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Lemonly Minecraft's Popularity Over Time: The Top-Selling Single-Platform Video Game

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Since its official release in 2011, Minecraft has become the top-selling video game of all time. And while it's been a mainstay in gaming, its popularity has varied — new releases, awards, and a film franchise have all coincided with surges in the game's popularity.

In this microcontent, we visualized the Google Trends data on Minecraft, combined with key moments in the game's history that point to its prominence in pop culture.

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Sources: Argentics, ExitLag, Google Trends

Minecraft’s popularity over time

Google Trends data for the top-selling single-platform video game

  • 2009: First publicly available version released, “Classic”
  • 2011: Official release
  • 2012: Millions of playthrough videos on YouTube
  • 2014: Global brand recognition, purchased by Microsoft for $2.5 billion
  • 2019: Named the best video game of the 21st century by The Guardian
  • 2020: Inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame
  • 2021: Trillions of playthrough videos on YouTube
  • 2025: A Minecraft Movie was released 
  • 2026: Announced the sequel, A Minecraft Movie: Squared

Sources: Argentics, ExitLag, Google Trends

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