And I thought it'd be interesting to create a topic like that but for the manga instead, just so we can see how these two mediums stack up to each other and do a little comparing/contrasting. Also this is only including the canon Japanese tankōbon release sales, and not the sales of the digital or full-color digital releases that we don't know.
One thing to note is how in the other topic, discussing the sales of the anime, it included the sales in the USA and the same could be done for the manga because there's a site that details this, however the actual numbers are hidden behind a paid wall. So as a result I won't be including the USA sales (unless someone either has the numbers or a subscription to that site), but just looking at what's publicly available the Dragon Ball Super manga is a constant top-seller. And honestly speaking even if I were to include the USA sales from the anime and manga, it wouldn't change much. I digress though, here's the sales:
JAPAN
Volume 1 (April 4, 2016):
- Total Units Sold: 310,005
Volume 2 (December 2, 2016):
- Total Units Sold: 284,337
Volume 3 (June 2, 2017):
- Total Units Sold: 236,720
Volume 4 (November 2, 2017):
- Total Units Sold: 267,417
Volume 5 (March 2, 2018):
- Total Units Sold: 400,000
Volume 6 (June 4, 2018):
- Total Units Sold: 216,871
Volume 7 (September 4, 2018):
- Total Units Sold: 208,796
Volume 8 (December 4, 2018):
- Total Units Sold: 314,269
Volume 9 (April 4, 2019)*:
- Total Units Sold: 188,027
- Total Units Sold: 196,204
Volume 11 (December 4, 2019):
- Total Units Sold: 119,283
Volume 12 (April 3, 2020):
- Total Units Sold: 146,305
Volumes 1-12:
- Grand Total Units Sold (bare minimum): 2,888,361
Going off of these numbers the manga sold 203 times better than the anime, just from the Japanese tankōbon release alone; with a single volume outselling the entirety of the anime's collected releases. Interesting stuff. I think I'm starting to see why the anime is no longer airing.