One Piece leads with 600 million copies in circulation (Shueisha, March 2026), twice the 300 million reported for Golgo 13 in second place.
One Piece is the best-selling manga series of all time, with 600 million copies in circulation as of March 2026, according to Shueisha. Golgo 13 is second at 300 million (July 2022) and Detective Conan third at 270 million (February 2023). The ranking uses the latest publisher-attributed circulation figure for each series; dates differ by series.
Japanese publishers do not report what readers actually buy. They announce copies in circulation (print runs shipped, and lately digital copies too), usually on a volume's cover band or at a milestone. Those announcements are the only figures that exist for most series, so they are what this list uses. Each figure below is the latest one we could trace to a publisher or rights holder, with its date. Because every series announces on its own schedule, the dates differ, and older figures for finished series may have grown since.
Shueisha put One Piece at 600 million copies in circulation worldwide with the release of volume 114 in March 2026, about 450 million in Japan and 150 million overseas. Its previous milestone, 510 million, came with volume 103 in August 2022. No other manga series is within half of that total.
Golgo 13's 300 million figure, reported in July 2022, counts the franchise's collected editions in every format, including compilation reprints, so it is not a count of the standard volumes alone. The assassin thriller has run since 1968 and continued after Takao Saito's death in 2021; its standard-volume count passed Kochikame's in 2021.
Japanese press reported Detective Conan (Case Closed) at more than 270 million copies in circulation in February 2023. The last figure Shogakukan itself announced that we could confirm was 250 million worldwide, in October 2021, when volume 100 shipped. Reports differ on whether the 270 million is a Japan or a worldwide total.
Shueisha put Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball at more than 260 million copies in Japan and worldwide, the figure reported when Toriyama died in March 2024. The original manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1984 to 1995 and was collected in 42 volumes.
Shueisha's 2022 figure for Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto is more than 250 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital copies. The ninja saga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1999 to 2014 and was collected in 72 volumes.
Shueisha announced on July 17, 2025 that Demon Slayer had reached about 220 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital: about 164 million in Japan and 56 million overseas. That is roughly 70 million more than its 150 million in February 2021, all added after the 23-volume series ended.
A May 2023 GKIDS and Toei Animation release for The First Slam Dunk film put Takehiko Inoue's basketball manga at more than 170 million copies sold globally. Japanese reports give a domestic figure of more than 120 million. The 31-volume series ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1990 to 1996.
The official Jujutsu Kaisen account announced on December 20, 2025 that the manga had 150 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital copies and the prequel volume Jujutsu Kaisen 0. It had passed 100 million on September 30, 2024, the day the 30-volume serialization ended. It is tied with Kochikame on the figures available and listed first alphabetically.
Osamu Akimoto's police comedy had more than 150 million copies in print when it ended in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2016 after 40 years and 200 volumes. Higher figures of about 156 to 157 million also circulate, but we could not trace them to a publisher statement, so it is listed level with Jujutsu Kaisen.
Attack on Titan is reported at more than 140 million copies in circulation by November 2023. We could not find that figure in a Kodansha statement; the last Kodansha figure we confirmed is 100 million worldwide, print plus e-books, from December 2019. The 34-volume series ran in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine from 2009 to 2021.
| # | Name | Author | Publisher | Serialized | Figure as of | What the figure counts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Piece | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 1997-present | March 2026 (vol. 114) | Copies in circulation, Japan plus overseas |
| 2 | Golgo 13 | Takao Saito | Shogakukan (Big Comic); Leed Publishing (collected editions) | 1968-present | July 2022 | Copies in circulation across all collected formats |
| 3 | Detective Conan | Gosho Aoyama | Shogakukan | 1994-present | February 2023 | Copies in circulation (reports differ on Japan-only vs worldwide) |
| 4 | Dragon Ball | Akira Toriyama | Shueisha | 1984-1995 | March 2024 | Copies sold in Japan and worldwide, per Shueisha |
| 5 | Naruto | Masashi Kishimoto | Shueisha | 1999-2014 | October 2022 | Copies in circulation worldwide, including digital |
| 6 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Koyoharu Gotouge | Shueisha | 2016-2020 | July 2025 | Copies in circulation worldwide, including digital |
| 7 | Slam Dunk | Takehiko Inoue | Shueisha | 1990-1996 | May 2023 | Copies sold globally (Toei Animation / GKIDS) |
| 8 | Jujutsu Kaisen | Gege Akutami | Shueisha | 2018-2024 | December 2025 | Copies in circulation worldwide, including digital and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 |
| 9 | KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops | Osamu Akimoto | Shueisha | 1976-2016 | 2016 | Copies in print |
| 10 | Attack on Titan | Hajime Isayama | Kodansha | 2009-2021 | November 2023 | Copies in circulation (secondary report; see methodology) |
Series are ranked by the latest cumulative copies figure we could attribute to the publisher or rights holder, in millions, highest first. Most are copies in circulation (shipped, not sold to readers), and newer ones include digital. Exceptions are stated per item: Golgo 13 counts compilation reprints; Dragon Ball and Slam Dunk are described as copies sold; Detective Conan's 270 million is a press report, not a Shogakukan statement we could see; KochiKame's is copies in print. Figures date from 2016 to March 2026 because publishers announce on their own schedules, so this is not a single-date snapshot. Attack on Titan's 140 million (November 2023) is a secondary report; Kodansha's last confirmed figure is 100 million (December 2019). Jujutsu Kaisen and KochiKame tie at 150 million and are listed alphabetically. Doraemon is excluded: Shogakukan's reported figure for its 45-volume edition is about 88 million (2020), and the 250 to 300 million worldwide totals often quoted have no publisher source we could find. Spin-offs and sequels count as separate series.
Japanese publishers report copies in circulation: copies printed and shipped to stores, and in recent years digital copies too. That is not the same as copies sold to readers, but it is the figure publishers announce, so it is the one this list uses.
Totals of 250 to 300 million copies are widely quoted for Doraemon, which would place it near the top, but we could not trace any of them to Shogakukan. The figure we could trace is about 88 million for the 45-volume collected edition, reported in 2020. Doraemon is left out until a publisher figure is available.
No. Each series' publisher announces milestones on its own schedule, so the figures range from 2016 (KochiKame) to March 2026 (One Piece). Finished series can keep growing, so older figures may now be higher.
Other series reported above 100 million copies include JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (more than 120 million, January 2022) and Kingdom (more than 100 million, Shueisha, November 2023). Totals quoted for Oishinbo and Bleach could not be traced to a publisher statement for this update.
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