Dr. Stone Reaches 20 Million Copies Sold
Dr. Stone’s success seems to be tied to the anime adaptation as the science manga has reached 20 million copies after 9 years of serialization
On March 21, 2026, it was announced that Dr. Stone has reached 20 million copies sold
The previous update had the manga selling over 18 million copies by December 2024.
When the series ended in March 7, 2022, the manga jumped from 14 million on July 2022 on the release of Volume 26 and 15 million by December of the same year.
This means that the currently-airing anime contributed to the 5 million increase, which adds up as by 2021, two years after the anime’s debut in 2019, Dr. Stone had sold over 10 million copies.
Around this time, we also got count that all of author Riichiro Inagaki’s works have netted him a total of 50 million copies sold, including Eyeshield 21’s (2002-2009) 27 million copies as of July 2025, Dr. Stone’s 20 million as of this month, Trillion Game’s (2020-2025) 1.5 million as of 2023.
About Dr. Stone
Dr. Stone is a science fiction manga written by Riichiro Inagaki, illustrated by Boichi, and published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 2017 to March 7, 2022 within 27 volumes.
The manga would be adapted into an anime series by TMS Entertainment (Sakamoto Days), beginning with Season 1 that ran from July 5 to December 13, 2019 with 24 episodes.
This is followed by “Stone Wars”, Season 2, airing from January 14 to March 25, 2021 with 12 episodes.
A TV special, Dr. Stone: Ryusui premiered on July 10, 2022 to set up Season 3, “New World”, which would be divided into 2 parts, with Cour 1 airing from April 6 to June 15, 2023, and Cour 2 airing from October 12 to December 21, 2023.
The finale of the anime will air on April 2, 2026 with 12 episodes, ending possibly on June 18, 2026, totalling 94 episodes.
The manga is set 5,700 years after the modern world was petrified by a mysterious phenomenon. The first human to awaken was Senku, a science-driven high-schooler, who uncovers the secret to reviving humans into the new Stone Age and speedruns two millions years of technological development in a few short years.
Source: Twitter
Dr. STONE by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi has reached 20.000.000 copies in circulation with 27 volumes. https://t.co/1ekDEILYif pic.twitter.com/X1MpYnMmyM
— Shonen Jump News (@WSJ_manga) March 21, 2026
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