Total book sales, including hardcover, audio and e-books editions, sold around 725,000 copies in the United States and Canada during its first day, making it the second best-selling debut for any book in 2018.[8][9] Bob Woodward's Fear: Trump in the White House holds the record after selling around 900,000 copies during its first day.[8][9][10] However, Barnes and Noble reported that Becoming surpassed Fear in first-week sales and had more first-week sales of any adult book since Go Set a Watchman in 2015.[11] The book sold 1.4 million copies in its first week.[12] After 15 days, the book became the best-selling book in the US for the year 2018.[5]
By March 26, 2019, Becoming had sold 10 million copies.[13]