It is hard to say exactly, since the numbers change every year. Looking at the current sales stats on the minecraft site, they have sold 7,688 copies in the last 24 hours. At that rate, after 365 days they will have sold 2,806,120 copies.
not to be exact or anything but its around 1000 people
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85,795,482 How many songs does each of these people download
60,000 people attended Download 2007, the capacity for the event was 80,000.
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Yes MInecraft will be finished by this year.
Minecraft was first released in 2009.
Minecraft Alpha came out in 2009.
Minecraft Classic was first released in 2009, minecraft gamma 2012.
Most of Minecraft's returning popularity is due to nostalgia. The game's 10 year anniversary is this year. A lot of people saw this and decided to play a bit for nostalgia's sake, however, Minecraft is highly addictive. So these players who came for nostalgia are staying and having fun.
Not usually, but Mojang does slip in free or reduced purchase a couple of times a year for a few hours, but it's extremely rare and he doesn't advertise it.
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