If you have ever wondered which book has the most ratings on Goodreads, the answer is J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It has roughly 11.84 million reader ratings, ahead of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games at roughly 10.29 million. Those are extraordinary numbers, but they describe participation on Goodreads—not copies sold, unique readers worldwide, or a verdict on literary quality.
Below are ten of the platform’s most-rated books, ranked by the number of ratings, rather than their average star score. The figures are a September 25, 2026 snapshot, rounded to the nearest 10,000; the linked Goodreads book pages provide the live totals.
The 10 most-rated books on Goodreads
| Rank | Book | Author | Approximate Goodreads ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | J.K. Rowling | 11.84 million |
| 2 | The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins | 10.29 million |
| 3 | Twilight | Stephenie Meyer | 7.52 million |
| 4 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | 7.13 million |
| 5 | The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 6.15 million |
| 6 | The Fault in Our Stars | John Green | 5.89 million |
| 7 | 1984 | George Orwell | 5.77 million |
| 8 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling | 5.06 million |
| 9 | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 5.02 million |
| 10 | It Ends with Us | Colleen Hoover | 4.84 million |
How we counted: We compared the displayed rating totals for individual works, including books listed on Goodreads’ member-created “Most Rated Books” list, and reordered them by rating count. That Listopia page is ranked by member votes and list score, so its numbering is not a ranking by rating volume. Book pages may display updated figures after this article’s snapshot. A title’s other editions and translations can lead to confusingly different search results; use the linked work pages when checking a figure.
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone — about 11.84 million ratings
The first Harry Potter novel leads by a substantial margin. Whether readers know it by the American title Sorcerer’s Stone or the British Philosopher’s Stone, this is the book that introduces Harry to Hogwarts. Its place at the top reflects decades of reading, rereading, classroom discussion, and a series that keeps finding new audiences. The rest of the series has enormous Goodreads engagement too: Prisoner of Azkaban also appears in this top ten.
2. The Hunger Games — about 10.29 million ratings
Katniss Everdeen’s first trip into the arena is the only other book in this table above ten million ratings. Its combination of survival story, political pressure, and fast pacing makes it the sort of novel readers finish and immediately want to discuss. The gap between the top two is large enough that a few days of new ratings will not change their order.
3. Twilight — about 7.52 million ratings
Stephenie Meyer’s supernatural romance remains one of Goodreads’ biggest conversation starters. Bella and Edward’s story has a lower average star rating than several books below it in this table, yet far more people have rated it. That is a useful reminder: “most-rated” measures how many readers joined in, not how positively they felt.
4. To Kill a Mockingbird — about 7.13 million ratings
Harper Lee’s novel is one of the older American classics near the very top of the chart. Its long life on school reading lists helps explain why it reaches readers across generations, although Goodreads data alone cannot tell us why each person picked it up. Its strong showing also challenges the idea that these numbers belong solely to fantasy and young adult franchises.
5. The Great Gatsby — about 6.15 million ratings
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short novel about ambition, wealth, and reinvention has attracted more than six million Goodreads ratings. Length may make it easy to assign or to revisit, but the number is also a sign of how consistently the book stays in the cultural conversation. A high rating count does not mean readers agree about Gatsby or the novel’s famously elusive American Dream.
6. The Fault in Our Stars — about 5.89 million ratings
John Green’s novel about Hazel and Augustus became a defining young adult read for many people. Its position here shows the lasting reach of emotionally direct contemporary fiction alongside the fantasy series and classroom classics that dominate much of the table.
7. 1984 — about 5.77 million ratings
George Orwell’s dystopia remains a common point of reference when readers talk about surveillance, propaganda, and political language. Its Goodreads total suggests sustained reader engagement over time. If you enjoy dystopian fiction, this is also an interesting book to compare with The Hunger Games: both have huge rating counts, but readers often come to them with very different expectations.
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban — about 5.06 million ratings
Most sequels lose a portion of the audience that started the series, which makes the third Harry Potter book’s appearance especially striking. It is the only sequel in this top ten, as of the snapshot. That distinction says something about the series’ staying power, although it does not establish how many readers finished all seven books.
9. Pride and Prejudice — about 5.02 million ratings
Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy remain capable of drawing a vast modern audience more than two centuries after the novel’s publication. Its position beside 21st-century bestsellers is one of the most enjoyable surprises in the data. For readers wondering where to begin with Austen, it is also an approachable entry point into her dialogue and social comedy.
10. It Ends with Us — about 4.84 million ratings
Colleen Hoover’s novel brings a more recent publishing phenomenon into the top ten. Lily Bloom’s story deals with intimate partner abuse, and reader reactions have been varied. Its presence illustrates how quickly a widely discussed modern book can accumulate ratings; it also shows why sheer volume should never be confused with unanimous praise.
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Which books are just outside the top ten?
The next tier is close enough to be worth watching. As of the same snapshot, Animal Farm had about 4.82 million ratings, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets about 4.68 million, The Hobbit about 4.64 million, and A Court of Thorns and Roses about 4.60 million. Their order could shift over time. In particular, It Ends with Us and Animal Farm are separated by only around 20,000 ratings, so check both before republishing an updated ranking.
Does “most-rated” mean “best” or “most-read”?
No. A rating count is the number of ratings shown for a book on Goodreads. An average rating is its mean star score; a book can have a high average with relatively few ratings, or millions of ratings and a more divided response. A review is written feedback, so its total is different again. Goodreads also has lists of books most frequently shelved or read within a particular year; those answer a different question.
Goodreads users are a self-selected group. Some readers never use the site, and rating a book is not the same as buying a copy or finishing it. These figures are best read as a measure of visible Goodreads engagement. They are useful for seeing which stories generate discussion on the platform, but they cannot settle a question such as “What is the world’s best-selling book?”
The takeaway
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is Goodreads’ most-rated book in this September 2026 snapshot, with The Hunger Games in second place. The rest of the top ten mixes blockbuster series starters, enduring classroom novels, and recent reader favorites. My favorite detail is the breadth of that mix: Austen and Fitzgerald share the table with Collins and Hoover. Millions of ratings tell us that these books reached Goodreads readers; the varied books behind those numbers are where the more interesting reading conversation begins.
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