Minecraft has sold more copies than any other video game in history — over 300 million across every platform combined.
How to Play: Guess if the game on the right has sold MORE or FEWER lifetime copies than the one on the left.
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Top 10 Bestselling Video Games of All Time
Video game lifetime sales include all platforms (console, PC, mobile). Free-to-play games (Fortnite, Free Fire) are excluded since they have no ‘sales.’
| # | Name | Lifetime Sales (millions) | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetris (paid version) | 520 | millions |
| 2 | Minecraft | 300 | millions |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto V | 210 | millions |
| 4 | Wii Sports | 83 | millions |
| 5 | PUBG: Battlegrounds | 75 | millions |
| 6 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65 | millions |
| 7 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 62 | millions |
| 8 | Terraria | 58 | millions |
| 9 | Super Mario Bros. | 58 | millions |
| 10 | The Witcher 3 | 50 | millions |
How Game Sales Are Tracked
Game sales are reported by publishers in quarterly earnings. Tetris’s 520 million lifetime is contested — some count only paid downloads, others include the 1989 Game Boy version, etc. The often-cited ‘most sold’ is therefore Minecraft.
Minecraft’s 300M copies is verified by Mojang/Microsoft. It tops every legitimate list because it sells continuously on every platform with backwards compatibility.
Free-to-play games like Fortnite and Free Fire have hundreds of millions of players but no ‘sales’ to count. Player counts are tracked separately by Sensor Tower and Newzoo.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the bestselling video game?
Minecraft, with over 300 million copies sold across all platforms since 2009.
Is GTA V really second?
Yes. GTA V (2013) has sold over 210 million copies — more than any other paid game from a single launch.
Why isn't Fortnite listed?
Fortnite is free-to-play; players don’t ‘buy’ it. Its revenue model is in-game purchases.
Are remasters counted?
Usually yes — Skyrim’s 60+ million includes Special, Anniversary, and other re-releases.
Note: Lifetime sales in millions per publisher disclosures and VGChartz.
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