Media

Media

Nielsen BookData provides weekly bestseller charts to the international press as well as ad-hoc data and insights to support commentary on the global book market.

Media

Our bestseller charts are based on our BookScan data which is gathered in 12 territories: Australia, Brazil, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland. South Africa, Spain, Colombia and the UK. We are also able to provide information about book production figures.

For press enquiries email: mediabookresearch@nielseniq.com

Our book charts

Australia #1

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Australian BookScan data is regularly used by The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, The Sun Herald and Books + Publishing.

Brazil #1

Café com Deus Pai 2024 by Júnior Rostirola

In Brazil our data is regularly featured in Publishnews.

Colombia #1

Hábitos atómicos by James Clear

BookScan Colombia went live in February 23 with historical data available from 1 January 2023 onwards.

India #1

Atomic Habits by James Clear

In India our book data is featured in Himalayan Writing Retreat.

Ireland #1

Bored of Lunch Healthy Slow Cooker: Even Easier by Nathan Anthony

Irish data is used by The Irish Times, The Sunday Times Ireland, Sunday Independent, Irish Examiner, writing.ie and Books Ireland.

Italy #1

Dare la vita by Michela Murgia

Italian BookScan data is featured in il Giornale.

Mexico #1

Hábitos atómicos by James Clear

In Mèxico we collaborate periodically with the main newspapers: El universal, Milenio, El Economista. We also collaborate with the Spanish Edition of Publisher Weekly. Occasionally BookScan data is used on TV or radio broadcasts.

New Zealand #1

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

​In New Zealand our data is featured in the Newsroom (Reading Room), Kete Books and Aotearoa NZ.

Poland #1

Chłopki by Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

Our Polish data is featured in Newsweek Polska, Biblioteka Analiz, Wirtualny Wydawca and Rynek Ksiazki among other places.

South Africa #1

Oxford South African School Dictionary 4th Edition

BookScan data in South Africa is featured in News24 (Arts24).

Spain #1

Las hijas de la criada: Premio Planeta 2023 by Sonsoles Ónega

Our Spanish BookScan data is featured in Publishnews and quoted on national radio and RTVE.

UK #1

Bored of Lunch Healthy Slow Cooker: Even Easie by Nathan Anthony

Our BookScan data is featured in The Sunday Times and The Bookseller.

UK Library #1

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

Nielsen LibScan collects and measures public library print book borrowing data from over 70 public library authorities.