{"id":1592009,"date":"2026-05-29T23:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frE7DGqqmE23SdgcKTaETQ"},"modified":"2026-05-29T23:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T23:57:16","slug":"the-witcher-3-sold-another-5-million-copies-over-the-last-year-this-cements-its-place-among-the-best-selling-videogames-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-witcher-3-sold-another-5-million-copies-over-the-last-year-this-cements-its-place-among-the-best-selling-videogames-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 3 sold another 5 million copies over the last year: &#8216;This cements its place among the best-selling videogames in history&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a nice little bit of trivia to carry you into your weekend: Amidst all the hullabaloo about the surprise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt\/\">Witcher 3<\/a> expansion Songs of the Past that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-witcher\/cd-projekt-confirms-its-working-on-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-expansion-after-accidentally-leaking-it-on-its-own-storefront\/\">announced earlier this week<\/a>, CD Projekt also revealed that Geralt&#8217;s big(gest) adventure has now surpassed 65 million copies sold.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which recently celebrated its 11th anniversary, has just crossed another spectacular sales threshold: 65 million copies,&#8221; CD Projekt chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said in the studio&#8217;s financial results commentary. &#8220;This cements its place among the best-selling videogames in history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7HHLSZDldMI?start=98\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And indeed it does: Over on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_best-selling_video_games\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia<\/a> (which, for the record, notes that its ranking &#8220;may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness&#8221; but is nonetheless, in my opinion, representative of the big picture situation), The Witcher 3 is now cited as the eighth best-selling videogame of all time. behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/survival-crafting\/terraria-devs-reveal-the-games-average-playtime-on-pc-is-over-100-hours-as-it-passes-70-million-copies-sold\/\">Terraria&#8217;s 70 million copies sold<\/a>, and ahead of Super Mario Bros. at 58 million.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s still a long way from the true kings of the castle\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/tetris\/\">Tetris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/minecraft\/\">Minecraft<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/grand-theft-auto-5\/\">Grand Theft Auto 5<\/a>\u2014but it&#8217;s still a hell of an accomplishment by any measure, and especially for a game that emerged from an unlikely partnership between an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-witcher\/cd-projekt-red-was-considered-the-ugly-child-of-cd-projekt-as-a-whole-before-the-first-witcher-became-a-hit-they-will-never-earn-any-money-here\/\">unknown game studio<\/a> and an equally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-witcher\/witcher-creator-andrzej-sapkowski-gets-gold-polish-culture-medal-accepts-it-with-face-like-hes-just-had-his-switch-2-pre-order-cancelled\/\">obscure fantasy author<\/a>\u2014both from the not-exactly-a-gaming-hotbed (at the time) country of Poland.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the accomplishment even more notable is the relentlessness of its advance. The Witcher 3 hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-3-has-sold-more-than-20-million-copies\/\">20 million copies sold<\/a> in 2019, four years after its release\u2014an average of five million copies per year. Four years after that, it achieved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-3-has-sold-50-million-copies\/\">50 million copies<\/a>, running the average up to a little over six million per year since launch. In 2025 it hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/the-witcher-3-is-getting-one-more-patch-that-will-add-cross-platform-mod-support\/\">60 million copies sold<\/a>\u2014another five million per year out the door\u2014and now, one year later, five million more copies are in the book.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3251px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.23%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mCuFXuQpvX7AVjuq4eu5Kk\" name=\"w3\" alt=\"Image of Geralt and Ciri next to text: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65 million copies sold\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-witcher-3-sold-another-5-million-copies-over-the-last-year-this-cements-its-place-among-the-best-selling-videogames-in-history.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3251\" height=\"1828\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the-witcher-3-sold-another-5-million-copies-over-the-last-year-this-cements-its-place-among-the-best-selling-videogames-in-history.png' target='_blank' class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: CD Projekt)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s extremely quick and dirty math (the only kind I&#8217;m good at) but the picture it paints is clear: The Witcher 3 has not just a very long tail, but also a remarkably steady one. The cynic in me can&#8217;t help but think Songs of the Past is a sign that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-witcher-4\/\">The Witcher 4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/cyberpunk-2-which-is-now-officially-called-cyberpunk-2-has-entered-pre-production-but-dont-expect-it-out-before-2030\/\">Cyberpunk 2<\/a> are a lot further off than we like to think and CD Projekt needs something to bridge the gap, but at the same time there&#8217;s no denying that year over year over <em>year<\/em>, The Witcher 3 continues to be a hit videogame. Given that persistent interest, why <em>not <\/em>make more?<\/p>\n<p>I imagine we&#8217;ll see another notable sales bump in 2027, assuming CD Projekt is able to get the Songs of the Past expansion out on that schedule. Also note, though, that the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-witcher\/proper-big-the-witcher-3s-new-expansion-will-be-closer-to-blood-and-wine-in-scope\/\">teased even more new content<\/a> coming this year\u2014there may be even more life left in Geralt than we expect.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-eMVG3W\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/eMVG3W.js\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"9f5584a2-1bd5-4f9c-9e31-e474966fb107\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" 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&#8220;The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which recently celebrated its 11th anniversary, has just crossed another spectacular sales threshold: 65 million copies,&#8221; CD Projekt chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said in the studio&#8217;s financial results commentary. &#8220;This cements its place among the best-selling videogames in history.&#8221; And indeed it does: Over on Wikipedia (which, for the record, notes that its ranking &#8220;may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness&#8221; but is nonetheless, in my opinion, representative&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-witcher-3-sold-another-5-million-copies-over-the-last-year-this-cements-its-place-among-the-best-selling-videogames-in-history\/\">Read 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