God of War Sales

God of War (2018) is the best-selling God of War game at over 23 million copies by Sony's Nov 2022 count, and God of War Ragnarok had sold more than 15 million by Nov 19, 2023. The Greek games sold 21.65 million together by May 2012; Sony has published no newer series total.

The best-selling God of War game is God of War (2018), with over 23 million units sold on PS4 and PC, in Sony's fiscal Q2 2022 figures, a record Guinness World Records also lists. God of War Ragnarok sold 5.1 million in its first week, a PlayStation first-party record, and more than 15 million across PS4 and PS5 by Nov 19, 2023. The Greek games before them had sold 21,650,595 units together by May 30, 2012. Those are the last figures Sony has given for each, as of Nov 4, 2026; there is nothing yet for God of War Laufey, which is not out until May 20, 2027.

Quick facts

Best-selling game	God of War (2018), over 23 million (Sony, Nov 2022)
God of War Ragnarok	More than 15 million, PS4 and PS5 (Sony, Nov 19, 2023)
Ragnarok's first week	5.1 million, to Nov 13, 2022
Greek games together	21,650,595 (Sony, May 30, 2012)
Best-selling Greek game	God of War III, 5,197,632 (May 30, 2012)
Newest Sony series total	None published after Jun 2012, as of Nov 4, 2026

Sources: GamingBolt, Nov 1, 2022; PlayStation Blog, Dec 7, 2023; Engadget, Nov 23, 2022; Sony Computer Entertainment, Jun 5, 2012.

How many copies did each God of War game sell?

Each figure is the latest Sony has stated, with its date. The Greek games' figures are sell-in (units shipped to stores, downloads included for some titles); the Norse ones are Sony's units sold.

Game	Units	As of	Stated by
God of War (2005)	4,617,347	May 30, 2012	Sony
God of War II	4,244,529	May 30, 2012	Sony
Chains of Olympus	3,264,178	May 30, 2012	Sony
God of War Collection	2,418,516	May 30, 2012	Sony
God of War III	5,197,632	May 30, 2012	Sony
Ghost of Sparta	1,196,626	May 30, 2012	Sony
God of War: Origins Collection	711,737	May 30, 2012	Sony
God of War: Ascension	Not published
God of War III Remastered	Not published
God of War (2018)	Over 23 million	Sep 30, 2022	Sony's fiscal Q2 2022 supplement
God of War Ragnarok	More than 15 million	Nov 19, 2023	Santa Monica Studio
God of War Sons of Sparta	Not published
God of War Laufey	Not released

Sources: Sony Computer Entertainment, Jun 5, 2012; GamingBolt, Nov 1, 2022; Guinness World Records (the Sep 30, 2022 date); PlayStation Blog, Dec 7, 2023.

How many copies did God of War Ragnarok sell?

More than 15 million by Nov 19, 2023, in Santa Monica Studio's words: "more than 15 million units worldwide across PS4 and PS5", announced with the Valhalla epilogue. It started faster than any PlayStation first-party game: 5.1 million copies in its first week, to Nov 13, 2022. Engadget pointed out that Sony's comparisons mixed periods, setting three-day figures for some games against a first week. The PC version, out since Sep 19, 2024, is in no Sony total read here, and Sony has given no newer Ragnarok figure as of Nov 4, 2026.

How many copies did God of War (2018) sell?

Over 23 million on PS4 and PC, from Sony's fiscal Q2 2022 supplement, up from over 19.5 million in Aug 2021. Guinness World Records dates the 23 million to Sep 30, 2022 and notes Ragnarok had not passed it. Earlier milestones: over 5 million in its first month and 10 million by May 2019, the latter announced at Sony's IR Day. Its 23 million is more than the seven Greek-era releases had sold together by 2012.

How well did the Greek games sell?

Sony's last breakdown, published Jun 5, 2012, counted 21,650,595 units for the series: 12,659,428 in the Americas, 7,917,158 in Europe and PAL territories and 1,073,979 in Japan and Asia. God of War III led with 5,197,632, ahead of the 2005 original's 4,617,347. God of War III also had the fastest start: Sony's Peter Dille said it sold 1 million units "in just a couple days" after its Mar 16, 2010 launch, and NPD put it first in the US for March 2010 with 1.1 million. Shannon Studstill, one of the studio's founders, said the first game "inherently became kind of that hardware seller" for the PlayStation 2.

The seven per-game numbers in Sony's release add up to 21,650,565, 30 fewer than the total it gives; the release does not explain the gap. No figure exists for God of War: Ascension (2013), God of War III Remastered (2015) or God of War Sons of Sparta (2026) in any source read here.

How many copies has the God of War series sold?

Sony has not published a series total since 2012. Adding its latest figure for each game gives at least 59.6 million: the 21.65 million Greek-era units to May 2012, over 23 million for God of War (2018) and more than 15 million for Ragnarok. That sum is this viki's arithmetic, not a Sony number: it mixes sell-in and sell-through, stops at different dates, and leaves out Ascension, God of War III Remastered, Sons of Sparta and every sale after Nov 2023. The real total is higher.

Frequently asked questions

How many copies did God of War Ragnarok sell? God of War Ragnarok sold more than 15 million units across PS4 and PS5 by Nov 19, 2023, Santa Monica Studio said, after 5.1 million in its first week. Sony has given no newer figure as of Nov 4, 2026.

How many copies did God of War (2018) sell? God of War (2018) sold over 23 million units on PS4 and PC by Sony's fiscal Q2 2022 figures, making it the best-selling God of War game.

What is the best-selling God of War game? God of War (2018) is the best-selling God of War game, at over 23 million units as of Sep 30, 2022; Guinness World Records lists it as the record holder.

How many God of War games have been sold in total? Sony has not published a God of War series total since Jun 2012, when it gave 21.65 million. Adding its latest per-game figures gives at least 59.6 million, a sum that leaves out several games and later sales.

How many copies did the original God of War sell? The original God of War (2005) had sold 4,617,347 units worldwide by May 30, 2012, by Sony's count, second only to God of War III among the Greek games.