Best-selling adult colouring book illustrator (current)
- Who
- Johanna Basford
- What
- 3,489,323 unit(s) sold
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 07 May 2016
In the 12 months leading up to 7 May 2016, Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford (UK) sold an estimated 3,489,323 copies of her adult colouring books worldwide, according to Nielsen Bookscan.
The lion's share of these sales was made up by Basford's 2013 title Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book which is the best-selling adult colouring book (current), with 2,213,988 units sold in the same period around the world, based on Nielsen Bookscan data.
Basford's intricate illustrations are typically created with ink and pencil and tend to focus on the themes of flora and fauna.