Black Myth: Wukong is "one of the fastest-selling games of all time," beating Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy with 10 million copies sold in just 4 days

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Black Myth: Wukong ain't monkeying around

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Just four days after launch, Black Myth: Wukong has already sold over 10 million copies, topping the early sales records of other recent hits like Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy.

"Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10 million copies across all platforms," as developer Game Science has announced on Twitter. That number is current as of the morning of August 23, four days after the game's release date. The studio also reports that the game reached a high of 3 million concurrent players across all platforms. Since Steam makes the concurrent player numbers for PC a matter of public record, we can estimate that the platform split is roughly 80/20 between PC and PS5. 

10 million copies in four days "makes it one of the fastest selling games of all time, surpassing Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy in the same timeframe," as industry analyst Daniel Ahmad notes on Twitter, adding that "Steam is the leading platform by far due to the large skew towards Chinese players (who primarily play on PC)." It's also worth noting that Wukong launched at around $37 in China, which is in line for standard game pricing in the region.

We don't know exactly how much faster Black Myth: Wukong hit the 10 million mark than Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy, however. FromSoftware didn't report Elden Ring sales numbers until the game reached 12 million units three weeks after launch, and similarly Hogwarts Legacy numbers weren't reported until the 12 million mark two weeks after launch. Either way, Wukong is a big hit that's standing toe-to-toe with some major heavy hitters, and it's all the more impressive as a rare example of a AAA, single-player title developed in China.

Black Myth: Wukong is not a Soulslike, but its take on healing flasks is so cool that I want other games to copy it.

Dustin Bailey
Dustin Bailey
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Dustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.