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Best-Selling Video Games
This list features the best-selling video games in history across all platforms as of 2024.
RANK | VIDEO GAME | SALES | SERIES | YEAR |
1 | Minecraft | 350,000,000 | Minecraft | 2011 |
2 | Grand Theft Auto V | 220,000,000 | Grand Theft Auto | 2013 |
3 | Wii Sports | 82,900,000 | Wii | 2006 |
4 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 79,000,000 | Red Dead | 2018 |
5 | Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe | 78,020,000 | Mario Kart | 2014 |
6 | PUBG: Battlegrounds | 75,000,000 | PUBG Universe | 2017 |
7 | Terraria | 64,000,000 | — | 2011 |
8 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60,000,000 | The Witcher | 2015 |
9 | Super Mario Bros. | 58,000,000 | Super Mario | 1985 |
10 | Human: Fall Flat | 55,000,000 | — | 2016 |
References
Gamerant. (n.d.). Best-selling video games: Most successful sales. Retrieved from https://www.gamerant.com/best-selling-video-games-most-successful-sales/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of best-selling video games. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IGN. (n.d.). Best-selling video games of all time: Grand Theft Auto, Minecraft, Tetris. Retrieved from https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-games-of-all-time-grand-theft-auto-minecraft-tetris [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Forbes India. (n.d.). Best-selling video games in the world. Retrieved from https://www.forbesindia.com/article/explainers/best-selling-video-games-world/90635/1 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
HP. (n.d.). Top 50 best-selling video games of all time. Retrieved from https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/tech-takes/top-50-best-selling-video-games-all-time [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Windows Central. (2023). Minecraft crosses 300 million copies sold as it prepares to celebrate its 15th anniversary. Retrieved from https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/minecraft-crosses-300-million-copies-sold-as-it-prepares-to-celebrate-its-15th-anniversary#:~:text=%22As%20we%20approach%20the%2015th,Chiang%2C%20head%20of%20Mojang%20Studios [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Sinclair, B. (2024). Take-Two confirms no Grand Theft Auto 6 in current fiscal year. GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/take-two-moves-grand-theft-auto-6-out-of-current-fiscal-year#:~:text=Rockstar%20has%20indeed%20announced%20a,in%20the%20publisher's%20fiscal%202026 [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Nintendo. (2022). Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii Software. Retrieved from https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sale/software/wii.html [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Peters, J. (2021). The original PUBG is going free-to-play. The Verge. Retrieved from https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/9/22821220/pubg-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-free-to-play-release-date [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Terraria Forums. (2024). Terraria State of the Game – June 2024. Retrieved from https://forums.terraria.org/index.php [Accessed 1 December 2025].
D'Anastasio, C. (2022). Activision's Overwatch 2 Is Redefining the Sequel. Bloomberg News. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-04-29/activision-blizzard-s-overwatch-2-game-is-a-lot-like-the-original-review [Accessed 1 December 2025].
PC Gamer. (2023). Human: Fall Flat surpassed 50 million units worldwide. Retrieved from https://www.installbaseforum.com/threads/human-fall-flat-surpasses-40-million-units-sold-worldwide-50-million-as-of-december-2023.1432/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
IGN. (2024). Over 50 million people joined Geralt of Rivia on his path of finding Ciri and defeating the Wild Hunt!. Retrieved from https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-3-sales-officially-cross-50-million [Accessed 1 December 2025].

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