What is the best-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, with more than 300 million copies sold across many platforms since its full release in 2011.
Minecraft was created by Swedish programmer Markus Persson, known as Notch, and developed by his company Mojang. An early version appeared in 2009, and the full game launched in November 2011. Microsoft bought Mojang in 2014 for 2.5 billion dollars. The game is available on computers, consoles and phones.
Players explore blocky worlds, gather resources, build structures and survive against monsters. There is no set goal, which lets players invent their own adventures. Teachers use a special education edition in schools, and A Minecraft Movie, released in 2025, became a major box office hit.
Other top sellers
Grand Theft Auto V is the second best-selling game, with more than 200 million copies. Tetris, Wii Sports, which was bundled with many Wii consoles, PUBG: Battlegrounds and Mario Kart 8 are also among the best-selling games ever. Exact figures depend on whether free versions and bundles are counted.
Did You Know?
Minecraft worlds are huge. In the Java edition, a world can extend about 30 million blocks in each direction from its center.