Microsoft Reveals ‘Minecraft’ Has An Astonishing 112 Million Monthly Players

guest · Sep 14, 2019

Microsoft Reveals ‘Minecraft’ Has An Astonishing 112 Million Monthly Players
September 14, 2019
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...s-an-astonishing-112-million-monthly-players/

It’s been pretty clear to anyone paying attention that Minecraft has been seeing a resurgence lately, but now we actually can quantify that to some degree.

This week, Microsoft has told Business Insider that Minecraft has rocketed to 112 million monthly players, a 20 million increase over the last time they reported those figures in October 2018. This is a game that is now a decade old, and more relevant than ever.
Minecraft’s rise is even more impressive considering that on most platforms, it isn’t actually free [...]
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guest · May 18, 2020

Minecraft still incredibly popular as sales top 200 million and 126 million play monthly
Minecraft continues to grow despite being 11 years old
May 18, 2020
https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262045/minecraft-sales-monthly-players-statistics-youtube

Minecraft sales have officially topped 200 million, with 126 million people playing the game monthly. Microsoft is detailing the latest sales figures just as Mojang Studios celebrates 11 years since the first Minecraft alpha build was originally released.

Microsoft has also seen a big increase in Minecraft usage during the pandemic. Minecraft saw a 25 percent increase in new players last month and a 40 percent spike in multiplayer sessions.
Minecraft sales previously topped 100 million back in 2016, and the game hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down.
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Minecraft started off life as a bedroom project, distributed initially as a Java applet on a web forum. The game quickly captured the imagination of thousands of gamers who loved the indie game’s concept of allowing players to shape an environment by crafting and building constructions out of blocks.
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Microsoft: Minecraft: Connecting More Players Than Ever Before

In these extraordinary times, we’re reminded more than ever before of the important role games like Minecraft can play in providing an escape from the day-to-day and fostering social connections between friends and families. When schools and businesses first started closing their doors due to COVID-19, we started thinking about the different ways we could help support the Minecraft community.

We are humbled that there have now been more than 200 million copies of Minecraft sold to date, and 126 million people are now playing Minecraft every month.
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