The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Sales Top 65 Million Units, Fallout 4 Tops 35 Million - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 July 2026 / 3,876 Views
Bethesda Game Studios in an update post has provided updates sales and player counts for several of its titles.
The studio has revealed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has sold over 65 million units since its launch in November 2011 and Fallout 4 has sold over 35 million units since its November 2015 release.
Bethesda also revealed over the course of forty years that nearly half a billion people have played at least one of their games.
Lifetime player counts for two Bethesda games have also been revealed with Starfield topping 17 million players and Fallout Shelter surpassing 250 million players. Million of people also continue to play Fallout 76.
"Fallout 4, the most award-winning game in the franchise, just celebrated its 10-year anniversary and recently passed over 35 million copies sold, continuing to attract a new audience every year," said Bethesda.
The studio added, "Fallout 5 is currently in preproduction. The Elder Scrolls VI is our primary development focus today, with the majority of our team currently working on the next chapter of the franchise. With over 65 million copies sold, players are still exploring Skyrim 15 years later, but we know it’s been a very long wait for the sequel."
"With over 17 million players logging almost a billion hours to date, Starfield remains an important part of our future."
"Fallout Shelter continues to be the most popular way to experience Fallout on the go, with more than 250 million players."
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I wonder if well get a Skyrim UE5 Remaster (like Oblivion) before ES:VI
I am sure we will get something like that in the future. But likely not until the 2030s.
What I see is something like this for upcoming Bethesda games:
2027 - Fallout 3 Remastered
2028/29 - Elder Scrolls 6
2029/30 - Fallout New Vegas Remastered
2030/31 - Obsidian's Fallout
2033/34/35 - Fallout 5
Wow... that's actually a great road map though!
That is just my guess based on what we know. Though knowing development time I am probably a bit too optimistic on the release years.
With how many times it's been rereleased I honestly would have thought it sold more by now, lol.
I have purchased Skyrim at least 5+ times, hehe :(
