Pokémon's Unmatched Franchise Dominance

Pokémon stands as a global behemoth, leading both media franchise earnings and ranking high among best-selling video game series.

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World's Highest-Grossing Media Franchises: Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise globally, with an estimated $115 billion in revenue, significantly surpassing Mickey Mouse & Friends and Winnie-the-Pooh.
Top-Selling Video Game Franchises Globally: The Pokémon video game series is the third best-selling video game franchise worldwide with 515 million copies sold, following Mario (893.5 million) and Tetris (520 million).
Pokémon's Top-Selling Mainline Games: The original Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue versions are the best-selling mainline Pokémon games, with over 31.38 million units sold as of March 2024, followed by Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (28.28 million) and Pokémon Sword and Shield (27.16 million).