Minecraft Player Count and Stats (2023)

Minecraft Player Count and Other Stats

Are you curious about the current player count in Minecraft? Look no further! Our research has uncovered some of the most interesting statistics and facts about the game, including the number of players currently active.

Since its launch in 2011, Minecraft has amassed a dedicated player base, thanks to its unique blend of video game and educational elements. In fact, the game has 250 million registered users and earned its developer, Mojang, a whopping $2.5 billion from tech giant Microsoft in 2014.

See also: Amazing Minecraft Products You Can Actually Buy.

I recently sat down to see what Minecraft statistics and facts I could dig up. With that many users, there is much about the game that can be measured. Below are the results of some pretty intense research. I hope you find these stats helpful!

Minecraft Player Count by Year:

Here’s a breakdown of the game’s annual monthly active user count, illustrating the steady growth in player count over the years:

Year	Number of players (MAU)
2011	10 million
2012	20 million
2013	24 million
2016	40 million
2017	55 million
2018	91 million
2019	112 million
2020	131 million
2021	141 million
2022	173 million

 

Minecraft demographics and player activity

How many people play Minecraft Earth?

18 million downloads globally so far

Last updated 1/6/21

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Number of copies of Minecraft that have been sold:

200 million games sold

Last updated 12/15/21

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Number of Minecraft copies sold in China:

100 million

Last updated 5/22/18

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Number of Minecraft users in China:

close to 300 million registered users

Last updated 11/11/19

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Number of Minecraft players in Japan:

1.145 million games sold

Last updated 1/20/20

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Minecraft was the first Microsoft game to sell 1 million copies in Japan.

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Number of copies that Minecraft has been sold for PC and Mac:

30 million

Last updated 4/3/19

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Number of Minecraft copies sold in Antarctica:

4

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Amount of time Chinese Minecraft players have spent in the game:

400,000 years worth

Last updated 11/11/19

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Average age of a Minecraft player:

24 years old

Last updated 9/26/19

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Monthly downloads from the Minecraft Marketplace:

10 million

Last updated 8/27/19

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Number of items in the Minecraft marketplace:

1,000

Last updated 3/12/19

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Number of Minecraft marketplace creators:

60

Last updated 3/12/19

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Number of Minecraft content views on YouTube all time:

1 trillion views / 30,000 years of content

Last updated 12/15/21

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Number of Minecraft employees:

80 employees

Last updated 2/8/17

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Number of Minecraft: Education Edition users:

35 million students and teachers

Last updated 3/25/20

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Number of countries with Minecraft: Education Edition users:

115 countries

Last updated 3/25/20

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Number of lesson plans included in Minecraft: Education Edition:

250 lessons

Last updated 11/14/17

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Number of Minecraft Hour of Code sessions to date:

70 million

Last updated 11/14/17

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Total views of Minecraft videos on YouTube in 2020:

201 billion total views (most of all video games)

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Total views of Minecraft videos on YouTube in 2019:

100 billion total views

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Increase in new Minecraft players during the coronavirus pandemic:

25% increase

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Minecraft revenue and player spending habits

Not only are millions of people playing Minecraft and building their happy places, they are also making in-game purchases. Here is a rundown of what we know about how much money Minecraft makes.

Total amount of Minecraft mobile revenue:

$500 million

Last updated 2/14/19

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Amount that Minecraft earth earned in its launch week:

$93,000

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Total Minecraft Earth lifetime revenue:

$498,000

Last updated 1/6/21

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Amount Microsoft paid for Minecraft:

$2.5 billion

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Minecraft Description

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armor to fend off the dangerous mobs. (source)

Minecraft News

Here are all the most recent Minecraft news articles. We update game news daily, as it breaks, so be sure to check back often for the latest.

• The Minecraft movie will release in 2025, 4/5/23
• Minecraft is getting a Dungeons & Dragons collaboration, 3/29/23
• Minecraft 1.20 Update is now the Trails & Tales Update, 3/3/23
• Minecraft Adds Mega Man X DLC, 2/21/23
• Minecraft 1.20 update release date speculation and new features, 10/17/22