16 Little-Known Gaming Stats That’ll Blow Your Mind

From the richest Youtuber in the world to $1,000,000 pre-order bundles.

by Ewan Paterson

In its relatively short history, the gaming industry has amassed a number of incredible feats and accolades - though not always for the best of reasons. The medium is one of the most fascinating areas of entertainment in this day and age, continuing to amaze and thrive in a manner of inhospitable conditions - it has also happens to have produced some of the most astounding facts and figures to exist, ranging from the surprising to the down-right stupendous. Though chances are some tech-savvy gamers may already know a number of these stats to follow, the vast majority will come as quite the shock to everyone else. Despite building a reputation of harbouring extreme financial success, the gaming industry has proven itself to be among the most turbulent of business areas, and as a result what that's provided can very easily put other industries to shame. However, what's great about the medium is epitomised in what's about to follow in this list, as it demonstrates just how easily video games can achieve feats unheard of in other areas of popular culture. The technological and financial achievements on the resume of this particular medium are exemplary, and it's time to take note of them. Enjoyed by millions across the globe both young and old; from crazy genre-sales stats to astronomical game budgets, we've definitely come a very long way over the last two decades.

Content Producer/Presenter

WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.