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Minecraft Sells More Than 176 Million Copies, 200 Million Registered Users in China

Minecraft Sells More Than 176 Million Copies, 200 Million Registered Users in China - News

by Adam Cartwright , posted on 17 May 2019 / 4,318 Views

Microsoft have revealed the latest sales figures for Minecraft which have grown once again from the previously-reported 156m. It was revealed that there have now been 176m copies of Minecraft sold worldwide, in addition to 200m registered users of the game in China.

The IP has expanded rapidly since Microsoft's acquisition including the recently-announced Minecraft Earth, ports to effectively every console on the market, numerous updates including 'Dungeons' online co-op and the upcoming Minecraft movie.


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13 Comments
Mr Puggsly (on 17 May 2019)

I'm gonna play this Minecraft one day.

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Loneken Mr Puggsly (on 17 May 2019)

Looks like all of us will gonna play Minecraft some day.

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VAMatt (on 17 May 2019)

That's really an incredible achievement. Huge success!

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Ayla (on 17 May 2019)

I was begging to think they overpaid for this game.

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Azzanation (on 17 May 2019)

You know your game is doing well on the sales board when your only competitor is Tetris.

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hush404 (on 17 May 2019)

176m sold. 200m registered in China. Does that mean Chinese users didn't buy?

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SecondWar hush404 (on 17 May 2019)

I was wondering about that as well. Does that just mean China has a massive piracy problem?

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Loneken hush404 (on 17 May 2019)

A free version of Minecraft exist. For education i think.
Sorry for my bad english.

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VAMatt hush404 (on 17 May 2019)

I recall (possibly incorrectly) that Minecraft has a F2P version for China.

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VAMatt hush404 (on 17 May 2019)

I have confirmed that the Chinese version is free to play.

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hush404 hush404 (on 18 May 2019)

Ahh, that explains it. Thanks VAMatt

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StriderKiwi (on 17 May 2019)

How does this rank compared to other top game series? Especially in revenue since minecraft costs $20, far less than most video games.

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jason1637 StriderKiwi (on 17 May 2019)

If every copy was sold for $20 that about $3.5 billion in revenue. In terms of sales its now the bets selling game.

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