Best-Selling Video Games (1985–2026) | The Battle for #1

41 years. 10 places. One crown. Watch gaming’s biggest sellers race through history, from Super Mario Bros. and Tetris to Wii Sports, Minecraft and GTA V. This animated bar chart race follows cumulative worldwide copies sold from September 1985 to October 2026. See Nintendo classics rise, GTA: San Andreas enter the chart, and Minecraft and GTA V climb through the ranks. Which game defined your childhood — and where does it finish?