Richard Branson founded Virgin Records in 1972, which grew into the multinational Virgin Group operating in over 35 industries. He's known for his hands-on leadership style, record-breaking adventures including hot air ballooning and space travel attempts, and advocacy for business practices centered on employee and customer happiness.
94 Books Recommended by Richard Branson
Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site
Sapiens
34 people recommendedI just love the style of his writing.
Also recommended by: Ankur Warikoo, Naval Ravikant, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Changpeng Zhao, Daniel Ek, James Cameron, Kishore Biyani, Melinda Gates, Ray Dalio, Reid Hoffman, Vinod Khosla, Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gurley, Anthony Pompliano, Chris Evans, Demis Hassabis, James Clear, Joe Rogan, Karlie Kloss, Keith Rabois, Lex Fridman, Mark Manson, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Penn Jillette, Peter Attia, Pewdiepie, Ryan Shea, Sam Kass, Sebastian Junger, Simon Mayo, Whitney Cummings, Derek Sivers
1984
14 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Winston Churchill, Anna Akana, Brad Delong, Christopher Hitchens, Diane Rehm, Emma Watson, J Cole, Jenn Im, Jordan Peterson, Matt Mullenweg, Noam Chomsky, Sahil Lavingia, Tristan Harris
Play Nice But Win
14 people recommendedrecommended 2xTakes us on a riveting journey from the dorm room at the University of Texas to the boardroom of one of the worldβs largest tech companies.
Takes us on a riveting journey from the dorm room at the University of Texas to the boardroom of one of the worldβs largest tech companies.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, Howard Schultz, Jamie Dimon, Marc Andreessen, Marc Benioff, Ray Dalio, Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant, Malcolm Gladwell, Matthew Mcconaughey, Satya Nadella, Walter Isaacson
Originals
12 people recommendedrecommended 2xWill help you inspire creativity and change.
Will help you inspire creativity and change.
Also recommended by: Peter Thiel, Ray Dalio, Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, Anthony Pompliano, Jodie Cook, Kat Cole, Seth Godin, Tim Urban, Tony Hsieh, Whitney Wolfe Herd
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
10 people recommendedrecommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Elon Musk, Naval Ravikant, Evan Goldberg, Jack Edwards, Sahil Lavingia, Seth Rogen, Shah Rukh Khan, Tim Ferriss, Zack Daleo
Start with Why
9 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Patrick Bet David, Jim Kwik, Julie Rice, Kathryn Minshew, Michael Hyatt, Robert Rodriguez, Tom Bilyeu, Tony Hsieh
One Hundred Years of Solitude
9 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Cal Fussman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Christopher Hitchens, Fred Wilson, Neil Strauss, Shashi Tharoor
Homo Deus
9 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Naval Ravikant, Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Mark Manson, Penn Jillette, Raoul Pal, Tai Lopez, Derek Sivers
Lean In
8 people recommendedEssential reading for anyone interested in righting the injustice of this inequality.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, John Doerr, Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, Arianna Huffington, Jim Collins, Mindy Kaling
Mountains Beyond Mountains
7 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Donald Knuth, Jared Leto, Jeff Dean, Patrick Oshaughnessy, Rainn Wilson
New Power
6 people recommendedrecommended 2xIf you want to understand how the world is changing, whatβs really happening and how we can all find our way, this book could not becoming at a better time.
If you want to understand how the world is changing, whatβs really happening and how we can all find our way, this book could not becoming at a better time.
Also recommended by: Craig Newmark, Reid Hoffman, Adam Grant, Kat Cole, Russell Brand
Shantaram
5 people recommendedrecommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Josh Waitzkin, Kevin Kelly, Phil Jackson, Whitney Wolfe Herd
Trailblazer
5 people recommendedrecommended 2xUrgent and compelling.
Urgent and compelling.
Also recommended by: Jamie Dimon, Ray Dalio, Jim Cramer, Susan Wojcicki
Abundance
5 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Steve Jurvetson
Just Mercy
4 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Howard Schultz, Cory Booker, Kathryn Minshew
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
4 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Daniel Pink, Ernest Hemingway, Walter Isaacson
Travels with Charley
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Austen Allred, Tim Ferriss
Mao
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Balaji Srinivasan,
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Lisa Ling, Twinkle Khanna
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Jay Shetty, Jennifer Lopez
The Right Stuff
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Ben Shapiro, Patrick Oshaughnessy
Wild Swans
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Andrew Chen, Hillary Clinton
Peter Pan
3 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Gretchen Rubin, Soman Chainani
Black Box Thinking
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Daniel Ek
Longitude
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Patrick Collison
Happiness
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Ben Greenfield
Cosmos
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Bill Nye
Remote
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Russell Brunson
A Full Life
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates
Great Expectations
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Oprah Winfrey
Into Thin Air
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: James Clear
The Quiet American
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Anthony Bourdain
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Alan Kay
Fast Food Nation
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Trung Phan
Where the Wild Things Are
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Fred Wilson
The Jungle Book
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Neil Gaiman
Long Walk to Freedom
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Barack Obama
Stalingrad
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Jocko Willink
The Dice Man
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book in his blog.
Richard Branson recommended this book in his blog.
Also recommended by: Pewdiepie
The Watchman’s Rattle
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xOne of those rare books that one picks up and then knows within the first few pages is extremely important...
One of those rare books that one picks up and then knows within the first few pages is extremely important...
Also recommended by: Donald Trump
A Brief History of Time
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: James Clear
The Hobbit
2 people recommendedRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Jon Favreau
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Also recommended by: Gretchen Rubin
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
A Time for New Dreams
recommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
If I Could Tell You Just One Thing…
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Dice Man
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
No Future Without Forgiveness
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
The Outermost House
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Little Wins
recommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Mandela’s Way
recommended 2xReading about Mandela's life will make you realize that the goal is always bigger than you and impossible is just a word.
Reading about Mandela's life will make you realize that the goal is always bigger than you and impossible is just a word.
The Meaning of the 21st Century
recommended 2xRichard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Treasure Island
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
An Inconvenient Truth
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
In the Heart of the Sea
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
The Overview Effect
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Ending the War on Drugs
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
In Patagonia
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Obama
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
In-N-Out Burger
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
The Weather Makers
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Arctica
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Big World, Small Planet
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Self Belief
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
George’s Marvelous Medicine
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
In Defense of Food
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Tales of the Unexpected
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Dear Stranger
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Lost Ocean
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Necker
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Swallows and Amazons
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Beyond the Blue
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
Jurassic Park
Richard Branson recommended this book on his "70 must-read books" blog post.
