Think and Grow Rich
by Napoleon Hill
Top 25
A 1930s classic about goals, persistence, and the mindset of people who built wealth. Its mindset lessons remain influential even where its claims feel dated. Read the full description
Best for: Readers interested in the roots of self-improvement
Think and Grow Rich is #22 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 77 out of 100.
Think and Grow Rich: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, Think and Grow Rich’s reading interest has run from #25 to #34 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
Think and Grow Rich was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 2,237 times in the past 12 months, peaking in September 2025 with 328 (76% above its monthly average of 186). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 19% on the three months before. 86% of the adds were “want to read”, 12% “currently reading” and 3% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
Wikipedia page views
Its Wikipedia article was viewed 156,441 times in the past 12 months, peaking in August 2026 with 16,147 views. The latest three months were up 5% on the three before.
Source: Wikimedia monthly page views for the article Think and Grow Rich.
What the data says about Think and Grow Rich
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 186 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. September 2025 was its busiest month (328 adds), about 3.2 times its quietest, August 2026 (103).
- Share of the list. It accounts for 2.1% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #7 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 1937 (89 years ago), it is older than 90% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
Think and Grow Rich on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #22 | 77 |
Is Think and Grow Rich rising or falling?
Holding steady Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking.
On Open Library, Think and Grow Rich ranks #15 this week, #11 this month, and #9 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why Think and Grow Rich made the Top 100
Think and Grow Rich made the list mainly on momentum (+32.5 points) and being read right now (+23.4 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for Think and Grow Rich
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have Think and Grow Rich open right now than 94% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Self-help books
It is #6 of the 12 Self-help books on this month’s list.
About Think and Grow Rich
A 1930s classic about goals, persistence, and the mindset of people who built wealth. Its mindset lessons remain influential even where its claims feel dated.
Why it’s here: It shaped decades of success writing, so knowing it helps you read everything after it.
Best for: Readers interested in the roots of self-improvement
At a glance
- First published
- 1937
- Genre
- Self-help
- Also described as
- non-fiction
- Length
- about 257 pages (the median across its editions)
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- editions in 12 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 309 on Open Library
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Desire and persistence
- Mindset
- Organized planning
What reading it is like
Motivational and formula-driven, in a 1930s voice.
At about 257 pages it is a medium-length read: roughly 5 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
An early success-literature classic. Its claims are anecdotal, and some of its advice leans mystical.
The premise
Napoleon Hill's 1937 classic distills interviews with successful people into thirteen principles, emphasizing desire, persistence, and mindset.
What you’ll get
- A landmark of the success-literature genre
- Motivating stories
- Ideas about goals and persistence
You might skip it if you want evidence-based advice; many claims are anecdotal.
Pairs well with: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind · The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #21 and #23
More Self-help on the Top 100
Questions about Think and Grow Rich
What rank is Think and Grow Rich on the Top 100 books?
Think and Grow Rich is #22 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 77 out of 100.
Is Think and Grow Rich rising or falling?
Holding steady. Its weekly, monthly and yearly ranks are close together, so interest is steady rather than spiking. On Open Library, Think and Grow Rich ranks #15 this week, #11 this month, and #9 over the past year.
Why is Think and Grow Rich on the Top 100?
Think and Grow Rich made the list mainly on momentum (+32.5 points) and being read right now (+23.4 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading Think and Grow Rich right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 1,773 readers currently reading Think and Grow Rich, 15,803 who want to read it and 583 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has Think and Grow Rich had over the past year?
2,237 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak September 2025, 328); latest three months down 19% on the prior three; 156,441 Wikipedia views in the past 12 months (up 5% over the latest three months). Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is Think and Grow Rich best for?
Readers interested in the roots of self-improvement.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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