The Call of Duty franchise is a first-person shooter video game series that started in 2003. The first game was set in World War II and focused on infantry and vehicle combat. It was developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision.
Since then, the franchise has evolved into an annual release, with multiple developers now working on different titles. The series has expanded to include games set in modern times, the Cold War, and the future. The multiplayer component has also become a significant aspect of the series, with various game modes, customization options, and ranking systems.
The franchise has been well-received critically and commercially, with each installment usually selling millions of copies within the first few weeks of release. The series has also been influential in shaping the first-person shooter genre and the gaming industry as a whole.
Call of Duty Stats:
Here are a few of the most interesting Call of Duty franchise stats and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.
Total monthly Call of Duty players:
90 million monthly players (2023)
Total sales for the Call of Duty series:
Number of Call of Duty game units sold all time:
Total number of people that have played Call of Duty games:
Total Call of Duty gameplay time spent:
Number of veterans that the Call of Duty Endowment has helped find jobs:
Call of Duty: Finest Hour player count:
1.2 million game units sold worldwide (2006)
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One player count:
Call of Duty 3 player count:
32,000 game units sold in Japan (2009)
How many people play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare:
19.84 million game copies sold (2019)
How many people play Call of Duty: World at War:
17.66 million game copies sold (2019)
How many people play Call of Duty: Black Ops:
30.99 million game copies sold (2019)
How many people play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3:
30.97 million game copies sold (2019)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II player count:
29.59 million game copies sold (2019)
Amount Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 generated in worldwide sales in its first day of release:
Amount Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 generated in worldwide sales in its first 15 days of release:
How many people play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare:
21.78 million game copies sold (2019)
How many people play Call of Duty: Ghosts:
28.8 million game copies sold (2019)
Amount Call of Duty: Ghosts generated in worldwide sales in its first day of release:
How many people play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2:
25.02 million game copies sold (2019)
Estimated number of copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered sold during April 2020:
Estimated number of copies of the Final Fantasy VII remake sold during March 2020:
How many people play Call of Duty: Black Ops 3:
26.72 million game copies sold (2019)
Amount Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 generated in worldwide sales in its first 3 days of release:
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare player count:
13.6 million games sold (2022)
How many people play Call of Duty WWII:
19.82 million game copies sold (2019)
Amount Call of Duty: WWII generated in worldwide sales in its first 3 days of release:
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Amount of time it took Call of Duty: WWII to earn $1 billion:
Number of copies of Call of Duty: WWII sold in Japan in the game’s first week:
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 player count:
14.3 million games sold (2021)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 had the biggest number of launch day digital sales in Activision history.
Projected number of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 games that will be sold:
Amount Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 earned in its first 3 days:
Number of Black Ops 4 retail games sold in its first two days:
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Amount of time Twitch users spent streaming Black Ops 4 during its launch week:
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Black Ops 4 revenue for its 3-day launch weekend:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare player count:
62.7 million total players (2020)
Total copies of Call of Duty Modern Warfare sold:
Call of Duty Modern Warfare was the best-selling video game in the US for 2019.
Total digital copies of Call of Duty Modern Warfare sold in October 2019:
4.75 million game copies (2019)
Amount that Modern Warfare grossed in its first weekend:
Modern Warfare sold 39% more copies in its first week in the UK than Black Ops 4 did.
Percentage of Modern Warfare UK sales that are on PS4:
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Amount that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has earned in sell-through revenue to date:
Total number of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games sold in Japan in 2019:
Call of Duty Mobile player count:
500 million downloads (May 2021)
11 million players in the US (2023)
Amount of revenue Call of Duty Mobile has generated so far:
Call of Duty Mobile revenue in its first week in China:
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Total number of Call of Duty Mobile downloads in Australia:
1 million downloads (April 2020)
Call of Duty Warzone player count:
100 million players (2021)
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile player count:
45 million pre-registrations (October 2023)
Number of Call of Duty Warzone players in its first day:
Number of Call of Duty Warzone players in its first 4 days:
Number of cheaters that have been banned from Call of Duty Warzone:
70,000 cheaters (2020)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War player count:
5.7 million digital units sold in November 2020
Call of Duty: Vanguard player count:
90,517 games sold in Japan (2021)
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 player count:
Modern Warfare II player count:
11.9 million games sold in Europe (2022)
Modern Warfare II sales to date:
That’s all for now. Be sure to check back soon as we update all video game stats as soon as more are provided.