The story was split into four books and topped the rankings on the bestseller's list of Philippine publications in major bookstores.

Diary ng Panget became an internet sensation accounting the online novel with over 12 million reads.

In late 2012, Gabriel wrote to the author about seeing her work as a physical book but due to mix-up with her email addresses, it took two months for Denny to reply.

In May 2013, the eBook version of the story has been removed from Wattpad by the owner, in order to prevent further unauthorized reproductions of the work.

The movie stars Pinoy Big Brother alumni James Reid as Cross, Nadine Lustre as Eya, with Andre Paras as Chad, and Yassi Pressman as Lory.