Animal Crossing statistics 2026: New Horizons sales & franchise totals
Animal Crossing: New Horizons reached 50.29 million copies on Nintendo Switch by June 2026. The life-sim franchise remains one of Nintendo's best sellers.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (March 2020) turned a cozy Nintendo franchise into a global phenomenon during the pandemic era — and sales kept climbing for years after launch. Nintendo publishes official unit figures on its investor-relations Top Selling Title Sales Units page; those official totals are used for Switch figures on this page. New Horizons stood at 50.29 million copies as of June 30, 2026.
Animal Crossing key statistics
- 50.29 million — Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch), life-to-date as of June 30, 2026.
- Japan retail record — New Horizons became Japan’s best-selling game ever, passing 10 million copies domestically (February 2022).
- Mobile spin-off — Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp passed $250 million in lifetime player spending (2021).
- Launch velocity (2020) — Nintendo reported 11.77 million units in the first 11 days and 22.4 million by the end of the first four months.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales
50.29 million copies on Switch (June 2026)
- Official Nintendo figure; includes packaged, bundled, and downloadable versions.
- Makes New Horizons one of the best-selling Switch games of all time and the clear leader within the Animal Crossing series.
- The title remains a system seller alongside Mario and Pokémon on Switch.
Launch and early growth (2020–2022)
| Milestone | Units (approx.) |
|---|---|
| First 11 days (2020) | 11.77M |
| First six weeks | 13.41M |
| First four months | 22.4M |
| By June 2022 | 42.21M |
| June 30, 2026 | 50.29M |
- Strong digital share at launch: 5 million digital units in the first month.
Earlier Animal Crossing titles (historical)
| Title | Approx. lifetime units |
|---|---|
| Animal Crossing (GC) | 2.27M |
| Wild World (DS) | 11.75M |
| City Folk (Wii) | 4.32M |
| New Leaf (3DS) | 13.04M |
| Happy Home Designer | 3.51M |
- Series totals exceeded an estimated 80 million before the June 2026 New Horizons update; Switch-era counts above are official Nintendo figures.
Pocket Camp and mobile revenue
- $250 million+ lifetime player spending on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
- Japan accounted for roughly 67% of revenue; 61% of spending flowed through the App Store.
- 61.8 million estimated installs at the time.
Twitch and community (2020 reference)
- 82.9 million hours watched on Twitch in 2020 during the pandemic boom.
- Peak concurrent viewership 244,171 in that calendar year.
Related statistics & trends
Put these numbers in context via video game industry statistics — players, revenue, and long-term trends.