Wimpy Kid Books in Order
Jeff Kinney has written 29 Wimpy Kid books, published between 2007 and 2026: 25 in the 2 main-line series and 4 related titles. The first book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) and the newest main-line book is Fight or Flight (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2007–2026
- Confirmed
- 29 of 29 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,703 in 16 of 29 books
- Reading time
- 62–93 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,703 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 29 titles with a page count on record.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is Jeff Kinney's humorous children's series, written in diary form and set around middle school, family and friendship. The run opens with Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007) and gathers 29 catalogued titles, among them Rodrick Rules (2008), Dog Days (2009), The Last Straw (2009), Cabin Fever (2010) and The Third Wheel (2012), plus do-it-yourself books, movie diaries and the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid spin-off. Fight or Flight is the newest entry.
How many Wimpy Kid books are there?
Wimpy Kid has 29 books, released between 2007 and 2026. 25 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid), and 4 related titles sit outside it: non-fiction.
Wimpy Kid Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Wimpy Kid books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12007–3/4
- 22008734/4
- 320085204/4
- 420092174/4
- 520092144/4
- 620101994/4
- 720102304/4
- 820102154/4
- 920122244/4
- 102013–4/4
- 1120132174/4
- 122014–4/4
- 132014–4/4
- 1420152244/4
- 1520162504/4
- 162017–4/4
- 1720182244/4
- 182019–4/4
- 192019–4/4
- 20Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly AdventureDiary of an Awesome Friendly Kid #22020 · confirmed 4/42020–4/4
- 2120202244/4
- 22Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky StoriesDiary of an Awesome Friendly Kid #32021 · 224 pages · confirmed 4/420212244/4
- 232021–4/4
- 242022–4/4
- 2520232244/4
- 262024–4/4
- 2720252244/4
- 28Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid #42026 · confirmed 3/42026–3/4
- 292026–3/4
Do you have to read Wimpy Kid books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 4 related titles (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Wimpy Kid book also stands alone.
Where to start with Wimpy Kid
Start with Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2007), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Wimpy Kid book?
Fight or Flight (2026) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Wimpy Kid book coming?
No next Wimpy Kid book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Wimpy Kid at a glance
- Still running
- Wimpy Kid is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Wimpy Kid books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,703 pages across the 16 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wimpy Kid books, 14 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 26 of the 29 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Wimpy Kid books are about
19 of the 29 Wimpy Kid books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: diaries is tagged on 12 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Diaries 12 of 19 books
- Children's fiction 11 of 19 books
- Humor 10 of 19 books
- Family life 8 of 19 books
- Middle schools 7 of 19 books
- Friendship 3 of 19 books
- Schools 3 of 19 books
- Vacations 3 of 19 books
- Adventure stories 2 of 19 books
More books by Jeff Kinney
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Jeff Kinney books in order 32 books
Series that include Wimpy Kid books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.