British Library London, United KingdomThe largest library collection in the world is the British Library in London, with a range from 170 to 200 million items.
Shanghai LibraryShanghai, ChinaThe Shanghai Library contains over 56 million items.
New York Public LibraryNew York, United StatesIt contains over 55 million items as a non-profit private institution that thrives off private and public funding
Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, CanadaIt is a generally new institution, established less than 20 years ago in 2004
Russian State LibraryMoscow, RussiaThe Russian State Library is Russia’s largest library, with over 47.5 million items
National Diet Library Tokyo, JapanBuilt in 1948, the National Diet Library contains over 44.1 million items, with research materials for Japan’s National Diet.
Royal LibraryCopenhagen, DenmarkIt has over 42.5 physical items
National Library of FranceParis, FranceWith over 40 million items, both digital and physical, the National Library of France acquires approximately 1.5 million visitors per year.
National Library of ChinaBeijing, ChinaThe National Library of China contains over 37.7 million items total, and is managed by 1.5 thousand staff members.