one which is often up for.
This is the most popular religious book in the world. A new milestone for the worlds most translated website. This is a list of literary works sorted by the number of languages they have been translated into. Why is the bible the most translated book in the world. Use arrows to rank one item in most translated books vs another. The best books of the entire human history are also the most translated copies across the world.
The 5 most translated literary texts in the world day translations. The worlds most translated books the translation company. In april 2017, the little prince became the most translated book in the world, excluding religious texts which enjoyed significant head starts. The christian bible has been translated into 2,400 of the worlds 6,800 languages re. If you mean the most translated literacy works excluding religious books. Most translators know that the bible is the most translated book ever. The little prince is now the mosttranslated book in the. According to itc global translations, the number one, most translated book in known history is the bible.
This is the holy book of hindus and this religion has the. Whichever way you look at it, continues to be the worlds most translated website. This is a list of literary works including novels, plays, series, collections of poems or short stories, and essays and other forms of literary nonfiction sorted by the number of languages they have been translated into. The beloved childrens tale of the little wooden boy. Top 10 most read books in the world based on number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years. Popular world religions books goodreads share book. It then became one of the most translated literature works in worlds history. With news this week of the discovery of what could be the earliest known siddur, a jewish prayer book dated at around 840 ad we have put together a list of 10 of the oldest known surviving books in the world today writing and literature are thought to have been first developed between the. Why is the bible the worlds most translated book answers. In defence of global capitalism johan norberg, 2001, 28, swedish. Top ten translated books of all time optima translation. At least one of its sixtysix books have been translated into over 3000 languages, the new testament into over 0 languages, and the entire work into more than 550 languages. This is the most translated fictional book in the world. The most translated work in the history of the world is the christian bible.
Today, the worlds most translated book is the bible. The bible has no competition for the world s most translated book. In addition to never having been out of print, the book has been translated into at least 200 different languages. Five most translated books of the world languageoasis blog. The bible tops the list of the most read books in the world. List of literary works by number of translations wikipedia. The bible has no competition for the worlds most translated book.
Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years he found. However, in this route and relation of a book and a reader. This thirukural is the second book that have been translated in more languages where bible stands first. The bible continues to be the most translated book in the world. According to their data worlds top translated authors page on the. Thanks to disney, almost everyone is familiar with the story of the wooden puppet who wants to become a real little boy. Chapman created the list by examining how many individual copies of the books had been printed and sold over the last 50 years. With this 300th translation, le petit prince becomes the worlds most translated book, with the exception of religious works, including the bible, which is the current recordholder. Pulling data from unesco, weve compiled a list of the most translated authors from around the world. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The 20 most translated texts in history ingco international. The fact that it has far surpassed tech giants and entertainment behemoths is singularly impressive and a testament to the hard work and dedication of so many of those who follow the religion. As you can see from the graphic below created by designer jared fanning, the bible leads the countdown by a large margin. Top 10 most religious books 7 years ago by sandy 0 do you want to gain knowledge about top 10 best epic religious books then you are at right place. No matter what country, community, race, or culture the reader belongs, good books have the power to touch the soul of any reader. The little prince becomes worlds most translated book, excluding religious. The little prince becomes worlds most translated book. Researcher james chapman has compiled this look at the top 10 mostread books in the world. As of 2019, the little prince has been translated into 425 languages and dialects. The most translated book in the world after the holy bible.
In todays blog we have listed eight of the most translated texts throughout history. It consists of lessons and teaching that shows moral life, ethics governing the social and religious life of. Here is the list of top 10 must read holyreligious books in the world. Most religious books are translated rapidly into many languages to spread them quickly. Regarded as one of the most significant works of religious english literature, the book has been translated into more than 200 languages.
At least one book of the bible has been translated into 2,883 languages. The bible has been translated into more than 3300 words. It consists of 114 suras or chapters which shows the impassioned appeals for belief in god. Rather than go into a lengthy discussion of which songs have the most translations, lets look at some of the songs that have enjoyed the distinction of being the most translated songs in the world. Yes, the bible is undoubtedly the most translated book. According to ingco international, a translation agency, the most translated book in the world is the bible. Who is the most translated author of all time, currently. Its only been two months since our last update of this article. One of the most beloved stories of all time can now be enjoyed by even more readers. The only nonreligious book on this list happens to be the most popular childrens storybook in the world with over 260 language translations. David mclain spent two years traveling to the blue zones regions and collected 500year old recipes from the worlds longestlived people. The 20 most translated texts in history the content in this article is compiled from data and does not reflect ingco internationals opinions or views. The worlds most translated books leopold classic library.
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