NPD 2022 sales figures

NPD 2022
Tracker	NPD Group
Total Revenue	$56.556 billion
Previous	2021
Next	2023

This the NPD data for 2022, which covers the sales for United States. The gaming industry generated $$56.556 billion, down 5% from 2021. This is the final year with platform specific charts.

Overall

A total of $6.570 billion for Hardware. This is up 8% from 2021. For software, there was a total of $47.475 billion, down 7% from from 2021. For Accessories, there was a total of $2.511 billion, down% from 2021. Mobile spending has decreased by % from 2021.

In terms of hardware, the Nintendo Switch led the year in units and was second in dollar sales. The Playstation 5 leads in dollar sales and was second in units. This leaves the Xbox Series consoles ending the year 3rd in units and dollar sales.

In terms of software, Call of Duty once again ranked as the best selling game in dollar sales.

Monthly Performance

Month	Hardware	Video Game Content	Accessories	Total
January	$390m	$4.11b	$185m	$4.68b
February	$295m	$3.91b	$180m	$4.38b
March	$515m	$4.11b	$227m	$4.85b
April	$343m	$3.84b	$151m	$4.34b
May	$216m	$3.33b	$131m	$3.68b
June	$371m	$3.79b	$176m	$4.34b
July	$362m	$3.67b	$148m	$4.18b
August	$375m	$3.59b	$138m	$4.10b
September	$490m	$3.41b	$174m	$4.07b
October	$424m	$3.70b	$148m	$4.27b
November	$1.25b	$4.74b	$289m	$6.29b
December	$1.533b	$5.547b	$503m	$7.58b
Total	$6.570b	$47.475b	$2.511b	$56.556b

Lists

The NPD Group listed the top for overall and each platform for 2022. It includes full game digital from the Nintendo eShop, Playstation Store, Xbox Store and the Steam marketplace for participants in the Digital Leader Panel.

*means no Digital Data

** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net

Overall Top 20

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. Elden Ring
3. Madden NFL 23
4. God of War: Ragnarök
5. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
6. Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet*
7. FIFA 23
8. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
9. Horizon: Forbidden West
10. MLB: The Show 22**
11. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
12. Call of Duty: Vanguard
13. Gran Turismo 7
14. Kirby and the Forgotten Land*
15. NBA 2K23*
16. Sonic Frontiers
17. Gotham Knights
18. Minecraft
19. Nintendo Switch Sports*
20. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*

Switch

There is no digital data for Nintendo-published games

1. Pokémon Scarlet/Violet*
2. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. Kirby and the Forgotten Land*
5. Nintendo Switch Sports*
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
8. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
9. Mario Party Superstars*
10. Splatoon 3*

Playstation

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. God of War: Ragnarök
3. Elden Ring
4. Madden NFL 23
5. Horizon II: Forbidden West
6. FIFA 23
7. MLB: The Show 22
8. Gran Turismo 7
9. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
10. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Xbox

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. Elden Ring
3. Madden NFL 23
4. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
5. FIFA 23
6. Call of Duty: Vanguard
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
8. Gotham Knights
9. Forza Horizon 5
10. Saints Row

Mobile

1. Candy Crush Saga
2. Roblox
3. Coin Master
4. Royal Match
5. Pokémon Go
6. Evony
7. Clash of Clans
8. Homescapes
9. Bingo Blitz – BINGO Games
10. Jackpot Party – Casino Slots

2024 Update

In January 2024, Circana published revised rankings for the year based on revenue. It does include digital for members of the Digital Leader Panel, including companies such as Take Two, who does not share digital data until several months afterwards.

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. Elden Ring
3. NBA 2K23
4. Madden NFL 23
5. God of War: Ragnarök
6. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
7. Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet*
8. FIFA 23
9. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
10. Horizon: Forbidden West
11. Grand Theft Auto V
12. WWE 2K22
13. Tiny TIna's Wonderlands
14. MLB: The Show 22**
15. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
16. Call of Duty: Vanguard
17. NBA 2K22
18. Gran Turismo 7
19. Red Dead Redemption 2
20. Kirby and the Forgotten Land*

References

NPD/Circana sales figures