List of highest-grossing video game franchises

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This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises that have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue.

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At least $10 billion

FranchiseYear of inceptionLifetime revenueRevenue breakdown (est.)Franchise owner(s)Original platform(s)Original genre(s)
Call of Duty 2003est. $18.132 billion (as of 2019) Activision PC Shooter
(FPS)
Dungeon Fighter Online
(DFO)		2005 $15 billion (as of 2020) [5] Neople (Nexon)
Tencent 		PC Beat 'em up
Action RPG
MMORPG
Mario 1981est. $14.349 billion (as of 2019) Nintendo Arcade Platformer
(2D platformer)
Pac-Man 1980est. $14.107 billion (as of 2016) Bandai Namco Entertainment Arcade Action
(Maze)
Space Invaders 1978est. $13.93 billion (as of 2016) Taito
(Square Enix)		ArcadeShooter
(Shoot 'em up)
Wii series 2006est. $12.33 billion (as of 2017) Nintendo Wii Simulation
(Sports)
Exergaming
CrossFire 2007est. $12 billion (as of 2019) Smilegate
Tencent 		PCShooter
(FPS)
Tactical shooter
FIFA 1993est. $11.479 billion (as of 2019) Electronic Arts Sega Mega Drive Sports
(Association football)
Warcraft 1994est. $11.026 billion (as of 2018) Blizzard Entertainment PC Strategy
(RTS)

MMORPG

Street Fighter II 1991est. $10.61 billion (as of 2017) Capcom Arcade Fighting
(2D fighting)
Lineage 1998est. $10.339 billion (as of 2020) NCSoft PC
Mac 		RPG
(MMORPG)
League of Legends
(LoL)		2009est. $10.098 billion (as of 2019) Riot Games (Tencent)PC
Mac 		Strategy
(MOBA)

At least $5 billion

FranchiseYear of inceptionLifetime revenueRevenue breakdown (est.)Franchise owner(s)Original platform(s)Original genre(s)
Grand Theft Auto
(GTA)		1997est. $9.986 billion (as of 2019) Rockstar Games PC Action-adventure
Monster Strike 2013est. $7.2 billion (as of 2019) Mixi Mobile Puzzle
(Physics)
JRPG
Puzzle & Dragons 2012est. $7 billion (as of 2019) GungHo Online Entertainment MobilePuzzle
(Tile-matching)
JRPG
Candy Crush 2012est. $7.768 billion (as of 2020) King Browser Puzzle
(Tile-matching)
Honor of Kings
( Arena of Valor )		2015est. $7.594 billion (as of 2020) Tencent Games Mobile Strategy
(MOBA)
Clash of Clans 2012est. $7 billion (as of 2020) [45] Supercell (Tencent)Mobile Strategy
Westward Journey 2001est. $6.524 billion (as of 2018) NetEase PCRPG
(MMORPG)
Dragon Quest
(mobile/arcade games)		2007est. $1.051 billion (as of 2019) Square Enix Arcade RPG
(JRPG)
Sonic the Hedgehog 1991est. $5 billion (as of 2019) Sega Sega Mega DrivePlatformer
(2D platformer)
Star Wars 1982est. $5 billion (as of 2020) Lucasfilm
LucasArts 		Atari 2600 Shooter
(Shoot 'em up)
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
(PUBG)		2017est. $5.914 billion (as of 2020) Bluehole
Tencent 		PC Battle royale
Donkey Kong 1981est. $4.445 billion (as of 2019) Nintendo Arcade Platformer
(2D platformer)
Madden NFL 1988 $4 billion (as of 2013) [57] Electronic Arts Apple II Sports
(American football)
The Sims 2000 $4 billion (as of 2019) [58] Electronic Arts PCSimulation
(Life simulation)
Halo 2001est. $5 billion (as of 2015)
(including console bundles) [60] 		Microsoft Xbox Shooter
(FPS)

At least $2 billion

FranchiseYear of inceptionLifetime revenueRevenue breakdown (est.)Franchise owner(s)Original platform(s)Original genre(s)
Fortnite 2017est. $4.582 billion (as of 2020)
  • 2017–2018 – $2.489 billion [lower-alpha 27]
  • 2019 – $1.8 billion [9]
  • 2020 (January–August) – $293 million (mobile) [62]
Epic Games PS4
Xbox One
PC 		Battle royale
Need for Speed (NFS)1994$4 billion (as of 2014) [63] Electronic Arts 3DO Racing
(Arcade)
Gran Turismo 1997$4 billion (as of 2017) [64] Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation Racing
(Simulation)
Assassin's Creed 2007 $4 billion (as of 2016) [65] Ubisoft PlayStation 3
Xbox 360 		Action-adventure
(Stealth)
Skylanders 2011est. $3.5 billion (as of 2017) [66]
(including all media)		 Activision Wii Platformer
(3D platformer)
Clash Royale 2016est. $3 billion (as of 2020) [45] Supercell (Tencent) Mobile Strategy
(RTS)
MapleStory 2003est. $2.981 billion (as of 2018)

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Nexon 		PCRPG
(MMORPG)
Overwatch 2016est. $2.557 billion (as of 2020) Blizzard Entertainment PS4 / Xbox One / PCShooter (FPS)
Fate 2004est. $2.031 billion (as of 2020) Type-Moon
Aniplex
(Sony Music Entertainment Japan)		 PC Adventure
(Visual novel)
Tom Clancy's 1987est. $2.029 billion (as of 2019) Ubisoft WiiAction
NBA Jam 1993$2 billion (as of 2010) [74] Midway Games Arcade Sports
(Basketball)
Lego 1995$2 billion (as of 2014) [75] The Lego Group Sega Pico Educational
Guitar Hero 2005$2 billion (as of 2010) [76] Activision PlayStation 2 Music
(Rhythm)
Watch Dogs 2014$2 billion (as of 2020) [77] Ubisoft Multi-platformAction-adventure

At least $1 billion

FranchiseYear of inceptionLifetime revenueRevenue breakdown (est.)Franchise owner(s)Original platform(s)Original genre(s)
One Piece 2000est. $1.707 billion (as of 2019) Bandai Namco Entertainment WonderSwan Strategy RPG
(Turn-based)
Black Desert Online 2015 $1.7 billion (as of 2020) [85] Kakao Games PCRPG
(MMORPG)
Final Fantasy
(online games)		2002est. $1.655 billion (as of 2019) Square Enix NES RPG
(JRPG)
Spider-Man 1982est. $1.65 billion (as of 2018) Marvel Entertainment
Sony 		Atari 2600 Action
Mortal Kombat 1992est. $1.624 billion (as of 2006) Warner Bros. Interactive Arcade Fighting
(2D fighting)
Harry Potter 2001est. $1.555 billion (as of 2018) Electronic Arts
Warner Bros. Interactive 		Game Boy
PlayStation
PC		Action-adventure
Disney Tsum Tsum 2014 $1.5 billion (as of 2019) [98] Line Corporation
The Walt Disney Company 		Mobile Puzzle
Fallout 1997est. $1.45 billion (as of 2019) ZeniMax Media PC RPG
(Turn-based)
The Legend of Zelda
(Zelda no Densetsu)		1986est. $1.407 billion (as of 2019) Nintendo Famicom Disk System Action-adventure
Resident Evil
(Biohazard)		1996est. $1.4 billion (as of 2011) [104] Capcom PlayStationAction-adventure
(Survival horror)
Red Dead 2004est. $1.4 billion (as of 2020) Rockstar Games PlayStation 2 / Xbox Action-adventure
The Elder Scrolls 1994est. $1.391 billion (as of 2020) ZeniMax Media PCRPG
(Action RPG)
Counter-Strike 2000est. $1.233 billion (as of 2018) Valve PS3 / Xbox 360 / PCShooter
(FPS)
Power Pros (Pro Yakyū)1994est. $1.159 billion (as of 2019) Konami Super Famicom Sports
(Baseball)
Dota 2003est. $1.035 billion (as of 2019)ValvePCStrategy
(MOBA)
Angry Birds 2009est. $1.001 billion (as of 2019)
(including films)		 Rovio Entertainment MobilePuzzle
(Physics)
Defender 1981$1 billion (as of 2001) [115] Williams Electronics ArcadeShooter
(Shoot 'em up)
Tomb Raider 1996 $1 billion (as of 2012) [116] Square Enix Sega Saturn Platformer
(Puzzle-platform)
Action-adventure
Diablo 1996$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] Blizzard Entertainment PCRPG
(Action RPG)
StarCraft 1998$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] Blizzard Entertainment PCStrategy (RTS)
RuneScape 2001$1 billion (as of 2018) [117] Jagex PCMassively multiplayer online role-playing game
Forza 2005$1 billion (as of 2017) [118] Microsoft Studios XboxRacing
(Simulation)
Gears of War 2006$1 billion (as of 2011) [119] Microsoft Studios Xbox 360Shooter (TPS)
Uncharted 2007$1 billion (as of 2016) [120] Sony PlayStation 3 Action-adventure
Shooter (TPS)
Borderlands 2009$1 billion (as of 2019) [121] 2K Games PlayStation 3
Xbox 360		RPG (Action RPG)
Shooter (FPS)
Bubble Witch 2011$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] King Browser / Facebook Puzzle
Pet Rescue 2012$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] King Facebook Puzzle
Farm Heroes 2013$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] King MobilePuzzle
Destiny 2014$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] Bungie PlayStation / XboxShooter (FPS)
Heroes of the Storm 2015$1 billion (as of 2017) [29] Blizzard Entertainment PC / MacStrategy (MOBA)
Garena Free Fire 2017$1 billion (as of 2019) [122] Garena MobileBattle royale
Duke Nukem 1991$1 billion (as of 2001) [123] 3D Realms MS-DOSPlatformer

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Call of Duty (2017–2018)
  2. ↑ $8.7 billion up until 2016. [6] $1.6 billion in 2017. [7]
  3. ↑ Super Mario series:
  4. ↑ Mario Kart series:
  5. ↑ Other Mario games:
  6. ↑ Other Pac-Man game sales in the United States:
  7. ↑ $1.1 billion in 2016. [24] $1.4 billion in 2017. [7]
  8. ↑ $1.3 billion in 2018. [4] $1.4 billion in 2019. [9]
  9. ↑ $145 million digital revenue in 2014. [26] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016. [27] $896 million in 2017. [7]
  10. ↑ $1.272 billion in 2018. [4] $1.29 billion in 2019. [9]
  11. ↑ $9.23 billion up until 2017. [19] $161 million in August 2018. [28]
  12. ↑ Hearthstone:
    • 2014–2017 – $1 billion [29]
    • 2018 – $600 million [30]
  13. ↑ See Lineage (series) § Revenue
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List
  15. ↑ $200 million as of 2012. [32] $624 million in 2013. [33] $946 million in 2014. [34] $1.628 billion in 2015. [35] $1.7 billion in 2016. [36]
  16. ↑ $2.1 billion in 2017. [7] $1.4 billion in 2018. [4]
  17. ↑ Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
    • Up until March 2005 – $2 billion [37]
    • November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641 [38]
    • November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328 [39]
  18. ↑ Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue between 2012 and 2018:
    • April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million [40]
    • September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion [41]
  19. ↑ Other Candy Crush games:
  20. ↑ $3.9 billion up until 2015. [16] Westward Journey Online II grossed $95 million during January–April 2016. [46]
  21. ↑ Fantasy Westward Journey mobile game grossed over $800 million in China by 2016, [47] $1.5 billion worldwide in 2017, [7] and $229 million during June–October 2018. [48]
  22. ↑ Dragon Quest mobile game revenue in Japan during 2017–2019 – ¥107.45 billion ($985.69 million)
    • 2017 – ¥29.6 billion [49]
    • 2018 – ¥25.06 billion [50]
    • 2019 – ¥52.79 billion [51]
  23. See Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road § Reception.
  24. ↑ Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road revenue:
  25. ↑ $3 billion up until July 2015. [53] $1 billion during August–December 2015. [54]
  26. ↑ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds premium digital sales on PC and consoles during 2018–2019:
    • 2018 – $1.028 billion [4]
    • 2019 – $288 million [9]
  27. ↑ Fortnite (2017–2018)
    • 2017 – $89 million [61]
    • 2018 – $2.4 billion [4]
  28. $326 million in 2013. $240 million in 2014. $253 million in 2015. $83 million in 2016.<ref name='superdata2016'> "The MMO & MOBA Games Market Report, 2016". SuperData Research. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  29. ↑ MapleStory PC revenue:
  30. ↑ Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017, [69] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019. [70] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
  31. ↑ Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20m each, 8 teams for $50m each, a $90 million, two-year Twitch deal, and its two-year deals with HP Omen and Intel are worth $17 million and $10 million. Sponsorship deals are incomplete.
  32. ↑ One Piece video game revenue:
    • Between 2008 and March 2012 – ¥31,500,000,000 ($394,786,314)
      • Bandai Namco's One Piece video game revenue from April 2008 to March 2012 – ¥31.5 billion [78] [79]
    • Bandai Namco's One Piece video game revenue between April 2012 and December 2018 – $1.312 billion
      • April 2012 to March 2014 – ¥47.7 billion ($471 million) [80]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥49.5 billion ($454 million) [81] [82]
      • April 2018 to December 2019 – ¥43.4 billion ($398 million) [83] [84]
  33. ↑ Final Fantasy spin-off sales:
    • Final Fantasy mobile game revenue in Japan during 2017 – ¥28.8 billion [49] ($264 million)
    • Final Fantasy mobile game revenue in Japan (excluding A New Empire) during 2018 – ¥21.93 billion ($201 million) [50]
    • Final Fantasy Brave Exvius English revenue during April 2018 and June–October 2018 – $31 million (including $9 million on the App Store, [88] and $22 million on Google Play) [89]
    • Final Fantasy mobile game revenue in Japan (excluding A New Empire) during 2019 – ¥10.6 billion ($97 million) [51]
  34. ↑ Fallout spin-offs:
  35. ↑ The Legend of Zelda Virtual Console digital sales:
  36. ↑ Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million. [112] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million. [113]

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