For the week ending August 26, 2026, the top spot on Kyobo's weekly bestseller list is held by Seneca's 'To You Who Are Losing Today' (Nonfiction). This week's ranking sees the entry of two new titles, while Homer's 'The Odyssey (Complete Ancient Greek Translation)' (Hyundai Jisung) showed the most significant jump in rank.
TOP 10
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1 |
세네카, 오늘을 빼앗기고 있는 당신에게
세네카 · Kyobo
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2 |
수족관
유래혁 · Kyobo
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3 |
투명한 나선
히가시노 게이고 · Kyobo
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4 |
싯다르타
헤르만 헤세 · Kyobo
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5 |
오디세이아(고대 그리스어 완역본)
호메로스 · Kyobo
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6 |
니체의 초월자
프리드리히 니체 · Kyobo
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7 |
살 것인가, 팔 것인가, 버틸 것인가 Buy Sell Hold
목대균 · Kyobo
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8 |
모순
양귀자 · Kyobo
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9 |
마음의 어휘력
조아란 외 · Kyobo
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10 |
흔한남매 이무기 4
흔한남매 · Kyobo
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Weekly Ranking Highlights
The top positions are dominated by Seneca's 'To You Who Are Losing Today' (Nonfiction), Yu Rae-hyuk's 'Aquarium' (Poster Shop), and Keigo Higashino's 'The Transparent Spiral' (Bukda).
Insights into Korean Reading Trends
For KStories' international readers, this Kyobo Total Weekly ranking serves as a valuable reference point, offering insight into current Korean reading trends.
It is important to look beyond a mere list of sales rankings and focus on which books, authors, and publishers are making a notable impact.
Key Ranking Changes
Largest Jump: Homer's 'The Odyssey (Complete Ancient Greek Translation)' (Hyundai Jisung) climbed 3 spots from last week's 8th position to 5th.
Largest Drop: Yang Gui-ja's 'Contradiction' (Sseuda) fell 2 spots from last week's 6th position to 8th.
Books that dropped out of the top 10 include Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' (Kyobo) and Song Hee-gu's 'My First Real Estate Textbook' (Kyobo).
Kyobo's Top 10 Bestsellers (As of August 26, 2026)
1. 'To You Who Are Losing Today' by Seneca (Nonfiction) – Maintains its #1 position from last week.
2. 'Aquarium' by Yu Rae-hyuk (Poster Shop) – Maintains its #2 position from last week.
3. 'The Transparent Spiral' by Keigo Higashino (Bukda) – Maintains its #3 position from last week.
4. 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse (Minumsa) – Maintains its #4 position from last week.
5. 'The Odyssey (Complete Ancient Greek Translation)' by Homer (Hyundai Jisung) – Climbed 3 spots from last week's 8th position.
6. 'Nietzsche's Overman' by Friedrich Nietzsche (Hieut) – Dropped 1 spot from last week's 5th position.
7. 'Buy, Sell, or Hold?' by Mok Dae-gyun (Seosamdok) – New entry.
8. 'Contradiction' by Yang Gui-ja (Sseuda) – Dropped 2 spots from last week's 6th position.
9. 'Vocabulary of the Heart' by Jo Ah-ran et al. (Page 2 Books) – New entry.
10. 'Ordinary Siblings: Imugi 4' by Ordinary Siblings (Mirae N I-Seum) – Maintains its #10 position from last week.