# What is the number one game in the world?

> By sales, Minecraft is number one with over 300 million copies sold; by daily players, Roblox, Fortnite and mobile hits compete for the top.

It depends on how you measure. By copies sold, **Minecraft** is the number one game in the world, with more than 300 million copies sold across all platforms. By people playing right now, the top spots belong to free-to-play platforms and games such as **Roblox**, **Fortnite** and big mobile titles. **Grand Theft Auto V**, with more than 200 million copies sold, is second among single games; Tetris has sold even more if you add up all its versions.

## Best-selling games of all time

1. **Minecraft:** over 300 million copies.
2. **Grand Theft Auto V:** over 200 million copies across three console generations and PC.
3. **Tetris:** counted together across versions, it has sold hundreds of millions, but it's split across many editions.
4. Other giants include Wii Sports, PUBG: Battlegrounds, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Red Dead Redemption 2.

## Most-played right now

- **Roblox:** a platform of user-made games with tens of millions of daily users, mostly young.
- **Fortnite:** a free battle royale and creative platform.
- **Minecraft:** still one of the most-played games every month.
- **Counter-Strike 2 and Dota 2:** the biggest games on Steam by concurrent players.
- **Mobile games:** titles like PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Candy Crush Saga have enormous audiences, especially in Asia.

## Most watched

On Twitch and YouTube, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, Valorant, GTA V roleplay and Minecraft regularly sit near the top, and League of Legends' world championship is among the most-watched esports events.

## Highest-rated by critics

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is famous for holding the highest Metacritic score. Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Galaxy, GTA IV and V and Red Dead Redemption 2 are also near the top.

## How to find the current No. 1

- Steam's official charts for PC player counts.
- Monthly sales charts published by market research firms for each region.
- Twitch's directory sorted by viewers for what people are watching.

Each of these measures something different, so a game can be No. 1 on one list and nowhere on another.

## FAQ

**What's more popular, CS or Fortnite?**
Fortnite has more total players across consoles and mobile; Counter-Strike 2 usually has more concurrent players on Steam, where Fortnite isn't sold.

**What are the 10 best video games in the world?**
There's no official list, but critics often name The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild, Super Mario 64, Tetris, The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, Half-Life 2, Minecraft, Elden Ring and The Last of Us.

**What is the hardest game in the world?**
There's no official answer; Dark Souls, Sekiro, Ghosts 'n Goblins and Getting Over It are common picks.

**What is the most demanding PC game?**
It changes with each new release. Heavily path-traced games such as Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing set to maximum push even top graphics cards.

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