Sophie Blake
What is Minecraft?
Minecraft is a sandbox game developed by Swedish developer Markus Alexej Persson, published by Mojang in 2011 and acquired by Microsoft in 2014. The sandbox video game was inspired by Dwarf Fortress, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Dungeon Keeper and Infiniminer games. It was programmed in one week and published on the TIGSource forums before the public release on May 16, 2009. It gained considerable popularity among players from this forum.
Minecraft allows you to build various designs with blocks in 3-dimensional voxel graphics. In the gameplay, you can also battle mobs, construct shelter, and explore the landscape. The game also provides multiplayer mode to build together and search together.
In this article, we will share the most up-to-date revenue and player statistics of Minecraft, which is the leader in the world’s most popular games.
Minecraft Revenue Statistics
Minecraft developer Mojang was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 million.
- Minecraft’s mobile edition saw a major revenue milestone on April 12, 2025, pulling in an impressive $969,000 in player spending — its strongest single-day performance in over three years. The data, sourced from AppMagic, marks the mobile game’s most lucrative day since December 25, 2021, signaling a resurgence in player engagement and in-game purchases this month. Minecraft’s mobile edition has launched into 2025 with its strongest quarterly performance since early 2022. Between January and March, the game raked in $42.3 million in player spending — a 19% increase compared to the previous quarter and a 34% jump from the same period last year.
- Minecraft has achieved remarkable sales of 300 million copies since it first emerged onto the gaming scene about fifteen years ago, the company announced during Minecraft Live 2023.
- In 2024, the mobile version of the popular sandbox video game Minecraft generated $98.02 million in global in-app purchase revenues. (Statista)
| Year | Minecraft Revenue on Mobile |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $98.02 million |
| 2023 | $80.58 million |
| 2022 | $102.6 million |
| 2021 | $157.65 million |
| 2020 | $142.6 million |
| 2019 | $110.98 million |
| 2018 | $110 million |
| 2017 | $100 million |
| 2016 | $85 million |
| 2015 | $55 million |
| 2014 | $45 million |
| 2013 | $33 million |
| 2012 | $21 million |
- The estimated 2024 Minecraft revenue was $220 million.
| Year | Minecraft Annual Revenue |
| 2024 | $220 million |
| 2023 | $250 million |
| 2022 | $315 million |
| 2021 | $380 million |
| 2020 | $415 million |
| 2019 | $375 million |
| 2018 | $500 million |
| 2017 | $370 million |
| 2016 | $420 million |
| 2015 | $350 million |
| 2014 | $165 million |
| 2013 | $326 million |
| 2012 | $211 million |
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Minecraft Player Stats
33.8 million hours watched of Minecraft on Twitch worldwide in January 2025.
In January 2025, Minecraft events on Twitch were watched by an average of 45.6 thousand viewers.
As of August 2021, Minecraft amassed 141 million active players worldwide.
In fiscal year 2022, Minecraft reached 90 million monthly active users.
| Minecraft Monthly Active Users | |
| 2024 | 204.33 million |
| 2023 | 172 million |
| 2022 | 170 million |
| 2021 | 144 million |
| 2020 | 131 million |
| 2019 | 91 million |
| 2018 | 75 million |
| 2017 | 55 million |
| 2016 | 40 million |
- Minecraft videos were viewed 201 billion times on YouTube in 2020, making it the subject of the most YouTube conversation.
- In April 2020, Minecraft increased the number of new players by 25% and it also saw a 40% increase in multiplayer sessions.
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