Microsoft revealed updated metrics for Minecraft today, reporting more than 200 million unit sales and 126 million monthly active users.
The game has proven popular particularly during the pandemic, with a 25% increase in new players last month and 40% increase in multiplayer sessions, The Verge reported. Microsoft made Minecraft: Education Edition free to educators with an Office 365 Education account back in March.
Microsoft bought Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.
$2.5 billion seems awfully cheap todayhttps://t.co/NHaRbX8MJY
— Jason ✨BeKind✨ Lemkin (@jasonlk) May 18, 2020
Minecraft celebrated its 11th birthday on Sunday by updating its logo and name, Mojang Studios, which “unifies our dual studios in Redmond and Stockholm,” Microsoft said in a blog post.
