Best-selling racing games (2024)

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This is a list of the best selling racing games with at least 5 million in sales.

Games[]

  1. Mario Kart 8 - 47 million
  2. Mario Kart Wii - 36.60 million
  3. Mario Kart DS - 23.60 million
  4. Mario Kart 7 - 18.92 million
  5. Gran Turismo 4 - 17.83 million[1]
  6. Gran Turismo 5 - 17.3 million[1]
  7. Need for Speed: Most Wanted - 16 million[2]
  8. Need for Speed: Underground - 15 million[3]
  9. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - 14.89 million[1]
  10. Gran Turismo Sport - 12.977 million[4]
  12. Gran Turismo - 10.85 million[1]
  13. Test Drive Unlimited 2 - 9.94 million
  14. Mario Kart 64 - 9.87 million
  15. Gran Turismo 2 - 9.87 million[1]
  16. Super Mario Kart - 8.76 million
  17. Need for Speed: Underground 2 - 7 million
  18. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - 6.88 million
  19. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - 5.91 million
  20. Forza Horizon 3 - 5.88 million
  21. Gran Turismo 6 - 5.22 million[1]

Franchises[]

  1. Mario Kart - 152.03 million
  2. Need for Speed - 150 million
  3. Gran Turismo - 85.02 million
  4. Assetto Corsa - 28 million[5]
  5. Driver - 19 million[6]
  6. Midnight Club - 18.5 million[7]
  7. Forza - 16 million
  8. Burnout - 15 million[8]
  9. Test Drive - 13 million
  10. Asphalt - 10 million
  11. Colin McRae Rally - 10 million
  12. EA Sports NASCAR series - 9 million
  13. F-Zero - 5.86 million
  14. Twisted Metal - 5 million[9]
  15. V-Rally - 5 million

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20180226220432/www.polyphony.co.jp/products/
  2. ↑ https://news.softpedia.com/news/100-million-Need-for-Speed-Games-Have-Been-Sold-to-This-Day-125015.shtml
  3. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2015/6/17/8801245/need-for-speed-drive-how-you-want-future-new-game
  4. ↑ https://www.gtplanet.net/data-leak-reveals-gt-sport-sold-12-7-million-copies-generating-355m-in-revenue/
  5. ↑ https://exputer.com/news/games/assetto-corsa-28-million-units/
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140721012750/http://www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx
  7. ↑ https://seekingalpha.com/article/2216163-take-two-interactive-softwares-ttwo-ceo-strauss-zelnick-on-q4-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single
  8. ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/new-burnout-paradise-dlc-videos
  9. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090530214231/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2648184.html
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Best-selling racing games (2024)

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Super Mario Kart (1992)

Unless you count Grand Theft Auto V, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling racing game of all time, with more than 60 million copies sold between its first release on the ill-fated Wii U console and its second, infinitely more successful life on the Nintendo Switch.

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Super Mario Kart (1992)

Unless you count Grand Theft Auto V, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling racing game of all time, with more than 60 million copies sold between its first release on the ill-fated Wii U console and its second, infinitely more successful life on the Nintendo Switch.

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What is the No 1 racing game? ›

Currently, Drive Zone Online: Car Game is the top Indian racing Game in India.

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What is the highest selling game of all time? ›

Tetris. The best-selling video game of all time goes to the timeless classic known as Tetris. IGN says 520 million copies of Tetris have been sold, citing data from The Tetris Company.

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Is GTA V the most sold game? ›

GTA 5 is the second best-selling video game of all time with 175 million copies shipped.

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What are the top 3 selling games of all time? ›

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TitleSalesPublisher(s)
Minecraft300,000,000Mojang
Grand Theft Auto V195,000,000Rockstar Games
Tetris (EA)100,000,000Electronic Arts
Wii Sports82,900,000Nintendo
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What sports game sells the most? ›

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  • NBA 2K is the most popular sports video game in America.
  • Madden NFL places as the second most popular sports video game in America.
  • FIFA ranks as the third most popular sports video game in America, ahead of MLS the show and NHL video game.

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What is the most popular racing? ›

Formula One is hands down, the most popular form of auto racing in the world.

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Who is the best car racing game in the world? ›

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  • Daytona USA - Arcade (1993) ...
  • Burnout 3: Takedown - PlayStation 2, Xbox (2004) ...
  • Forza Horizon 4 – Xbox and PC (2018) ...
  • Out Run - Arcade (1986) ...
  • Super Mario Kart - SNES (1993) ...
  • Sega Rally Championship - Arcade (1994) ...
  • Gran Turismo - Sony PlayStation (1998)

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Which is the most downloaded game in the world? ›

The top games downloaded in 2022

Apptopia provides a list of the top 10 mobile games downloaded globally in 2022. With 304 million downloads, the classic Subway Surfers takes the top spot. Not too bad for a game that just celebrated its tenth birthday.

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What is the best selling video game in 2024? ›

In February 2024, Helldivers 2 was the top-selling video game in the United States based on dollar sales. Second-placed Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth was released in February 2024 and is the the second in a planned trilogy of games remaking the PlayStation 1 game Final Fantasy VII.

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What is the most profitable media product ever? ›

The highest-grossing entertainment product ever is a video game – Grand Theft Auto V. That means no single movie, book, music album has ever grossed as much. To date, about 175 million copies of GTA V have been sold. Minecraft has sold more copies (238 million) but comes nowhere close to GTA V's revenues.

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What is the second best selling video game of all time? ›

Of course Minecraft is on this list. It's the No. 2 best-selling game of all time. As of 2023, the game had sold more than 300 million copies, according to franchise owner Microsoft.

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What are the most successful games? ›

  • Tetris – 500 million+* Initial release date: June 6, 1984 (Elektronika 60, USSR)
  • Minecraft – 176 million+ ...
  • Grand Theft Auto V. ...
  • Wii Sports – 82.86 million. ...
  • Playerunknown's Battlegrounds – 50 million+ ...
  • Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow – 45 million+ ...
  • Super Mario Bros. ...
  • Mario Kart Wii – 37.14 million. ...
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Which racing game has the most players? ›

Concurrent Steam Users
  1. Grand Theft Auto V. 148,534. 149,711. 364,548. +
  2. Crab Game. 57,220. 69,937. 69,937. +
  3. Forza Horizon 5. 25,479. 26,061. 81,096. +
  4. Rocket League. 20,251. 33,714. 147,632. +
  5. BeamNG.drive. 20,035. 20,453. 26,844. +
  6. Assetto Corsa. 15,243. 16,367. 19,317. +
  7. OBS Studio. 14,910. 15,465. 16,184. +
  8. Forza Horizon 4. 11,861. 12,221. 40,399.

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Did Gran Turismo 7 sell well? ›

By March 26, 2023, 300,682 units of the game had been sold in Japan. In the United States, it set a franchise record with the highest-grossing launch month sales for a Gran Turismo title, despite ranking number two in its debut month (second only to Elden Ring).

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Is Forza or Gran Turismo better? ›

Still on the Circuit de Spa, Gran Turismo 7 wins again when it comes to overall track graphics. The crowd casts shadows in GT7, giving it a more realistic feel, but more importantly, the tarmac, ground, and grass look more advanced than in Motorsport by quite a margin.

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