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The Biggest Libraries in the World

Regis Nisengwe -

Out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT the 10 biggest libraries in the world. Here’s the list it suggested based on metrics such as he number of items, by the size of the physical space, or by the number of unique titles (as of my last update in September 2021):

  1. The Library of Congress (United States)
  2. The British Library (United Kingdom)
  3. The New York Public Library (United States)
  4. The Russian State Library (Russia)
  5. The National Library of China (China)
  6. The Library and Archives Canada (Canada)
  7. The Bibliothèque nationale de France (France)
  8. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
  9. The National Diet Library (Japan)
  10. The National Library of Australia (Australia)