How many copies did War Thunder sell?

An estimated 39.8M to 64.6M copies, based on its 765k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did War Thunder make?

War Thunder is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is War Thunder?

Estimated owners: ≈ 39.8M–64.6M; from 765k 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 War Thunder out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including War Thunder's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–2.7M

best case 8.0M (World of Tanks Blitz)

The Action lane

A big, proven genre: most sell around 1.7M copies.

A typical game

≈ 1.7M copies

≈ $10.1M after Steam's cut

from ~41k reviews

Best case

≈ 8.0M copies

World of Tanks Blitz

from 153k 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 Tanks + Free to Play, priced around $20.
The games you compared span 2006 to 2024, 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.

Similar games

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FlatOut 2 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.1M–$8.4M net $5.7M–$12.9M gross	$9.99	22k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	RacingCombat Racing +6
Besiege 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1.4M–2.3M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $5.8M–$15.5M net $10.5M–$23.8M gross	$14.99	53k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SimulationSandbox +6
Trailmakers 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $7.4M–$19.9M net $13.4M–$30.6M gross	$24.99	37k reviews Very Positive	SpaceAction +6
World of Tanks Blitz 2016	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–9.9M 3.7x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	153k reviews Mostly Positive	TanksFree to Play +6
World of Tanks 2021	Est. copies ≈ 2.5M–4.0M 2.4x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	100k reviews Very Positive	TanksFree to Play +6
Enlisted 2024	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	45k reviews Very Positive	FPSWorld War II +6
TerraTech 2018	Est. copies ≈ 753k–1.2M SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $5.2M–$13.9M net $9.4M–$21.4M gross	$24.99	25k reviews Very Positive	BuildingSandbox +6
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 2010	Est. copies ≈ 1.9M–3.2M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	37k reviews Very Positive	FPSMultiplayer +6