The Witcher 3 Surpasses 50 Million Copies Sold
CD Projekt Red has announced that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has reached 50 million copies sold worldwide. This was revealed during the company's recent Q1 2023 earning call, led by CEO and president Adam Kiciński.
“I’m very proud to say that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hit 50 million copies sold. This, according to public data, ranks The Witcher 3 among the 10 best-selling video games of all time," Kiciński said.
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The Witcher 3 now sits ahead of Pokemon Yellow, Blue, and Red, which have sold over 47 million copies combined. For added context, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mario Kart 8 have sold 53 million copies each--a milestone that The Witcher 3 may reach at some point.
Along with this news, it was revealed that the Witcher trilogy has reached 75 million units sold combined across all three entries. The series started on PC with the first entry in 2007, while The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings came to PC as well as Xbox 360 in 2012. The Witcher 3 launched for PS4, Xbox One, and PC in 2015, before eventually coming to Nintendo Switch and the new generation including PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It experienced a renewed popularity following the premiere of the Netflix series.
The Witcher 4 (codenamed Polaris) is currently in development, but it likely won't launch until at least 2025. CD Projekt Red has multiple Witcher games in the works.
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