What is the Top 10 Video Game Franchise of all time?

General
1

I’m not talking about personal favorites, but an unbiased opinion on the best gaming IPs in the world (up to 2024) with all the metrics. Revenue, popularity, influence, impact, accomplishments, longevity, history, demographic, variety, etc. I put “franchise” in the title but Intellectual Property might be the better term, not too sure. I’m only including ones that originated as a video game. I spent some time researching to the best of my ability and I think I have an answer.

Here’s the list:

  1. Pokemon
  2. Mario
  3. Grand Theft Auto
  4. Minecraft
  5. Call of Duty
  6. League of Legends
  7. Zelda
  8. PUBG
  9. Tetris
  10. Pac-Man

Honorable mentions:
11. Street Fighter
12. Fortnite
13. Final Fantasy
14. Mii/Wii
15. Clash of Clan/Royale
16. Candy Crush
17. Sonic
18. Resident Evil
19. The Sims
20. Warcraft

2

1- GTA
2- Mario
3- CoD
4- Minecraft
5- LoL
6- Fortnite
7- CS
8- Pokémon
9- Zelda
10- Final Fantasy

3

I keep seeing a lot of love for Zelda and Mario, but for me, Counter-Strike deserves a spot just for its crazy influence and the long-lasting community. CS2 brought a solid update, and trading skins still adds a cool layer—I’ve been using https://lis-skins.com/market/cs2/ lately to check out prices and grab some new ones without the usual marketplace mess.