The Crown Fight: 350M vs 230M vs a Disputed 520M

Guinness names Minecraft (350M copies) the best-selling game ever — Tetris's 520M counterclaim leans on 425M mobile downloads spread across dozens of versions.

The top 3

  1. Minecraft: 350 Million and Still Digging: Mojang confirmed 350M copies sold as of April 2025 — up 50M since October 2023 — cementing Minecraft as Guinness's official best-selling video game in history.
  2. GTA V: 230 Million Copies From One Crime Saga: Take-Two's May 2026 earnings put GTA V near 230M units and $10B+ lifetime revenue — still moving roughly 5M copies a quarter, 13 years after launch.
  3. Tetris's 520M: The Biggest Asterisk in Gaming: The Tetris Company claims 520M sales, but 425M of those are paid mobile downloads across dozens of versions since 1984 — the reason Guinness hands the crown to Minecraft.

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