Minecraft crosses the 350 million copies sold mark
Microsoft confirms that Mojang’s game remains, fifteen years after launch, the best-selling video game in history across all platforms.
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Microsoft has confirmed Minecraft has crossed 350 million copies sold, cementing its place as the best-selling video game of all time, fifteen years after its original alpha release.
A creative community that never slows down
Community-made mods and custom maps keep fueling a large share of the game’s ongoing interest, long after Mojang’s own native content would naturally run dry.
The education success story, an underrated driver
Minecraft: Education Edition, used in tens of thousands of schools worldwide, accounts for a significant and often-overlooked share of that impressive sales figure.
Verdict
A record that’s a reminder: a simple, well-executed concept left open to player creativity can cross generations without aging a day.
