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This article lists the best-selling racing games of all time.

Franchises[]

Gross revenue[]

Rank Franchise Debut year Debut platform Owner Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1 Mario Kart 1992 SNES Japan Nintendo $12,528,000,000 [1]
2 Gran Turismo 1997 PS1 Japan Sony $5,133,000,000 [2]
3 Need for Speed 1994 3DO United States EA $4,000,000,000 [3][4]
4 Pole Position 1982 Arcade Japan Namco $2,484,000,000 [5]
5 OutRun 1986 Arcade Japan Sega $1,770,000,000 [5][6][7]
6 Hang-On 1985 Arcade Japan Sega $1,700,000,000 [5]
7 Forza 2005 Xbox United States Microsoft $1,000,000,000 [8]

Unit sales[]

Rank Franchise Debut year Debut platform Owner Unit sales Ref
1 Mario Kart 1992 SNES Japan Nintendo 196,060,000 [1]
2 Need for Speed 1994 3DO United States EA 150,000,000 [9]
3 Gran Turismo 1997 PS1 Japan Sony 104,537,000 [2]
4 Sonic Racing 1994 Game Gear Japan Sega 34,190,537 [10]
5 Forza 2005 Xbox United States Microsoft 28,760,000 [11]
6 Assetto Corsa 2014 PC Italy Kunos 28,000,000 [12]
7 Midnight Club 2000 PS2 United States Take-Two 18,500,000 [13]
8 Ridge Racer 1993 Arcade Japan Namco 16,460,000 [14]
9 Burnout 2001 PS2 United States EA 15,000,000 [15]
10 F1 2000 PS1, PC United Kingdom Codemasters 13,280,020 [16]
11 Cars 2006 Multi-platform United States Disney 13,000,000 [17]
12 Crash Racing 1999 PS1 United States Activision 12,706,604 [n 1]
13 Project Gotham Racing 2001 Xbox United States Microsoft 10,310,000 [23]
14 Asphalt 2004 N-Gage France Gameloft 10,000,000 [24]
15 Colin McRae Rally 1998 PS1 United Kingdom Codemasters 10,000,000 [25]
16 MX vs. ATV 2005 PS2, Xbox Austria THQ Nordic 10,000,000 [26]
17 Test Drive 1987 Computers France Nacon 9,140,000 [27]
18 EA Sports NASCAR 1997 PS1, Saturn United States EA Sports 9,000,000 [28]
19 Hot Wheels 1984 C64 United States Mattel 8,010,000 [29]
20 Moto Racer 1997 PC United States EA 8,000,000 [30]
21 Excite 1984 NES Japan Nintendo 7,232,654 [31]
22 F-Zero 1990 SNES Japan Nintendo 6,674,105 [32]
23 Diddy Kong Racing 1997 N64 Japan Nintendo 6,470,000 [33]
24 OutRun 1986 Arcade Japan Sega 6,000,000 [34]
25 MotorStorm 2006 PS3 Japan Sony 6,000,000 [35]
26 Crazy Taxi 1999 Arcade Japan Sega 5,870,000 [36]
27 Wipeout 1995 PS1 Japan Sony 5,500,000 [35]
28 V-Rally 1997 PS1 France Nacon 5,000,000 [37]
29 TOCA 1997 PS1, PC United Kingdom Codemasters 5,000,000 [38]

Games[]

Gross revenue[]

Rank Title Platform(s) Year Publisher Revenue (est.) Ref
1 Mario Kart 8 Wii U, Switch 2014 Japan Nintendo $4,610,000,000 [1]
2 Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Japan Nintendo $2,630,000,000
3 OutRun Multi-platform 1986 Japan Sega $1,630,000,000 [5][6]
4 Pole Position Multi-platform 1982 Japan Namco $1,579,000,000 [5]
5 Hang-On Arcade, SMS 1985 Japan Sega $1,280,000,000 [5]
6 Mario Kart DS DS 2005 Japan Nintendo $1,220,000,000 [1]
7 Mario Kart 7 3DS 2011 Japan Nintendo $1,111,000,000
8 Gran Turismo 4 PS2, PSP 2003 Japan Sony $1,005,000,000 [2]
9 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 2008 Japan Sony $955,000,000
10 Need for Speed: Most Wanted Multi-platform 2005 United States EA $940,000,000 [39][40]
11 Pole Position II Multi-platform 1983 Japan Namco $905,000,000 [5]
12 Mario Kart 64 N64 1997 Japan Nintendo $760,000,000 [1]
13 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2 2001 Japan Sony $670,000,000 [2]
14 Need for Speed: Underground Multi-platform 2003 United States EA $660,000,000 [41][42]
15 Gran Turismo 7 PS4, PS5 2022 Japan Sony $650,000,000 [43]
16 Monaco GP Arcade 1979 Japan Sega $620,000,000 [44][5]
17 Super Mario Kart SNES 1992 Japan Nintendo $610,000,000 [1]
18 Gran Turismo PS1 1997 Japan Sony $604,000,000 [2]
19 Assetto Corsa PC 2014 Italy Kunos $540,000,000 [45][46]
20 Gran Turismo 2 PS1 1999 Japan Sony $510,000,000 [2]
21 Mario Kart World Switch 2 2025 Japan Nintendo $450,000,000 [1]
22 Super Hang-On Arcade 1987 Japan Sega $420,000,000 [5]
23 Super Sprint Arcade 1986 United States Atari $410,000,000
24 Mario Kart: Double Dash! GCN 2003 Japan Nintendo $405,000,000 [1]
25 Speed Race Arcade 1974 Japan Taito $404,000,000 [47]
26 Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Multi-platform 2019 United States Activision $400,000,000 [22][48]

Unit sales[]

Rank Title Platform(s) Year Publisher Unit sales Ref
1 Mario Kart 8 Wii U, Switch 2014 Japan Nintendo 77,320,000 [1]
2 Mario Kart Wii Wii 2008 Japan Nintendo 36,600,000 [49]
3 Mario Kart DS DS 2005 Japan Nintendo 23,600,000 [50]
4 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Multi-platform 2010 Japan Sega 19,820,000 [10]
5 Mario Kart 7 3DS 2011 Japan Nintendo 18,920,000 [51]
6 Gran Turismo 4 PS2 2003 Japan Sony 17,830,000 [2]
7 Gran Turismo 5 PS3 2008 Japan Sony 17,300,000
8 Need for Speed: Most Wanted Multi-platform 2005 United States EA 16,000,000 [39]
9 Need for Speed: Underground Multi-platform 2003 United States EA 15,000,000 [41]
10 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec PS2 2001 Japan Sony 14,890,000 [52]
11 Gran Turismo 7 PS4, PS5 2022 Japan Sony 14,400,000 [43]
12 Gran Turismo Sport PS4 2017 Japan Sony 12,977,000 [43]
13 Assetto Corsa PC 2014 Italy Kunos 12,000,000 [45]
14 Gran Turismo PS1 1997 Japan Sony 10,860,000 [2]
15 Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Multi-platform 2019 United States Activision 10,000,000 [22]
16 Mario Kart 64 N64 1997 Japan Nintendo 9,870,000 [53]
17 Gran Turismo 2 PS1 1999 Japan Sony 9,500,000 [2]
18 Super Mario Kart SNES 1992 Japan Nintendo 8,760,000 [53]
19 Cars Multi-platform 2006 United States THQ 8,000,000 [54]
20 Need for Speed: Underground 2 Multi-platform 2004 United States EA 7,000,000 [55]
21 Mario Kart: Double Dash! GCN 2003 Japan Nintendo 6,880,000 [53]
22 Mario Kart: Super Circuit GBA 2001 Japan Nintendo 5,910,000 [53]
23 Mario Kart World Switch 2 2025 Japan Nintendo 5,630,000 [56]
24 Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed Multi-platform 2012 Japan Sega 5,286,100 [10]
25 Gran Turismo 6 PS3 2013 Japan Sony 5,220,000 [52]
26 Need for Speed: Undercover Multi-platform 2008 United States EA 5,200,000 [57]
27 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Multi-platform 2010 United States EA 5,000,000 [58]
28 Diddy Kong Racing N64 1997 Japan Nintendo 4,880,000 [53]
29 Excitebike Multi-platform 1984 Japan Nintendo 4,500,465 [31]
30 Colin McRae Rally Multi-platform 1998 Japan Sony 4,000,000 [59]
31 Need for Speed: Rivals Multi-platform 2013 United States EA 4,000,000 [55]
32 Sonic & All-Stars Transformed: OutRun Steam 2013 Japan Sega 4,000,000 [10]
33 Team Sonic Racing Multi-platform 2019 Japan Sega 3,500,000 [10]
34 Need for Speed: Carbon Multi-platform 2006 United States EA 3,200,000 [39]
35 F-Zero SNES 1990 Japan Nintendo 2,850,000 [53]
36 Pole Position Multi-platform 1982 Japan Namco 2,802,921 [60][5]
37 Crazy Taxi Consoles 1999 Japan Sega 2,735,714 [34]
38 Crash Team Racing PS1 1999 Japan Sony 2,501,334 [n 1]
39 Forza Horizon 3 PC, XB1 2016 United States Microsoft 2,500,000 [8]
40 Need for Speed: ProStreet Multi-platform 2007 United States EA 2,400,000 [39]
41 OutRun Multi-platform 1986 Japan Sega 2,000,000 [61]
Excitebike 64 N64 2000 Japan Nintendo 2,000,000 [62]

Annual[]

Gross revenue[]

1970s
Year Top-grossing title Platform(s) Company Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1970 Indy 500 Arcade Japan Kasco $100,000,000 [63]
1971 $64,000,000 [64]
1972 $36,000,000 [65]
1973 $31,000,000 [66]
1974 $42,000,000 [67]
1975 Speed Race Arcade Japan Taito $180,000,000 [68]
1976 F-1 Arcade Japan Namco $95,000,000 [69]
1977 $100,000,000 [70]
1978 Super Speed Race V Arcade Japan Taito $62,000,000 [71]
1979 Monaco GP Arcade Japan Sega $230,000,000 [44]
1970s Speed Race Arcade Taito $404,000,000 [47]
1980s
Year Top-grossing title Platform(s) Company Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1980 Monaco GP Arcade Japan Sega $260,000,000 [72]
1981 Grand Champion Arcade Japan Taito $48,000,000 [73]
1982 Pole Position Arcade Japan Namco $360,000,000 [74]
1983 Multi-platform Japan Namco $680,000,000 [75]
1984 $360,000,000 [76]
1985 Hang-On Arcade Japan Sega $240,000,000 [77]
1986 $640,000,000 [78]
1987 OutRun Multi-platform Japan Sega $920,000,000 [79]
1988 $230,000,000 [80]
1989 Final Lap Arcade Japan Namco $210,000,000 [7]
1980s OutRun Multi-platform Sega $1,630,000,000 [5][6]

Unit sales[]

1970s
Year Top-selling title Platform(s) Company Unit sales (est.) Ref
1970 Indy 500 Arcade Japan Kasco 12,000 [63]
1971 1,000 [64]
1972 1,000 [65]
1973 Formula-X Arcade Japan Namco 1,800 [66]
1974 Gran Trak 10 Arcade United States Atari 10,000 [67]
1975 Speed Race Arcade Japan Taito 28,000 [68]
1976 11,212 [69]
1977 F-1 Arcade Japan Namco 16,278 [70]
1978 Color TV-Racing 112 Color TV-Game Japan Nintendo 500,000 [71]
1979 Monaco GP Arcade Japan Sega 20,000 [44]
1970s Color TV-Racing 112 Color TV-Game Nintendo 500,000 [81]
1980s
Year Top-selling title Platform(s) Company Unit sales (est.) Ref
1980 Night Driver Atari VCS United States Atari 161,352 [82]
1981 779,547
1982 Atari 2600 United States Atari 457,058
1983 Enduro Atari 2600 United States Activision 1,042,000 [75]
1984 Pole Position Multi-platform Japan Namco 1,292,000 [76]
1985 Excitebike Famicom, Arcade Japan Nintendo 1,074,000 [77]
1986 NES Japan Nintendo 500,000 [78]
1987 OutRun Multi-platform Japan Sega 1,072,000 [79]
1988 R.C. Pro-Am NES United Kingdom Rare 1,000,000 [80]
1989 Hang-On Master System Japan Sega 250,000 [7]
1980s Pole Position Multi-platform Namco 2,802,921 [60][5]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crash Racing series:
    • Crash Team Racing – 2,501,334+
      • USA – 1,900,000[18]
      • Japan – 301,334[19]
      • UK – 300,000+[20]
    • Crash Nitro Kart – 205,270+
    • Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled – 10,000,000[22]

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