How many copies of the novel titled The Da Vinci Code have been sold,
worldwide, since publication in 2003? I've seen figures ranging from
15 million to 38 million.

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Clarification of Question by irishbreakfast-ga on 27 Dec 2005 12:44 PST

Also, is The Da Vinci Code now the best-selling novel of all time? Or
is that simply marketing BS? Thanks...

Hi irishbreakfast,

According to the official website of Dan Brown, the Da Vinci Code has
sold approximately 40 million copies worldwide.

"Recently named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by TIME
Magazine, Dan Brown has made appearances on CNN, The Today Show,
National Public Radio, Voice of America, as well as in the pages of
Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels
have been translated and published in more than 40 languages around
the world."
(...)
"The Da Vinci Code has sold some 40 million copies worldwide and is
now being adapted for film by Columbia Pictures."

http://www.danbrown.com/meet_dan/

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From Wikipedia:

"The Da Vinci Code is a novel written by American author Dan Brown and
published in 2003 by Doubleday Fiction (ISBN 0385504209). It is a
worldwide bestseller with 36 million copies in print (as of August
2005) and has been translated into 44 languages."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code 

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"Dan Brown's book has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide."

Date set for Da Vinci court case 
Thursday, 27 October 2005
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4382824.stm

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"Brown's book has sold 40 million copies worldwide. A movie
adaptation, starring Tom Hanks and directed by Ron Howard, is in
production and could be released in 2006."

Historians to sue over plot of 'Da Vinci Code'
Thu, 27 Oct 2005 
CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/10/27/Arts/davincisuit_051027.html


Search criteria:
"Da Vinci Code" sales
"Da Vinci Code" "* million" sold copies
"Da Vinci Code" sold "30..45 million"

I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.

Happy Holidays,
Rainbow

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Clarification of Answer by rainbow-ga on 27 Dec 2005 15:07 PST

According to various sources, The Da Vinci Code is the best-selling
novel of all time:

"The Da Vinci Code is the best-selling novel of all time and has spent
more than two years on the New York Times best-seller list."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4403636.stm

"Dan Brown's critically-acclaimed book "The Da Vinci Code" is the
best-selling novel of all time and has spent more than two years on
the New York Times best-seller list. It has also been translated into
42 languages. To date, there are more than 38.6 million copies of the
novel in print, averaging more than two million copies sold each
month."
http://www.jackofallgames.com/news_item.asp?marker=78

"There?s only one novelist left who could afford to live around here,
but Dan Brown doesn?t. He just immortalized the place in The Da Vinci
Code, the No. 1 best-selling novel of all time..."
http://www.movingpicturesmagazine.com/Archives.html


I hope that helps.

Best wishes,
Rainbow

Just what I needed. Thanks!

To hopefully add to Rainbow's great answer, there is this "Jack of
All Games" web page as well.
http://www.jackofallgames.com/news_item.asp?marker=78

"Dan Brown's critically-acclaimed book "The Da Vinci Code" is the
best-selling novel of all time and has spent more than two years on
the New York Times best-seller list. It has also been translated into
42 languages. To date [11/2/2005], there are more than 38.6 million
copies of the novel in print, averaging more than two million copies
sold each month."

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