Minecraft sales hit 300 million

Minecraft, the 12-year-old block-building video game, has sold 300 million copies, eclipsing sales of every other video game

BEST-SELLING VIDEO GAMES (millions of units sold) 

Game        Year released
Minecraft          2011  300
Grand Theft Auto V 2013  185
Tetris*            2006  100
Wii Sports         2006   83
PUBG: Battlegrounds 2017   75
Mario Kart 8 + Deluxe 2014 64
The Elder Scrolls V 2011   60
Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 55
Overwatch           2016   50
The Witcher 3       2015   50

Players interact within 3D game world by placing and breaking various block types to build structures in randomly created environments


*Tetris has sold 520m units since first released in USSR in 1985, but has multiple game types under
its franchise name. Version listed is from Electronic Arts, which owned rights from 2005 to 2020 


Sources: The Verge, IGN Picture: Mojang © GRAPHIC NEWS