Spread Certificate · No. HIS-01346
This certifies how far it spread
Minecraft (early growth)
Markus Persson / Mojang ·May 2009 ·seeded onOpen webthenYouTubePressReddit
Spread Score
56
Notable
Verified independently
Verified
4.5K
Minecon 2011 attendees, reported in a July 2012 feature
WIRED
Verified
2 outlets
National press, from The Verge and WIRED
Verified
20 months
Seed to milestone, May 17 ’09 to Jan 12 ’11
Verified
4 platforms
Started on Open web
Claimed, not audited
Claimed
15M views
YouTube's ten most-viewed Minecraft derivatives; game seed had no video
Per YouTube Trends
Claimed
$1.1M
Approximate weekly gross calculated by Shacknews from owner sales
Per Shacknews
Claimed
4M sold
PC copies reported before the full release; excluded Android
Per Shacknews