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Sonic the Hedgehog, or just Sonic, is Sega's biggest franchise. The first game in the franchise was released on June 23, 1991. Since then, Sonic has become one of the world's best-known video game characters, along with Mario, Pac-Man and Pikachu.

It is one of the best selling franchises. It has shifted 800 million units, including approximately 171 million software sales and over 600 million free-to-play mobile downloads.[1][2][3] In terms of revenue, the franchise has grossed more than $11 billion. The original Sonic the Hedgehog is also one of the best selling games worldwide.

Game sales

Year Platform Title Sales
(millions)
Ref Gross
(million US$)
(no inflation)
Ref Gross
(million US$)
(with inflation)
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog 44.146 2394.682 5145
1991 Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog 22.22 [n 1] 1405 [13] 2774
Master System Sonic the Hedgehog 9.04 [n 2] 791.4 [n 4] 1700
1997 Saturn Sonic Jam 0.09 [n 5] 4.14 [n 6] 8
2002 GC Sonic Mega Collection 1.513 [n 7] 62.23 [n 8] 101
2004 PS2 Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2.3 [n 9] 64.012 [n 10] 99
2007 Mobile Sonic the Hedgehog 8 [18] 64 [19] 90
360 Sonic 1 0.483 [20] 2.4 [21] 3
2013 Android Sonic the Hedgehog 0.5 [n 11] 1.5 [n 12] 2
1992 Sonic 2 13.8893 724.422 1511
1992 Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog 2 6.03 [24]
[n 13]
400 [n 14] 834
Master System Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2.96 [n 15] 173 [n 16] 361
Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog 2 0.4 [24] 18 [n 17] 38
1997 Saturn Sonic Jam 0.09 [n 5] 4.14 [n 6] 8
2002 GC Sonic Mega Collection 1.513 [n 7] 62.23 [n 8] 101
2004 PS2 Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2.3 [n 9] 64.012 [n 10] 99
2007 360 Sonic 2 0.51 [20] 2.55 [n 18] 4
2013 Android Sonic the Hedgehog 2 0.1 [37] 0.49 [n 19] 1
1993 Sonic CD 2.11 125.9 255
1993 Sega CD Sonic the Hedgehog CD 1.5 [40][24] 123 [n 20] 249
2011 Android Sonic CD 0.1 [44] 0.3 [n 21] 0.39
2012 Steam Sonic CD 0.51 [45] 2.6 [n 22] 3
1994 Sonic 3 & Knuckles 8.0925 461.515 911
1994 Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog 3 4 [46] 330.12 [n 23] 652
Sonic & Knuckles
1997 Saturn Sonic Jam 0.09 [n 5] 4.14 [n 6] 8
2002 GC Sonic Mega Collection 1.513 [n 7] 62.23 [n 8] 101
2004 PS2 Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2.3 [n 9] 64.012 [n 10] 99
2009 360 Sonic 3 0.203 [20] 1.013 [n 24] 1.38
1998 Sonic Adventure 4.586
1998 Dreamcast Sonic Adventure 2.5 [52] 150
2003 GC Sonic Adventure DX 1.27 [53]
2010 360 Sonic Adventure 0.203 [20]
2011 Steam Sonic Adventure DX 0.613 [54]
2001 Sonic Adventure 2 3.3913
2001 Dreamcast Sonic Adventure 2 0.1093 [n 25]
2001 GC Sonic Adventure 2 Battle 2.56 [53]
2012 360 Sonic Adventure 2 0.108 [56]
Steam Sonic Adventure 2 0.614 [57]
2001 Sonic Advance series 2.675
2001 GBA Sonic Advance 1.515 [n 26]
2002 GBA Sonic Advance 2 1.017 [n 27] 37 [n 28] 60
2004 GBA Sonic Advance 3 0.143 [n 29]
2002 Sonic Mega Collection 3.813 126.242 205
2002 GC Sonic Mega Collection 1.513 [n 7] 62.23 [n 8] 101
2004 PS2 Sonic Mega Collection Plus 2.3 [n 9] 64.012 [n 10] 99
2007 Mario & Sonic series 23.79
2007 Wii, DS Mario & Sonic at
the Olympic Games
13.06 [24]
2009 Wii, DS Olympic Winter Games 6.53 [73]
2011 Wii London 2012 Olympic Games 3.7 [74]
2014 Wii U Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games 0.07 [n 30]
2016 Wii U, 3DS Rio 2016 Olympic Games 0.43 [n 31] 24 [77] 24
2010 Sonic 4: Episode I 1.41
2010 iOS, Wii,
PS3, 360
Sonic the Hedgehog 4:
Episode I
1 [78]
2012 Steam Sonic the Hedgehog 4:
Episode I
0.31 [79]
Android Sonic 4: Episode I 0.1 [80]
2010 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing 18.12
2010 PS3, 360,
Wii, DS
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing 1.07 [73]
Steam Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing 0.3 [81]
2011 iOS 16.7 [82]
2013 Android Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing 0.05 [83]
2011 Sonic Generations 3.871
2011 360, PS3, 3DS Sonic Generations 3
Steam Sonic Generations 0.871 [84]
2012 Sonic 4: Episode II 0.41
2012 Steam Sonic the Hedgehog 4:
Episode II
0.3 [85]
Android Sonic 4: Episode II 0.1 [86]
2015 Android Sonic 4: Episode II THD 0.01 [87] 4 [88] 6
2013 Sonic Lost World 0.91
2013 Wii U, 3DS Sonic Lost World 0.71 [89]
Steam Sonic Lost World 0.2 [90]
2017 Sonic Forces 0.121
2017 Switch, PS4 Sonic Forces 0.021 [n 32]
Steam Sonic Forces 0.1 [92]
Other 51.2714
1993 Mega Drive Sonic Spinball 1 [93] 44 [n 33] 89
1997 Saturn Sonic Jam 0.09 [n 5] 4.14 [n 6] 8
Sonic R 0.08 [n 34] 4.43 [n 35] 8
2003 PS2, Xbox, GC Sonic Heroes 2.19 [n 36]
GBA Sonic Battle 0.07 [n 37]
Sonic Pinball Party 0.003 [n 38]
2005 PS2, Xbox, GC Shadow the Hedgehog 1.59 [102]
Mobile Sonic Jump 8.8 [82] 26.312 [103] 39
DS Sonic Rush 0.36 [n 39]
2006 PS2, Xbox,
GC, PC
Sonic Riders 0.93 [102]
360, PS3 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) 0.87 [104]
2007 Wii Sonic and the Secret Rings 1.2 [105]
2008 Master System Sonic Drift 2 3 [n 40] 429 [n 3] 583
PS3, 360, Wii,
PS2, DS
Sega Superstars Tennis 0.566 [107]
Wii, 360, PS3 Sonic Unleashed 2.45 [108]
2009 Wii Sonic and the Black Knight 0.0134 [n 41]
DS Sonic Chronicles:
The Dark Brotherhood
0.108 [n 42]
2010 Wii, DS Sonic Colors 2.18 [109]
2012 PS3, 360, PSV,
Wii U, 3DS, PC
Sonic & All Stars Racing
Transformed
1.8 [110]
2013 iOS, Android Sonic Dash 22.6 [n 43]
Android Happy Sonic! Live Wallpaper 0.001 [112]
2014 Wii U, 3DS Sonic Boom 0.62 [113] 43 [114] 53
2017 Switch, PC,
PS4, X1
Sonic Mania 1 [115] 30 [n 44] 30
Total 171 5100 10958

Mobile downloads

Year Platform Title Downloads
(millions)
Ref
2005 Mobile Sonic Jump 8 [117]
2007 Mobile Sonic the Hedgehog 8 [18]
2013 iOS, Android Sonic Dash 200.7 [n 45]
2017 Android Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Classic 1 [120][121]

Series revenue

Video game sales revenue (excluding other media) - $5.1 billion ($11 billion with inflation)

  • 1991 to June 2014 - $5 billion[122] ($11 billion with inflation)
  • Sonic Boom (November 2014) - $43 million[114] ($53 million with inflation)
  • Sonic 4: Episode II THD (2015) - £3 million+ ($4 million)[88]
  • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) - ¥1.23 billion ($12 million) in Japan[77]

Notes

  1. Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive/Genesis) sales:
    • Genesis bundles in North America: 15 million[4]
    • Mega Drive bundles elsewhere: 7.22 million
      • Western Europe: Sonic the Hedgehog was bundled since June 1991.[5] 5.96 million bundles sold from 1992 to 1994 (6.88 million in 1994 - 920,000 before 1992).[6]
      • Brazil: Packaged with consoles since 1992.[7] At least more than 1 million bundles sold (3 million consoles sold as of 2012,[8][9] 2 million of which were sold by 2005).[10]
      • Mega Drive console bundles in South Korea during 1992 to 1993[11] - 260,000[12]
  2. Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) sales:
    • Master System console bundles in Western Europe from 1992 to 1993 (since Sonic the Hedgehog was bundled from October 1991 to 1993) - 2.96 million units[6]
      • France: 600,000 units
      • Germany: 330,000 units
      • Italy: 180,000 units
      • Netherlands: 100,000 units
      • Spain: 350,000 units
      • United Kingdom: 750,000 units
      • Rest of Western Europe: 650,000 units
    • Master System console bundles in Brazil - 6 million units
      • Packaged with consoles since 1992.[14] During 1996-2012, more than 3 million Master System bundles including Sonic the Hedgehog were sold (under 2 million by 1996, 5 million by 2012).[8] During 2012-2016, a further 3 million bundles sold (8 million as of 2016),[15] including Sonic the Hedgehog.[16]
    • Master System console bundles in South Korea during 1993[17] - 80,000[12]
  3. 3.0 3.1 Master System 3 bundle price: R$239[106] (US$143)
  4. Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System)
    • Master System - 6.04 million units at £29.99 ($60) = $362.4 million
    • Master System 3 - 3 million units at $143[n 3] = $429 million
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 89,900 units in Japan[95]
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Japan price: ¥5184[96] ($46)[97]
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube) - 1.44 million in United States,[47] 72,967 in Japan[65]
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube) gross:
    • United States: 1.44 million units at $39.99[66] = $58 million
    • Japan: 72,967 units at ¥6264[67] ($58)[62] = $4.2321 million
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PS2) - 2 million in the US,[68] 300,000 in the UK[69]
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Sonic Mega Collection Plus (PS2) gross:
    • United States: 2.3 million units at $19.99[70] = $46 million
    • United Kingdom: 300,000 units at £29.99[71] ($60.04)[72] = $18.012 million
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog (Android)
    • Paid downloads: Between 500,000 and 1 million[22]
    • Freemium downloads: Between 5 million and 10 million[23]
  12. Sonic the Hedgehog (Android) price: $2.99[22]
  13. 4.5 million by 1993[25]
  14. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive) average price: $66.33
  15. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System) console bundles in Western Europe from 1992 to 1993 (since Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was bundled from 1992 to 1993) - 2.96 million units[6]
  16. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Master System) price: £32.99[31] ($58.40)[32]
  17. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear) average price: $44
  18. Sonic 2 (Xbox Live) price: $4.99[36]
  19. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Android) price: £2.99[38] ($4.93)[39]
  20. Sonic the Hedgehog CD (Mega Drive) average price: $82
  21. Sonic CD (Android) price: $2.99[44]
  22. Sonic CD (Steam) price: $4.99[45]
  23. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive) gross:
    • United States - 2.26 million units = $177 million
      • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - 1.02 million units[47] at $69.99[43] = $71.4 million
      • Sonic & Knuckles - 1.24 million units[47] at $84.99[43] = $105.4 million
    • Elsewhere - 1.74 million units at $88 average price = $153.12 million
      • Sonic the Hedegehog 3: £49.99[48] ($85)[49]
      • Sonic & Knuckles: ¥8424[50] ($90)[27]
  24. Sonic 3 (Xbox Live) price: $4.99[51]
  25. Japan[55]
  26. Sonic Advance: 1.21 million in US,[47] 204,542 in Japan,[58] and 100,000 in the United Kingdom[59]
  27. Sonic Advance 2: 740,000 copies in the United States,[60] 176,541 copies in Japan,[58] and 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom[59]
  28. Sonic Advance 2 gross:
    • United States: $22 million[60]
    • Elsewhere: 276,541 units at ¥5800[61] ($54)[62] = $15 million
  29. Sonic Advance 3: 142,574+
    • United Kingdom: 100,000+[63]
    • Japan: 42,574[64]
  30. 65,377 in Japan[75]
  31. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games: 430,033 units in Japan[76]
  32. 21,219 in Japan[91]
  33. US price: $43.99[94]
  34. 78,468 units in Japan[98]
  35. Japan price: ¥6264[99] ($55.43)[100]
  36. Sonic Heroes:
  37. 68,333 in Japan[64]
  38. 2,895 in Japan[64]
  39. Europe[104]
  40. By 2012, 5 million Master System consoles were sold in Brazil.[8] During 2012-2016, 3 million Master System 3 bundles sold in Brazil (bringing Master System console sales to 8 million in Brazil as of 2016),[15] including Game Gear game Sonic Drift 2.[16]
  41. Sonic and the Black Knight: 113,443+
    • United Kingdom: 100,000+[63]
    • Japan: 13,443[64]
  42. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood - 107,533+
    • United Kingdom: 100,000+[63]
    • Japan: 7,533[64]
  43. Sonic Dash paid downloads: 22.6 million downloads (March-June 2013)[82] at £1.49 each[111]
  44. Sonia Mania price: $30[116]
  45. Sonic Dash downloads:
    • March 2013 to June 2016: 200 million[118]
    • December 2016: 700,000[119]

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    • Japan: ¥6300 ($78)
    • Elsewhere: 7.22 million units at £39.99 ($80.20) = $580 million
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  110. Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed - 1,792,451
    • November 2012 to March 2013 (PS3, 360, PSV, Wii U, 3DS, PC) - 1.36 million (EU & US)
    • November 2016 to January 2018 (Steam) - 432,451 (1,232,451 - 800,000)
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Best selling franchises
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See also: Best selling games · Best selling games worldwide · Highest grossing franchises
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