‘Hogwarts Legacy’ is one of the best-selling games of all time despite boycott

Hogwarts Legacy has become one of the best-selling games of all time with more than 40million copies sold.

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Hogwarts Legacy was released in 2023 and sold more than 12million copies in its first two weeks. It went on to become the best-selling game of 2023, with more than 22million units shifted.

When Hogwarts Legacy launched, a number of gamers and publications boycotted the release due to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans views.

Yesterday (December 17), it was confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy has now sold more than 40million copies, making it one of the best-selling games of all time. It has outsold The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring and Tetris, and is rapidly catching up to Stardew Valley (41million sales), Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 (43million) and Pokemon Red & Blue (47million).

Thank you to our Community for 40 Million Units sold! #HogwartsLegacy pic.twitter.com/dax3J85vKD

— Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) December 17, 2025

The best-selling video games of all time:

1. 1. Minecraft (350million copies sold)
   2. Grand Theft Auto 5 (215million)
   3. Wii Sports (82.9million)
   4. Red Dead Redemption 2 (79million)
   5. Mario Kart 8 (78.2million)
   6. PUBG: Battlegrounds (75million)
   7. Terraria (64million)
   8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (60 million)
   9. Super Mario Bros. (58million)
   10. Human: Fall Flat (55million)
   11. Overwatch (50million)
   12. The Sims (50million)
   13. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (48.62million)
   14. Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (47.4million)
   15. Wii Fit (43.8million)
   16. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 (43million)
   17. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (41million)
   18. Stardew Valley (41million)
   19. Hogwarts Legacy (40million)
   20. Sonic The Hedgehog (40million)

Earlier this year, it was reported a planned expansion for Hogwarts Legacy was scrapped so developers could focus on a “high priority” sequel. The original plan was for the game to launch alongside the HBO adaptation of Harry Potter which is due to launch in 2027.

However, following Netflix’s $82.7billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, the future of Hogwarts Legacy is uncertain with Netflix’s co-CEO Gregory Peters admitting that the streamer has no immediate plans for any of Warner Bros.’ game studios. “They’ve got great folks working there. So we think that there’s definitely an opportunity there,” he explained. “But just to be clear, we haven’t built that into our deal model.”

In other news, a brand new FIFA game is set to launch next year, exclusively for Netflix subscribers.