Minecraft Sales Top 350 Million Units - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2025 / 4,078 Views
Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all-time, has reached a new milestone of 350 million units sold lifetime as of April 2025. This is according to a post on the Guinness World Records website.
This figure is up from 300 million units sold as of October 2023 and 238 million units sold as of April 2021.
"The best-selling videogame of all time is the literal blockbusting sandbox Minecraft (Mojang, 2011)," reads the post. "This seemingly-basic block-buster, lead by a now-iconic blue-t-shirted skin named Steve, has sold over 350 million units, as confirmed by the developers Mojang in the official Minecraft Annual 2026, listed in April 2025.
"Minecraft began life as a free-to-play alpha in May 2009, before getting an official 1.0 launch in 2011. It surpassed 300 million in sales on 15 October 2023, becoming the first videogame to do so."
Minecraft was first released publicly in May 2009 with the full release in November 2011. The game has been released on just about every major platform including PC, iOS, and Android in 2011, the Xbox 360 in 2012, the PlayStation 3 in 2013, the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PlayStation Vita in 2014, the Wii U in 2015, the Nintendo Switch in May 2017, the New Nintendo 3DS in September 2017, the PlayStation 5 in October 2024, and the Xbox Series X|S in June 2025.
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 follow the author on Bluesky.
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This was probably the best acquisition in gaming history. I can't think of another that has been so lucrative for any company.
So pathetic!!
The industry hasn't given us an IP of this caliber since, imo. This is a HOF-level IP. Something that stands up against Mario and Metal Gear Solid etc.
Who says you need flashy graphics to make bank?
and now that Minecraft is the best selling of all time instead of GTA V, the world feels like a better place : )
what do you mean "now" and "instead of"? It's way ahead of GTAV, and it always has been. Minecraft's 2021 figure of 238 million is ahead of GTAV's 2025 number. it was never close.
well, I mean GTA V was the best selling for at least 3 years... I knew Minecraft was popular with kids but never read that it had become the best selling ^ ^
Tetris anyone?
