Talk:Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Light Novel Volume 10/@comment-24458031-20140715082815/@comment-110.175.14.152-20140715103958

Index volumes sell around about 150,000 copies after a month. This is comparatively excellent compared to the rest of the LN Market. In the week of its release, this volume ranked #1 in terms of sales for LNs.

Still, its not currently the most popular series out there. Sword Art Online and The Irregular at Magic High School (aka Mahouka) are selling better than Index is right now. SAO for obvious reasons but Mahouka has similar origins to SAO. The series is still firmly rooted in the top 10 LN series in terms of sales even after 10 years (3 years without anime).

In 2013 it was #6, In the first half of 2014 it was #7. It was only one in the top 10 which didn't have anime boosted sales.

Either way, these numbers are phenomenal even when compared to series which have had their sales boosted by an anime.