Viral books: Visible in use

6 viral books: Visible in use, traced from the first post to the peak with sources. 100% started on Retail. Median 878 days from first post to peak.

Cases
6
Median Spread Score
36
Most started on
Retail100%
First post to peak
878 days

By mechanic

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Atomic Habits

58
Atomic Habits cover

30M sold

Babel

41
Official UK hardback cover of Babel.

20.7K sold

They Both Die at the End

36
Original US cover of They Both Die at the End, art by Simon Prades

685K sold

Secret Garden colouring book

30
Secret Garden colouring book: cover art

7.4M sold

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

28
The UK cover of Cleopatra and Frankenstein, from Coco Mellors’ official website.

250K sold

The Midnight Library

22
The Midnight Library cover

15M sold

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