Harry Potter has become a global phenomenon. From children to adults, the rich to the poor, millions of people world wide have enjoyed the tales of the boy wizard. The book series has managed to infiltrate every socioeconomic level. The book has also been translated into 65 different languages, farther proving the global reach the book series has. The first six books of the series has sold more than 400 million copies.

In a more social context, the Harry Potter series has produced words and phrases that have started to appear in everyday conversation. The term "muggle", used in the book to mean a non-magical person, has become to mean people who are somewhat inadequate in certain areas. Oxford English Dictionary even added the word into a recent edition of their dictionary. Apple has even created two different podcasts for the series, MuggleCast and PotterCast.

Harry Potter has not just produced books. T-shirts, movies, backpacks...everything it seems, has been produced to endorse the boy wizard. The movies have grossed $4,485,466,623. It seems that everywhere one turns or goes in the world, Harry Potter can surely be seen