The Impossible Fortune Tops 2025 UK Bestsellers
Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune leads the 2025 UK bestsellers, selling 391,429 hardback copies. Following closely is Freida McFadden's The Housemaid, which sold 342,899 paperback copies, with its sequel, The Housemaid's Secret, also featuring in the top 20.
Suzanne Collins' Sunrise on the Reaping ranks third with 333,340 hardback copies sold, while Osman's 2024 release We Solve Murders is fourth with 323,293 paperback copies. Rebecca Yarros' Onyx Storm is fifth, with 304,728 hardback sales.
Colouring books by Coco Wyo, Cozy Corner and Cozy Cuties, appear in the top 20, together accounting for nearly 500,000 sales. Publishers highlight colouring as a relaxation trend.
The top 20 list includes diverse genres, featuring authors such as Dan Brown, Sarah J Maas, Elif Shafak, Jamie Oliver, Bob Mortimer, Lee Child, and Kristin Hannah. David Nicholls's You Are Here rounds out the chart at 20th place with 187,010 paperback copies sold.
The 2025 bestseller chart reflects continued themes of escapism and connection, spanning fantasy, mystery, romance, and self-help titles.
