Who is the Best-Selling Woman Author in History

The best-selling female author of all time is Agatha Christie.

• She has sold an estimated 2–4 billion copies worldwide

• That makes her not just the top female author, but one of the best-selling authors in history overall, alongside William Shakespeare

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Christie is famous for classic mystery novels like Murder on the Orient Express and the creation of iconic characters such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

For context, other top-selling female authors:

• Barbara Cartland – ~1 billion copies

• Danielle Steel – ~800 million

• J. K. Rowling – ~600 million 

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