Here are a few of the most interesting Madden Football statis I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Madden Football Facts

• Madden Football website: www.easports.com/madden-nfl
• Year Madden Football was first released: 1988
• Madden Football headquarters: New York, NY
• Madden Football creators: John Madden, Trip Hawkins, Joe Ybarra, Robin Antonick
• Madden Football publisher: EA Sports
• Platform that Madden Football made its debut on: Apple II

Madden Football Stats

Number of Madden NFL players all time:

75 million players

Last updated 8/24/17

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Number of copies of Madden Football that have been sold  all time:

130 million copies

Last updated 8/15/18

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Number of times Madden games have been installed on mobile devices:

73 million

Last updated 8/15/18

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Amount that the Madden franchise has generated in sales:

$3 billion

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Average number of copies of Madden Football sold each week:

2 million

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Reported amount that John Madden earns annually for his Madden Football endorsement:

$2 million to $3 million

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Number of Madden NFL releases to date:

34 games

Last updated 8/24/17

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Amount of the 2017 Madden NFL Championship purse:

$1.15 million

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Madden NFL 19 was the best selling video game of August 2018.

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Madden NFL 19 sold an estimated 788,000 copies in its first week.

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Percentage of Madden NFL 19 first week sales that were made in the US:

73%

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Percentage of Madden NFL 19 first week sales that were PlayStation 4 copies:

62%

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Percentage of Madden NFL 19 first week sales that were Xbox One copies:

38%

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Number of people that viewed the Madden NFL 19 Bowl:

2.5 million

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List of Players on the Madden Cover Through the Years:

• Madden 99 – Garrison Hearst
• Madden 2000 – Barry Sanders
• Madden 2001 – Eddie George
• Madden 2002 – Daunte Culpepper
• Madden 2003 – Marshall Faulk
• Madden 2004 – Michael Vick
• Madden 2005 – Ray Lewis
• Madden 06 – Donovan McNabb
• Madden 07 – Shaun Alexander
• Madden 08 – Vince Young
• Madden 09 – Brett Favre
• Madden 10 – Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald
• Madden 11 – Drew Brees
• Madden 12 – Peyton Hillis
• Madden 13 – Calvin Johnson
• Madden 25 – Adrian Peterson
• Madden 15 – Richard Sherman
• Madden 16 – Odell Beckham Jr
• Madden 17 – Rob Gronkowski
• Madden 18 – Tom Brady
• Madden 19 – Antonio Brown