All Time Best-Selling Products in the World
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10. Rubik’s Cube
Category: Toy
Total sales: 350 million units
Parent company: Seven Towns Ltd.
Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Ernő Rubik built the cube as a teaching tool to help his students understand 3D objects, his actual purpose was solving the structural problem of moving the parts independently without the entire mechanism falling apart. The Rubik's Cube remains the top-selling single toy of all time with 350 million sold since 1980. The toy is so popular that there is even a competition for speed-cubing. There are many speed-cubing competitions that takes place around the world.
9. iPhone
Category: Smartphone
Total sales: 516 million units
Parent company: Apple
iPhone revolutionised the smartphone industry with its touch phones which allowed users to use it by directly putting out fingers to the screen instead of stylus, which was required in other touch phones.The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. In its fiscal first and second quarter, the company sold nearly 95 million iPhones. Apple's iPhone has been the best-selling smartphone since its release in 2007 and sold more than 500 million units worldwide.
8. Harry Potter
Category: Book
Total sales: 450 million units
Parent company: Scholastic (U.S. publisher)
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling.The first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in June 1997. It is the best selling book series of all time with 450 million books sold in 73 different languages as of mid-2013. The books has also made author J.K. Rowling the highest-paid author in the world. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final book selling approximately 11 million copies in the United States within the first 24-hours of its release.The book inspired Harry Potter film series grossed $7.7 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film series of all time.
7. Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Category: Album
Total sales: 70 million units
Parent company: Epic records
Thriller is the sixth studio album ofe3s "King Of Pop" Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records, as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall. The album featured hits like "Beat It", "Billie Jean," and "Thriller." But the 14-minute long Thriller movie/music video made the album most famous.Thriller is the best-selling album of all time with 70 million copies sold since 1982. The album has also won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984.
6. Mario Bros. Franchise
Category: Video game franchise
Total sales: 262 million units
Parent company: Nintendo
The Mario franchise is a media franchise consisting of video games and television series published and produced by Nintendo .Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto created the character Mario for the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981.According to the company, more than 262 million units of "core" Mario Bros. games have been sold worldwide.The franchise has released over 200 games of various genre including series such as Super Mario, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf.
5. iPad
Category: Tablet
Total sales: 211 million units
Parent company: Apple
iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., which runs Apple's iOS. The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010. Apple started developing iPads before iPhone but temporarily shelved the project inorder to use the same concept in mobile phones.Apple's iPad is the best-selling tablet and sold 211 million units worldwide.
4. Star Wars
Category: Movies
Total sales: $4.6 billion
Parent company: 20th Century Fox
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas.Star Wars: Episode I grossed $675 million, considerably more than the later installments — Episodes 2 and 3, which each grossed more than $400 million. In total, the Star Wars movies, including special editions and re-releases, grossed $4.6 billion.Disney purchased the Star Wars universe for $4 billion in 2012. Disney will release the final three movies, and the first of the three is scheduled to hit the box office in 2015.
3. Corolla
Category: Vehicle
Total sales: 40.7 million units
Parent company: Toyota
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by Toyota.Corolla was introduced in Japan in 1966 and became available in the U.S. in 1968. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling car in the world, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle.In 2013, the company sold 1.2 million Corollas , which is a a 5% year-over-year increase, taking its eleven generations of sales to a milestone of 40 million units.The Corolla's success is due to its reliability, relatively low gas mileage and affordability.
2. Lipitor
Category: Pharmaceutical
Total sales: $141 billion
Parent company: Pfizer
Lipitor is a member of the drug class known as statins, which are used primarily for lowering blood cholesterol and for prevention of heart diseases. Lipitor is the world's best-selling drug of all time, with more than $125 billion in sales over approximately 14.5 years.However, Lipitor sales have dropped heavily in recent years after its U.S. patent expired in 2011.In 2013, Lipitor sales totaled $2.3 billion, down from $9.6 billion in 2011.
1. PlayStation
Category: Video game console
Total sales: 344 million units
Parent company: Sony
The PlayStation is a series of video game consoles created and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.The first PlayStation console was introduced in Japan in 1994, and was the first video game console to ship 100 million units. The PlayStation 2, released in 2000, is the best-selling home console to date, having sold more than 150 million units worldwide. Sony's latest console, the PlayStation 4, which was released in 2013, holds the record for fastest selling console with 1 million consoles sold in 24 hours of its release.
Category: Toy
Total sales: 350 million units
Parent company: Seven Towns Ltd.
Rubik's Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Ernő Rubik built the cube as a teaching tool to help his students understand 3D objects, his actual purpose was solving the structural problem of moving the parts independently without the entire mechanism falling apart. The Rubik's Cube remains the top-selling single toy of all time with 350 million sold since 1980. The toy is so popular that there is even a competition for speed-cubing. There are many speed-cubing competitions that takes place around the world.
9. iPhone
Total sales: 516 million units
Parent company: Apple
iPhone revolutionised the smartphone industry with its touch phones which allowed users to use it by directly putting out fingers to the screen instead of stylus, which was required in other touch phones.The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. In its fiscal first and second quarter, the company sold nearly 95 million iPhones. Apple's iPhone has been the best-selling smartphone since its release in 2007 and sold more than 500 million units worldwide.
8. Harry Potter
Total sales: 450 million units
Parent company: Scholastic (U.S. publisher)
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling.The first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in June 1997. It is the best selling book series of all time with 450 million books sold in 73 different languages as of mid-2013. The books has also made author J.K. Rowling the highest-paid author in the world. The last four books consecutively set records as the fastest-selling books in history, with the final book selling approximately 11 million copies in the United States within the first 24-hours of its release.The book inspired Harry Potter film series grossed $7.7 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film series of all time.
7. Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Total sales: 70 million units
Parent company: Epic records
6. Mario Bros. Franchise
Total sales: 262 million units
Parent company: Nintendo
The Mario franchise is a media franchise consisting of video games and television series published and produced by Nintendo .Game Designer Shigeru Miyamoto created the character Mario for the arcade game Donkey Kong in 1981.According to the company, more than 262 million units of "core" Mario Bros. games have been sold worldwide.The franchise has released over 200 games of various genre including series such as Super Mario, Mario Kart, Mario Party, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf.
5. iPad
Category: Tablet
Total sales: 211 million units
Parent company: Apple
iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., which runs Apple's iOS. The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010. Apple started developing iPads before iPhone but temporarily shelved the project inorder to use the same concept in mobile phones.Apple's iPad is the best-selling tablet and sold 211 million units worldwide.
4. Star Wars
Total sales: $4.6 billion
Parent company: 20th Century Fox
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas.Star Wars: Episode I grossed $675 million, considerably more than the later installments — Episodes 2 and 3, which each grossed more than $400 million. In total, the Star Wars movies, including special editions and re-releases, grossed $4.6 billion.Disney purchased the Star Wars universe for $4 billion in 2012. Disney will release the final three movies, and the first of the three is scheduled to hit the box office in 2015.
3. Corolla
Total sales: 40.7 million units
Parent company: Toyota
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by Toyota.Corolla was introduced in Japan in 1966 and became available in the U.S. in 1968. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling car in the world, surpassing the Volkswagen Beetle.In 2013, the company sold 1.2 million Corollas , which is a a 5% year-over-year increase, taking its eleven generations of sales to a milestone of 40 million units.The Corolla's success is due to its reliability, relatively low gas mileage and affordability.
2. Lipitor
Total sales: $141 billion
Parent company: Pfizer
Lipitor is a member of the drug class known as statins, which are used primarily for lowering blood cholesterol and for prevention of heart diseases. Lipitor is the world's best-selling drug of all time, with more than $125 billion in sales over approximately 14.5 years.However, Lipitor sales have dropped heavily in recent years after its U.S. patent expired in 2011.In 2013, Lipitor sales totaled $2.3 billion, down from $9.6 billion in 2011.
1. PlayStation
Category: Video game console
Total sales: 344 million units
Parent company: Sony
The PlayStation is a series of video game consoles created and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.The first PlayStation console was introduced in Japan in 1994, and was the first video game console to ship 100 million units. The PlayStation 2, released in 2000, is the best-selling home console to date, having sold more than 150 million units worldwide. Sony's latest console, the PlayStation 4, which was released in 2013, holds the record for fastest selling console with 1 million consoles sold in 24 hours of its release.
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