Books ranked by the number of languages they have been officially translated into. The Bible is the most translated document in human history, with at least portions available in over 3,500 languages and the complete text in more than 700 —...
About: World's Most Translated Books of All Time
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Books ranked by the number of languages they have been officially translated into. The Bible is the most translated document in human history, with at least portions available in over 3,500 languages and the complete text in more than 700 — a feat of translation effort spanning millennia and representing the work of thousands of missionaries, scholars, and translators across every continent and nearly every language family on Earth.
Key Findings
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The Bible leads with 3,500 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 604 · median: 165.
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Gap in All Time: The Bible is 42.7× larger than The Adventures of Tintin (Herge).
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
3,500
The Bible
Languages Translated Into · All Time
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Metrics
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Languages Translated Into
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | The Bible | 3,500 | 3,500 | +0% |
| 🥈 | The Little Prince (Saint-Exupery) | 386 | 386 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Pinocchio (Collodi) | 300 | 300 | +0% |
| 4 | Alice in Wonderland (Carroll) | 174 | 174 | +0% |
| 5 | Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen) | 156 | 156 | +0% |
| 6 | Don Quixote (Cervantes) | 145 | 145 | +0% |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone | 85 | 85 | +0% |
| 8 | The Adventures of Tintin (Herge) | 82 | 82 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
3,500
Maximum
82
Minimum
604
Average
165
Median
What This Data Shows
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Andersen Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
Recorded 156
Languages Translated Into
in All Time.
Full Data Table
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