Awards and honors
Award | Category | Result |
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#1 New York Times Best Seller (664 weeks) | Won | |
2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Book | |
2009 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nominated | |
ALA Notable Book | Won | |
2010 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Book[17] | |
2010 Most Favorite Book Around the World | ||
2011 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Book | |
2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | ||
2013 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nominated | |
2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Won | |
2015 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | ||
2016 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | ||
2023 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nominated |
Commercial success
Diary of a Wimpy Kid was well received from The Princeton Review, Gold Card Association, The Dallas News, The TRR Editors, The NW Press, and The JJ Printing Company. The New York Times, which ranks children's serials collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the Wimpy Kid series for 664 weeks as of December 8, 2021.[18] USA Today, which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed Diary of a Wimpy Kid in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010.
As of the same date, Rodrick Rules has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), The Last Straw has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), Dog Days has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2.[19]
The series has sold over 200 million books [20] in 56 languages and 65 editions throughout the world.[21] The series has also generated over $500 million in revenue.[22]