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For other uses, see Diary of a Wimpy Kid (disambiguation).

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Created by Jeff Kinney

Original work Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007; preceded by online version

on Funbrain in 2004)

Wimpy Kid, Inc. (IP holder)

Owner
Abrams Books (publishing; under Amulet Books label)

The Walt Disney Company (film rights; via 20th Century Studios)

Print publications

Book(s) Books list

Films and television

Film(s) Film series

Theatrical presentations

Musical(s) Musical

Official website

wimpykid.com

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an American children’s book series and media franchise created by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney.
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 The series follows Greg Heffley, a middle-schooler who illustrates his daily life in a diary (although he constantly tells the
audience that it is a journal).[3]
Kinney spent eight years working on the book before showing it to a publisher.[4] In May 2004, FunBrain and Kinney released an
online version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The website made daily entries from September 2004 to June 2005.[5] The online
version had received almost 20 million views by 2009. Nonetheless, many online readers requested a printed version. In
February 2006, during the New York Comic Con, Kinney signed a multi-book deal with publisher Abrams Books to turn Diary of
a Wimpy Kid into a printed book series.[4] The first installment was released in April 2007[5] and received immediate success. In
April 2009, Time magazine named Kinney in the Time 100 most influential people.[6]
Sixteen books in the series have been released as of 2021, and a 17th book is due to be released in October 2022; an activity
book has also been released. A spin-off series, centering on the character Rowley Jefferson, has three installments as of 2021.
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 The first, second, fourth and ninth installments have been adapted into films by 20th Century Fox;[8] two books have been
released chronicling the production of the films.
Since the release of the online version in May 2004, most of the books have garnered positive reviews and commercial
success. As of 2021, more than 250 million copies have been sold globally, making it the sixth best-selling book series of all
time.[9]

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