This is a list of the best-selling video games worldwide, ranked up to 50th place by reported software unit sales. Reliable sources are split as to whether the title of best-selling video game should belong to Tetris, a 1988 multi-platform puzzle video game created by Alexey Pajitnov, or to Minecraft, a 2011 multi-platform sandbox game created by Markus Persson and developed by Mojang Studios. Some sources consider Tetris to be the best-selling video game by combining the sales of all of its different versions, totaling 520 million as of 2022, while others consider the best-selling video game to be Minecraft, which has sold over 425 million copies as of 2026, rejecting the aggregation of each Tetris release. The closest competitor to either is Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold 230 million copies. The best-selling single-platform game is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.
Criteria The 1998 game Snake is estimated to have shipped on over 400 million devices, but is not listed as it was preinstalled and freely accessible on Nokia mobile phones.
For this list, standard re-releases, remasters and enhanced versions of games are considered iterative updates to the original, thus their sales are combined. In contrast, remakes generally contain significant deviations from the original and are considered separate products. Likewise, expansion packs are not combined with the base game to avoid inflating sales figures. Additionally, titles with unique release structures are classified based on their specific publishing context. Other metrics, such as "players" or "installs", typically refer to active users engaging with the game rather than sales, thus are not listed; even for paid games, these metrics could include free trials or other free promotions and cannot reliably be substituted for sales figures. Paid bundled titles are also included in this list; their sales often benefit from being packaged with other products, typically at a discounted price.
List of best-selling games
The listed developers and publishers correspond to each game's original release, and release years refer only to the first full public launch, excluding any prerelease stages. Rankings serve solely for numbering purposes and are not meant to be precise, reflecting the list's limited scope because there is no credible, comprehensive sales-tracking source for the video game industry, unlike for films, which have box office tracking sites such as Box Office Mojo and The Numbers. Tied ranks are resolved using the standard competition ranking method, in which entries with equal figures share the same rank and following ranks are increased based on the number of tied entries.
+RankTitleSales(millions)SeriesPlatform(s)ReleaseyearDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)1Tetris520NoneMulti-platform1988VariousVariousMinecraft425MinecraftMulti-platform2011Mojang StudiosMojang Studios2Grand Theft Auto V230Grand Theft AutoMulti-platform2013Rockstar NorthRockstar Games3Red Dead Redemption 287Red DeadMulti-platform2018Rockstar GamesRockstar Games4Wii Sports82.9WiiWii2006Nintendo EADNintendo5Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe79.99Mario KartWii U / Switch2014Nintendo EAD / Nintendo EPD (Deluxe)Nintendo6PUBG: Battlegrounds75PUBG UniverseMulti-platform2017PUBG StudiosKrafton7Terraria70 NoneMulti-platform2011Re-LogicRe-Logic / 505 Games865Multi-platform2011Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks65Multi-platform2015CD Projekt RedCD Projekt10Super Mario Bros.58Super MarioMulti-platform1985Nintendo R&D4NintendoHuman: Fall Flat58 NoneMulti-platform2016No Brakes GamesCurve Digital12Animal Crossing: New Horizons50.29Animal CrossingNintendo Switch2020Nintendo EPDNintendo1350Multi-platform2000MaxisElectronic ArtsStardew Valley50NoneMulti-platform2016ConcernedApeChucklefish / ConcernedApeOverwatch50OverwatchMulti-platform2016Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment16Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow47.44PokémonMulti-platform1996Game FreakNintendo 17Wii Fit / Plus43.8WiiWii2007Nintendo EADNintendo18Call of Duty: Black Ops III43Call of DutyMulti-platform2015TreyarchActivision19Call of Duty: Modern Warfare41Call of DutyMulti-platform2019Infinity WardActivision20Sonic the Hedgehog40Sonic the HedgehogMulti-platform1991Sonic TeamSega Payday 240PaydayMulti-platform2013Overkill Software505 Games Cyberpunk 2077 40CyberpunkMulti-platform2020CD Projekt RedCD ProjektHogwarts Legacy40Wizarding WorldMulti-platform2023Avalanche SoftwareWarner Bros. Games24Super Smash Bros. Ultimate38.14Super Smash Bros.Nintendo Switch2018Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd.Nintendo25Mario Kart Wii37.38Mario KartWii2008Nintendo EADNintendo2635.76Multi-platform2017Nintendo EPDNintendo 27 Fallout 435FalloutMulti-platform2015Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks28Wii Sports Resort33.14WiiWii2009Nintendo EADNintendo29Borderlands 231BorderlandsMulti-platform2012Gearbox Software2K Games30New Super Mario Bros.30.8Super MarioNintendo DS2006Nintendo EADNintendoSuper Mario Odyssey30.8Super MarioNintendo Switch2017Nintendo EPDNintendo32Monster Hunter: World30.4Monster HunterMulti-platform2018CapcomCapcom33New Super Mario Bros. Wii30.32Super MarioWii2009Nintendo EADNintendo34Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal30.12PokémonGame Boy Color1999Game FreakNintendo 35Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War30Call of DutyMulti-platform2020Treyarch / Raven SoftwareActivisionIt Takes Two30NoneMulti-platform2021Hazelight StudiosElectronic ArtsElden Ring30Elden RingMulti-platform2022FromSoftwareBandai Namco38Pokémon Scarlet / Violet28.46PokémonNintendo Switch2022Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company 39Duck Hunt28.3NoneFamicom / NES1984Nintendo R&D1Nintendo40Wii Play28.02WiiWii2006Nintendo EADNintendo41Black Myth: Wukong28Black MythMulti-platform2024Game ScienceGame Science42Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas27.5Grand Theft AutoMulti-platform2004Rockstar NorthRockstar Games43Pokémon Sword / Shield27.26PokémonNintendo Switch2019Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company44Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 326.5Call of DutyMulti-platform2011Infinity Ward / SledgehammerActivision45Call of Duty: Black Ops26.2Call of DutyMulti-platform2010TreyarchActivision46Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon25.62PokémonNintendo 3DS2016Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company 47Garry's Mod25.56NonePC2006Facepunch StudiosValve48Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum25.5PokémonNintendo DS2006Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company49Grand Theft Auto IV25Grand Theft AutoMulti-platform2008Rockstar NorthRockstar GamesPhasmophobia25NoneMulti-platform2020 Kinetic GamesKinetic Games
See also List of best-selling video game franchises List of best-selling video games in the United States by year Lists of best-selling video games by platform List of best-selling Nintendo video games List of best-selling game consoles List of most-played mobile games by player count List of highest-grossing arcade games List of highest-grossing media franchises
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