This is a list of the best-selling video games worldwide, ranked up to 50th place by reported software unit sales. The game considered to be the best-selling video game to date is contested among reliable sources. Sources are split as to whether the title 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. Sources such as Forbes, Encyclopedia Brittanica, and IGN consider Tetris to be the best-selling video game by combining the sales of all of its different versions, totaling 520 million as of 2025. Other sources, however, such as the BBC, Guinness World Records, and GamesRadar, consider the best-selling video game to be Minecraft, which has sold 350 million copies as of 2025, rejecting the aggregation of each Tetris release. The closest competitor to either is Grand Theft Auto V, which has sold over 220 million copies. The best-selling single-platform game is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.
The 1998 game Snake is estimated to have shipped on over 400 million devices, but is not listed as it was pre-installed and freely accessible on Nokia mobile phones. Another sales issue involves The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which game director Todd Howard claims has sold over 60 million copies, is deemed contentious due to Howard's history of making exaggerated statements about his games for promotional purposes.
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.
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 pre-release 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.
| Rank | Title | Sales (millions) | Series | Platform(s) | Release year | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minecraft | 350 | Minecraft | Multi-platform | 2011 | Mojang Studios | Mojang Studios | |
| 2 | Grand Theft Auto V | 220 | Grand Theft Auto | Multi-platform | 2013 | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | |
| 3 | Wii Sports | 82.9 | Wii | Wii | 2006 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 4 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 79 | Red Dead | Multi-platform | 2018 | Rockstar Games | Rockstar Games | |
| 5 | Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe | 78.02 | Mario Kart | Wii U / Switch | 2014 | Nintendo EAD / Nintendo EPD (Deluxe) | Nintendo | |
| 6 | PUBG: Battlegrounds | 75 | PUBG Universe | Multi-platform | 2017 | PUBG Studios | Krafton | |
| 7 | Terraria | 64 | None | Multi-platform | 2011 | Re-Logic | Re-Logic / 505 Games | |
| 8 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60 | The Witcher | Multi-platform | 2015 | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt | |
| 9 | Super Mario Bros. | 58 | Super Mario | Multi-platform | 1985 | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | |
| 10 | Human: Fall Flat | 55 | None | Multi-platform | 2016 | No Brakes Games | Curve Digital | |
| 11 | Overwatch | 50 | Overwatch | Multi-platform | 2016 | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | |
| The Sims | 50 | The Sims | Multi-platform | 2000 | Maxis | Electronic Arts | ||
| 13 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 48.62 | Animal Crossing | Nintendo Switch | 2020 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | |
| 14 | Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow | 47.44 | Pokémon | Multi-platform | 1996 | Game Freak | Nintendo | |
| 15 | Wii Fit / Plus | 43.8 | Wii | Wii | 2007 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 16 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | 43 | Call of Duty | Multi-platform | 2015 | Treyarch | Activision | |
| 17 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 41 | Call of Duty | Multi-platform | 2019 | Infinity Ward | Activision | |
| Stardew Valley | 41 | None | Multi-platform | 2016 | ConcernedApe | Chucklefish / ConcernedApe | ||
| 19 | Payday 2 | 40 | Payday | Multi-platform | 2013 | Overkill Software | 505 Games | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | 40 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Multi-platform | 1991 | Sonic Team | Sega | ||
| 21 | Mario Kart Wii | 37.38 | Mario Kart | Wii | 2008 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 22 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 36.93 | Super Smash Bros. | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd. | Nintendo | |
| 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 35.04 | The Legend of Zelda | Multi-platform | 2017 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | |
| 24 | Tetris (Game Boy) | 35 | Tetris | Game Boy | 1989 | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35 | Cyberpunk | Multi-platform | 2020 | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt | ||
| 26 | Hogwarts Legacy | 34 | Wizarding World | Multi-platform | 2023 | Avalanche Software | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 27 | Wii Sports Resort | 33.14 | Wii | Wii | 2009 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 28 | New Super Mario Bros. | 30.8 | Super Mario | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 29 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 30.32 | Super Mario | Wii | 2009 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 30 | Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal | 30.12 | Pokémon | Game Boy Color | 1999 | Game Freak | Nintendo | |
| 31 | Elden Ring | 30 | Elden Ring | Multi-platform | 2022 | FromSoftware | Bandai Namco | |
| Borderlands 2 | 30 | Borderlands | Multi-platform | 2012 | Gearbox Software | 2K Games | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 30 | Call of Duty | Multi-platform | 2020 | Treyarch / Raven Software | Activision | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 30 | Grand Theft Auto | Multi-platform | 2004 | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | ||
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 30 | The Elder Scrolls | Multi-platform | 2011 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | ||
| 36 | Super Mario Odyssey | 29.84 | Super Mario | Nintendo Switch | 2017 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | |
| 37 | Monster Hunter: World | 29.1 | Monster Hunter | Multi-platform | 2018 | Capcom | Capcom | |
| 38 | Duck Hunt | 28.3 | None | Famicom / NES | 1984 | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | |
| 39 | Wii Play | 28.02 | Wii | Wii | 2006 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | |
| 40 | Black Myth: Wukong | 28 | Black Myth | Multi-platform | 2024 | Game Science | Game Science | |
| 41 | Pokémon Scarlet / Violet | 27.61 | Pokémon | Nintendo Switch | 2022 | Game Freak | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | |
| 42 | Pokémon Sword / Shield | 26.96 | Pokémon | Nintendo Switch | 2019 | Game Freak | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | |
| 43 | The Last of Us / Remastered | 26.6 | The Last of Us | PS3 / PS4 | 2013 | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 44 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 26.5 | Call of Duty | Multi-platform | 2011 | Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer | Activision | |
| 45 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | 26.2 | Call of Duty | Multi-platform | 2010 | Treyarch | Activision | |
| 46 | Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | 25.59 | Pokémon | Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | Game Freak | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | |
| 47 | Garry's Mod | 25.56 | None | PC | 2006 | Facepunch Studios | Valve | |
| 48 | Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum | 25.5 | Pokémon | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Game Freak | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | |
| 49 | Phasmophobia | 25 | None | Multi-platform | TBA | Kinetic Games | Kinetic Games | |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 25 | Grand Theft Auto | Multi-platform | 2008 | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
See also
- List of best-selling video game franchises
- List of best-selling game consoles
- List of best-selling video games in the United States by year
- List of highest-grossing media franchises
- List of most-played mobile games by player count
- Lists of best-selling video games by platform
- List of highest-grossing arcade games
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