Publications by Subject Category

Data as of March 2025. All figures are in lakh (100,000) copies.

Subject Category (विषय-शीर्षक)Copies (Lakh)Copies (Millions)Notes
Shrimad Bhagavad Gita (श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता)1,844184.4 MWorld's most widely distributed philosophical text
Shri Ramcharitmanas & Tulsidas Sahitya1,321132.1 MTulsidas's Ramayan and all associated works
Puranas, Upanishads & Other Texts29629.6 MBhagavatam, Vishnu Purana, major Upanishads, etc.
Women's & Children's Books (महिलाओं एवं बालकोपयोगी)1,128112.8 MTexts for mothers, children, and families
Bhaktacharitra & Bhajanmala2,169216.9 MBiographies of saints and devotional song collections; highest category
Other Publications (अन्य प्रकाशन)1,414141.4 MMiscellaneous spiritual and dharmic texts
Kalyan Monthly Magazine (कल्याण मासिक पत्र)1,734173.4 M100 years of publication, 1.75 lakh copies/issue today
Total (up to March 2025)9,906 lakh990.6 M99 crore 06 lakh copies, all at cost price or below

December 2025 Update

By December 2025, the total crossed 101 crore (1.01 billion) copies, making Gita Press, by many measures, the single largest publisher of spiritual literature in human history. All published at cost price or below. Zero solicited donations. Zero advertisements.

Publications by Language

Total unique titles available in each language as of March 2025, totalling 1,880 titles across 14 languages.

Language (भाषा)Number of TitlesNotes
Hindi & Sanskrit (हिन्दी व संस्कृत)770Primary language; includes all major titles and the Kalyan magazine
Telugu (तेलुगु)197Largest regional Indian language collection after Hindi
Gujarati (गुजराती)178Strong readership from Gujarat's Vaishnava and Jain communities
Bangla (बँगला)133Significant collection for Bengal's devotional tradition
Marathi (मराठी)127Maharashtra's major saints' tradition well represented
Odia (ओड़िआ)104Odisha's Jagannath tradition and Vaishnava devotion
Kannada (कन्नड़)95Karnataka's rich Vaishnava and Shaiva traditions
English93For non-Hindi readers in India and the diaspora worldwide
Tamil (तमिल)82Tamil Nadu's ancient Bhakti movement and Shaiva traditions
Nepali (नेपाली)57Nepal's majority Hindu population and shared traditions
Assamese (असमिया)29Northeast India's devotional traditions
Malayalam (मलयालम)9Kerala's unique devotional and Vedantic traditions
Punjabi (पंजाबी)4Punjab's Sikh and Hindu traditions
Urdu (उर्दू)2Urdu-reading communities across India
Total Titles (March 2025)1,880Across 14 languages; new titles added regularly

What These Numbers Mean

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Every Indian Language Covered

From Tamil in the far south to Assamese in the northeast, from Punjabi in the northwest to Odia in the east, Gita Press has made India's sacred texts available to readers across the entire country in their own language.

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All at Cost Price

Every one of these 1,880 titles, in every one of these 14 languages, at all 1.01 billion copies, priced at or below cost. No commercial margin. Sacred knowledge as a service, not a product.

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Beyond India

The 93 English titles reach the global Indian diaspora and non-Indian spiritual seekers worldwide. The Gita in 22 languages (at Leela Chitra Mandir) shows how far this mission has spread internationally.

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