# Fourth Wing

> Fourth Wing sold 53,789 hardcovers in a late-July 2023 week, above its launch week.

- Owner: Rebecca Yarros / Entangled Publishing
- Kind: Book
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2023-05-02
- Peak date: Week of Jan 27, 2025
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 51 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Scarcity drop, Identity badge, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Entangled launched Fourth Wing with a large print run, sprayed edges, gifted advance copies and ads. BookTok recommendations spread to press and forums. Weekly hardcover sales rose from 33,198 at launch to 53,789 twelve weeks later; BookScan reported over 2.7M by December 2024.

## Timeline

- 2022-11-10 — Entangled Publishing (Press) — Entangled announced Fourth Wing as the first Red Tower title, with a planned 350,000-copy printing.
- 2023-05-02 — Rebecca Yarros / Entangled Publishing / Piatkus (Retail) — Fourth Wing went on sale, with black sprayed edges and stenciled dragons on its first US printing.
- 2023-05-06 — Hardcover buyers tracked by Circana (Retail) — Fourth Wing debuted at #3 on PW’s hardcover fiction chart with 33,198 sales in its launch week.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/fourth-wing

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Fourth Wing.” Case HIS-00167. Spread Score v1.2: 51/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00167