How much revenue did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted make?

An estimated 3.8M to 10.3M net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted sell?

Q: How many copies did Need for Speed™ Most Wanted sell?

An estimated 700k to 1.1M copies, based on its 27k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 700k–1.1M; $3.8M–$10.3M net $7.0M–$15.9M gross; from 27k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Need for Speed™ Most Wanted out and predicted the genre from its 3 similar games. Every figure here, including Need for Speed™ Most Wanted's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 9.4M–36.6M

best case 63.4M (Euro Truck Simulator 2)

The Automobile Sim lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 9.9M copies. From a small set, so take it as a sketch.

A typical game

≈ 9.9M copies

≈ $349.2M after Steam's cut

from ~303k reviews

Best case

≈ 63.4M copies

Euro Truck Simulator 2 · ≈ $489.4M after Steam's cut

from 928k reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Driving + Transportation, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2012 to 2021, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Diamond ($1M+ before Steam's cut, est.). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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