Which book is estimated to have sold over 3 billion copies worldwide?

• A. The Quran
• B. The Book of Mormon
• C. The Torah
• D. The Bible

Answer: (D)

The question hinges on which text has been distributed in the greatest numbers worldwide. The Bible stands out because it has been translated into more languages and printed in far larger quantities than the other works listed, across many centuries and multiple cultures. Because of this long history of widespread production and distribution, total copies sold or distributed is commonly estimated to be in the billions—well above three billion. While the Quran also has an enormous reach and is often cited as having a very large distribution, standard estimates generally place the Bible ahead in total copies. The Book of Mormon and the Torah have much smaller print runs in comparison, typically counted in hundreds of millions or tens of millions, so they don’t reach the three-billion mark in the usual estimates.