Jumia Books The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F*ck By Mark Manson

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck first appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List at #6 for the category of How-to and Miscellaneous for the week of October 2, 2016.[8] It reached #1 for the first time on July 16, 2017.[9] As of the end of May 2020, the book has spent 179 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list.[10]

The book also appeared on the Washington Post Bestseller List at #9 in the Non-fiction/General category for the week of September 25, 2016,[11] and on the Toronto Star List at #1 in the Self-Improvement category on September 23, 2016.[12] In 2017, it was the best-selling nonfiction book from Barnes & Noble,[13] the #4 best-selling book on all of Amazon.com,[14] and the #9 best-selling book in Canada.[15]

Kirkus Reviews said that the book was "[a] good yardstick by which self-improvement books should be measured."

The book was noted as a prominent instance of an industry wide trend of swear words in book titles during the 2010s.

Critics have been quick to note that the apparent lack of sophistication in language and style of the book is a clever disguise for more serious value-related content of the book.