The most translated books in the world (by number of languages)
The top 3 according to 45 votes from people: Tao Te Ching · The Communist Manifesto · The Way to Happiness. (Updated Dec 25, 2022.)
The Bible far ahead, The Little Prince in 610 languages, Pinocchio, the Tao Te Ching and The Communist Manifesto: the 30 written works translated into the most languages, with author, year and original language, according to Wikipedia's list compiled from publishers and institutions.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 30
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Tao Te Ching
Laozi, c. 400 BC. Translated into more than 250 languages. Original in Classical Chinese.
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2
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, 1848. Translated into more than 200 languages. Original in German.
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3
The Way to Happiness
L. Ron Hubbard, 1980. Translated into 114 languages. Original in English.
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4
Das Kapital
Karl Marx, 1867. Translated into 72 languages. Original in German.
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5
The Bible
Translated into more than 700 complete and 3,000 with some portion languages. Original in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.
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6
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, 1943. Translated into 610 languages. Original in French.
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7
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi, 1883. Translated into 240–260 languages. Original in Italian.
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8
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan, 1678. Translated into more than 200 languages. Original in English.
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9
The Quran
c. 650. Translated into more than 114 languages. Original in Classical Arabic.
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10
The Prophet
Khalil Gibran, 1923. Translated into 108 languages. Original in English.
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11
The Upright Revolution
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 2016. Translated into 100 languages. Original in Gikuyu.
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12
The Adventures of Tintin
Hergé, 1929-1976. Translated into 96 languages. Original in French.
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13
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain, 1885. Translated into 65 languages. Original in English.
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14
Grimms' Fairy Tales
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, 1812-1858. Translated into 170 languages. Original in German.
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15
Steps to Christ
Ellen G. White, 1892. Translated into more than 160 languages. Original in English.
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16
The Book of Mormon
1830. Translated into 115 languages. Original in English.
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17
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis, c. 1418. Translated into 95 languages. Original in Latin.
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18
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling, 1997-2007. Translated into 85 languages. Original in English.
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19
Winnie-the-Pooh
A. A. Milne, 1926. Translated into 74 languages. Original in English.
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20
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder, 1991. Translated into 65 languages. Original in Norwegian.
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21
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, 2007. Translated into 69+ languages. Original in English.
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22
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes, 1605-1615. Translated into more than 140 (complete or in part) languages. Original in Spanish.
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23
Asterix
René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, 1959-. Translated into 115 languages. Original in French.
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24
Luther's Small Catechism
Martin Luther, 1529. Translated into 90+ languages. Original in German.
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25
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, 1947. Translated into 73 languages. Original in Dutch.
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26
The Kon-Tiki Expedition
Thor Heyerdahl, 1948. Translated into more than 70 languages. Original in Norwegian.
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27
Pippi Longstocking
Astrid Lindgren, 1945. Translated into 70 languages. Original in Swedish.
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28
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, 1988. Translated into 70 languages. Original in Portuguese.
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29
Andersen's Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen, 1835-1852. Translated into 129 languages. Original in Danish.
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30
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865. Translated into 174 languages. Original in English.
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