Biggest Libraries in the World

British Library   London, United Kingdom The largest library collection in the world is the British Library in London, with a range from 170 to 200 million items.

Shanghai Library Shanghai, China The Shanghai Library contains over 56 million items.

New York Public Library New York, United States It contains over 55 million items as a non-profit private institution that thrives off private and public funding

Library and Archives Canada  Ottawa, Canada It is a generally new institution, established less than 20 years ago in 2004

Russian State Library Moscow, Russia The Russian State Library is Russia’s largest library, with over 47.5 million items

National Diet Library  Tokyo, Japan Built in 1948, the National Diet Library contains over 44.1 million items, with research materials for Japan’s National Diet.

Royal Library Copenhagen, Denmark It has over 42.5 physical items

National Library of France Paris, France With over 40 million items, both digital and physical, the National Library of France acquires approximately 1.5 million visitors per year.

National Library of China Beijing, China The National Library of China contains over 37.7 million items total, and is managed by 1.5 thousand staff members.