A list of the best selling video games worldwide. Lists are given in terms of software units sold for single‑platform and multi‑platform releases, paid mobile downloads, and gross revenue figures.
Best-selling games by software units sold[]
- See also: Top Global Markets Report
The following tables list the best-selling games by the number of units sold.
Note that the lists exclude arcade coin drops, mobile downloads, and online subscriptions. Paid mobile downloads are excluded because they typically cost around $1-5 each, whereas console and PC games typically cost around $20-70 each. It would be an apples-to-oranges comparison to list them together, so paid mobile downloads are listed separately.
Single-platform sales[]
This table lists the best-selling games on a single platform. It does not include combined sales of cross-platform games (such as Madden NFL, for example) or free mobile downloads.
Rank | Title | Platform | Year | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wii Sports | Wii | 2006 | 82,900,000 | [1] |
2 | PUBG | PC | 2017 | 67,900,000 | [2] |
3 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Switch | 2017 | 52,000,000 | [3] |
4 | Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow | Game Boy | 1996 | 45,690,000 | [4] |
5 | Wii Fit | Wii | 2007 | 43,800,000 | [5] |
6 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Switch | 2020 | 42,210,000 | [3] |
7 | Super Mario Bros. | NES | 1985 | 40,240,000 | [6] |
8 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | 37,380,000 | [7] |
9 | Tetris | Game Boy | 1989 | 35,000,000 | [8] |
10 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii | 2009 | 33,140,000 | [7] |
11 | Minecraft | PC | 2009 | 33,010,000 | [9] |
12 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | 2018 | 31,090,000 | [3] |
13 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | 30,320,000 | [7] |
14 | Pokemon Gold / Silver / Crystal | GBC | 1999 | 30,120,000 | [4] |
15 | Pac-Man | BREW | 2005 | 43,300,000 | [10] |
16 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Switch | 2017 | 29,810,000 | [3] |
17 | Grand Theft Auto V | PS3 | 2013 | 29,520,000 | [11] |
18 | Duck Hunt | NES | 1984 | 28,300,000 | [12] |
19 | Wii Play | Wii | 2006 | 28,020,000 | [7] |
20 | Pokémon Sword / Shield | Switch | 2019 | 25,820,000 | [3] |
21 | Super Mario Odyssey | Switch | 2017 | 25,760,000 | [3] |
22 | Pokémon Sun / Moon | 3DS | 2016 | 25,450,000 | [4] |
23 | Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum | DS | 2006 | 25,270,000 | [4] |
24 | Grand Theft Auto V | PS4 | 2013 | 24,660,000 | [11] |
25 | Kinect Adventures | X360 | 2010 | 24,000,000 | [13] |
26 | Nintendogs | DS | 2005 | 23,960,000 | [14] |
27 | Mario Kart DS | DS | 2005 | 23,600,000 | [14] |
28 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald | GBA | 2002 | 23,280,000 | [4] |
29 | Grand Theft Auto V | PS3 | 2013 | 22,950,000 | [11] |
30 | Sonic Dash | iOS | 2013 | 22,600,000 | [15] |
31 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Mega Drive | 1991 | 22,480,000 | [15] |
32 | Pokémon Scarlet / Violet | Switch | 2022 | 22,100,000 | [3] |
33 | Super Mario World | SNES | 1990 | 20,610,000 | [6] |
34 | Spider-Man | PS4 | 2018 | 20,000,000 | [16] |
35 | Brain Age | DS | 2005 | 19,010,000 | [17] |
36 | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing | iOS | 2011 | 16,750,000 | [15] |
37 | Angry Birds | iOS | 2009 | 10,000,000 | [18] |
38 | Hitman: Sniper | Android | 2015 | 10,000,000 | [19] |
39 | Stickman Legends Offline Games | Android | 2017 | 10,000,000 | [20] |
40 | Shadow of Death: Dark Knight | Android | 2019 | 10,000,000 | [21] |
41 | Sonic Jump | iOS | 2013 | 8,800,000 | [22] |
Multi-platform sales[]
A list of best-selling games across all platforms by the number of units sold. Not that the list excludes arcade coin drops, free mobile downloads, and online subscriptions.
Rank | Title | Year | Genre | Platform(s) | Sales | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Action adventure | Multi-platform | 185,000,000 | [23] |
2 | Minecraft: Pocket Edition | 2009 | Sandbox | Mobile | 133,000,000 | [24] |
Minecraft | 2009 | Sandbox | Consoles / PC | 105,000,000 | ||
3 | Tetris | 2008 | Puzzle | Mobile | 132,000,000 | [25] |
1985 | Puzzle | Consoles / PC | 70,000,000 | [26] | ||
4 | Wii Sports | 2006 | Sports | Wii | 82,900,000 | [7] |
5 | PUBG | 2017 | Battle royale | Multi-platform | 75,000,000 | [27] |
6 | Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow | 1996 | RPG | Multi-platform | 74,260,000 | [4] |
7 | Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 65,915,000 | [28] |
8 | Pac-Man | 1980 | Maze | Multi-platform | 64,450,000 | [10] |
9 | Mario Kart 8 | 2014 | Racing | Multi-platform | 62,250,000 | [29] |
10 | Sonic the Hedgehog | 1991 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 50,190,000 | [15] |
11 | The Witcher 3 | 2015 | Action RPG | Multi-platform | 50,000,000 | [30] |
12 | Wii Fit | 2007 | Fitness | Wii | 43,800,000 | [n 1] |
13 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal | 1999 | RPG | Multi-platform | 42,840,000 | [4] |
14 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 2020 | Social sim | Switch | 42,210,000 | [3] |
15 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 40,820,000 | [28] |
16 | Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum | 2006 | RPG | Multi-platform | 40,190,000 | [4] |
17 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1986 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 38,390,000 | [28] |
18 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald | 2002 | RPG | Multi-platform | 37,850,000 | [4] |
19 | Mario Kart Wii | 2008 | Racing | Wii | 37,380,000 | [7] |
20 | Super Mario World | 1990 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 34,180,000 | [28] |
21 | Wii Sports Resort | 2009 | Sports | Wii | 33,140,000 | [7] |
22 | Super Mario 64 | 1996 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 32,310,000 | [28] |
23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 2017 | Action adventure | Multi-platform | 31,510,000 | [31] |
24 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 2018 | Fighting | Switch | 31,090,000 | [3] |
25 | New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 | Platformer | Nintendo DS | 30,800,000 | [17][32] |
26 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 | Platformer | Wii | 30,320,000 | [7] |
27 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 2011 | Action RPG | Multi-platform | 30,000,000 | [33] |
28 | Duck Hunt | 1984 | Lightgun shooter | NES | 28,310,000 | [12] |
29 | Wii Play | 2006 | Party | Wii | 28,020,000 | [7] |
30 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | Action adventure | Multi-platform | 27,500,000 | [34] |
31 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | FPS | Multi-platform | 26,500,000 | [35][36] |
32 | Pokémon Sword / Shield | 2019 | RPG | Switch | 25,820,000 | [3] |
33 | Super Mario Odyssey | 2017 | Platformer | Switch | 25,760,000 | [3] |
34 | Pokémon Sun / Moon | 2016 | RPG | Nintendo 3DS | 25,450,000 | [4] |
35 | Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | Action adventure | Multi-platform | 25,000,000 | [37][38] |
36 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | FPS | Multi-platform | 25,000,000 | [39][40][41] |
37 | Kinect Adventures | 2010 | Sports | Xbox 360 | 24,000,000 | [13] |
38 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 | FPS | Multi-platform | 24,000,000 | [42] |
39 | FIFA 18 | 2017 | Sports | Multi-platform | 24,000,000 | [43] |
40 | Nintendogs | 2005 | Sim | Nintendo DS | 23,960,000 | [14] |
41 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 1992 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 23,737,770 | [15] |
42 | Mario Kart DS | 2005 | Racing | Nintendo DS | 23,600,000 | [14] |
43 | Street Fighter II | 1991 | Fighting | Multi-platform | 22,933,479 | [44] |
44 | Sonic Dash | 2013 | Platformer | iOS | 22,600,000 | [15] |
45 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 | FPS | Multi-platform | 22,000,000 | [39] |
46 | Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 21,870,000 | [28] |
47 | Call of Duty: WWII | 2017 | FPS | Multi-platform | 20,620,000 | [45] |
48 | New Super Mario Bros. U | 2007 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 20,570,000 | [28] |
49 | Frogger | 1981 | Action | Multi-platform | 20,000,000 | [46] |
50 | Terraria | 2011 | Platformer | Multi-platform | 20,000,000 | [47] |
Highest-grossing games by gross revenue figures[]
- Main article: List of highest-grossing video games
- See also: Highest-grossing video game franchises, Arcade gaming, and List of highest-grossing mobile games
Title | Platform | Year | Gross revenue (US$) | Genre | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nominal | As of | Ref | Inflation | ||||
Space Invaders | Multi-plat | 1978 | $13,930,000,000 | 2016 | [n 2] | $30,000,000,000 | Shmup |
Pac-Man | Multi-plat | 1980 | $13,227,000,000 | 2016 | [n 3] | $25,000,000,000 | Maze |
Dungeon Fighter Online | PC / Mobile | 2005 | $22,000,000,000 | 2023 | [55] | $22,000,000,000 | Beat 'em up |
Street Fighter II | Multi-plat | 1991 | $10,857,000,000 | 2016 | [44] | $21,000,000,000 | Fighting |
Fortnite | Multi-plat | 2017 | $20,000,000,000 | 2023 | [56] | $20,000,000,000 | Battle royale |
Honor of Kings | Mobile | 2015 | $18,664,000,000 | 2023 | [57] | $18,664,000,000 | MOBA |
PUBG | Multi-plat | 2017 | $16,431,000,000 | 2023 | [58] | $16,431,000,000 | Battle royale |
Lineage | Multi-plat | 1998 | $9,252,513,000 | 2022 | [59] | $15,723,000,000 | MMORPG |
League of Legends | PC / Mobile | 2009 | $15,251,000,000 | 2022 | [n 4] | $15,251,000,000 | MOBA |
CrossFire | PC | 2007 | $13,088,000,000 | 2021 | [70] | $13,088,000,000 | MMOFPS |
Candy Crush Saga | Multi-plat | 2012 | $12,000,000,000 | 2023 | [11] | $12,000,000,000 | Puzzle |
World of Warcraft | PC | 2004 | $11,320,000,000 | 2018 | [n 5] | $11,320,000,000 | MMORPG |
Monster Strike | Mobile | 2013 | $11,021,921,723 | 2023 | [n 6] | $11,021,921,723 | Puzzle |
Pokémon Go | Mobile | 2016 | $9,266,000,000 | 2021 | [4] | $9,266,000,000 | Augmented reality |
Lineage II | Multi-plat | 2003 | $5,723,920,000 | 2022 | [59] | $9,106,000,000 | MMORPG |
Puzzle & Dragons | Mobile | 2012 | $8,578,340,000 | 2022 | [n 7] | $8,578,340,000 | Puzzle RPG |
Clash of Clans | Mobile | 2012 | $8,400,000,000 | 2022 | [57] | $8,400,000,000 | Strategy |
Westward Journey | Multi-plat | 2001 | $8,317,000,000 | 2021 | [88] | $8,317,000,000 | MMORPG |
Grand Theft Auto V / Online | Multi-plat | 2013 | $7,700,000,000 | 2023 | [89][n 8] | $7,700,000,000 | Action adventure |
Wii Sports | Wii | 2006 | $5,194,100,000 | 2012 | [n 9] | $7,540,000,000 | Sports |
Donkey Kong | Multi-plat | 1981 | $4,400,000,000 | 2017 | [91] | $7,477,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Super Mario Bros. | Multi-plat | 1985 | $2,673,000,000 | 2017 | [28] | $7,273,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Fate/Grand Order | Mobile | 2015 | $7,000,000,000 | 2023 | [57] | $7,000,000,000 | RPG |
Wii Fit | Wii | 2007 | $4,427,000,000 | 2013 | [92] | $6,248,000,000 | Fitness |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | Multi-plat | 1988 | $2,385,000,000 | 2017 | [28] | $5,901,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Roblox Mobile | Mobile | 2012 | $5,540,000,000 | 2023 | [57] | $5,540,000,000 | GCS / MMO |
Genshin Impact | Mobile | 2020 | $5,300,000,000 | 2023 | [57] | $5,300,000,000 | Action RPG |
Sonic the Hedgehog | Multi-plat | 1991 | $2,395,000,000 | 2016 | [93] | $5,146,000,000 | 2D platformer |
MapleStory | PC | 2003 | $3,151,000,000 | 2017 | [94] | $5,013,000,000 | MMORPG |
Super Mario World | Multi-plat | 1990 | $2,143,000,000 | 2011 | [28] | $4,800,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Super Mario Bros. 2 | Multi-plat | 1986 | $1,719,000,000 | 2017 | [28] | $4,589,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow | Multi-plat | 1996 | $2,384,000,000 | 2016 | [4] | $4,448,000,000 | RPG |
Final Fantasy XIV | Multi-plat | 2010 | $3,265,000,000 | 2023 | [95] | $4,382,000,000 | MMORPG |
World Club Champion Football | Arcade | 2002 | $2,507,000,000 | 2012 | [n 11] | $4,079,000,000 | Sports simulation |
Wii Sports Resort | Wii | 2009 | $2,841,300,000 | 2013 | [92] | $3,876,000,000 | Sports |
Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | $2,833,000,000 | 2013 | [103] | $3,864,000,000 | Kart racing |
Final Fantasy VII | Multi-plat | 1997 | $2,011,666,110 | 2023 | [95] | $3,667,000,000 | RPG |
Ms. Pac-Man | Arcade | 1981 | $1,200,000,000 | 1987 | [104] | $3,526,000,000 | Maze |
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal | Multi-plat | 1999 | $1,990,000,000 | 2011 | [4] | $3,496,000,000 | RPG |
Virtua Fighter | Arcade | 1993 | $1,680,000,000 | 1996 | [104] | $3,403,000,000 | Fighting |
Wii Play | Wii | 2006 | $2,216,000,000 | 2012 | [n 12] | $3,217,000,000 | Party |
Super Mario 64 | Multi-plat | 1996 | $1,660,000,000 | 2001 | [28] | $3,097,000,000 | 3D platformer |
OutRun | Arcade | 1986 | $1,104,000,000 | 1993 | [104] | $2,947,000,000 | Arcade racing |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | $2,185,000,000 | 2013 | [28] | $2,980,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Duck Hunt | NES | 1984 | $1,048,000,000 | 1995 | [n 13] | $2,952,000,000 | Light gun shooter |
Asteroids | Arcade | 1979 | $800,000,000 | 1982 | [n 14] | $2,841,000,000 | Shmup |
Final Fantasy X & X-2 | Multi-plat | 2001 | $1,630,382,020 | 2023 | [95] | $2,695,000,000 | RPG |
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald | Multi-plat | 2002 | $1,646,000,000 | 2014 | [4] | $2,678,000,000 | RPG |
New Super Mario Bros. | DS | 2006 | $1,785,000,000 | 2013 | [28] | $2,591,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Virtua Fighter 2 | Arcade | 1994 | $1,200,000,000 | 2001 | [104] | $2,369,000,000 | Fighting |
Call of Duty: Black Ops (incl. map packs) |
Multi-plat | 2010 | $1,769,750,000 | 2011 | [n 15] | $2,302,000,000 | FPS |
Virtua Fighter 3 | Arcade | 1996 | $1,200,000,000 | 2001 | [104] | $2,239,000,000 | Fighting |
Final Fantasy XI Online | Multi-plat | 2002 | $1,368,113,000 | 2023 | [95] | $2,226,000,000 | MMORPG |
Clash Royale | Mobile | 2016 | $2,178,000,000 | 2018 | [n 16] | $2,178,000,000 | Strategy |
Township | Multi-plat | 2013 | $2,100,000,000 | 2023 | [110] | $2,100,000,000 | Simulation |
Call of Duty: Black Ops (excl. map packs) |
Multi-plat | 2010 | $1,499,750,000 | 2011 | [n 15] | $1,951,000,000 | FPS |
Print Club | Arcade | 1995 | $1,000,000,000 | 1997 | [111] | $1,593,000,000 | Purikura |
Minecraft | Multi-plat | 2011 | $1,593,000,000 | 2017 | [n 17] | $1,758,000,000 | Sandbox |
Pole Position (US gross) | Arcade | 1982 | $579,600,000 | 1984 | [104] | $1,757,000,000 | Racing |
Defender | Arcade | 1980 | $1,000,000,000 | 2002 | [104] | $1,699,000,000 | Shmup |
TERA Online | PC | 2011 | $1,290,000,000 | 2015 | [114] | $1,678,000,000 | MMO ARPG |
NBA Jam | Arcade | 1993 | $1,000,000,000 | 2010 | [104] | $1,403,000,000 | Sports |
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum | DS | 2006 | $1,150,000,000 | 2014 | [4] | $1,669,000,000 | RPG |
Sonic 2 | Multi-plat | 1992 | $774,422,000 | 2018 | [93] | $1,615,000,000 | 2D platformer |
Phantasy Star Online 2 | Multi-plat | 2012 | $1,253,000,000 | 2021 | [115] | $1,597,000,000 | MMO ARPG |
Tetris | Multi-plat | 1989 | $699,650,000 | 2009 | [116] | $1,567,000,000 | Puzzle |
Pokémon Sun & Moon | 3DS | 2016 | $1,247,000,000 | 2018 | [4] | $1,521,000,000 | RPG |
Dragon Quest I & II | Multi-plat | 1986 | $507,000,000 | 2014 | [117] | $1,354,000,000 | RPG |
Dragon Quest V | Multi-plat | 1992 | $646,040,000 | 2015 | [117] | $1,347,000,000 | RPG |
Summoners War | Mobile | 2013 | $1,000,000,000 | 2017 | [118] | $1,256,000,000 | Strategy |
Final Fantasy VIII | Multi-plat | 1999 | $701,362,000 | 2023 | [95] | $1,232,000,000 | RPG |
Pokémon X & Y | 3DS | 2013 | $953,000,000 | 2016 | [4] | $1,197,000,000 | RPG |
Final Fantasy XV | Multi-plat | 2016 | $1,368,113,000 | 2023 | [95] | $1,156,000,000 | ARPG |
Final Fantasy XII | Multi-plat | 2006 | $792,540,000 | 2023 | [95] | $1,150,000,000 | ARPG |
Call of Duty: WWII | Multi-plat | 2017 | $1,000,000,000 | 2017 | [119] | $1,000,000,000 | FPS |
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Multi-plat | 2018 | $1,000,000,000 | 2018 | [120] | $1,000,000,000 | FPS |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Multi-plat | 2018 | $1,000,000,000 | 2018 | [121] | $1,000,000,000 | Action adventure |
See also[]
- Best selling game franchises
- 2017 in video games
- List of best-selling video games of 2017
- Best selling Nintendo games
- Best selling Microsoft games
- Best selling Sony games
Notes[]
- ↑ Wii Fit sales:[7]
- Wii Fit - 22.67 million
- Wii Fit Plus - 21.12 million
- ↑ Space Invaders estimated revenue - $13.93 billion up until 2016[48]
- Up until 1980s - $7.751 billion
- Arcade – $7.5 billion (as of 1982)
- Cabinet sales: $3.1 billion (750,000 cabinets by 1979[49])
- Coin drop revenue: $4.4 billion+ (as of 1982)
- Japan: At least more than $2.4 billion as of 1979 (if 400,000 cabinets cost about $2.4 billion, coin drop earnings would need to be greater in order to be profitable for arcade operators).
- United States: $2 billion from 60,000 cabinets (as of 1982)[52]
- Atari systems – $151 million in the US (as of 1990)
- ↑ Pac-Man
- ↑ League of Legends:
- ↑ World of Warcraft revenue:
- ↑ Monster Strike:
- ↑ Puzzle & Dragons:
- ↑ Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online
- ↑ Wii Sports revenue: 81.99 million units[7] at ¥4800 ($63.35) each = $5.1941 billion
- ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[98]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[99]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[100] (additional ¥6.8 billion)
- Fiscal year ended March 2013: ¥1.7 billion [1] [101][102]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2013: ¥3.2 billion
- April-December 2013: ¥2.1 billion
- Currency conversion: [2] $224 million
- ¥4.2 billion = $55.4312 million
- ¥3.8 billion = $50.2 million
- ¥3.6 billion = $48 million
- ¥3.2 billion = $42.2333 million
- ¥2.1 billion = $28 million
- ↑ World Club Champion Football revenue:
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- 480 million player cards sold as of January 2009, costing around ¥300 each.[96][97] This brings the total card revenue up to ¥144 billion, equivalent to [http://www.x-rates.com/historical/?from = JPY&amount=144000&date=2011-10-30 $1.901 billion].
- Unit sales revenues from April 2005 to December 2009 - $307.4 million
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [3] each - $149.4 million
- 514 units from April 2005 to March 2006: $97.2 million
- 276 units during April–September 2006: $52.2 million
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 - 831 units from June 2008 to March 2009 at £90,000 ($189,000) [4] each = $158 million
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [3] each - $149.4 million
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million[n 10]
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- ↑ Wii Play sales revenue:
- Prices:
- December 2006 to March 2010: 27.38 million units = US$2166.44 million
- Japan: 2.88 million units at US$63 each = US$181.44 million
- December 2006 to March 2007: 1.21 million
- April 2007 to March 2008: 1.22 million
- April 2008 to March 2009: 330,000
- April 2009 to March 2010: 120,000
- Overseas: 24.5 million units at US$81 (mean average AU/UK/US price) each = US$1985 million
- Japan: 2.88 million units at US$63 each = US$181.44 million
- April 2010 to March 2012: 640,000 (28.02 million[32] - 27.38 million) units at US$77 (mean average AU/JP/UK/US price) each = US$49.3 million
- ↑ 28.31 million[12] at = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=20004 ¥4500] ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=4500&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1988&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1988&btnOK=Go%21 $37) each
- ↑ [105][106]
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Call of Duty: Black Ops overall revenue:
- ↑ Clash Royale:
- ↑ Minecraft sales revenue: 122 million units
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- Smile Gate: $29 million
- Tencent Games: Unknown
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- 2011 - $1 billion (including $893 million in China)
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- 2013 - $1 billion [14] [15]
- China: $957 million
- South Korea: ₩33.7 billion ($32.1 million) (4th quarter)
- 2014 - ₩1.5 trillion = $1693.593 million
- 2015 - $1.11 billon
- 2016 - $1.1 billion
- 2017 - $1.4 billion
- 2018 - $1.3 billion
- 2019 - $1.4 billion
- 2021 - $795 million
- 2008-2009: $213 million+
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- Westward Journey Online II and Fantasy Westward Journey (launched 2004) from 2004 to 2008: $1.3 billion
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- 2013: $326 million
- 2014, January-September: $240 million
- 2015 - $253 million
- 2016 - $253 million+
- 2017 - $279 million
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- 2011: $175.334 million
- February-December 2012: $403.2 million
- February-April 2012: $240 million [47]
- May 2012: 717,458 subscriptions at $78.33 average each = $56.2 million
- Retail price: $63.33 average ($49.99, $59.99, $79.99)
- Subscription fee: $15
- June-December 2012: $107 million
- 900,000 subscriptions (1.4 million - 500,000)
- Retail revenue: 182,542 additional sales at $63.33 average each = $12 million
- Subscription revenue: 900,000 subscriptions at $15 each for seven months = $95 million
- 2013: $236 million
- January-July 2013: $143.1 million
- January 2013: 900,000 subscriptions at $15 each = $14 million
- TERA Rising (North America & Europe) during February-July 2013: $129.1 million
- United States: $86.04 million
- Freemium revenue: $12 million monthly for six months = $72 million
- Elite subscriptions: 156,000 subscriptions at $14.99 each for six months = $14.04 million
- Europe: Half of US revenue = $43.02 million
- United States: $86.04 million
- January-July 2013: $143.1 million
- 2014: $236 million
- 2015: $239 million ($19.9 million monthly)
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