Most Translated Authors in History

Source: UNESCO

Most Translated Authors in History

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Key Findings

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Agatha Christie leads in Languages Translated Into with 103.

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Average Languages Translated Into: 73.75 · median: 82.50.

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Gap: Agatha Christie is 2.7× larger than Barbara Cartland.

About This Dataset

Most Translated Authors in History

Authors ranked by the number of languages their works have been translated into, according to UNESCO Index Translationum data. Agatha Christie is the most translated individual author in history with works translated into over 100 languages, making her the best-selling fiction writer of all time with estimated sales of 2 billion books.

Analysis

Agatha Christie (103), Jules Verne (100) and William Shakespeare (100) take the top three in Languages Translated Into. Values run from 103 at the top to 38 at the bottom, a spread of 65. First and second are separated by 3, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. The field is close behind: 5 of the 8 sit at half the leader's figure or above (51.5+).

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Data Insights

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

103

Agatha Christie

Languages Translated Into · All Time

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Languages Translated Into

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All Time

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: UNESCO
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Languages Translated Into
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Languages Translated Into · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Agatha Christie	103
🥈	Jules Verne	100
🥉	William Shakespeare	100
4	J.K. Rowling	85
5	Hans Christian Andersen	80
6	Danielle Steel	43
7	Stephen King	41
8	Barbara Cartland	38

Data Sources & References

All external sources cited in this dataset

1 https://www.unesco.org/xtrans/bsstatexp.aspx Visit ↗

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