Sales of Korean literature abroad reached approximately 3.58 million copies over the past five years, with author Han Kang's "We Do Not Part" emerging as the best-selling title. According to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI Korea), an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, about 3.58 million copies of Korean literary works supported through its translation and publication program were sold overseas between 2021 and 2025. During the five-year period, 1,026 titles were translated and published in 40 languages. The cumulative sales figure marks an increase of about 900,000 copies from the 2.68 million copies reported in last year's five-year tally. Annual overseas sales approached 1.2 million copies for the second consecutive year, reaching 1,197,557 copies last year and 1,197,329 copies in 2024. LTI Korea said the figures demonstrate that the global popularity of Korean literature extends beyond the boost from Han's Nobel Prize in Literature and a handful of high-profile titles, showing instead that a broad readership has taken shape across multiple lan