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Sonic the Hedgehog Series Tops 1.5 Billion in Sales and Downloads

Sonic the Hedgehog Series Tops 1.5 Billion in Sales and Downloads - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 October 2022 / 3,248 Views

Sega has updated in its latest earnings report the sales and downloads for its biggest franchises and has announced the Sonic the Hedgehog series has surpassed 1.51 billion units. The figure includes full game sales and downloads of free-to-play titles.

One year ago the Sonic the Hedgehog series was at 1.38 billion in combined full game sales and downloads of free-to-play titles.

The first Sonic the Hedgehog released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis and sold 15 million units as it was bundled with the console for a while. It is the best-selling entry in the series. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis is the second best-selling entry with six million units sold.

The next entry in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Frontiers, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC Steam on November 8.

Here is the updated list of sales and downloads of Sega franchises:

  • Sonic the Hedgehog - 1.51 billion
  • Total War - 40.4 million
  • Puyo Puyo - 37.7 million
  • Football Manager - 25 million
  • Chain Chronicle - 25 million
  • Yakuza - 19.8 million (Full game sales only)
  • Shin Megami Tensei - 19 million
  • Virtua Fighter - 18.8 million
  • Hatsune Miku - 18.5 million
  • Persona - 15.5 million
  • Phantasy Star - 9 million (Full game sales only)
  • Fist of the North Star - 7.84 million
  • Sakura Wars - 5.8 million
  • Aladdin - 0.58 million (Full game sales only)
  • Beat King - 0.51 million (Full game sales only)


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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