Minecraft Still Incredibly Popular As Sales Top 200 Million And 126 Million Players Play Monthly

Minecraft sales have officially topped 200 million, with 126 million people playing the game each month. Microsoft has released the latest sales figures at the same time that Mojang Studios celebrates eleven years since the first Minecraft beta build was released.

Microsoft also noticed a significant increase in Minecraft usage during this epidemic. Minecraft has seen an increase of 25 percent in new users in the last month, and a 40 percent increase in multiplayer sessions.

In 2016, Minecraft sales topped 100,000,000, and the game hasn't slowed down. An increase in YouTubers' enthusiasm and nostalgic gamers resulted in Minecraft remain king of YouTube viewership stats last year. Games

Microsoft acquired Minecraft maker Mojang nearly six years ago for $2.5 billion, and at the time, it was selling more than 50 million copies across PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and various other platforms. Microsoft made a smart acquisition. The game's astounding sales growth and momentum have kept players coming back for several years.

Minecraft began as a home-based project. It was initially made available as an Java applet via an online forum. The game was soon adopted by a large number of gamers who fell in love with the idea, which allowed players to create and build structures using blocks. It has been shared with millions of players by forming a huge community of gamers who share Minecraft tricks and replicas of objects. Pyramids Games