Playing video games is a popular hobby for billions of people around the world. Video games have come a long way since the early days of Pong and Space Invaders. Today, the industry is a multi-billion dollar powerhouse, with some of the most popular games selling millions of copies worldwide. From first-person shooters to sports games, consoles to PCs to mobile phones, there is a title for every type of gamer. But which games have sold the most copies of all time?
Here are the 20 best-selling games in history.
Rank |
Game |
Sales |
1. |
Minecraft |
$238 million |
2. |
Grand Theft Auto V |
$175 million |
3. |
Tetris (EA) |
$100 million |
4. |
Wil Sports |
$82.9 million |
5. |
PUBG: Battlegrounds |
$75 million |
6. |
Mario Kart 8/Deluxe |
$60.5 million |
7. |
Super Mario Bros. |
$58 million |
8. |
Read Dead Redemption 2 |
$50 million |
9. |
Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow |
$47.5 million |
10. |
Terraria |
$44.5 million |
11. |
Wii Fit/Plus |
$43.8 million |
12. |
Tetris (1989) |
$43 million |
13. |
Pac-Man |
$42.1 million |
14. |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
$41.6 million |
15. |
Human: Fall Flat |
$40 million |
16. |
The Witcher 3/Hearts of Stone/Blood and Wine |
$40 million |
17. |
Mario Kart Wii |
$37.4 million |
18. |
Wii Sports Resort |
$33.1 million |
19. |
New Super Mario Bros. |
$30.8 million |
20. |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
$30.7 million |