One of my favorite parts about January is seeing what books were the most popular in the previous year. It’s always fun to see what books continue to be checked out by OverDrive users year after year and what new titles have made an impact. In addition to familiar favorites like Where the Crawdads Sing and popular authors John Grisham, Liane Moriarty, Kristin Hannah, older titles like Colleen Hoover’s 2016 It Ends With Us saw a dramatic rise in popularity among readers in 2022 (thank you #booktok).

This year we’re also sharing the most popular magazines to be checked out from OverDrive! Haven’t added magazines to your digital library yet? Here are 8 things you may not know about this format.

In 2022, readers and libararies all over the world achieved a major milestone when the total number of digital titles checked out through OverDrive surpassed three billion. Read on to find out the most popular ebooks and audiobooks borrowed from our global network:

Most popular ebooks borrowed from the OverDrive global network in 2022: 

  1. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
  2. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty  
  3. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah 
  4. Verity by Colleen Hoover  
  5. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
  6. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles  
  7. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover  
  8. The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake *Big Library Read title 
  9. The Judge’s List by John Grisham 
  10. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab 

Most popular audiobooks borrowed from the OverDrive global network in 2022: 

  1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 
  2. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave  
  3. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah  
  4. Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty 
  5. The Guest List by Lucy Foley
  6. Atomic Habits by James Clear 
  7. Dune by Frank Herbert 
  8. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 
  9. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 
  10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 

Top digital books borrowed from the OverDrive global network in 2022 by genre: 

Most popular magazines borrowed from the OverDrive global network in 2022: 

  1. Us Weekly 
  2. The New Yorker 
  3. HELLO! magazine 
  4. Woman’s World 
  5. New Scientist