Red Dead Redemption 2 third best-selling

Take-Two Interactive said on May 21 that Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold in more than 82 million units worldwide, a figure that appears to put Rockstar Games' 2018 western among the three best-selling video games ever disclosed by major publishers. The updated tally appeared in Take-Two's fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings materials and was amplified in a VideoTech post on X the same day. The ranking depends on comparing publisher-reported lifetime sales across titles, but the new number is enough to move Red Dead Redemption 2 ahead of Wii Sports on widely cited historical lists. Minecraft remains the top seller by disclosed units, and Grand Theft Auto V remains ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2. ### Where did the new Red Dead Redemption 2 number come from? Take-Two's fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 investor presentation said the Red Dead Redemption series has sold in more than 110 million units worldwide and that Red Dead Redemption 2 alone has sold in more than 82 million units. May 21 was also the date of Take-Two's earnings release for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, in which the company highlighted Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online among the largest contributors to net bookings and revenue. ### Why does 82 million matter for the all-time ranking? Guinness World Records says Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, with 350 million units sold as of April 2025. (ir.take2games.com) Take-Two previously said Grand Theft Auto V had sold in more than 215 million units. That leaves Red Dead Redemption 2 behind only Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V among titles with publisher-disclosed lifetime sales at the levels cited here. (take2games.com) Wii Sports is commonly listed at about 82.9 million units because of bundled sales with Nintendo's Wii hardware, but Take-Two's 82 million figure for Red Dead Redemption 2 is what prompted social-media accounts and gaming outlets on May 21 to say the Rockstar title had moved into third place. (guinnessworldrecords.com) That comparison is an inference from public sales disclosures rather than a formal ranking issued by Take-Two. (ir.take2games.com) ### Has Red Dead Redemption 2 been climbing this list for a while? Take-Two's earlier disclosures show a steady climb. The company said in August 2024 that Red Dead Redemption 2 had sold in more than 65 million units, in February 2025 that it had passed 70 million, and in November 2025 that it had reached 79 million. (tech4gamers.com) That progression means the game added roughly 3 million units between November 2025 and May 2026, based on Take-Two's reported figures. ### What does this say about Rockstar's catalog? Rockstar Games now appears to hold two of the top three spots on the all-time sales table when measured by disclosed lifetime unit sales: Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2. (ir.take2games.com) Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two's chief executive, said in the company's May 21 earnings release that fiscal 2027 is expected to set record operating performance, driven by the November 19 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. (cbr.com) The same release showed Take-Two still relying heavily on catalog and recurrent spending from older hits, including Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Online, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online. (ir.take2games.com) ### What should readers watch next? Take-Two's quarterly earnings page lists its fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings conference call for May 21, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. UTC. Investors and players will be watching for any further comment on Red Dead Redemption 2 sales, Grand Theft Auto V's updated total and the run-up to Grand Theft Auto VI's planned November 19 release. (take2games.com 1) (take2games.com 2)