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One Pieceis one of the most popular manga series ever published, and its sales speak for themselves. Since Luffy’s debut, creator Eiichiro Oda has sold hundreds of millions of copies. Oda’s work onOne Piecehas set some astounding records.One Piecehas always been popular, but it is at an all-time high right now. Netflix just debuted its live-action remake, which was met with widespread acclaim.One Piececontinues to garner admirers on a global scale.
According to sources, it appears to have surpassed JK Rowling’s Harry Potter as the best-selling fantasy novel in history.Arthur – The Library of Oharaclaimed that this manga has sold 500,000,000 copies. The tweet captioned:“One Piece is now officially acknowledged by Shueisha to have sold over 500,000,000 copies, having the highest recorded sales for a fiction story series in human history”
One Piece is now officially acknowledged by Shueisha to have sold over 500,000,000 copies, having the highest recorded sales for a fiction story series in human historypic.twitter.com/hFAWRTfpmu
— Artur – Library of Ohara (@newworldartur)June 02, 2025
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Over 516.6 Million Copies in Circulation in 61 Countries by August 2022
One Piecemanga has won multiple honors and is considered by critics, reviewers, and readers to be one of the best manga of all time. It had approximately 516.6 million copies in circulation in 61 countries and regions around the world by August 2022, making it the best-selling manga series in history and the largest comic series printed in book volume. In the process,One Pieceoutsold Batman, the second most popular American comic book superhero.One Piecefollows the narrative of Luffy, a young kid who aspires to be the Pirate King in a world dominated by seas and sprinkled with small islands.
In July 1997, Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump began serializing the manga, which immediately garnered popularity due to its epic storyline, lovable characters, and great fight scenes. Sales reports forOne Piecevolumes globally hit over 490 million in July 2021, making it the best-selling manga series and the best-selling comic series printed in book volumes in history.
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One PieceBroke These Records
The manga set a Guinness World Record in 2015 and 2022 for “the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author.” From 2008 to 2018, it was the best-selling manga for 11 years in a row, and it is the only manga with an original print of more than three million volumes for more than ten years. Since 2008,One Piecehas been the only manga whose volumes have topped the weekly comic chart at Oricon.
Oda has a long way to go beforeOne Pieceis complete. The author has stated that he hopes to finish the long-running series over the next five years, and it appears that the objective is entirely attainable.
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Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
