Record #00029Culture & Entertainment archive
Best-Selling Video Game of All Time
Minecraft has sold more than 350 million copies worldwide according to the documented sales figure, making it the best-selling video game on record.
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Current Record
over350 millioncopies
Current record value
- Holder
- Minecraft
- Location
- —
- Start date
- 2025-04
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteMinecraft was developed by Mojang, released as a paid alpha in May 2009 and given its 1.0 release in 2011.
It surpassed 300 million sales on 15 October 2023, becoming the first video game to do so.
Guinness World Records gives the current figure as over 350 million units, based on the official Minecraft Annual 2026 published by Mojang in April 2025.
Record history
1 Milestones- over 350 million copiesMinecraftCurrent Record
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- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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