Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01324
This certifies how far it spread
Magic: The Gathering
Wizards of the Coast; Richard Garfield (designer) ·August 1993 ·seeded onRetailthenPressOpen webTwitch
Spread Score
31
Niche
Verified independently
Verified
10M sold
Cards bought by October 1993; reported lower bound
The Seattle Times
Verified
2.6M
Alpha cards printed; historical press figure
The New Yorker
Verified
Week of Jun 10, 2025
Observed peak date, Aug 5 ’93 to Week of Jun 10, 2025
Verified
4 platforms
Started on Retail
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
$1.72B
Magic revenue, fiscal 2025; table in USD millions
Per Hasbro / SEC
Claimed
6K–600K sold
Conflicting historical first-shipment counts
Per Wizards of the Coast
Claimed
$1.09B
Magic revenue, fiscal 2023; tabletop and digital
Per Hasbro / SEC