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January 12 2011 marked the milestone of one million Minecraft accounts registered; the wave of hype, and Minecraft’s core of accessibility and simplicity, saw 10 million accounts registered just 6 months later.

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This was a hot property, and it was time for it to spread its net even further.

When was Minecraft most popular?

Minecraft peaked in 2018, finishing the year with $500 million in global annual revenue. Game sales dropped to $375M in 2019 but increased again in 2020 to a total of $415M.

The pandemic again seemed to be the biggest reason that Minecraft was able to increase revenue in 2020.

When did Minecraft start gaining popularity?

Golden Age: Due to the increased presence of Minecraft on Youtube, many people gained interest of the game.

Minecraft officially released the full version of the game in November 2011 and it only skyrocketed from there. Minecraft merch and references were inescapable in this period.

How popular was Minecraft 2011?

In January 2011, the game had achieved 1 million sales.

In May 2011, the mobile version, Minecraft: Pocket Edition is

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