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Minecraft Revenue And Usage Statistics (2022)

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Between 2016 between 2016 and 2017 Telltale Games launched Minecraft: Story Mode, which was the first attempt to extend the IP beyond the sandbox-based experience. In 2020, Mojang would follow up Telltale with its own expansion, Minecraft Dungeons, a dungeon-crawler available on consoles and PC.



Mojang has stated that it is not interested in creating a Minecraft 2, so we can expect more extensions of the IP, not an entirely new game base. The company will also continue to add more details to the game's original features, and the modding community remains very active.



We have collected information and stats on Minecraft, read on below to find out more.





Minecraft key statistics

- Minecraft generated $380 million in revenue in 2021, mobile revenue was $110 million. Over 130 million people play Minecraft every month, and this is in 2020 - Minecraft has been downloaded in all formats for more than 200 million times - Minecraft's Chinese edition which is a no-cost game, has been downloaded over 400 million times





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Minecraft revenue

Microsoft does not break out Minecraft revenue from its Xbox Game Studios. Our estimation is based on Minecraft and Pocket Edition sales, alongside other revenue sources.





Minecraft annual revenue 2012 to 2021 ($mm)

Sources: GamesBrief and PC Gamer, VentureBeat, The Verge, VentureBeat





Minecraft mobile revenue

Minecraft's mobile edition earned $161 million in 2021, accounting for 42 percent of the game's overall revenue.





Minecraft mobile revenue 2012 to 2021 ($mm)

Source: Sensor Tower





Minecraft users

Minecraft was estimated to have of 93 million MAUs by 2021. The highest MAUs reached 130 million in 2020.
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Minecraft active users in 2016 and 2021 (mm)

Note: This covers the month-long active users. Sources: EuroGamer, PC Mag, Polygon, VG247





Minecraft sales

Minecraft has sold 238 million copies since its launch. This includes Pocket Edition, and other spin-offs.





Minecraft cumulative sales from 2011 until 2021 (mm)

Note It's cumulative sales. Sources: EuroGamer, Forbes, IGN, Polygon, Statista, VentureBeat





Minecraft: Pocket Edition sales

Minecraft: Pocket Edition has sold over 130 million copies since the game's launch.





Minecraft: Pocket Edition cumulative sales 2012 to 2021 (mm)

Note: This is cumulative sales. Sources: EuroGamer, Mojang, US Gamer, VentureBeat





Minecraft Chinese edition downloads

Minecraft launched its Chinese version in conjunction with NetEase, and it has been downloaded 425 million times by July 2021.





Minecraft Chinese edition cumulative downloads 2017-2021 (mm)

Sources: Games Indsutry, KitGuru, PocketGamer





Minecraft FAQ

How much revenue has Minecraft made since the game's launch?



Minecraft has earned around $3 billion over its lifetime in game sales by itself (The Verge)



How much did Microsoft pay for Minecraft?



Mojang Studios was acquired by Microsoft for $2.5 billion (Fool) in 2014. This is about 20 times the revenue of Mojang Studios.



What percentage of Minecraft players are on mobile?



Minecraft's mobile version is responsible for approximately 30 percent of all revenue generated (Sensor Tower)



In which regions is Pocket Edition the most popular?



Minecraft: Pocket Edition is the most popular version of the game available in North America, Asia and South America (US Gamer)



How many views have Minecraft YouTube videos had?



YouTubers have viewed Minecraft content 201 billion times in 2020 (Forbes)



How much revenue has Minecraft Marketplace made?



Minecraft Marketplace creators generated $1 million in revenue in just two months (VentureBeat)



How many times has Minecraft Earth been downloaded?



Minecraft Earth hit 2.5 million downloads in its first year (Pocket Gamer)









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