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Minecraft

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96 articles stable

Minecraft has appeared in 96 articles since 2015-03. Coverage peaked in 2025Q2 with 4 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Microsoft, Apple, Roblox, Google.

Articles
96
mentions
Velocity
0.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
+0.750
velocity change
Sources
43
publications

Coverage Timeline

2024-08-19
MatthewBall.co 2 related

Since 2018, Roblox has grown rapidly and consistently and now has an estimated average of 80M+ daily and 380M+ monthly users, over 2x that of Steam or Minecraft

Everyone knows Roblox is huge.  But as COVID receded into memory, Roblox shifted from “new” to “familiar,” … X: @ballmatthew , @timsweeneyepic , and @ballmatthew . LinkedIn: Chris Heatherly Forums: Ha...

2023-10-17
The Verge 3 related

Mojang announces 300M+ copies of Minecraft sold in ~15 years; Rockstar's GTA V is the second best-selling game ever after reportedly selling ~185M in ~10 years

2023-10-16
The Verge 14 related

Mojang announces 300M+ copies of Minecraft sold in ~15 years; Rockstar's GTA V is the second best-selling game ever after reportedly selling ~185M in ~10 years

Today, it adds more down to that particular feather in its cap with the announcement that it has sold a staggering 300 million copies.

2020-05-19
The Verge 2 related

Microsoft says Minecraft has now topped 200M sales, up from 100M in 2016, with 126M monthly players; Minecraft saw a 25% increase in new players last month

Tom Warren / The Verge :

2020-05-18
The Verge 8 related

Microsoft says Minecraft has now topped 200M sales, up from 100M in 2016, with 126M monthly players; Minecraft saw a 25% increase in new players last month

Minecraft continues to grow despite being 11 years old  —  Minecraft sales have officially topped 200 million, with 126 million people playing the game monthly.

2017-01-06
Neowin 3 related

Minecraft has now sold over 25M copies on PC and Mac, six months after crossing the 100M sales mark across all platforms

Usama Jawad / Neowin :

2017-01-05
Neowin

Minecraft has now sold over 25M copies on PC and Mac, six months after crossing the 100M sales mark across all platforms

Usama Jawad / Neowin : Thanks: @usamajawad96

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TEXXR tracks 90 Techmeme articles mentioning Minecraft, dating back to March 2015. The biggest stories include Mojang Studios will not support or allow NFTs, as they “create models of scarcity and... and A vulnerability in the Apache log4j Java logging library allows for remote code.... Frequently covered alongside Microsoft, Roblox, GitHub, Windows 10, and Apple. Coverage has shifted toward safety, developer themes and away from consumer.

Key Moments

2024Q4developer -50pts
2025Q2enterprise +50pts; consumer -100pts; research +50pts
2026Q2enterprise -50pts; safety +100pts; developer +100pts

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