Minecraft vs Roblox: which is more popular?
Two of the biggest games on Earth, one clear trend.
On English Wikipedia, Roblox is more popular than Minecraft. In the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), the Roblox article got 8,884,504 page views from human readers, about 3.4 times the Minecraft article's 2,625,110. Roblox led in 46 of the last 60 months.
By Andrew Kamphey, Better Sheets · Data through September 2026, updated monthly
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- Minecraft
- Roblox
Monthly English Wikipedia page views, human readers only, October 2021 to September 2026. Hover a month for exact numbers.
Minecraft
2.6M
views in the last 12 months
Peak: 627K in April 2025
Roblox
8.9M
views in the last 12 months
Peak: 5M in August 2026
Head to head
Minecraft led 14 of 60 months
Roblox led 46 of 60 months
What the chart says
Minecraft and Roblox both draw huge numbers of readers. Roblox's article has led most months in the last five years, and its biggest spikes dwarf anything on Minecraft's line.
- Over the last 12 months, Roblox drew 3.4× the readers of Minecraft (8,884,504 vs 2,625,110 views).
- The lines last crossed in June 2025, when Roblox pulled ahead.
- Across all five years: Minecraft 18,786,055 views, Roblox 27,316,679.
Check the numbers yourself
Wikipedia page views are public. Here are the articles and the raw API data behind this chart:
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Minecraft
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Roblox
See every month
| Month | Minecraft | Roblox |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 175,717 | 612,229 |
| Aug 2026 | 149,779 | 5,008,138 |
| Jul 2026 | 148,073 | 382,148 |
| Jun 2026 | 158,762 | 269,490 |
| May 2026 | 170,847 | 250,492 |
| Apr 2026 | 199,258 | 238,748 |
| Mar 2026 | 262,757 | 278,993 |
| Feb 2026 | 273,905 | 329,827 |
| Jan 2026 | 274,503 | 369,562 |
| Dec 2025 | 282,124 | 408,421 |
| Nov 2025 | 263,977 | 365,135 |
| Oct 2025 | 265,408 | 371,321 |
| Sep 2025 | 241,400 | 445,054 |
| Aug 2025 | 279,889 | 535,560 |
| Jul 2025 | 286,722 | 353,047 |
| Jun 2025 | 269,995 | 302,681 |
| May 2025 | 360,984 | 306,737 |
| Apr 2025 | 627,397 | 285,115 |
| Mar 2025 | 355,889 | 356,327 |
| Feb 2025 | 307,992 | 407,547 |
| Jan 2025 | 383,973 | 466,271 |
| Dec 2024 | 306,245 | 413,235 |
| Nov 2024 | 282,827 | 368,647 |
| Oct 2024 | 242,175 | 388,456 |
| Sep 2024 | 245,618 | 314,214 |
| Aug 2024 | 205,788 | 321,438 |
| Jul 2024 | 262,335 | 301,497 |
| Jun 2024 | 356,816 | 284,705 |
| May 2024 | 414,481 | 355,378 |
| Apr 2024 | 355,896 | 486,765 |
| Mar 2024 | 342,405 | 451,069 |
| Feb 2024 | 350,459 | 370,178 |
| Jan 2024 | 434,024 | 463,595 |
| Dec 2023 | 401,014 | 422,593 |
| Nov 2023 | 357,683 | 278,705 |
| Oct 2023 | 332,828 | 332,767 |
| Sep 2023 | 363,376 | 369,248 |
| Aug 2023 | 399,013 | 362,500 |
| Jul 2023 | 381,132 | 315,344 |
| Jun 2023 | 372,432 | 286,415 |
| May 2023 | 363,018 | 297,313 |
| Apr 2023 | 304,928 | 250,113 |
| Mar 2023 | 327,025 | 248,671 |
| Feb 2023 | 281,645 | 222,277 |
| Jan 2023 | 340,554 | 278,379 |
| Dec 2022 | 305,256 | 330,019 |
| Nov 2022 | 303,269 | 392,632 |
| Oct 2022 | 330,641 | 438,941 |
| Sep 2022 | 295,754 | 454,506 |
| Aug 2022 | 312,889 | 480,390 |
| Jul 2022 | 307,449 | 492,223 |
| Jun 2022 | 276,045 | 484,951 |
| May 2022 | 281,952 | 491,768 |
| Apr 2022 | 323,498 | 536,674 |
| Mar 2022 | 348,783 | 471,380 |
| Feb 2022 | 359,489 | 421,706 |
| Jan 2022 | 447,721 | 487,795 |
| Dec 2021 | 437,400 | 439,586 |
| Nov 2021 | 356,785 | 398,191 |
| Oct 2021 | 336,056 | 469,572 |
Questions
Is Minecraft more popular than Roblox?
No, going by Wikipedia readers. On English Wikipedia, Roblox is more popular than Minecraft. In the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), the Roblox article got 8,884,504 page views from human readers, about 3.4 times the Minecraft article's 2,625,110. Roblox led in 46 of the last 60 months.
When was Minecraft most popular?
The Minecraft Wikipedia article peaked in April 2025, with 627,397 page views that month (October 2021 to September 2026).
When was Roblox most popular?
The Roblox Wikipedia article peaked in August 2026, with 5,008,138 page views that month (October 2021 to September 2026).
How is popularity measured here?
By the monthly page views of each English Wikipedia article, from the free Wikimedia pageviews API, counting human readers only (known bots are excluded). It shows how many people looked each topic up, not sales or search volume. The numbers update every month.
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