Predominantly there are 3 different types of ledgers; Sales, Purchase and General ledger. Companies usually make a single general ledger which includes 2 additional subtypes of ledgers i.e. nominal ledger and private ledger.

There are three main types of ledgers in accounting. These are the general ledger, subsidiary ledger, and sales ledger. The general ledger holds all summary-level account data. Subsidiary ledgers detail info for a specific account type, like accounts receivable. The sales ledger records individual credit sales transactions.

There are three main types of accounting ledgers: sales, purchase, and general. Sales ledgers are used to keep track of all the money being collected from customers. Purchase ledgers are used to keep track of all expenses made by a business.

There are primarily two types of ledgers: the general ledger, and subsidiary ledgers. As the top-level accounting ledger, a general ledger consolidates and summarizes data from subsidiary ledgers (lower level accounting ledgers).