document_title: List of best-selling music artists

question_text: who sold more albums beatles or michael jackson

text: List of best-selling music artists

text: Definitions

text: All artists included on this list, which have begun charting on official albums or singles charts have their available claimed figures supported by at least 20% in certified units. That is why Cliff Richard, Diana Ross, Scorpions, Bing Crosby, Gloria Estefan, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Tom Jones, The Jackson 5, Dionne Warwick, the Spice Girls, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, Andrea Bocelli and others have not been included on this list. The more recent the artist, the higher the required percentage of certified units, so artists such as Rihanna, Chris Brown, Taylor Swift, Flo Rida, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Adele, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj and Ed Sheeran are expected to have their claimed figures supported by over 75% in certified units. The certified units are sourced from available online databases of local music industry associations. All certified units are converted from Gold/Platinum/Diamond certification awards based on criteria provided by certifying bodies. The certified units percentage varies according to the first year that an artist appeared in the charts.[a]

text: The requirements of certified units are designed to avoid inflated sales figures, which are frequently practiced by record companies for promotional purposes.[1][2] The claimed figures are referenced from online articles created by highly reliable sources. For clarity, the sources used, say the term "records" (singles, albums, videos) and not "albums". However, if all available sources for an artist or band say "albums", such sources are only used if the certified album units of the said artist meet the required percentage amount. This list uses claimed figures that are closest to artists' available certified units: inflated claimed figures that meet the required certified units amount but are unrealistically high, are not used.

text: The claimed figures are upgraded only when there is a significant progress in artists' certified units. In other words, the available certified units for each artist should get relatively closer to already listed claimed figure in order for higher figures to replace the listed ones.

text: The certified units of the newer artists may sometimes be higher than their listed claimed figures. This is because Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and almost all other certifying bodies count streaming towards Gold and Platinum thresholds required for Digital Single Award certification.[3][4][5] For this reason, some singles and even albums get over certified by hundreds of thousands of units. The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single "We Found Love", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.4 million downloads.[6][7]

text: The certified units for some artists/bands who have multi-disc albums can be higher than their listed claimed figures due to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) counting each unit within set as one unit toward certification.

text: Issued certifications for songs which have been recorded by multiple artists including featured artists are added to each artist's total amount of certified units, as all the artists would have played a significant part in a song. For example "This Is What You Came For" and "Where Them Girls At" include Rihanna and Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj as featured artists respectively, so the certifications issued for these songs are added to the total amount of certified units for all involved artists. However, the certifications issued for songs that have been recorded by four or more artists are not included as the artists involved would have played minor roles, examples of such songs are Kanye West's "Monster" and/or "All Day".[b]

text: Artists by reputed sales

text: 250 million or more records

text:
The Beatles

Elvis Presley

Michael Jackson

Madonna

Elton John

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

text:
To ensure the highest level of fact checking and editorial control, this list sources sales figures to news organizations and highly regarded music industry related organizations such as MTV, VH1, Billboard and Rolling Stone.
The figures of total certified units within the tables below are based on certified units of albums, singles (including digital downloads) and videos.
Markets' order within the tables is based on Retail Value: each market generates respectively, the largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom.[8][9]

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

The Beatles

United Kingdom

1960–1970[10]

1962[10]

Rock / Pop[10]

7002271300000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 271.3 million
US: 212.250 million[11]
JPN: 4.950 million[c][12]
UK: 18.245 million[c][13]
GER: 8 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.890 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 14.455 million[c][17]
AUS: 3.060 million[c][18][19]
ITA: 355,000[c][20]
BRA: 550,000[c][21]
SWE 485,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.250 million[c][23][24]
SWI: 350,000[c][25]
BEL: 265,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 1.606 million[c][28][29]
DEN: 270,000[c][30][31]
AUT: 500,000[c][32]
POL: 175,000[c][33]
NZ: 660,000[c][34][35]

600 million[36][37]500 million[38]

Elvis Presley

United States

1954–1977[39]

1954[39]

Rock and roll / Pop / Country[39]

7002223100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 223.1 million
US: 199.150 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12]
UK: 13.145 million[c][13]
GER: 1.2 million[c][14]
FRA: 2.590 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 2.925 million[c][17]
AUS: 1.797 million[c][18][40]
ITA: 105,000[c][20]
BRA: 125,000[c][21]
SWE 380,000[c][22]
SPA: 300,000[c][23][41][42]
MEX: 105,000[c][43]
SWI: 185,000[c][25]
BEL: 115,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 110,000[c][28]
DEN: 120,000[c][44][45][46]
AUT: 205,000[c][32]
FIN: 213,945[c][47]
NZ: 117,500[c][34][35]

600 million[48][49]500 million[50]

Michael Jackson

United States

1964–2009[51]

1971[51]

Pop / Rock / Dance / Soul / R&B[51]

7002185300000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 185.3 million
US: 104.5 million[11]
JPN: 4.650 million[c][12][52]
UK: 28.245 million[13]
GER: 11.275 million[14]
FRA: 11.375 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 4.670 million[17]
AUS: 6.670 million[c][18][19][54][55][56]
ITA: 1.170 million[c][20]
BRA: 280,000[c][21]
SWE: 1.230 million[c][22][57]
SPA: 1.995 million[c][23][24][41][42][58]
MEX: 3.670 million[c][43]
SWI: 910,000[c][25]
BEL: 365,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 124,000[c][28][29]
DEN: 1.224 million[c][59][60][61]
AUT: 1.197 million[c][32]
POL: 530,000[c][33]
FIN: 384,127[47]
NZ: 902,500[34][35]

350 million[62][63]300 million[64][65]

Madonna

United States

1979–present[66]

1982[66]

Pop / Dance / Electronica[66]

7002170700000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 170.7 million
US: 85.675 million[11]
JPN: 6.450 million [c][12][52]
UK: 28.845 million[13]
GER: 12.4 million[14]
FRA: 12.81 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 6.030 million[17]
AUS: 4.717 million[c][18][67][68]
ITA: 465,000[c][20]
BRA: 3.440 million[c][21]
SWE: 1.070 million[c][22][57]
SPA: 2.815 million[23][24][41][42][58]
MEX: 510,000[c][43]
SWI: 1.080 million[c][25]
BEL: 690,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 1.098[28][29]
DEN: 407,000[c][59][60][69][70][71][72]
AUT: 602,500[c][32]
POL: 530,000[c][33]
FIN: 652,686[47]
NZ: 417,500[34][35]

300 million[73][74]275 million[75]

Elton John

United Kingdom

1964–present[76]

1969[76]

Pop / Rock[76]

7002169300000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 169.3 million
US: 117.850 million[11]
JPN: 1.1 million [c][12]
UK: 22.595 million[c][13]
GER: 7.9 million[c][14]
FRA: 4.825 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 5.975 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.947 million[c][18][77]
BRA: 835,000[c][21]
SWE: 740,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.2 million[c][23][24][42][58]
MEX: 100,000[c][43]
SWI: 1.313 million[c][25]
BEL: 390,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 128,000[28][29]
DEN: 150,000[c][45][60][78]
AUT: 765,000[c][32]
POL: 150,000[c][33]
FIN: 163,481[47]
NZ: 255,000[c][34][35]

300 million[79][80]250 million[81][82]

Led Zeppelin

United Kingdom

1968–1980[83]

1969[83]

Hard rock / Blues rock / Folk rock[83]

7002140000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 140 million
US: 114.1 million[11]
JPN: 400,000 [c][12]
UK: 9.530 million[c][13]
GER: 3.775 million[c][14]
FRA: 2.310 million[c][15][16][84]
CAN: 4.710 million[17]
AUS: 2.8 million[c][18][85][86]
ITA: 420,000[c][20]
BRA: 820,000[c][21]
SPA: 450,000[c][24][42][58]
SWI: 211,000[c][25]
ARG: 360,000[c][28]
POL: 120,000[c][33]

300 million[87][88]200 million[89][90]

Pink Floyd

United Kingdom

1965–1996, 2014[91][92]

1967[91]

Progressive rock / Psychedelic rock[91]

7002119100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 119.1 million
US: 78 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][93]
UK: 11.520 million[c][13]
GER: 7.5 million[c][14]
FRA: 6.360 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 6.790 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.932 million[c][18][19]
ITA: 1.685 million[c][20]
BRA: 540,000[c][21]
SWE: 220,000[c][22][57]
SPA: 625,000[c][23][24][41][58]
SWI: 390,000[c][25]
BEL: 115,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 582,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 460,000[c][32]
POL: 590,000[c][33]
NZ: 787,500[c][34][35]

250 million[94][95]200 million[96]

text: The column for certified sales includes markets, the databases of which contain certifications representing figures of 100,000 and more.

text: 200 million to 249 million records

text:
Rihanna

Eminem

Mariah Carey

Queen

Celine Dion

Whitney Houston

AC/DC

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release-year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

Rihanna

BarbadosUnited States

2005–present[97]

2005[97]

R&B / Pop / Dance / Hip-hop[97]

7002252300000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 252.3 million
US: 188.55 million[11]
JPN: 1.4 million[12][52]
UK: 31.1 million[13]
GER: 6.625 million[14]
FRA: 1.465 million[16]
CAN: 3.120 million[17]
AUS: 9.325 million[18]
ITA: 1.550 million[c][20]
BRA: 705,000[21]
SWE: 2.480 million[22][57]
SPA: 1.470 million[23]
MEX: 410,000[43][98]
SWI: 840,000[25]
BEL: 660,000[27]
DEN: 1.127[59][60][61][69][78][99][100][101]
AUT: 135,000[32]
POL: 500,000[33]
IRE: 240,000[102]
NZ: 682,500[34][35]

230 million[103][104]

Eminem

United States

1996–present[105]

1999[105]

Hip-hop[105]

7002214500000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 214.5 million
US: 163.2 million[11]
JPN: 2.9 million [12][52]
UK: 23.225 million[13]
GER: 6.2 million[14]
FRA: 3.288 million[16][84]
CAN: 3.930 million[17]
AUS: 5.807 million[18]
ITA: 665,000[c][20]
BRA: 220,000[21]
SWE: 910,000[22][57]
SPA: 290,000[23][58]
MEX: 365,000[43]
SWI: 805,000[25]
BEL: 505,000[26][27]
DEN: 611,000[c][59][106]>[61]
AUT: 362,500[32]
PL: 250,000[33]
FIN: 124,547[47]
IRE: 285,000[c][102]
NZ: 600,000[34][35]

220 million[107]200 million[108]

Mariah Carey

United States

1988–present[109]

1990[109]

R&B / Pop / Soul / Hip-hop[109]

7002137300000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 137.3 million
US: 92.6 million[11]
JPN: 14.5 million [c][12][52][110]
UK: 10.220 million[13]
GER: 3.750 million[14]
FRA: 4.690 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 4.1 million[17]
AUS: 3.515 million[c][18][111]
ITA: 200,000[c][20]
BRA: 835,000[21]
SWE: 425,000[22]
SPA: 1 million[23][24][42][58]
SWI: 515,000[25]
BEL: 175,000[c][26][27]
DEN: 280,000[61][112]
AUT: 200,000[32]
POL: 100,000[c][33]
NZ: 240,000[c][34]

200 million[113][114]175 million[115][116]

Queen

United Kingdom

1971–present[117]

1973[117]

Rock[117]

7002125700000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 125.7 million
US: 65 million[11]
JPN: 2.850 million[c][12][52][118]
UK: 29.075 million[c][13]
GER: 11.875 million[c][14]
FRA: 4.495 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 1.870 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.167 million[c][18][19]
ITA: 505,000[c][20]
BRA: 970,000[c][21]
SWE: 190,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.720 million[c][23][24][41][42]
SWI: 1.256 million[c][25]
BEL: 100,000[c][26][27]
DEN: 205,000[61]
ARG: 1.080 million[c][28][29]
AUT: 900,000[c][32]
POL: 810,000[c][33]
FIN: 366,152[47]
NZ: 275,000[c][34][35]

200 million[119]170 million[120]

Celine Dion

Canada

1981–present[121]

1981[121]

Pop[121]

7002125100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 125.1 million
US: 56.550 million[11]
JPN: 7.150 million[c][12][122][123]
UK: 13.555 million[13]
GER: 8 million[14]
FRA: 15.768 million[15][16][53][84]
CAN: 12.245 million[17]
AUS: 3.302 million[c][18][19]
BRA: 505,000[c][21]
SWE: 1.105 million[c][22]
SPA: 1 million[42][58]
SWI: 1.685 million[c][25]
BEL: 1.885 million[c][26][27]
ARG: 340,000[28]
DEN: 370,000[c][45][124][125][126]
AUT: 440,000[c][32]
POL: 680,000[c][33]
FIN: 356,183[47]
NZ: 192,500[34][35]

200 million[127][128]175 million[129][130]

Whitney Houston

United States

1977–2012[131]

1984[131]

R&B / Soul / Pop[131]

7002114900000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 114.9 million
US: 76.775 million[11]
JPN: 4.3 million[c][12][132]
UK: 15.205 million[13]
GER: 5.6 million[c][14]
FRA: 2.275 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 3.430 million[17]
AUS: 1.755 million[c][18][19][133]
ITA: 140,000[c][20]
BRA: 1.025[c][21]
SWE: 1.035 million[c][22]
SPA: 1.260 million[23][24][41][42]
SWI: 845,000[c][25]
BEL: 215,000[c][26][27]
DEN: 140,000[60][61]
AUT: 535,000[c][32]
POL: 180,000[c][33]
FIN: 247,222[47]

200 million[134][135]170 million[136][137]

AC/DC

Australia

1973–present[138]

1975[138]

Hard rock / Blues rock / Rock and roll[138]

7002113800000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 113.8 million
US: 79.7 million[11]
UK: 4.6 million[13]
GER: 10.3 million[c][14]
FRA: 4.180 million[15][16]
CAN: 2.490 million[c][17]
AUS: 7.540 million[c][18]
ITA: 775,000[c][20]
SWE: 350,000[c][22][57]
SPA: 1.355 million[c][23][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 894,000[c][25]
BEL: 100,000[c][27]
ARG: 594,000[c][28][29]
DEN: 130,000[60][61][139]
AUT: 380,000[c][32]
FIN: 321,169[47]
NZ: 140,000[c][34][35]

200 million[140][141]150 million[142][143]

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

1962–present[144]

1963[144]

Rock / Blues rock [144]

7001978000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 97.8 million
US: 74.750 million[11]
JPN: 950,000[c][12]
UK: 8.970 million[c][13]
GER: 3.3 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.377 million[c][15][16][53]
AUS: 417,500[c][18]
CAN: 3.025 million[c][17]
ITA: 205,000[c][20]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SWE: 310,000[c][22]
SPA: 690,000[c][23][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 238,000[c][25]
BEL: 120,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 718,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 300,000[c][32]
POL: 140,000[c][33]
NZ: 190,000[c][34][35]

200 million[145][146]

ABBA

Sweden

1972–1982[147]

1972[147]

Pop / Disco[147]

7001609000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 60.9 million
US: 12.7 million[11]
JPN: 1.5 million[c][52][148][149]
UK: 19.170 million[c][13]
GER: 10.450 million[c][14]
FRA: 2.750 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 2.785 million[c][17]
AUS: 6.127 million[c][18][150]
BRA: 275,000[c][21][57]
SWE: 800,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.005 million[c][23][41]
MEX: 260,000[c][43]
SWI: 600,000[c][25]
BEL: 380,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 238,000[c][28][29]
DEN: 600,000[c][151][152][153]
AUT: 175,000[c][32]
POL: 150,000[c][33]
FIN: 656,319[47]
NZ: 297,500[c][35][154][155]

200 million[156][157]100 million[158]

text: 120 million to 199 million records

text:
Taylor Swift

Garth Brooks

Justin Bieber

Eagles

Bruno Mars

Kanye West

U2

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release-year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

Taylor Swift

United States

2006–present[159]

2006[159]

Country / Country pop / Pop / Pop-rock[159]

7002184500000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 184.5 million
US: 159 million[11]
JPN: 2.950 million[12][52]
UK: 8.9 million[13]
GER: 1.050[14]
FRA: 300,000[16]
CAN: 4.700 million[17]
AUS: 5.530 million[18]
ITA: 285,000[c][20]
BRA: 440,000[21]
SWE: 280,000[57]
MEX: 510,000[43][98][160]
DEN: 140,000>[61]
AUT: 100,000[32]
NZ: 375,000[34][35]

175 million[161]

Garth Brooks

United States

1989–present[162]

1989[162]

Country[162]

7002156100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 156.1 million
US: 149.4 million[11]
UK: 520,000[13]
CAN: 5.730 million[17]
AUS: 350,000[c][18][163]
IRE: 120,000[c][102]

160 million[164]

Eagles

United States

1971–1980, 1994–present[165]

1972[165]

Rock[165]

7002129600000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 129.6 million
US: 108.9 million[11]
JPN: 600,000[c][12]
UK:  8.035 million[c][13]
GER: 925,000[c][14]
FRA: 2.040 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 4.2 million[c][17]
AUS: 3.395 million[c][18][166]
SWE: 140,000[c][22]
SPA: 500,000[c][23][24]
SWI: 290,000[c][25]
DEN: 185,000[c][60]>[61]
FIN: 124,749[47]
NZ: 352,500[c][34][35]

150 million[167]

U2

Ireland

1976–present[168]

1980[168]

Rock[168]

7002107100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 107.1 million
US: 53.1 million[11]
JPN: 1.450 million[c][12]
UK: 18.720 million[13]
GER: 5.125 million[14]
FRA: 5.125 million[15][16]
CAN: 7.155 million[17]
AUS: 4.412 million[c][18][19][169]
ITA: 855,000[c][20]
BRA: 2.675 million[c][21]
SWE: 515,000[c][22]
SPA: 2.295 million[23][24][41][42][58]
MEX: 835,000[c][43]
SWI: 696,000[c][25]
BEL: 750,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 806,000[28][29]
DEN: 473,000[c][59][60][61][78][170]
AUT: 522,500[c][32]
POL: 370,000[c][33]
FIN: 235,460[47]
IRE: 316,000[c][102]
NZ: 765,000[34][35]

150 million[171]

Billy Joel

United States

1964–present[172]

1971[172]

Pop / Rock[172]

7002102600000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 102.6 million
US: 87.950 million[11]
JPN: 2 million[c][12][173]
UK: 5.655 million[c][13]
GER: 1.250 million[c][14]
FRA: 925,000[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 3.275 million[c][17]
AUS: 1.267[c][18][19]
AUT: 125,000[c][32]
NZ: 162,500[c][34]

150 million[174]

Phil Collins

United Kingdom

1980–2011, 2015–present[175]

1981[175]

Rock / Progressive rock / Adult contemporary[175]

7001884000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 88.4 million
US: 39.850 million[11]
JPN: 800,000[c][12]
UK: 15.850 million[13]
GER: 13.8 million[14]
FRA: 6.410 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 3.375 million[17]
AUS: 1.522[c][18][19]
BRA: 1.370 million[c][21]
SWE: 245,000[c][22]
SPA: 2.150 million[23][24][42][58]
SWI: 973,000[c][25]
BEL: 305,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 1.044 million[28][29]
AUT: 440,000[c][32]
FIN: 182,581[47]
NZ: 122,500[34][35]

150 million[176]

Aerosmith

United States

1970–present[177]

1973[177]

Hard rock[177]

7001847000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 84.7 million
US: 70.250 million[11]
JPN: 2.7 million[c][12][52]
UK: 3.230 million[13]
GER: 2 million[c][14]
FRA: 225,000[15][16][53]
CAN: 3.950 million[c][17]
AUS: 225,000[c][18][178]
ITA: 100,000[c][20]
BRA: 600,000[c][21]
SWE: 260,000[c][22]
SPA: 200,000[c][23][42]
MEX: 230,000[c][43]
SWI: 145,000[c][25]
ARG: 338,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 125,000[c][32]
POL: 100,000[c][33]
FIN: 101,722[47]

150 million[179]

Frank Sinatra

United States

1935–1995[180]

1939[180]

Pop / Swing[180]

7001375000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 37.5 million
US: 28.2 million[c][11]
UK: 5.645 million[c][13]
GER: 1 million[c][14]
FRA: 600,000[c][15]
CAN: 650,000[c][17]
AUS: 315,000[c][18][181]
BRA: 350,000[c][21]
SWE: 130,000[c][22]
SPA: 500,000[c][24][42][58]
ARG: 188,000[c][28][29]

150 million[182]

Barbra Streisand

United States

1960–present[183]

1963[183]

Pop / Adult contemporary[183]

7001975000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 97.5 million
US: 82.450 million[11]
UK: 5.765 million[c][13]
GER: 750,000[c][14]
FRA: 3.150 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 2.650 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.152 million[c][18]
SWE: 120,000[22][57]
SPA: 150,000[c][58]
FIN: 186,501[c][47]
NZ: 137,500[c][34]

145 million[184]

Justin Bieber

CanadaUnited States

2008–present[185]

2009[185]

Pop / Teen pop, Dance pop[185]

7002146600000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 146.6 million
US: 100.5 million[11]
JPN: 750,000 [12][52]
UK:  17.885 million[13]
GER: 3.6 million[14]
FRA: 1.098[16]
CAN: 5.7 million[17]
AUS: 4.725 million[18]
ITA: 1.845 million[20]
BRA: 810,000[21]
SWE: 2.020 million[22][57]
SPA: 880,000[23]
MEX: 2.970 million[43][98]
BEL: 450,000[27]
DEN: 2.250 million[61]
POL: 370,000[33]
AUT: 140,000[32]
NZ: 615,000[34]

140 million[186]

Bruno Mars

United States

2004–present[187]

2010[187]

Pop rock / R&B[187]

7002125500000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 125.5 million
US: 89.5 million[11]
JPN: 1.2 million[12][52]
UK: 14.5 million[13]
GER: 3.4 million[14]
FRA: 1.950 million[16]
CAN: 5.240 million[17]
AUS: 5.110 million[18]
ITA: 710,000[c][20]
SWE: 440,000[22][57]
SPA: 490,000[23]
MEX: 810,000[43][160]
SWI: 405,000[25]
BEL: 360,000[27]
DEN: 375,000[c][61][188]
AUT: 180,000[32]
NZ: 577,500[34]
PHL: 330,000[189]

130 million[190]

Kanye West

United States

1996–present[191]

2004[191]

Hip-hop / Electronic / Pop rock[191]

7002109000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 109 million
US: 93.750 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[192]
UK: 10.880 million[13]
GER: 300,000[14]
CAN: 1.180 million[17]
AUS: 2.135 million[18]
ITA: 160,000[c][20]
SWE: 160,000[57]
DEN: 424,000[60][61][69][193]

121 million[194]

Bruce Springsteen

United States

1972–present[195]

1973[195]

Rock[195]

7002101500000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 101.5 million
US: 76.150 million[11]
JPN: 400,000[c][12]
UK: 7.145 million[13]
GER: 4.325 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.887 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 3.2 million[c][17]
AUS: 3.362 million[c][18]
ITA: 575,000[c][20]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SWE: 810,000[c][22][57]
SPA: 1.730 million[c][23][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 400,000[c][25]
DEN: 155,000[c][59][61][69][196]
AUT: 290,000[c][32]
FIN: 449,800[47]
IRE: 189,500[c][102]
NZ: 375,000[34][35]

120 million[197]

Bee Gees

United Kingdom Australia[198][199]

1963–20032009–2012[200]

1963[200]

Pop / Disco[200]

7001684000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 68.4 million
US: 42.5 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12][201][202]
UK: 9.125 million[c][13]
GER: 6.675 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.4 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 3.215 million[c][17]
AUS: 1.187 million[c][18]
BRA: 350,000[c][21]
SPA: 450,000[c][24][41][58]
SWI: 415,000[c][25]
ARG: 188,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 125,000[c][32]
POL: 100,000[c][33]
NZ: 380,000[c][34][35]

120 million[203]

text: 100 million to 119 million records

text:
Katy Perry

Adele

Lady Gaga

Jay-Z

Metallica

Lil Wayne

B'z

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release-year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

Lady Gaga

United States

2005–present[204]

2008[204]

Pop / Dance / Electronic[204]

7002100900000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 100.9 million
US: 69.5 million[11]
JPN: 5.4 million[12][52]
UK: 11.585 million[13]
GER: 2.9 million[14]
FRA: 1.647 million[16]
CAN: 2.4 million[17]
AUS: 2.890 million[18]
ITA: 840,000[c][20]
BRA: 470,000[21]
SWE: 680,000[22][57]
SPA: 410,000[23]
MEX: 420,000[43][98][160]
SWI: 445,000[25]
BEL: 270,000[27]
DEN: 340,000[60][61][101]
AUT: 182,500[32]
POL: 130,000[33]
IRE: 165,000[102]
NZ: 277,500[34][35]

114 million[205]

Metallica

United States

1981–present[206]

1983[206]

Heavy metal / Thrash metal[206]

7001948000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 94.8 million
US: 73.3 million[11]
JPN: 900,000[c][12]
UK: 3.535 million[13]
GER: 3.525 million[14]
FRA: 940,000[15][16]
CAN: 3.885 million[17]
AUS: 2.637 million[c][18][19][207]
ITA: 180,000[c][20]
BRA: 380,000[c][21]
SWE: 675,000[c][22]
SPA: 420,000[23][42][58]
MEX: 430,000[c][43][98]
SWI: 560,000[c][25]
BEL: 335,000[c][26][27]
DEN: 180,000[61][60]
ARG: 874,000[28][29]
AUT: 340,000[c][32]
POL: 735,000[c][33]
FIN: 530,676[47]
NZ: 315,000[34][35]

110 million[208]

Katy Perry

United States

2001–present[209]

2008[209]

Pop[209]

7002136600000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 136.6 million
US: 104 million[11]
JPN: 400,000[12][52]
UK: 13.010 million[13]
GER: 2.900 million[14]
FRA: 867,000[16]
CAN: 6.160 million[17]
AUS: 5.125 million[18]
ITA: 780,000[c][20]
BRA: 625,000[21]
SWE: 600,000[22][57]
SPA: 180,000[23]
MEX: 900,000[43][98]
SWI: 160,000[25]
BEL: 135,000[27]
DEN: 235,000[59][61]
AUT: 247,500[32]
NZ: 360,000[34][35]

100 million[210]

Adele

United Kingdom

2006–present[211]

2008[211]

Pop, soul[211]

7002105200000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 105.2 million
US: 61 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[12]
UK: 20.850 million[13]
GER: 4.7 million[14]
CAN: 6.120 million[17]
AUS: 3.955 million[18]
ITA: 1.570 million[c][20]
BRA: 1.310 million[21]
SWE: 240,000[22][57]
SPA: 800,000[23]
MEX: 1.490 million[43]
SWI: 510,000[25]
BEL: 795,000[27]
DEN: 812,500[59][61]
POL: 300,000[c][33]
FIN: 151,639[47]
NZ: 577,500[34]

100 million[212]

Jay-Z

United States

1996–present[213]

1996[213]

Hip-hop[213]

7002100100000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 100.1 million
US: 84.7 million[11]
JPN: 1.050 million[52]
UK:  9.320 million[13]
GER: 1.550 million[14]
FRA: 400,000[16]
CAN: 1.6 million[17]
AUS: 1.260[18]
ITA: 180,000[c][20]
SWE: 130,000[22][57]

100 million[214]

Lil Wayne

United States

1996–present[215]

1999[215]

Hip-hop[215]

7001910000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 91 million
US: 87.7 million[11]
UK:  2.460 million[13]
CAN: 280,000[17]
AUS: 630,000[18]

100 million[216]

B'z

Japan

1988–present[217]

1988[217]

Rock / Pop rock / Hard rock[217]

7001857000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 85.7 million
JPN: 85.75 million[c][12][52][110]

100 million[218]

Bon Jovi

United States

1983–present[219]

1983[219]

Hard rock / Glam metal[219]

7001841009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 84.1 million
US: 49.9 million[11]
JPN: 4.400 million[c][12][52]
UK: 9.490 million[13]
GER: 5.650 million[14]
FRA: 825,000[15][16][53]
CAN: 4.735 million[17]
AUS: 3.030 million[c][18][220][221]
ITA: 135,000[c][20]
BRA: 435,000[c][21]
SWE: 365,000[c][22][57]
SPA: 1.620 million[23][24][41][42][58]
MEX: 250,000[c][43]
SWI: 1.275 million[c][25]
AUT: 725,000[c][32]
BEL: 165,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 358,000[28][29]
POL: 110,000[c][33]
FIN: 422,500[47]
NZ: 210,000[34][35]

100 million[222]

Linkin Park

United States

1996–present[223]

2000[223]

Alternative rock / Nu metal / Rap rock[223]

7001828000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 82.8 million
US: 61.6 million[11]
JPN: 1.550 million[12][52]
UK: 6.605 million[13]
GER: 5.850 million[14]
FRA: 1.025[16]
CAN: 1.330 million[17]
AUS: 1.485 million[18]
ITA: 615,000[c][20]
BRA: 595,000[21]
SWE: 165,000[22][57]
SPA: 175,000[23]
MEX: 225,000[43]
SWI: 435,000[25]
BEL: 140,000[27]
DEN: 175,000[59][61]
AUT: 252,500[32]
POL: 220,000[33]
FIN: 120,469[47]
NZ: 252,500[34][35]

100 million[224]

Beyoncé

United States

1997–present[225]

2002[225][226]

R&B / Pop[225]

7001814000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 81.4 million
US: 56.150 million[11]
JPN: 1.7 million [12][52]
UK: 14.345 million[13]
GER: 1.550 million[14]
FRA: 560,000[16][84]
CAN: 1.395 million[17]
AUS: 2.975 million[18]
ITA: 260,000[c][20]
BRA: 390,000[21]
SWE: 120,000[22][57]
SPA: 1.030 million[c][23][227]
MEX: 110,000[43]
SWI: 165,000[25]
BEL: 115,000[27]
DEN: 312,500[60][61][69][101][228][229]
POL: 100,000[33]
NZ: 210,000[34][35]

100 million[230]

Britney Spears

United States

1998–present[231]

1998[231]

Pop / Dance / Dance-pop[231]

7001811009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 81.1 million
US: 46.2 million[11]
JPN: 2.1 million[12][132]
UK: 10.350 million[13]
GER: 5.350 million[14]
FRA: 3.732 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 3.680 million[17]
AUS: 3.165 million[18]
ITA: 200,000[c][20]
BRA: 380,000[21]
SWE: 1.010 million[22][57]
SPA: 990,000[23][42][58]
MEX: 1.175 million[c][43]
SWI: 485,000[25]
AUT: 365,000[32]
BEL: 935,000[26][27]
ARG: 248,000[28][29]
DEN: 187,500[c][59][60][232][233]
POL: 210,000[33]
FIN: 143,627[47]
NZ: 240,000[34][35]

100 million[234]

Coldplay

United Kingdom

1996–present[235]

1999[235]

Alternative rock, Pop rock, Pop[235]

7001815000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 81.5 million
US: 30.6 million[11]
JPN: 750,000[12][52]
UK: 25.185 million[13]
GER: 4.350 million[14]
FRA: 3.013[16]
CAN: 3.525 million[17]
AUS: 3.725 million[18]
ITA: 2.735 million[c][20]
BRA: 340,000[21]
SWE: 750,000[22][57]
SPA: 1.030 million[23]
MEX: 1.890 million[43][98]
SWI: 510,000[25]
BEL: 765,000[27]
ARG: 528,000[28][29]
DEN: 804,000[59][61]
AUT: 197,500[32]
POL: 240,000[c][33]
IRE: 210,000[c][102]
NZ: 345,000[34]

100 million[236]

Rod Stewart

United Kingdom

1964–present[237]

1969[237]

Rock / Pop[237]

7001781009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 78.1 million
US: 43.650 million[11]
JPN: 450,000[c][12]
UK: 18.630 million[c][13]
GER: 3.8 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.8 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 4.055 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.610 million[c][18][19]
BRA: 980,000[c][21]
SWE: 440,000[c][22]
SPA: 290,000[c][23][24][41]
SWI: 100,000[c][25]
ARG: 524,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 100,000[c][32]
POL: 220,000[c][33]
IRE: 195,000[c][102]
NZ: 280,000[c][34][35]

100 million[238]

Fleetwood Mac

United Kingdom United States

1967–present[239]

1968[239]

Rock / Pop[239]

7001767000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 76.7 million
US: 51.250 million[11]
UK: 14.185 million[c][13]
GER: 3.5 million[c][14]
FRA: 800,000[c][15][16]
AUS: 2.767 million[c][18][19]
CAN: 2.950 million[c][17]
SPA: 300,000[c][42][58]
SWI: 100,000[c][25]
BEL: 100,000[c][27]
NZ: 572,500[c][35][240][241]

100 million[242]

Guns N' Roses

United States

1985–present[243]

1987[243]

Hard rock / Heavy metal[243]

7001745000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 74.5 million
US: 48.5 million[11]
JPN: 1.7 million[c][12]
UK: 6.350 million[13]
GER: 4.1 million[14]
FRA: 1 million[16]
CAN: 3.520 million[17]
AUS: 2.410[c][18][19][166]
ITA: 685,000[c][20]
BRA: 1.9 million[c][21]
SWE: 485,000[22]
SPA: 450,000[23][24][41]
MEX: 760,000[c][43]
SWI: 365,000[c][25]
BEL: 165,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 1.248 million[c][28][29]
AUT: 365,000[32]
POL: 160,000[c][33]
IRE: 105,000[c][102]
NZ: 270,000[34][35]

100 million[244]

George Strait

United States

1981–present[245]

1984[245]

Country[245]

7001728000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 72.8 million
US: 72.150 million[11]
CAN: 705,000[17]

100 million[246]

Backstreet Boys

United States

1993–present[247]

1995[247]

Pop[247]

7001720000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 72 million
US: 41.5 million[11]
JPN: 5.4 million[12][52][248]
UK: 4.875 million[13]
GER: 7 million[14]
FRA: 325,000[15][16]
CAN: 3.430 million[17]
AUS: 1.4 million[c][18]
BRA: 1.625 million[21]
SWE: 655,000[22]
SPA: 1.850 million[42][58]
MEX: 1.475 million[c][43]
SWI: 415,000[25]
BEL: 425,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 740,000[28]
AUT: 325,000[32]
POL: 300,000[33]
FIN: 171,390[47]
NZ: 132,500[34]

100 million[249]

Neil Diamond

United States

1966–present[250]

1966[250]

Pop / Rock[250]

7001686009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 68.6 million
US: 55.9 million[11]
UK:  7.330 million[c][13]
GER: 1 million[c][14]
FRA: 400,000[c][15]
CAN: 1.725 million[c][17]
AUS: 2.085 million[c][18][251]
SPA: 100,000[c][41]
NZ: 127,500[c][34][35]

100 million[252]

Santana

United States

1966–present[253]

1969[253]

Rock[253]

7001645999999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 64.6 million
US: 50.295 million[11]
JPN: 400,000[c][12]
UK: 2.980 million[c][13]
GER: 2.4 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.510 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 1.660 million[c][17]
AUS: 855,000[c][18]
BRA: 375,000[c][21]
SWE: 125,000[c][22]
SPA: 450,000[c][42][58]
MEX: 405,000[c][43]
SWI: 375,000[c][25]
BEL: 190,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 158,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 145,000[c][32]
POL: 205,000[c][33]
NZ: 135,000[c][34][35]

100 million[254]

Prince

United States

1976–2016[255]

1978[255]

Funk / R&B / Pop / Soul / Rock[255]

7001642000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 64.2 million
US: 48.950 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12]
UK: 7.045 million[13]
GER: 2.4 million[14]
FRA: 2.110 million[15][16]
CAN: 1 million[17]
AUS: 1.120[c][18][19]
SWE: 100,000[22]
SPA: 700,000[c][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 250,000[c][25]
AUT: 125,000[c][32]
NZ: 177,500[c][34]

100 million[256]

Kenny Rogers

United States

1958–present[257]

1975[257]

Country / Pop[257]

7001601000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 61.4 million
US: 54.050 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][258]
UK: 2.520 million[13]
CAN: 4.6 million[17]
AUS: 100,000[c][259][260]
SPA: 100,000[c][41]

100 million[261]

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom

1960–present[262]

1970[262]

Rock[262]

7001606000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 60.6 million
US: 41.450 million[11]
JPN: 500,000[c][12]
UK: 12.425 million[c][13]
GER: 1.525 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.305 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 1.955 million[c][17]
AUS: 465,000[c][18][19]
SWE: 210,000[c][57][263]
SPA: 640,000[c][24][41]
DEN: 210,000[c][60][264]

100 million[265]

Simon & Garfunkel

United States

1956–present[266]

1964[266]

Folk rock[266]

7001589000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 58.9 million
US: 42.6 million[11]
JPN: 700,000[c][12]
UK: 6.620 million[c][13]
GER: 2.325 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.9 million[c][15]
CAN: 1.425 million[c][17]
AUS: 390,000[c][18][19]
ITA: 100,000[c][20]
SWE: 150,000[c][22]
SWI: 450,000[c][25]
AUT: 100,000[c][32]
FIN: 163,350[c][47]

100 million[267]

Janet Jackson

United States

1982–present[268]

1982[268]

R&B / Pop[268]

7001521000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 52.1 million
US: 39.750 million[11]
JPN: 1.6 million [c][12]
UK: 4.760 million[13]
GER: 1.4 million[14]
FRA: 1.475 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 1.460 million[17]
AUS: 1.155[c][18][19]
SWE: 105,000[c][22]
SPA: 150,000[42][58]
SWI: 170,000[c][25]
BEL: 125,000[c][26]

100 million[269]

Julio Iglesias

Spain

1968–present[270]

1968[270]

Latin[270]

7001510000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 51 million
US: 11 million[11]
JPN: 800,000[c][271]
UK: 1.620 million[c][13][271]
GER: 250,000[c][14]
FRA: 6.1 million[15][16][53][271]
CAN: 1.5 million[17]
AUS: 505,000[c][18][271]
ITA: 400,000[c][20][271]
NLD:950,000[c][271]
BRA: 12.475 million[c][21][271]
SWE: 290,000[c][22][271]
SPA: 8.7 million[c][23][24][41][42][58][271]
MEX: 2.975 million[c][43][271]
BEL: 125,000[c][271]
ARG: 3.220 million[c][28][271]
FIN: 131,636[c][47]

100 million[272]

Chicago

United States

1967–present[273]

1969[273]

Rock / Pop[273]

7001483000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 48.3 million
US: 44.150 million[11]
JPN: 400,000[c][12][274]
UK: 1.490 million[c][13]
GER: 250,000[c][14]
FRA: 100,000[c][15]
CAN: 1.865 million[17]
SPA: 100,000[c][24]

100 million[275]

Bob Dylan

United States

1959–present[276]

1963[276]

Folk / Rock[276]

7001453000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 45.3 million
US: 35.6 million[11]
UK: 6.025 million[c][13]
GER: 625,000[c][14]
FRA: 800,000[c][15][16]
CAN: 1.5 million[c][17]
AUS: 480,000[c][18]
SWI: 175,000[c][25]
NZ: 105,000[c][34]

100 million[277]

Dire Straits

United Kingdom

1977–1995[278]

1978[278]

Rock [278]

7001454000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 45.4 million
US: 15.5 million[11]
UK: 11.8 million[13]
GER: 3.750 million[14]
FRA: 5.3 million[15][16]
CAN: 2.575 million[17]
AUS: 2.190 million[c][18][19]
ITA: 385,000[c][20]
BRA: 175,000[c][21]
SWE: 360,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.380 million[c][23][24][41][42]
SWI: 1 million[c][25]
BEL: 100,000[c][26][27]
AUT: 300,000[c][32]
FIN: 471,530[47]
NZ: 155,000[c][35]

100 million[279]

Def Leppard

United Kingdom

1977–present[280]

1979[280]

Hard rock / Heavy metal[280]

7001418009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 41.8 million
US: 35.650 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12]
UK: 1.960 million[13]
FRA: 200,000[15]
CAN: 2.995 million[17]
AUS: 385,000[19][281]
SWE: 150,000[c][22]
MEX: 200,000[c][43]
SWI: 125,000[c][25]

100 million[282]

Cher

United States

1964–present[283]

1965[283]

Pop / Rock / Dance / Folk[283]

7001410000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 41 million
US: 21.9 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][12]
UK: 6.510 million[c][13]
GER: 4.175 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.525 million[c][16][53]
CAN: 1.340 million[c][17]
AUS: 1.530 million[c][18][284]
ITA: 300,000[c][285]
NLD: 375,000[c][286][287][288]
BRA: 125,000[c][21]
SWE: 850,000[c][22][57]
SPA: 600,000[c][42][58][285]
MEX: 200,000[c][43]
SWI: 295,000[c][25]
BEL: 275,000[c][26]
ARG: 106,000[c][28][271]
DEN: 300,000[c][285][289]
AUT: 250,000[c][32]
POL: 100,000[c][33]
NZ: 150,000[34][290]

100 million[291]

Genesis

United Kingdom

1967–19992006–present[292]

1969[292]

Progressive rock / Pop rock[292]

7001399000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 39.9 million
US: 21.650 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][12]
UK: 7.325 million[c][13]
GER: 5.875 million[c][14]
FRA: 3.460 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 805,000[c][17]
SWE: 100,000[c][22]
SPA: 250,000[c][23][24][41]
SWI: 400,000[c][25]

100 million[293]

Olivia Newton-John

Australia

1966–present[294]

1966[294]

Pop[294]

7001357000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 35.7 million
US: 27 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][12]
UK: 3.950 million[c][13]
GER: 250,000[c][14]
FRA: 1 million[53]
CAN: 3.025 million[c][17]
AUS: 450,000[c][18][19][295]

100 million[296]

James Taylor

United States

1968–present[297]

1970[297]

Rock / Pop[297]

7001355000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 35.5 million
US: 34.650 million[11]
UK: 655,000[c][13]
CAN: 100,000[c][17]
AUS: 100,000[c][18]

100 million[298]

Stevie Wonder

United States

1961–present[299]

1962[299]

Funk / R&B / Soul[299]

7001346000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 34.6 million
US: 21.650 million[11]
JPN: 1.050 million[c][12]
UK: 8.285 million[c][13]
GER: 500,000[c][14]
FRA: 1.4 million[c][15][53]
CAN: 1.550 million[17]
SPA: 250,000[c][41]

100 million[300]

David Bowie

United Kingdom

1962–2016[301]

1967[301]

Art rock / Glam rock / Pop[301]

7001333009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 33.3 million
US: 13.7 million[11]
JPN: 200,000[c][12]
UK: 12.895 million[c][13]
GER: 525,000[c][14]
FRA: 2.380 million[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 2.315 million[c][17]
AUS: 635,000[c][18][77]
ITA: 345,000[c][20]
SPA: 170,000[c][23][24][41]
NZ: 142,500[c][34]

100 million[302]

Tina Turner

United States

1955–present[303]

1975[303]

Rock / Pop[303]

7001328009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 32.8 million
US: 12.7 million[11]
UK: 8.145 million[13]
GER: 6.050 million[14]
FRA: 1.135 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 1.560 million[17]
AUS: 480,000[c][18][19]
SWE: 330,000[c][22]
SPA: 700,000[c][23][24][41][42]
SWI: 565,000[c][25]
BEL: 190,000[c][26][27]
AUT: 630,000[c][32]
POL: 120,000[c][33]
FIN: 241,954[47]

100 million[304]

Linda Ronstadt

United States

1967–present[305]

1968[305]

Rock / Folk / Country[305]

7001325000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 32.5 million
US: 31.5 million[11]
UK: 435,000[c][13]
FRA: 100,000[c][15]
CAN: 500,000[c][17]

100 million[306]

Donna Summer

United States

1968–2012[307]

1974[307]

Pop / Disco / R&B[307]

7001308000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 30.8 million
US: 24.5 million[11]
UK: 3.735 million[c][13]
FRA: 900,000[c][15][16]
CAN: 1.550 million[c][17]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SPA: 100,000[c][42]

100 million[308]

The Beach Boys

United States

1961–present[309]

1962[309]

Rock / Pop / Surf Rock[309]

7001305000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 30.5 million
US: 25.6 million[11]
UK: 3.410 million[c][13]
GER: 250,000[c][14]
FRA: 400,000[c][15][16][53]
CAN: 100,000[c][17]
AUS: 492,500[c][18][19]
SPA: 250,000[c][41][42]

100 million[310]

The Who

United Kingdom

1964–present[311]

1965[311]

Rock / Hard rock[311]

7001271000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 27.1 million
US: 22.150 million[11]
UK: 4.105 million[c][13]
FRA: 300,000[c][15]
CAN: 425,000[c][17]
ITA: 125,000[c][20]

100 million[312]

Barry White

United States

1972–2003[313]

1973[313]

R&B / Soul[313]

7001217000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 21.7 million
US: 16.5 million[11]
UK: 3.665 million[c][13]
FRA: 1.1 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 150,000[c][17]
SPA: 200,000[c][58]
BEL: 150,000[c][27]

100 million[314]

text: 80 million to 99 million records

text:
Chris Brown

Nicki Minaj

Shania Twain

Flo Rida

Pink

Justin Timberlake

Van Halen

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release-year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

Shania Twain

Canada

1993–present[315]

1993[315]

Country pop[315]

7001759000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 75.9 million
US: 54.5 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[12]
UK: 6.795 million[13]
GER: 1.750 million[14]
FRA: 975,000[16][53]
CAN: 6.880 million[17]
AUS: 2.360 million[c][18]
BRA: 475,000[21]
SWE: 330,000[22]
SPA: 100,000[58]
MEX: 100,000[c][43]
SWI: 310,000[25]
BEL: 250,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 120,000[28]
DEN: 210,000[c][59][61]
AUT: 115,000[32]
NZ: 402,500[34][35]

90 million[316]

Pink

United States

1995–present[317]

2000[317]

Pop, Pop rock, R&B[317]

7001685000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 68.5 million
US: 32.225 million[11]
JPN: 400,000[12]
UK: 13.375 million[13]
GER: 5.725 million[14]
FRA: 1.198 million[16][53]
CAN: 4.130 million[17]
AUS: 8.225 million[18]
ITA: 425,000[c][20]
SWE: 530,000[22]
MEX: 360,000[43]
SWI: 545,000[25]
BEL: 235,000[27]
DEN: 281,500[59][61]
AUT: 417,500[32]
NZ: 450,000[34][35]

90 million[318]

The Carpenters

United States

1969–1983[319]

1969[319]

Pop[319]

7001460000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 46 million
US: 34.6 million[11]
JPN: 2.9 million[c][12][123][320]
UK: 7.950 million[c][13]
GER: 250,000[c][14]
CAN: 275,000[c][17]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]

90 million[321]

Lionel Richie

United States

1968–present[322]

1981[322]

Pop / R&B[322]

7001404000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 40.4 million
US: 28.650 million[11]
UK: 6.355 million[c][13]
GER: 1.050 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.4 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 2.380 million[c][17]
AUS: 260,000[c][18][323]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SPA: 150,000[24][41]
SWI: 145,000[c][25]

90 million[324]

Earth, Wind & Fire

United States

1969–present[325]

1971[325]

Funk / R&B / Soul[325]

7001358009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 35.8 million
US: 31.8 million[11]
JPN: 500,000[c][12][326][327]
UK: 2.725 million[13]
FRA: 500,000[15][16]
CAN: 360,000[17]

90 million[328]

Johnny Cash

United States

1954–2003[329]

1956[329]

Country/ Rock and roll/ Gospel[329]

7001310000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 31 million
US: 25.7 million[11]
UK: 3.910 million[c][13]
GER: 400,000[c][14]
CAN: 490,000[c][17]
AUS: 522,500[c][18]

90 million[330]

Justin Timberlake

United States

1992–present[331]

2002[331]

Pop, R&B, Neo soul[331]

7001644000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 64.4 million
US: 43.2 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[12]
UK: 11.120 million[13]
GER: 2.550 million[14]
FRA: 578,000[16][53]
CAN: 2.480 million[17]
AUS: 2.310 million[18]
ITA: 270,000[c][20]
SWE: 210,000[22]
SPA: 120,000[58]
MEX: 330,000[43]
SWI: 230,000[25]
BEL: 270,000[27]
DEN: 385,000[59][61]
POL: 140,000[33]
NZ: 170,000[34]

88 million[332]

Chris Brown

United States

2005–present[333]

2005[333]

Pop / R&B, Hip hop [333]

7001986000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 98.6 million
US: 84.050 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[52]
UK: 8.980 million[13]
GER: 450,000[14]
CAN: 770,000[17]
AUS: 2.520 million[18]
ITA: 140,000[20]
BRA: 570,000[21]
SWE: 310,000[57]
MEX: 150,000[43]
DEN: 152,500[61]
NZ: 215,000[34]

86 million[334]

Nicki Minaj

United States

2008–present[335]

2010[335]

Hip hop, Pop[335]

7001826009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 82.6 million
US: 66.5 million[11]
JPN: 450,000[52]
UK:  8.3 million[13]
GER: 1 million[14]
FRA: 566,000[16]
CAN: 720,000[17]
AUS: 3.045 million[18]
ITA: 485,000[20]
BRA: 250,000[21]
SWE: 420,000[22][57]
SPA: 220,000[23]
MEX: 150,000[43][98]
SWI: 120,000[25]
DEN: 175,000[61]
NZ: 232,500[34]

85 million[336]

R.E.M.

United States

1980–2011[337]

1983[337]

Alternative rock[337]

7001426000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 42.6 million
US: 21.150 million[11]
UK: 8.765 million[13]
GER: 4.275 million[14]
FRA: 1.450 million[15][16]
CAN: 2.650 million[17]
AUS: 1.030[c][18][19]
ITA: 225,000[c][20]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SWE: 500,000[c][22]
SPA: 1.1 million[23][24][42][58]
SWI: 450,000[c][25]
BEL: 108,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 158,000[c][28][29]
DEN: 155,000[c][59][60]
AUT: 350,000[c][32]
IRE: 127,500[c][102]
NZ: 105,000[34]

85 million[338]

Flo Rida

United States

2007–present[339]

2007[339]

Hip-hop, Hip house, EDM[339]

7001704000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 70.4 million
US: 49 million[11]
JPN: 650,000[c][12][52]
UK: 7.960 million[13]
GER: 3.4 million[14]
FRA: 225,000[16]
CAN: 3.090 million[17]
AUS: 3.535 million[c][18]
ITA: 330,000[c][20]
SWE: 780,000[22]
SPA: 140,000[58]
MEX: 330,000[c][43]
SWI: 420,000[25]
DEN: 205,000[c][61]
AUT: 180,000[32]
NZ: 247,500[34][35]

80 million[340]

Ayumi Hamasaki

Japan

1998–present[341]

1998[341]

J-pop / Pop / dance / electronic[341]

7001643000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 64.3 million
JPN: 64.3 million[12][52][110]

80 million[342][343]

Van Halen

United States

1978–present[344]

1978[344]

Hard rock / Heavy metal[344]

7001643000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 64.3 million
US: 57.8 million[11]
JPN: 1.3 million[c][12][132]
UK: 740,000[13]
GER: 1.5 million[14]
FRA: 400,000[15]
CAN: 2.450 million[17]
BRA: 200,000[c][21]

80 million[345]

Red Hot Chili Peppers

United States

1983–present[346]

1987[346]

Funk rock / Alternative rock[346]

7001585000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 58.5 million
US: 32.250 million[11]
JPN: 2.6 million[c][12][52]
UK:  10.595 million[13]
GER: 2.650 million[14]
FRA: 1.420 million[16]
CAN: 2.020 million[17]
AUS: 2.625 million[c][18][19][347]
ITA: 530,000[c][20]
BRA: 515,000[c][21]
SWE: 390,000[c][22]
SPA: 640,000[23][42][58]
MEX: 150,000[c][43]
SWI: 405,000[c][25]
BEL: 170,000[c][27]
ARG: 406,000[28][29]
DEN: 227,000[c][59][60][69][348]
AUT: 247,500[c][32]
POL: 245,000[c][33]
FIN: 171,951[47]
NZ: 285,000[34][35]

80 million[349]

Foreigner

United StatesUnited Kingdom

1976–present[350]

1977[350]

Rock / Hard Rock[350]

7001496000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 49.6 million
US: 45.1 million[11]
UK: 1.300 million[13]
GER: 1.5 million[14]
FRA: 400,000[15][16]
CAN: 700,000[17]
AUS: 105,000[c][18]
SWI: 125,000[c][25]

80 million[351]

The Doors

United States

1965–1973[352]

1967[352]

Psychedelic rock[352]

7001469000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 46.9 million
US: 36.6 million[11]
UK: 2.040 million[c][13]
GER: 1.750 million[c][14]
FRA: 1.9 million[c][15][16]
CAN: 2.780 million[c][17]
AUS: 1.022 million[c][18]
ITA: 130,000[c][20]
BRA: 100,000[21]
SPA: 300,000[c][41][58]
SWI: 125,000[c][25]
ARG: 150,000[c][28]
AUT: 100,000[c][32]

80 million[353]

George Michael

United Kingdom

1981–2016[354]

1984[354]

Pop[354]

7001468000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 46.8 million
US: 20.8 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12]
UK: 12.850 million[13]
GER: 2.4 million[14]
FRA: 3.217 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 1.870 million[17]
AUS: 2.205 million[c][18][19]
BRA: 350,000[c][21]
SWE: 310,000[c][22]
SPA: 850,000[23][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 335,000[c][25]
BEL: 215,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 118,000[28][29]
DEN: 380,000[59][61][69][355]
AUT: 140,000[c][32]
POL: 340,000[c][33]
NZ: 140,000[34][35]

80 million[356]

Reba McEntire

United States

1975–present[357]

1987[357]

Country / Country Pop[357]

7001427000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 42.7 million
US: 41.9 million[11]
CAN: 850,000[17]

80 million[358]

Meat Loaf

United States

1968–present[359]

1977[359]

Rock / Hard rock[359]

7001418009999900000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 41.8 million
US: 23.6 million[11]
UK: 9.665 million[13]
GER: 2.350 million[14]
CAN: 3.380 million[17]
AUS: 2.522 million[c][18][19]
SWE: 100,000[c][22]
SWI: 115,000[c][25]
AUT: 100,000[c][32]

80 million[360]

Tom Petty

United States

1976–2017[361]

1977[361]

Rock[361]

7001346000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 34.6 million
US: 31.250 million[11]
UK: 1 million[13]
GER: 500,000[14]
CAN: 1.7 million[17]
SWE: 200,000[c][22]

80 million[362]

Johnny Hallyday

France

1957–2017[363]

1960[363]

Rock / Pop[363]

7001250000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 25 million
FRA: 24.272 million[c][15][16][53][84][364]
SWI: 268,000[c][25]
BEL: 460,000[c][26][27]

80 million[365]

text: 75 million to 79 million records

text:
Ed Sheeran

Maroon 5

Journey

The Black Eyed Peas

Usher

Kenny G

Tupac Shakur

text:
Artist

Country / Market

Period active

Release-year of first charted record

Genre

Total certified units(from available markets)[c]

Claimed sales

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom

2004–present[366]

2011[366]

Pop / Folk pop [366]

7002109400000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 109.4 million
US: 54 million[11]
JPN: 350,000[12][52]
UK: 23.560 million[13]
GER: 7.2 million[14]
FRA: 1.691 million[16]
CAN: 6.240 million[17]
AUS: 6.860 million[18]
ITA: 2.390 million[20]
SWE: 1.360 million[57]
SPA: 730,000[23]
MEX: 180,000[43]
SWI: 475,000[25]
BEL: 555,000[27]
DEN: 2.070 million[61]
AUT: 340,000[32]
POL: 360,000[33]
NZ: 1.140 million[34]

76 million[367]

The Black Eyed Peas

United States

1995–present[368]

1998[368]

Hip-hop / R&B / Dance[368]

7001556000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 55.6 million
US: 29.4 million[11]
JPN: 1.250 million[12][52]
UK: 10.8 million[13]
GER: 2.250 million[14]
FRA: 2.650 million[16]
CAN: 2.7 million[17]
AUS: 3.270 million[18]
ITA: 365,000[c][20]
BRA: 255,000[21]
SWE: 300,000[22][57]
SPA: 460,000[c][23]
MEX: 390,000[c][43]
SWI: 460,000[25]
BEL: 460,000[27]
DEN: 161,000[c][61][69][101][369][369][370]
IRE: 135,000[c][102]
NZ: 340,000[34][35]

76 million[371]

Maroon 5

United States

1994–present[372]

2002[372]

Pop rock / Funk rock / Dance-pop[372]

7001631000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 63.1 million
US: 36.7 million[11]
JPN: 2 million[12][52]
UK: 9.360 million[13]
GER: 1.150[14]
FRA: 792,000[16]
CAN: 3.9255 million[17]
AUS: 2.975 million[18]
ITA: 760,000[c][20]
BRA: 380,000[21]
SWE: 770,000[22][57]
SPA: 230,000[c][23]
MEX: 3.365[43]
DEN: 462,500[c][61][60][59]
NZ: 300,000[34]

75 million[373]

Journey

United States

1973–present[374]

1975[374]

Rock / Soft rock[374]

7001620000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 62 million
US: 59.7 million[11]
JPN: 300,000[c][12][375]
UK: 1.360 million[13]
CAN: 725,000[17]

75 million[376]

Usher

United States

1991–present[377]

1994[377]

R&B / Pop[377]

7001550000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 55 million
US: 40.435 million[11]
JPN: 750,000 [12][52]
UK: 8.525 million[13]
GER: 1.150[14]
FRA: 210,000[16]
CAN: 1.330 million[17]
AUS: 2.112 million[18]
SWE: 105,000[22][57]
SWI: 170,000[25]
DEN: 137,500[c][61][60]
NZ: 150,000[34]

75 million[378]

Kenny G

United States

1982–present[379]

1984[379]

Smooth jazz[379]

7001521000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 52.1 million
US: 48.1 million[11]
JPN: 700,000[c][12]
UK: 360,000[13]
CAN: 950,000[17]
AUS: 245,000[c][18][181]
BRA: 1.350 million[c][21]
SPA: 450,000[24][42]

75 million[380]

Tupac Shakur

United States

1991–1996[381]

1991[381]

Hip hop[381]

7001513000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 51.3 million
US: 46.2 million[11]
UK: 3.435 million[13]
GER: 500,000[14]
CAN: 820,000[17]
AUS: 430,000[18][382]

75 million[383]

Robbie Williams

United Kingdom

1990–present[384]

1996[384]

Pop rock[384]

7001511000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 51.1 million
US: 500,000[11]
UK: 27.550 million[13]
GER: 9.775 million[14]
FRA: 2.695 million[16][53]
CAN: 250,000[17]
AUS: 2.905 million[18]
ITA: 385,000[c][20]
SWE: 445,000[22][57]
SPA: 440,000[c][23][58]
MEX: 1.595 million[c][43]
SWI: 983,000[25]
BEL: 600,000[26][27]
ARG: 462,000[28][29]
DEN: 676,500[c][59][60][61][69][78]
AUT: 917,500[32]
POL: 140,000[33]
FIN: 235,743[47]
IRE: 135,000[c][102]
NZ: 445,000[34]

75 million[385]

Enya

Ireland

1982–present[386]

1987[386]

New-age / Celtic[386]

7001500000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 50 million
US: 26.5 million[11]
JPN: 4.6 million[c][12]
UK: 5.250 million[13]
GER: 4.2 million[14]
FRA: 775,000[15][16]
CAN: 1.540 million[17]
AUS: 1.505[c][18][19]
BRA: 1.650 million[c][21]
SWE: 390,000[22]
SPA: 1.760 million[23][42]
MEX: 125,000[c][43]
SWI: 370,000[c][25]
BEL: 460,000[c][27]
ARG: 390,000[28]
DEN: 100,000[c][30][387][388][389]
AUT: 185,000[c][32]
POL: 120,000[c][33]
NZ: 135,000[34]

75 million[390]

Alabama

United States

1972–present[391]

1980[391]

Country / Pop rock[391]

7001480000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 48 million
US: 46.8 million[11]
CAN: 1.2 million[17]

75 million[392]

Nirvana

United States

1987–1994[393]

1989[393]

Grunge / Alternative rock[393]

7001467000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 46.7 million
US: 26.5 million[11]
JPN: 1.3 million[c][12]
UK: 5.970 million[13]
GER: 1.5 million[14]
FRA: 2.5 million[15][16]
CAN: 2.970 million[17]
AUS: 1.362[c][18][207][394][251][395]
ITA: 600,000[c][20]
BRA: 725,000[c][21]
SWE: 380,000[22]
SPA: 450,000[23][24][42]
MEX: 475,000[c][43]
SWI: 190,000[25]
BEL: 350,000[c][26][27]
ARG: 522,000[28][29]
DEN: 160,000[c][61]
AUT: 230,000[c][32]
POL: 335,000[c][33]
NZ: 215,000[34][35]

75 million[396]

Bryan Adams

Canada

1979–present[397]

1979[397]

Rock[397]

7001448000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 44.8 million
US: 21 million[11]
JPN: 600,000[c][12]
UK: 8.675 million[13]
GER: 4.1 million[14]
FRA: 650,000[15][16][53]
CAN: 5.120 million[17]
AUS: 2.010 million[c][18][398]
BRA: 100,000[c][21]
SWE: 440,000[c][22]
SPA: 450,000 [c][24][42][58]
SWI: 805,000[c][25]
BEL: 250,000[c][26][27]
DEN: 105,000[c][60][61]
AUT: 375,000[c][32]
FIN: 183,444[47]

75 million[399]

The Police

United Kingdom

1977–19862007–2008[400]

1978[400]

Pop / Rock[400]

7001392000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 39.2 million
US: 23.150 million[11]
JPN: 100,000[c][12]
UK: 8.560 million[13]
GER: 1.775 million[14]
FRA: 3.340 million[15][16][53]
CAN: 875,000[17]
AUS: 407,500[c][18]
ITA: 100,000[c][20]
BRA: 140,000[c][21]
SPA: 300,000[c][24][41]
MEX: 100,000[c][43]
BEL: 115,000[c][401][402][403]
ARG: 228,000[c][28][29]

75 million[404]

Bob Marley

Jamaica

1962–1981[405]

1975[405]

Reggae[405]

7001389000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 38.9 million
US: 21.850 million[11]
JPN: 200,000[c][12]
UK: 7.4 million[13]
GER: 1.750 million[14]
FRA: 4.735 million[16]
CAN: 600,000[17]
AUS: 350,000[406][407]
ITA: 250,000[c][20]
SWE: 120,000[c][22]
SPA: 450,000[c][24][41][42][58]
SWI: 303,000[c][25]
ARG: 376,000[c][28][29]
AUT: 125,000[c][32]
NZ: 427,500[c][34][35]

75 million[408]

Barry Manilow

United States

1973–present[409]

1973[409]

Pop / Soft rock[409]

7001365000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 36.5 million
US: 33.3 million[11]
UK: 2.825 million[13]
CAN: 400,000[c][17]

75 million[410]

Kiss

United States

1972–present[411]

1974[411]

Hard rock / Heavy metal[411]

7001278000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 27.8 million
US: 26 million[11]
CAN: 1.495 million[c][17]
UK: 100,000[13]
AUS: 130,000[c][18]
ARG: 112,000[c][28]

75 million[412]

Aretha Franklin

United States

1956–present[413]

1961[413]

Soul / Jazz / Blues / R&B[413]

7001247000000000000♠
[show]Total available certified units: 24.7 million
US: 23.5 million[11]
UK: 840,000[c][13]
FRA: 275,000[c][15][16]
CAN: 150,000[c][17]

75 million[414]


document_title: Vegetarianism by country

question_text: how much percentage of the world is vegetarian

question_tokens: how much percentage of the world is vegetarian

root

text: Vegetarianism by country

text: Demographics[edit]

text: Reliable data is lacking due to a lack of polling and the varying definitions of vegetarianism and veganism used in the polls. For example, the latest US poll defines "vegan" according to diets that exclude meat, eggs and dairy, rather than following the accepted definition of veganism as avoiding all animal products as far as possible including honey and clothing. Other polls, like the latest Australian poll, place strict vegetarians and those who follow "almost" vegetarian diets in the same category, while this poll and many others measure only vegetarianism and neglect to include veganism in the poll. Many poll results are contradicted by other poll results from the same country despite similar publication dates, implying a wide margin of error.

tag: p

text: A study from 2010[2] estimated that there are 1,450 million vegetarians of necessity and another 75 million of choice. They make approximately 21.8% of the world’s population.

text:
Country
Vegetarian diet (%) (includes vegan diet)
Approx. no. of individuals
Data set year
Vegan diet (%)
Approx. no. of individuals
Data set year
Note

 Australia
7001110000000000000♠11%
2,100,000
2016[3] 2010[4]

As of March 2016, 11.2% of people living in Australia agreed that "The food I eat is all, or almost all, vegetarian."

 Austria
7000900000000000000♠9%
765,000
2013[5]

 Brazil
7000800000000000000♠8.0%
15,200,000
2012[6]

 Canada
7000940000000000000♠9.4%
3,411,000
2016[7]
2.3
835,000
2016[8]

 Czech Republic
7000150000000000000♠1.5%
235,000
2003[9]

 China
7000400000000000000♠4% – 7000500000000000000♠5%
54,428,000 – 68,035,000
2013[10]

 Denmark
7000400000000000000♠4%
220,000
2011[11]

 Finland
7000200000000000000♠2%
108,000 – 329,000
2011[12] 2015[13]
0.5%
27,000
2013[14]
% of vegans only an estimation

 France
7000150000000000000♠1.5%
1,988,000 – 3,300,000
2011[15]

 Germany
7001100000000000000♠10%
8,000,000
2018[16]
1.6%
1,300,000
2018[17]

 India
7001290000000000000♠29% – 7001400000000000000♠40%
360,576,000
2009[18] 2014[19][20]
27%

 Israel
7001130000000000000♠13%
1,046,000
2015[21][22]
5%
421,000
2015[21][22]

 Italy
7000710000000000000♠7.1% – 7001100000000000000♠10%
4,246,000
2009[18] 2015[23]
0.6% – 2.8%
400,000 – 1,680,000
2015[23][24]

 Japan
7000470000000000000♠4.7%
18,370,300
2014[25]
2.7%
5,875,000
2014[25]

 Latvia
7000300000000000000♠3% – 7000500000000000000♠5%
60,000 – 100,000
2013[26]

estimation

 Netherlands
7000500000000000000♠5.0%
800,000

2016[27] 2017[28]

 New Zealand
7001103000000000000♠10.3%
463,500
2016[29]

 Norway
7001100000000000000♠10%
550,000
2012[30]

estimation

 Poland
7000320000000000000♠3.2%
1,228,800
2013[31]
1.6%
608,000
2013[31]

 Portugal
7000120000000000000♠1.2%
120,000
2017[32]
0.6%

2017[32]
survey conducted by marketing research firm Nielsen Corporation

 Russia
7000300000000000000♠3% – 7000400000000000000♠4%
4,380,000 – 5,840,000
2014[33][34]

 Slovenia
1.4% – 1.6%
28,922 – 33,054
2007/2008[35]
0.3% – 0.5%
6,197 – 10,329
2007/2008[35]
Age group: 18-65; a representative sample; unbiased data (survey conducted by National Institute of Public Health); new data will be available soon (2018/2019/2020).

 Spain
7000150000000000000♠1.5%
697,000
2017[36]
0.2%
93,000
2017[36]
adult population

 Sweden
7001100000000000000♠10%
969,000
2014[37]
4%
388,000
2014[37]
Based on a 1000 person telephone survey.

  Switzerland
7001140000000000000♠14%
1,176,156
2017[38]
3%
252,033
2017[38]

 United Kingdom
7001140000000000000♠14% [39]
9,100,000[39]
2015[40] 2014[41] 2016[42]
7%
3,500,000[39]
2018[39]

 United States
7000930000000000000♠9.3%
30,290,000

2016[43]

6%

2017[44]

 Belgium
7001100000000000000♠10.0%
1,130,177
2016[45]

 Taiwan
7001140000000000000♠14.0%
3,297,011

2015[46] 2016[47] 2017[48]

 South Korea
7000100000000000000♠1.0%
500,000
2011[49]
[50]

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text: Africa[edit]

text: African diets are relatively plant-based for economic reasons, but the prevalence of strict ethical vegetarianism in Africa is reported to be low,[51] while scientific polls are lacking. Countries in North Africa have a tradition of cooking in a vegetarian style, with Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia being particularly connected with this type of cooking which includes couscous and spiced vegetables.[52] Indian immigrants to Africa, particularly in South Africa, brought vegetarianism with them which has been documented as far back as 1895 in Natal Province.[53] Also, some African countries, for example Egypt and Ethiopia, have regular weekly and special periods of religious fasting requiring observance of a vegetarian diet.[51][54]

text: Asia[edit]

text: China[edit]

text: In China, consumption of meat is rapidly increasing while a small but growing number of young people in large cities are vegan.[10] An estimated 4 to 5 percent of Chinese are vegetarian.[10] However, in a survey conducted by SJTU researchers, only 0.77 percent of respondents labeled themselves vegetarian.

text: Native Chinese, generally falling under the label of Taoism (though this tends to confuse the native religion with the Daoist school of philosophy, represented by Laotzu, Chuangtzu, and others), is a form of animism. Similar to Shintoism in Japan, though the killing and eating of animals is not forbidden, it is considered impure.

text: Classical Chinese texts pointed to a period of abstinence from meat before undertaking matters of great importance or of religious significance.

text: With the influx of Buddhist influences, vegetarianism became more popular, but there is a distinction—Daoist vegetarianism is based on a perception of purity, while Buddhist vegetarianism is based on the dual bases of refraining from killing and subduing one's own subservience to the senses. Because of this, two types of "vegetarianism" came to be—one where one refrained from eating meat, the other being refraining from eating meat as well as garlic, onions, and other such strongly flavored foods. This Buddhism-influenced vegetarianism has been known and practiced by some since at least the 7th century.

text: The early 20th century saw some intellectuals espousing vegetarianism as part of their program for reforming China culturally, not just politically. The anarchist thinker Li Shizeng, for instance, argued that tofu and soy products were healthier and could be a profitable export. Liang Shuming, a philosopher and reform activist, adopted a basically vegetarian diet, but did not promote one for others. In recent years, it has seen a resurgence in the cities among the emerging middle class.[55]

text: India[edit]

text: In 2007, UN FAO statistics indicated that Indians had the lowest rate of meat consumption in the world.[56] India has more vegetarians than the rest of the world put together.[57] In India, vegetarianism is usually synonymous with lacto vegetarianism. Most restaurants in India clearly distinguish and market themselves as being either "non-vegetarian", "vegetarian", or "pure vegetarian". Vegetarian restaurants abound, and many vegetarian options are usually available. Animal-based ingredients (other than milk and honey) such as lard, gelatin, and meat stock are not used in the traditional cuisine. India has devised a system of marking edible products made from only vegetarian ingredients, with a green dot in a green square. A mark of a brown dot in a brown square conveys that some animal-based ingredients were used. Products like honey, milk, or its direct derivatives are often categorized under the green mark.[58]

text: According to the 2006 Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey, 31% of Indians are vegetarian, while another 9% also consume eggs (ovo-vegetarian).[59] Among the various communities, vegetarianism was most common among the Lingayat, Vaishnav Community, Jain community and then Brahmins at 55%, and less frequent among Muslims (3%) and residents of coastal states. Other surveys cited by FAO[60] and USDA[61][62] estimate 40% of the Indian population as being vegetarian. These surveys indicate that even Indians who do eat meat, do so infrequently, with less than 30% consuming it regularly, although the reasons are mainly cultural.[62] In states where vegetarianism is more common, milk consumption is higher and is associated with lactase persistence. This allows people to continue consuming milk into adulthood and obtain proteins that are substituted for meat, fish and eggs in other areas.[63][64] An official survey conducted by the Government of India, with a sample size of 8858 and the census frame as 2011, indicated India's vegetarian population to be 28-29% of the total population.[65] Compared to a similar survey done almost a decade earlier, India's vegetarian population has increased.[66]

text: According to a survey 2014 released by the registrar general of India, 29% of Indians over the age of 15 are vegetarian, compared with 25% in 2004.[67] Rajasthan has the highest fraction of vegetarians: 74.9%. Other states with large fraction of vegetarians are Haryana (69.25%) Punjab, (66.75%), Gujarat (60.95%) and MP (50.6%). Bengal (1.4%) and Telangana (1.3%) have the fewest vegetarians.

text: The recent growth in India's organized retail sector has also been hit by some controversy, because some vegetarians are demanding meat-free supermarkets.[68]

text: In 2016, the Government of India announced the decision to provide students, at a few of the Institutes of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition (IHMCTANs), the option to choose only vegetarian cooking. Earlier, it was compulsory for all IHMCTAN students to learn non-vegetarian cooking. These IHMCTANs are located at Ahmedabad, Bhopal and Jaipur.[69][70]

text: In 2018, a study from Economic and Political Weekly shows that in facts the percentage of vegetarians could be around 20 %, because people declarations in governemental surveys are different than the reality of meat consumption in the country.[71]

text: Israel[edit]

text: A study by the Israeli Ministry of Health in 2001 found that 7.2% of men and 9.8% of women were vegetarian. Although vegetarianism is quite common, the actual percentage of vegetarians in Israel may be lower — the Israeli food industry estimated it at 5%.[72] In 2010, one study found that 2.6% of Israelis were vegetarians or vegans.[73]

text: According to a 2015 poll by the newspaper ''Globe'' and Channel 2, 8% of the Israeli population were vegetarians and 5% were vegans. 13% consider turning vegan or vegetarian. Tel Aviv beat out Berlin, New York and Chennai, India as U.S. food website The Daily Meal's top destination for vegan travelers.[73][74]

text: Japan[edit]

text: According to a 2014/12 survey 4.7% of the Japanese population are vegetarian or vegan (2.7% vegan). NOTE: The referenced web survey included 1,188 valid responses and is not representative of the population of Japan.[25]

text: Malaysia[edit]

text: Vegetarian diets are categorized as lacto vegetarianism, ovo-lacto vegetarianism, and veganism in general. The reasons for being vegetarian include influence from friends and family members, concern about global warming, health issues and weight management, religion and mercy for animals, in descending order of significance.[75]

text: Singapore[edit]

text: Rice, mushrooms, vegetables are some of the dietary staples, mixed with a rich variety of spices, coconut, lime and tamarind. Buddhist Chinese monastics are vegetarians or vegans. Singapore is also the headquarters of the world's first international, vegetarian, fast food chain, VeganBurg.[76] The bigger communities of vegetarians and vegans in Singapore are Vegetarian Society (VSS) and SgVeganCommunity. Vegetarian and vegan places have an active role in the gastronomy of Singapore.

text: Taiwan[edit]

text: In Taiwan, 1.7 million people, or 13% of the population of Taiwan, follow a vegetarian diet at least some of the time.[77][78] There are more than 6,000 vegetarian eating establishments in Taiwan.[79] The country's food labelling laws for vegetarian food are the world's strictest, because around 2 million Taiwanese people eat vegetarian food.[80] A popular movement of "one day vegetarian every week" has been advocated on a national level,[81] and on a local level, even government bodies are involved, such as the Taipei City Board of Education.[82]

text: Thailand[edit]

text: Europe[edit]

text: The definition of vegetarianism throughout Europe is not uniform, creating the potential for products to be labelled inaccurately.[1]

text: Austria[edit]

text: According to a study of ISEF[83] from 2013 (n=500), 9% of Austrians are vegetarian or vegan.

text: Belgium[edit]

text: Since May 2009, Belgium has had the first city in the world (Ghent) with a weekly "veggie day".[84]

text: Denmark[edit]

text: According to a survey by Coop Analyse published in June 2011, just under 4% of Danes considered themselves either vegetarians or vegans.[11]

text: Finland[edit]

text: There is no recent data about amount of vegetarians or vegans in Finland. In 2015, according to a survey by meat producers' association Lihatiedotusyhdistys, 6% of the population, or 329,000 people, did not eat meat.[13] In 2014, the percentage was 5%; it was 10% among 25–34 year old people. The survey did not ask about eating fish.[85] Otherwise, it is estimated that 2–3% of Finns are vegetarians[12] and 0.5% vegans.[14] By combining the data of three surveys (a sample of 24,000 people) published in 2008, 3.3% of Finns identified themselves vegetarians but only 0.66% actually followed a vegetarian diet. 1.4% ate fish but not meat. 0.18% were vegans or lacto-vegetarians.[86]

text: In most of the cities's schools the students are offered two options, a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian meal, on four school days a week, and one day a week they have a choice between two vegetarian meals, for grades 1 to 12. In secondary schools and universities, from 10 to 40 percents of the students preferred vegetarian food in 2013.[87][88] Vegetarianism is most popular in secondary art schools where in some schools over half of the students were vegetarians in 2013.[89]

text: France[edit]

text: Studies in the 1990s showed that one million French (1.5% of the total population) called themselves vegetarians, although more recently this number has reportedly increased to 2%.[15]

text: Germany[edit]

text: According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Germany has over six million vegetarians.[90] A survey conducted by Institut Produkt und Markt found that 9% of the population (7,380,000 people) are vegetarian.[91]

text: However, the statistically representative German National Nutrition Monitoring (NEMONIT) only found there to be slightly less than 2% vegetarians in the German population in 2012.[92]

text: Italy[edit]

text: The Italian research institute Eurispes estimates that 10% of Italians are vegetarian and 1.1% are vegan.[18]

text: Netherlands[edit]

text: It is estimated that 4.5% of the Dutch population does not eat meat.[93]

text: A study has shown that the number of vegetarians out of a population of nearly 16.5 million people increased from 560,000 in 2004 to 720,000 in 2006.[94][95] The number of "part-time vegetarians" grew rapidly as well; around 3.5 million Dutch citizens abstain from eating meat a few days a week.[95]

text: The sales of meat substitutes have an annual growth of around 25%, making it one of the fastest-growing markets in the Netherlands.[95] In supermarkets and stores, it is sometimes necessary to read the fine print on products in order to make sure that there are no animal-originated ingredients. Increasingly, however, vegetarian products are labeled with the international "V-label," overseen by the Dutch vegetarian association Vegetarisch Keurmerk.[96] Veganism is uncommon in the Netherlands: the Dutch Association for Veganism estimates that there are approximately 70,000 vegans in the Netherlands, or around 0.4% of the population.[97]

text: Poland[edit]

text: According to a survey carried out in Poland by Mintel in 2017, 8% of respondents are vegetarian, while 7% identify themselves as vegans.[98]

text: The capital of Poland, Warsaw, was listed 3rd on the list of Top Vegan Cities In The World published by HappyCow in 2017.[99]

text: Portugal[edit]

text: In 2007, the number of vegetarians in Portugal was estimated at 30,000, which equates to less than 0.3% of the population. In 2014, the number was estimated to be 200,000 people.[100]

text: Vegan and vegetarian products like soy milk, soy yogurts, rice milk and tofu are widely available in major retailers, and across the country.

text: Russia[edit]

text: 2013-2014 polls revealed that 3[33] to 4%[34] of the Russian population considered themselves vegetarian.[101]

text: Spain[edit]

text: A 2012 article in El Pais stated that 0.5% of the population are vegetarian, but that interest in vegetarianism is growing.[102]

text: In Spain, different sources estimate that there are between 1.5 and 2 million vegetarians. In a 2002 article El Mundo stated that there are 1.5 million vegetarians.[103] More recent sources (Asociación Vegana) estimate the number to be two million and observe that in recent years the number of people adopting a vegetarian diet has been growing.[104][105] According to a new study, the number of vegans in Spain increased to 3.5 millions in 2017. [106]

text: Sweden[edit]

text: A 2014 survey of 1,000 people found that the number of vegetarians had increased to 10% (4% vegans and 6% vegetarians).[37] The same survey found that 17% in the age group 15-24 were vegetarians.

text: Switzerland[edit]

text: 1997 government figures suggested that 2.3% of the population never ate meat, and the observed trend seemed to point towards less meat consumption.[107] A 2007 study suggested that the percentage of vegetarians had risen to 5%.[107]

text: United Kingdom[edit]

text: In the United Kingdom, increasing numbers of people have adopted a vegetarian diet since the end of World War II.[108] The Food Standards Agency Public Attitudes to Food Survey 2009 reported that 3% of respondents were found to be "completely vegetarian", with an additional 5% "partly vegetarian (do not eat some types of fish or meat)".[40] The UK's National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) reported in 2014 that its four-year study found 2.6% of adults and 1.9% of children were vegetarian.[41] The "How many vegans?" survey conducted in May 2016 by the Vegan Society found that 3.25% of UK residents were vegetarian or vegan, while 1.05% were vegan.[42] Some less formal market studies suggest that vegetarians constitute 7% to 11% of the UK adult population (4 million people).[109][110][111] There are twice as many vegetarian women as men.[111] According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the UK has the third highest rate of vegetarianism in the European Union.[90] Flexitarianism is also becoming more popular in the UK.[112]

text: Despite the clear classification by the Vegetarian Society, some people in the UK misidentify as vegetarians while still eating fish, either for perceived "health reasons", or because of differing ethical perspectives on vegetarianism, while others use the terms "flexitarian" or "part-vegetarian".[108] As of 2009, people in the UK are now also identified with the labels "meat-avoiders" and "meat-reducers" by marketers, denoting people who do not self-identify as vegetarians, but are reducing or avoiding meat for reasons of health or climate change impacts, with one survey identifying 23% of the population as "meat-reducers", and 10% as "meat-avoiders", although the same survey indicated the "vast majority" in the UK still eat meat, with one in five liking to eat meat every day.[108]

text: Foods labelled as suitable for vegetarians or vegans are subject to provisions within the Trades Descriptions Act 1968.[113] The Food Standards Agency issues guidance on the labelling of foods as suitable for vegetarians:

text: The term 'vegetarian' should not be applied to foods that are, or are made from or with the aid of, products derived from animals that have died, have been slaughtered, or animals that die as a result of being eaten. Animals means farmed, wild or domestic animals, including for example, livestock poultry, game, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, amphibians, tunicates, echinoderms, molluscs, and insects.

text: The FSA's definition has now passed into European law, with legislation due in 2015[needs update].

text: In addition to voluntary labelling, the Vegetarian Society operates a scheme whereby foods that meet its criteria can be labelled "Vegetarian Society approved".[115] Under this scheme, a product is vegetarian if it is free of meat, fowl, fish, shellfish, meat or bone stock, animal or carcass fats, gelatin, aspic, or any other ingredient resulting from slaughter, such as rennet.[116] Cheese is often labelled as well, making it possible to identify cheeses that have been made with rennet derived from non-animal sources.[117]

text: North America[edit]

text: Canada[edit]

text: In Canada, vegetarianism is usually synonymous with ovo-lacto vegetarianism. However, vegetarians are sometimes wrongly assumed to be pescetarians or pollotarians. Approximately 4.0% of adults were vegetarians as of 2003[update].[118]

text: United States[edit]

text: In 1971, 1 percent of U.S. citizens described themselves as vegetarians.[119] In 2008 Harris Interactive found that 3.2% are vegetarian and 0.5% vegan,[120] while a 2013 Public Policy Polling survey of 500 respondents found that 13% of Americans are either vegetarian or vegan—6% vegetarian and 7% vegan.[121] U.S. vegetarian food sales (dairy replacements such as soy milk and meat replacements such as textured vegetable protein) doubled between 1998 and 2003, reaching $1.6 billion in 2003.[122] According to a report in 2017, the number of consumers claiming to be vegan has risen to 6% in the US [123] In 2015, a Harris Poll National Survey of 2,017 adults aged 18 and over found that eight million Americans, or 3.4%, ate a solely vegetarian diet, and that one million, or 0.4%, ate a strictly vegan diet.[43]

text: Many American children whose parents follow vegetarian diets follow them because of religious, environmental or other reasons.[124] In the government's first estimate[125] of how many children avoid meat, the number is about 1 in 200.[126][127] The CDC survey included children ages 0 to 17 years.

text: By U.S. law, food packaging is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, and generally must be labeled with a list of all its ingredients.[128][129] However, there are exceptions. For example, certain trace ingredients that are "ingredients of ingredients" do not need to be listed.[130]

text: Oceania[edit]

text: Australia[edit]

text: In Australia, some manufacturers who target the vegetarian market label their foods with the statement "suitable for vegetarians"; however, for foods intended for export to the UK, this labelling can be inconsistent because flavourings in ingredients lists do not need to specify if they come from animal origin. As such, "natural flavour" could be derived from either plant or animal sources.

text: Animal rights organisations such as Animal Liberation promote vegan and vegetarian diets. "Vegetarian Week" runs from 1–7 October every year,[131] and food companies are taking advantage of the growing number of vegetarians by producing meat-free alternatives of popular dishes, including sausages and mash and spaghetti Bolognese.[132]

text: A 2000 Newspoll survey (commissioned by Sanitarium) shows 44% of Australians report eating at least one meat-free evening meal a week, while 18% said they prefer plant-based meals.

text: According to a 2010 Newspoll survey, 5% of Australians identify themselves as vegetarians, with 2% actually eating a diet defined by the survey as vegetarian.[133]

text: Roy Morgan Research in August 2016 reported, "Between 2012 and 2016, the number of Australian adults whose diet is all or almost all vegetarian has risen from 1.7 million people (or 9.7% of the population) to almost 2.1 million (11.2%), the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research reveal."[134]

text: New Zealand[edit]

text: Similar to Australia, in New Zealand the term "vegetarian" refers to individuals who eat no animal meat such as pork, chicken, and fish; they may consume animal products such as milk and eggs. In contrast, the term "vegan" is used to describe those who do not eat or use any by-products of animals.[135] In 2002 New Zealand's vegetarians made up a minority of 1-2% of the country’s 4.5 million people.[136] By 2011 Roy Morgan Research claimed the number of New Zealanders eating an "all or almost all" vegetarian diet to be 8.1%, growing to 10.3% in 2015 (with men providing the most growth, up 63% from 5.7% to 9.3%).[29] In New Zealand there is a strong enough movement for vegetarianism that it has created significant enough demand for a number of vegetarian and vegan retailers to set up.[137]

text: As New Zealand and Australia work together to form common food standards (as seen in the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code), there is also a lot of ambiguity surrounding the "natural flavour" ingredients.[138]

text: South America[edit]

text: Brazil[edit]

text: In 2004, Marly Winckler, President of the Brazilian Vegetarian Society, claimed that 5% of the population was vegetarian.[139] According to a 2012 survey undertaken by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics, 8% of the population, or 15.2 million people, identified themselves as vegetarian.[6] The city of São Paulo has the most vegetarians in absolute terms (792,120 people), while Fortaleza has the highest percentage, at 14% of the total population.[140]

text: Marly Winckler claims that the central reasons for the deforestation of the Amazon are expansive livestock raising (mainly cattle) and soybean crops, most of it for use as animal feed, and a minor percentage for edible oil processing (being direct human consumption for use as food nearly negligible),[141] claims that are widely known to have a basis.[142][143][144][145]

text: As in Canada, vegetarianismo (Portuguese pronunciation: [veʒiˌtaɾjɐ̃ˈnizmu]) is usually synonymous with lacto-ovo-vegetarianism, and vegetarians are sometimes wrongly assumed to be pescetarians and/or pollotarians who tolerate the flesh of fish or poultry, respectively. Nevertheless, veganism, and freeganism, are very common among Brazilian anarchists, punks and members of other groups in the counterculture and/or left-wing movements. Other beliefs generally associated with Brazilian vegetarians are Eastern philosophies and religions, New Age and Spiritism. It is also commonly said to be related to the emo and indie youth subcultures as influence from the local punks. Brazilian vegetarians reportedly tend to be urban, of middle or upper class[139] and live in the Central-Southern half of the country. Since the 1990s, and especially since the 2000s, several vegetarian and vegan restaurants have appeared in many cities like São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Florianópolis, Campinas, João Pessoa, Caxias do Sul, Salvador, Sorocaba, Santo André, Fortaleza, São Caetano do Sul and Ubatuba.[146]


document_title: Despicable Me 3

question_text: who plays the minions in despicable me 3

text: Despicable Me 3

text: Plot[edit]

text: Former villain Gru is now an agent for the Anti-Villain League (AVL). He and his partner/wife Lucy are sent to foil the plans of Balthazar Bratt, a former child star turned evil. Gru manages to stop Bratt from stealing the world's largest diamond, but is unable to capture him. As a result of failing to capture Bratt, Gru and Lucy are fired from the AVL by its unreasonable new director Valerie Da Vinci, following the retirement of Silas Ramsbottom.

text: Gru and Lucy reluctantly tell their children, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, of their termination, but assure them they will find new jobs. Most of Gru's Minions leave Gru when he refuses to return to villainy despite losing his job. Meanwhile, Lucy struggles to adapt to her new role as the children's new mom. The next morning, the family is approached by Fritz, the butler of Gru's cheerful twin brother Dru, who lives in a distant country named Freedonia and longs to meet him. Gru is shocked to learn he has a twin. He confronts his mother, who reveals that when she and her husband divorced, they agreed to keep one child each. The family decides to travel to meet Dru, and they are surprised at his immense wealth, which Fritz attributes to their pig farm business. Meanwhile, the Minions are arrested for trespassing at a talent show set. Bratt manages to steal the diamond again, intending to use it to power a giant robot and destroy Hollywood as revenge for the cancellation of his show.

text: Dru reveals to Gru that their recently deceased father was a legendary supervillain, whose villainous activities are the real source of the family's wealth. As Dru was dismissed by their father as a disgrace, he asks his brother to teach him how to be a villain. When Gru refuses to revert to his old ways, Dru takes him on a joyride around Freedonia in their father's technologically advanced car and the siblings bond. Meanwhile, Lucy tries to balance her tasks as a mom, which she exhibits after turning away a young boy named Niko who had fallen for Margo in the midst of a traditional cheese festival, while Edith and Agnes stumble into a local tavern and learn from the bartender about a mythical unicorn which lurks in a nearby forest. Gru tries to convince Agnes that unicorns are imaginary, but decides against it to avoid hurting her feelings. The next day, Agnes and Edith set out into the woods to track the mythical horse, only to find a one-horned goat whom Agnes adopts and dubs "Lucky." Meanwhile, the Minions' longing for Gru motivates them to escape from prison.

text: Dru convinces Gru to steal the diamond, with Gru secretly intending to bring it to the AVL, which he hopes will convince Da Vinci to rehire him. Despite several setbacks, they manage to retrieve the diamond and are rescued by Lucy after narrowly escaping. After finding out Gru's true motives, Dru confronts his brother about his lie. In return, Gru insults him and decides to leave Freedonia. Bratt, disguised as Lucy, kidnaps the children, and once again acquires the diamond. Gru and Dru resolve their differences and pursue him.

text: With his robot powered by the diamond, Bratt terrorizes Hollywood, intending to send it into space with the use of superpowered gum. Lucy saves the children while Gru and Dru weaken Bratt's robot with the weapons of their father's car. Gru is knocked unconscious when the car is destroyed, and Dru manages to destroy the robot's core from the inside when Bratt threatens to kill Gru. When Gru recovers, he battles Bratt in a dance fight, using it as a distraction to grab his weaponized keytar, and defeats him. Having rendezvoused with Gru, the Minions manage to destroy the gum already covering the city, and Gru and Dru reunite.

text: Soon afterward, Gru and Lucy are reinstated in the AVL and the newly united family celebrate in Gru's home. Lucy is acknowledged by the children as their mother. Lured back to villainy, Dru and most of the minions steals Gru's ship, with Gru's emblem replaced with a "D" graffiti. Gru and Lucy decide to give them a five-minute head-start before engaging pursuit.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Steve Carell as Felonious Gru, the former villain turned Anti-Villain League agent, Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive father, and Lucy's husband.[8]

Carell also voices Dru, Gru's long-lost twin brother and the girls' adoptive uncle.[8][9]

Kristen Wiig as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, Gru's wife and the girls' adoptive mother.[10]
Trey Parker as Balthazar Bratt, a supervillain and former child star who grows up to become obsessed with the character he played in the '80s and is bent on world domination.[8]
Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest adoptive daughter.[10]
Dana Gaier as Edith, Gru and Lucy's middle adoptive daughter.[11]
Nev Scharrel as Agnes, Gru and Lucy's youngest adoptive daughter.[12] She was previously voiced by Elsie Fisher in the first two films.
Pierre Coffin as Mel and the Minions.[13]

Coffin also voices a Museum Director.

Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, the director of the Anti-Villain League.[14][15]

Coogan also voices Fritz, the butler of Dru.

Julie Andrews as Marlena Gru, Gru and Dru's mother.[14][16]
Jenny Slate as Valerie Da Vinci, a member of the Anti-Villain League who becomes the brand new AVL director.[14][17]
Andy Nyman as Clive, a robot who is Bratt's sidekick.
Adrian Ciscato as Niko, a boy from Freedonia who falls in love with Margo.
John Cygan (in his final film role) as an Additional Voice.

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text: Production[edit]

text: Steve Burke, the NBCUniversal CEO, confirmed in September 2013 that a third film in the Despicable Me series was in development.[18] Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the writers of the first two films, announced that they would return to write the screenplay for the film.[19] On April 13, 2016, Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park, was cast as the main antagonist for the film, Balthazar Bratt.[8]

text: Soundtrack[edit]

text:
Despicable Me 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)

Genre
Pop

Length
51:14

Label

I Am Other
Columbia

Producer

Alan Tarney
Andrew Coleman
Hart Gunther
Heitor Pereira
Madonna
Manne Praeker
Marvin dM. Nitazal
Michael Jackson
Mike Larson
Pharrell Williams
Quincy Jones
Reinhold Heil
Rick Bryant
Stephen Bray
Toto Gamyar

text: The soundtrack for Despicable Me 3 was released on June 23, 2017. Pharrell Williams released the new song "Yellow Light" for the soundtrack, which was made available through digital download and streaming.[20] Some songs are unavailable on iTunes and Google Play

text: Track listing[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Length

1.
"Yellow Light" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams
Mike Larson[b]

3:37

2.
"Hug Me" (performed by Pharrell Williams and Trey Parker)

Pharrell Williams
Trey Parker

Pharrell Williams
Hart Gunther
Rick Bryant
Mike Larson[b]

2:20

3.
"Bad" (performed by Michael Jackson)
Michael Jackson

Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson[a]

4:07

4.
"Take on Me" (performed by A-ha)

Pål Waaktaar
Morten Harket
Magne Furuholmen

Marvin dM. Nitazal
Alan Tarney
Toto Gamyar

3:46

5.
"Papa Mama Loca Pipa" (performed by The Minions)

W. S. Gilbert
Arthur Sullivan

Pierre Coffin
1:29

6.
"There's Something Special" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams
Mike Larson[b]

3:44

7.
"Tiki Tiki Babeloo" (performed by The Minions)

Pierre Coffin
1:13

8.
"Freedom" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
2:43

9.
"Doowit" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams
Mike Larson[b]

4:02

10.
"99 Luftballons" (performed by Nena)

Carlo Karges
Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

Reinhold Heil
Manne Praeker

3:52

11.
"Into the Groove" (performed by Madonna)

Madonna Ciccone
Stephen Bray

Madonna
Bray

4:44

12.
"Chuck Berry" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams
Andrew Coleman[b]
Mike Larson[b]

3:15

13.
"Fun, Fun, Fun" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
3:25

14.
"Despicable Me" (performed by Pharrell Williams)
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams
4:15

15.
"Despicable Me 3 Score Suite" (performed by Heitor Pereira)
Heitor Pereira
Heitor Pereira
4:05

16.
"Malatikalano Polatina" (performed by The Minions)

Pierre Coffin
0:37

Total length:
51:14

text: Notes

text:
^[a] signifies a co-producer
^[b] signifies an additional producer

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2017)
Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[21]
76

US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[22]
17

text: Release[edit]

text: The film premiered on June 14, 2017, at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[3] It was released in the United States on June 30, 2017.[23] This is the first Illumination movie to be released in Dolby Vision and to be in the 2:35.1 anamorphic widescreen format.

text: The first official trailer for the film was released on December 14, 2016;[11] with the second released on March 14, 2017.[24] A secondary trailer, designed for TV usage was released on April 21, 2017.[25] A third trailer was released on May 24, 2017.[26]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Despicable Me 3 will be released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2017.[27]

text: In the US, Despicable Me 3 will be released on digital download on November 21, 2017, and on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 5, 2017. [28] The releases will also include a short film, titled The Secret Life of Kyle.[27]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Box office[edit]

text: As of October 9, 2017[update], Despicable Me 3 has grossed $262.7 million in the United States and Canada and $762.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1.025 billion, against a production budget of $80 million.[5] On September 8, it passed the $1 billion threshold, becoming the second Despicable Me film (after Minions), second non-Disney-animated film (after Minions), third film of 2017 (after Beauty and the Beast and The Fate of the Furious) to pass the mark and the fifth highest animated film worldwide of all time (after Toy Story 3, Frozen, Minions, and Finding Dory). It became the first film since The Fate of the Furious (also a Universal property) in April 2017 to make over a billion dollars.[29]

text: In North America, the film opened alongside The House and Baby Driver, as well as the wide expansion of The Beguiled, and was projected to gross $85–95 million in its opening weekend. It played in 4,529 theaters, setting the record for widest release of all time, beating the amount set by The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in 2010.[30] It made $4.1 million from Thursday night previews, down slightly from the $4.7 million of the second film and $6.2 million made by Minions, and $29.2 million on its first day. It went on to debut to $72.4 million, slightly below expectations and the lowest of the series since the first film, but still topped the box office and was the 4th-best opening for Illumination.[31] It also opened to more than the next five films did combined (Baby Driver's $20.6 million, Transformers: The Last Knight's $16.9 million, Wonder Woman's $15.7 million, Cars 3's $9.7 million and The House's $8.7 million).[7] In its second weekend the film grossed $33.6 million (a drop of 53.6%, more than the previous Despicable Me films but similar to Minions), finishing second at the box office behind newcomer Spider-Man: Homecoming ($117 million).[32]

text: Internationally the film was released in five markets on June 16, 2017, and grossed $9.9 million in its opening weekend.[33] In its third week of release the film opened in 46 more markets, grossing $95.6 million.[7]

text: Critical response[edit]

text: On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 60% based on 161 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despicable Me 3 should keep fans of the franchise consistently entertained with another round of colorful animation and zany—albeit somewhat scattershot—humor."[34] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 49 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[35] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[31]

text: IGN gave the film a score of 6/10, saying, "It’s not much, but Despicable Me 3 is at least enough for the younger fans of the franchise."[36] Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "Despicable Me 3 is unwieldy, but it mostly works, as co-directors Pierre Coffin (who also voices the Minions) and Kyle Balda never lose sight of the film's emotional center, packing the rest with as much humor as they can manage. The jokes come so fast and furious, the movie can hardly find room for Heitor Pereira's funky score, and though Pharrell Williams has contributed five new songs to sell soundtracks (including the sweet There's Something Special), the movie hardly needs them."[37] Alonso Duralde of TheWrap gave the film a mixed review, saying: "Ultimately, none of these flaws will matter to the throngs of little kids who have made the previous Despicable Me movies (and the superior Minions spin-off) into giant global hits."[38]

text: Accolades[edit]

text:
Award
Category
Recipient(s)
Result

Golden Trailer Awards 2017[39]
Best Animation/Family
Despicable Me 3
Nominated

Best Animation/Family Poster

Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards 2017[40]
Favorite Movie
Won

Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards 2017[41]
Favorite Movie
Pending

Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards 2017[42]
Favorite Movie
Nominated

text: Sequel[edit]

text: Illumination's CEO Chris Meledandri has said in September 2017 that a fourth Despicable Me film is in development.[43]