Best-Selling Video Game Series of All Time: Minecraft Leads Franchises, Mario Tops If Counting All Spin-offs

Minecraft is the best-selling video game **series/franchise** with **over 300 million copies sold** (all editions combined: Java, Bedrock, Education, China, Dungeons, Legends).

Franchise Sales Leaders (Estimated Lifetime Units)

1. Minecraft – 300M+ (Single IP, Microsoft)
2. Mario – 800M+ (Franchise total: Mainline, Kart, Party, Sports, RPG, Mobile). Super Mario Bros. alone: 58M.
3. Pokémon – 480M+ (Main series + spin-offs + Legends/Arceus/GO revenue units).
4. Tetris – 520M+ (Paid mobile/EA + licensed ports; hard to verify exact).
5. Call of Duty – 450M+ (Premium annual releases + Warzone/F2P registered users).
6. Grand Theft Auto – 410M+ (GTA V 200M+ dominates).
7. FIFA / EA Sports FC – 325M+ (Annualized).
8. Lego Games (TT Games) – 200M+.
9. The Sims – 200M+.
10. Final Fantasy – 185M+.

Critical Distinction

• Single Game: Minecraft #1 (300M), GTA V #2 (200M), Tetris (paid) #3.
• Franchise/Series: Mario #1 (800M+), Pokémon #2 (480M+), Tetris (all) #3.

Minecraft uniquely sits at #1 for *both* "single game" and "franchise" because it effectively *is* the franchise (spin-offs are minor).