How many copies did World of Tanks sell?

An estimated 2.5M to 4.0M copies, based on its 100k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did World of Tanks make?

World of Tanks is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is World of Tanks?

Estimated owners: ≈ 2.5M–4.0M; from 100k reviews (Very 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 World of Tanks out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including World of Tanks's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–2.1M

best case 52.2M (War Thunder)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre, though hit-driven: most sell around 1.4M copies, while a few break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 1.4M copies

≈ $9.2M after Steam's cut

from ~37k reviews

Best case

≈ 52.2M copies

War Thunder

from 765k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

3 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it, and 3 are too small to compare.

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 Free to Play, priced around $25.
The breakout hits carry Free to Play + FPS + Massively Multiplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2007 to 2020, 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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