Best-selling Video Games of All Time (1989-2024)

This video shows the best-selling video games of all time, between the years 1989 and 2024.
The video is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in November 2011 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 300 million copies across all platforms. Grand Theft Auto V and EA's Tetris are the only other known video games to have sold over 100 million copies. The best-selling game on a single platform is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console. In 2023, Minecraft became the first video game to surpass 300 million copies sold worldwide.
Among the top 50 best-selling video games on this list, over half were developed or published by Nintendo; three Nintendo titles were published with their affiliate, The Pokémon Company. Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision and Rockstar Games with four games, and Blizzard Entertainment, CD Projekt and Electronic Arts with two games. Nintendo EAD is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with thirteen titles on the list, followed by Game Freak with five Pokémon games.
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Data Source: IGN, Companies annual sales reporting
Music: Scott Buckley - Terminus, Helios.

[@metajore3580]

I find it amazing that Minecraft has 300 million downloads and is still increasong rapidly

[@markpratt8048]

Fr minecraft is the best open world survival game of all time

[@opensearch-]

roblox has 900 million downloads but its free

[@StageRight123]

@@opensearch- That's why it has 900 million.

[@opensearch-]

@@StageRight123 minecraft only has 1 million

[@LondonBusMaster]

@@opensearch- best SELLING as in money and copies, Roblox is only digital, not physical, meaning you won't find it in stores apart from their toys

[@markpratt8048]

Minecraft made over 300 million copies and raised an entire generation early december, 2013 player i remember all the memories I had whilst playing this game it was really run especially when Pewdiepie, revived it 2019 then in 2020 it was making a comeback than id say 1.16 was the last golden age of Minecraft when 1.17 released everything dropped for Minecraft. It was loosing it players but as of right now i dont play Minecraft that much anymore but it is still one of the most played and sold open world games of all time no other games can compete cause Minecraft has spinoff games aswell i just want to thank this game for raising me and an entire generation for 15 years either way this is my tribute to Minecraft.

[@alexandrerichter1933]

GTA 5 is the only game that comes close to Minecraft and is still light years away. Insane

[@V3ntilator]

I remember people said Microsoft were stupid for paying as much as 2 billions for Minecraft in 2014, 10 years ago.

[@gonnaregretthis2926]

It's because people thought Microsoft would ruin the game and make it full of microtransactions.

[@V3ntilator]

@@gonnaregretthis2926 No, because no one thought anyone would pay this much for Minecraft.

[@jerrodcorey25]

TETRIS ! ! ! Held the crown until Aug. 2013. Born D-Day 1984. That's a pretty strong run

[@alexandrerichter1933]

Not the same Tetris though

[@frankwilson3265]

@@alexandrerichter1933 This is true. I've said the same and it highly skews the figures. No way are people still downloading the original 1984 Tetris, whereas GTA 5, for example, is listed as a separate title. If all iterations of Tetris are included as a single title, then so should all iterations of GTA, plus others. Not a fair race.

[@luigiweegee7152]

@@frankwilson3265tbf the difference for tetris is minimal and the changes are only textures/multiplayer.

[@AtheistBelgium]

To be honest, I was expecting the first Tomb Raider to show up at some point in the nineties.

[@sylvester-jb3lj]

me too...

[@frankwilson3265]

Me too. No way are people still downloading the original 1984 Tetris, whereas Tomb Raiders, for example, would be listed as a separate titles. If all iterations of Tetris are included as a single title, then so should all iterations of Tomb Raider, plus others. Not a fair race.

[@zetazimmer4769]

And FF7!

[@kasviradio]

This channel is pure gold. Keep them stats and trends coming. LOVE THIS! 10/10

[@user-cs2mx4lt3q]

it's crazy how long did the new high budget aaa games took to catch up with the old classics

[@frankwilson3265]

True. All lot of the classics had pick-up-put-down appeal. Perfect for 15-20 when your on a work break or bus trip etc. Not everyone has the time which most modern games require the investment of, and/or the willingness to do so. There will always be a market for instant/short-play games, but many wouldn't make thi list due to not meeting the crieria of the format. Candy Crush springs to mind.

[@Criptider]

NO WAY MY REQUEST ACTUALLY CAME

[@3Storms]

No one actually bought Duck Hunt. It came free with a NES console. And you totally left out 1990s Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy games, which were huge sellers. In fact they're STILL selling to this day.

[@itz_akuma]

That's why the Wii sports sales is deceptive ; it came with the system 😭😭😭😭😭

[@mmr2334]

If it's "of all time", why do you remove games when they are no longer being sale, if their number of sales is still better than the others ?? That's frustrating

[@helpme100]

Til this day I haven't got into Minecraft but i purely love its universe including players

[@alexaccount1]

Put y our hands behind you back, YOU ARE ARRESTED for not playing the best videogame!

[@earbo]

Not even top 100 videogame it’s literally just a sandbox game. U can’t put a block mess over genuine AAA games that have more effort? A story? Graphics? Bettter all round

[@OxanthADOFAI]

Have you even played minecraft? You can literally create your own story, it has no need for one. Also there is still a lot of effort put into it. I don't even play it anymore and haven't for ages, but I still know it's one of the GOAT's of games.

[@ghostshogan4197]

The thing is Minecraft is a weird game to understand dont go into Minecraft seeking action packed experience or thrill.. it's enjoyed for its simplistic design and it's simplicity surpasses all the action games out there in terms of fun:)

[@billszodiac2890]

@@alexaccount1 not the best

[@hudjames11]

Props to Super Mario Bros for being on the board the whole time.

[@LondonBusMaster]

the fact that Minecraft is rapidly growing against GTA V is amazing, and i'm proud to be one of the holders since 2015

[@bossfire-fly3359]

When VI comes around, Minecraft will have to get used to be in second place.

[@LondonBusMaster]

@@bossfire-fly3359 that's definition of overhype, yes it looks good but what will the final product be? Will it be a hit or a flop? I'm excited too but I'm hiding it

[@GameBusterYT]

@@bossfire-fly3359 To be honest, I don't think that GTA VI will ever beat Minecraft. Minecraft is still growing very fast and probably has right now abound 300-310mil sales.

[@bossfire-fly3359]

@@GameBusterYT The fanbase for the entire GTA franchise has grown tremendously since V’s release, a lot more Gen Z/Gen Alpha kids are playing GTA V at younger ages hell I was 6 when I first played it you also gotta consider the fact the population has literally increased by 2 billion since MC’s release. The trailer has already topped MC’s, and is the highest viewed game trailer and the quickest growing trailer in 24 hrs in YT history, MC’s sales have significantly stagnated especially in the latter years. I see VI eventually overtaking MC at least a year into its release, 3 years at most.

[@bossfire-fly3359]

@@LondonBusMaster Not really overhype tho, even on the Take2 (Rockstar Games’ parent company) earning call, they expected tremendous growth of revenue in the Q2-Q4 sector of 2025.

[@samkohlo9158]

I will never stop being shocked that Human: Fall Flat is on this list, and is rising on it as well, but I am proud of the devs for it.

[@jerrodcorey25]

What happened to DUCK HUNT??? It literally fell right off the chart. JAN. 1997 @ 2:17 28.2 MILLION COPIES

[@TheZodiacRipper]

10 years later and Super mario world still hasnt outsold that crappy little game.

[@bomba76]

When games stop selling, they are taken off the list

[@RizzyPanda6]

Very interesting to see no Fortnight and none of the Pokemon ds games. Also, I think the videos where you have the new titles pass the olds ones rather than having old titles drop off flows better overall. Still great video!

[@anthonyhamlin16]

Because fortnite is free game! Damn yall are slow

[@mghocke]

I wonder how a Wii game is still in 4th place in 2024. Do these stats include the used game sales as well?

[@robert-adrian257]

Let's see, the GTA VI of 2025 more million !!! King! I can't wait !! xD

[@Hito343]

Diablo II and Warcraft III was my childhood man I thought these things were way more popular, looks like not really but whole village was playing it xD (needless to say everyone had a burned copy so yeah warez so that makes sense)

[@rock3times]

I started play Pac-man in 1981....amazing it is still here till 2022....

[@frankwilson3265]

Very interesting watch, but with a caveat: Looking at the data sets over, I think some titles have been amalgamated with their spin-offs, updates and sequeals, such as Tetris. Whereas others have had their sequels/spin-offs listed as separate titles, such as GTA. A fairer race would have been if all titles which were obviously linked to the original were amalgamated.

[@axelbernoe8802]

Minecraft going hard. Nice to see RDR2 on there as well.

[@helpme100]

Frogger is legendary!!!!!!!!!!

[@gymbrofreddie]

how do you create this kind of video?

[@jrpdude8486]

Not flourish studio, but it’s the closest thing I can find

[@alexdavis2925]

I feel suspicious about the validity of these numbers

[@axeloit2187]

Not rly this is what was recorded you can take is at Ilustrative numbers.. older ofline games get pirated more then sold and they didn't get there free to play games even tho overwatch which is now a free to play is there or games which were free when some deals came so it is ilustrative and Most of the numbers are smaller then reality... (i personaly expected nfs 2005 to be there as it has 19mil recorded sold units and it is a very old game) today roblox has to have at least 1b , same for fortnite, or even things like genshin will have 100+millions.)

[@CyberTrump-co1ml]

But wait for Starfield, the game of generation's. 😂

[@kodiak138]

Duck hunt shouldnt have dropped off the chart until enough games had past it. Even if they stopped making it it is supposed to be total sales.

[@Induna123]

I must be getting old because I've never heard of PUBG. Is it a simulation of pub games like dominoes and skittles?

[@AJKZAjax90]

Its shooting / pvp game like fortnite

[@samkohlo9158]

It's short for PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds by the way

[@bob_0146]

RD2 will be 7th best selling game soon

[@JoTheVeteran]

ok, there's something wrong in these statistics. First of all, who the hell keeps buy duck hunt forever? Secondly, why is Sonic the hedgehog, a Sega 1rst generation game, is reaching super Mario world, a 2nd generation game? Furthermore, where is Sonic the hedgehog compared to Super Mario Bros? Where is the console wars? This doesn't sit right to me.

[@branm9738]

I think you snagged the wrong logo for Super Mario Land. You grabbed the homebrew logo... which hasn't sold a single copy.

[@professoroneil3162]

Fortnite? I can’t imagine that didn’t even make the list

[@jamesrussell8498]

Good for you Minecraft

[@gedsgreg]

I'm not saying fortnight is good or that I have played it, but I know that it was pretty prevalent in the late 2010s.

[@richardvallender6282]

😂 I think the maths is broke

[@Natsukashii1111]

In all of these statistics as in most sold console, most sold game, ppl forget about the total revenue these companies make on their product, it does shape the statistic totally different as for instance something like wii sport was included with its console so it didn't bring much money, Tertris was a cheap game, gta 5 is sold in the end around 10$ or less but get money with micro transaction, Minecraft is half the price or less as normal games etc. It shapes things completely different

[@theancientsam]

funny how nobody can come up with a better game than minecraft xD so i was thinking what does minecraft get right as someone who has never played it beyond the first room when i was helping my ex's kid learn the game. 1. highly replayable 2. create your own world 3. play with your friends 4 play in your friends world 5. you can make your own game inside the world 6. its cheap 7.the graphics arent special, this is a good thing apparently 8. it was online 9. marketed very well including lets players and twitch streamers/ merch / toys/ etc 10. aims for younger audience, who will play the game all their lives (mcdonnalds stratagey) 11. ???? what do you guys think makes minecraft the best selling game of all time?

[@sh4rd858]

It lets you do whatever you want, however you want, within an almost infinite world. The only limits are, essentially, the players’ imaginations.

[@axeloit2187]

the game isn't cheap if you have THE minecraft and practically and yes there are games which overcome minecraft but never will be told lets say Fortnite or roblox.. even tho they are free to play they generate more revenue, play time and also have more players...) (there were 1billion players active which doesn't make sense to me???)

[@alexandrerichter1933]

Ummmmm…… EA TETRIS didn’t grow 10 million last 2 years, it ended over 3 years ago 😂

[@eigamers5492]

skyrim ❤❤❤

[@olobomal]

os melhores jogos de todos os tempos

[@Lukinsons]

Now make it without Nintendo:D

[@leaat99]

Where are the playstation 1 and n64 games??

[@dawthanmyint9538]

Minecraft❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

Could've done without the kid running across the finish line in the Special Olympics music though...

[@DC-eq4yh]

I'm amazed that pubg is the best selling br. Duck hunt and Nintendo dominate this list.

[@opensearch-]

roblox has 900 million downloads but its free

[@jrpdude8486]

Yeah it doesn’t count

[@opensearch-]

@@jrpdude8486 it has 5 billion accounts and 100-200 million accounts per months 30% of accounts have robux

[@jrpdude8486]

@@opensearch-Still, they didnt buy the game, they bought something in the game

[@opensearch-]

@@jrpdude8486 but they bought more things in the game then minecraft

[@jrpdude8486]

@@opensearch-Yeah but they didnt buy they game. Also where is your evidence

[@TheRealFortniteCoreyXKenshin]

Bruh where roblox and fortnite

[@StageRight123]

Yeah, reading comprehension is pretty hard sometimes.

[@bossfire-fly3359]

Roblox isn’t a game, and Fortnite is free.

[@TheRealFortniteCoreyXKenshin]

@@bossfire-fly3359 How???

[@axeloit2187]

@@TheRealFortniteCoreyXKenshin roblox can be considered lancher even tho 1 game on it can generate 1billion visits in weeks.. (and idk about the free pert because- PUBG is free , GTA5 was free, Overwatch is now free) well those are just ilustrations... due to piracy and unability to accurately know it is unknown.

[@inthesky7836]

How did duck hunt last so long at the top into the N64 era?!

[@StageRight123]

It was packed in with multiple NES console variations.

[@username_error69]

hi

[@bossfire-fly3359]

GTA VI finna surpass Minecraft in sales

[@Arthur-zj7ir]

I doubt it, but let's see.

[@ferhat1983aydin]

Need for speed most wanted game bmwm3gtr

[@danielson_9211]

Hmm thought COD was best seller at one time or battlefield?

[@themadober6829]

It only gets like 20+ million copies on every single cod game

[@mshari123]

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[@lokendarsingh7558]

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[@patrick3092]

I’m sorry but this isn’t correct mario 1 should’ve been the best selling for like two decades

[@Rajcool23]

Pubg is 🐐

[@bemacbe]

No Fortnite?? Wow.

[@anthonyhamlin16]

Free games dont make the list

[@Superbrooffcial]

Under an day gang ⬇️

[@rattfish]

get a job

[@Superbrooffcial]

@@rattfish how about you go get a job you literally had to search the depths of this comment section in order to find this specific comment so the irony here is you

[@factbygab]

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[@liamganci8154]

Fortnite?

[@nixxxon18]

Fortnite is free, not sold...

[@gjokamarjus]

No Fortnite…?

[@IISourAyyII]

Terrible, GTA 5 has one of the weakest stories of all GTA games but the success of the online is what drew all the sales. It so sad because ever since Sept 2013, I hated the game. Enjoyed the online a lot but the story and map were both a chore. It's one of those games after I 100% it in 2013/2014, I never touched it again. The story is just so boring on that game. Trust me, go play it, youll give up after 4 hours

[@bossfire-fly3359]

Ibr bro, nobody cares about your take. If you couldn’t follow the story, that’s on you bro.

[@IISourAyyII]

@@bossfire-fly3359 story is corny & cringe. Never met anyone who loved to play the story. GTA 5 is gta online, no one remembers it for the story or replays the story for fun like they do with gta 4

[@bossfire-fly3359]

@@IISourAyyII Just because you’ve never met someone who liked the story doesn’t mean they don’t exist, there’s literally an entire subreddit devoted to GTA V Story Mode. “For fun like they do with GTA 4”, yep your take makes sense now, you’re just another IV fanboy seething.

[@IISourAyyII]

@@bossfire-fly3359 pics or it didn't happen. gta 5 story is a chore theres no way people are playing the story, youre thinking they are in story mode. they not playing those boring ass missions front to end over and over again. aint no way. story mode is like homework, no one tryna do that shit

[@Waxing_Gibbous2010]

So we are just going to pretend that Roblox doesn’t exist?

[@themadober6829]

Who's we? And are you just going to be stupid on how roblox is a game that cannot be sold, stop being overproud over a game.

[@themadober6829]

And it said “selling video game” not “installed video game”. Roblox is free so it cannot be put on the statics

[@rahulgaikar474]

I am go to unsubscribe this guy sonic the hedgehog is my favourite game I don't care about minecraft I love sonic I hate super mario 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@matty6598]

Are you serious or joking? This sounds like a funny comment joke

[@rahulgaikar474]

No is not i am not joking i unsubscribe

[@ethancantwell8549]

Are you mad at statistics for existing?

[@lox1148]

are you retar or indian?

[@Superbrooffcial]

Don't get him many likes