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Best-selling video games ever

Tetris leads all video games with 520 million copies across versions; Minecraft is next at 425 million and GTA V third at 230 million.

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  • Tetris ranks #1 with 520M, ahead of Minecraft (425M) and Grand Theft Auto V (230M).

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Tetris tops the list of best-selling video games with 520 million copies, but that total adds up every version of the puzzle game since 1988. Minecraft follows at 425 million, a figure reported in September 2026, and Grand Theft Auto V is third with 230 million copies, according to Take-Two in August 2026. Everything below those three is under 90 million, starting with Red Dead Redemption 2 at 87 million.

The top spot is disputed. Counted as one game with all its versions, Tetris wins; counted as a series, Minecraft becomes the best-selling single game. Re-releases and remasters are merged with the original, while remakes are listed separately. The list mixes platforms: Wii Sports (82.9 million) sold largely bundled with a console, and PC titles such as PUBG: Battlegrounds (75 million), Terraria (70 million), Stardew Valley and Overwatch (50 million each) also reach the top 15.

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Source: Wikipedia, List of best-selling video games (top 15; figures from publishers, e.g. Take-Two, Microsoft/Mojang, Nintendo). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, using each game's latest publisher-reported figure (Minecraft 425M reported September 2026; GTA V 230M per Take-Two August 2026). Tetris (520M) is the most disputed entry: Wikipedia ranks it first because it counts all versions together, while others treat Tetris as a series, which would make Minecraft the best-selling single game. Re-releases and remasters are combined with the original; remakes are separate.

Best-selling video games ever, Copies sold worldwide, millions (publisher-reported), Copies sold (M)
DateTetrisMinecraftGrand Theft Auto VRed Dead Redemption 2Wii SportsMario Kart 8PUBG: BattlegroundsTerrariaSuper Mario Bros.Human: Fall FlatAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsStardew ValleyOverwatchWii FitCall of Duty: Black Ops III
Copies sold (M)520M425M230M87M83M80M75M70M58M58M50M50M50M44M43M

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What is the best-selling video game of all time?

Tetris is the best-selling video game of all time with 520 million copies, counting all versions since 1988. Minecraft is second at 425 million, reported in September 2026. If Tetris is treated as a series, Minecraft is the best-selling single game.

How many copies has Grand Theft Auto V sold?

Grand Theft Auto V has sold 230 million copies, according to Take-Two in August 2026, since its 2013 release. That ranks it third overall. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 is fourth with 87 million.

What is the best-selling Nintendo game?

Wii Sports leads the Nintendo titles on this chart with 82.9 million copies. Mario Kart 8 follows at 79.99 million, and Super Mario Bros. has sold 58 million.

Where does this data come from?

Wikipedia, List of best-selling video games (top 15; figures from publishers, e.g. Take-Two, Microsoft/Mojang, Nintendo). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking, using each game's latest publisher-reported figure (Minecraft 425M reported September 2026; GTA V 230M per Take-Two August 2026). Tetris (520M) is the most disputed entry: Wikipedia ranks it first because it counts all versions together, while others treat Tetris as a series, which would make Minecraft the best-selling single game. Re-releases and remasters are combined with the original; remakes are separate. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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