How much revenue did Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® make?

$17.4M–$46.6M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® sell?

Q: How many copies did Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® sell?

1.1M to 1.7M copies, based on its 44k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1.1M–1.7M; $17.4M–$46.6M after Steam's cut $31.5M–$71.8M before the cut; from 44k reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®'s, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8.9M–15.5M

best case 664.3M (Counter-Strike 2)

The FPS genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 8.9M–15.5M copies

≈ $55.2M–$166.9M after Steam's cut

from ~261k reviews

Best case

≈ 506.1M–822.5M copies

Counter-Strike 2

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (8 of 8) and Shooter (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Shooter. The breakout hits carry e-sports + Competitive + Tactical; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2000 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Counter-Strike: Source 2004	Est. copies ≈ 10.0M–16.3M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $27.5M–$73.9M after Steam's cut $50.0M–$113.7M before the cut	$9.99	192k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ShooterFPS
Squad 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $69.8M–$187.6M after Steam's cut $126.9M–$288.6M before the cut	$39.99	240k reviews Very Positive	MilitaryRealistic
Battlefield™ V 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.5M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $97.4M–$261.8M after Steam's cut $177.1M–$402.8M before the cut	$49.99	268k reviews Mostly Positive	FPSMultiplayer
Counter-Strike 2000	Est. copies ≈ 13.6M–22.0M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $37.3M–$100.2M after Steam's cut $67.7M–$154.1M before the cut	$9.99	261k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionFPS
Insurgency 2014	Est. copies ≈ 6.5M–10.5M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $26.7M–$71.9M after Steam's cut $48.6M–$110.6M before the cut	$14.99	125k reviews Very Positive	FPSRealistic
Battlefield™ 2042 2021	Est. copies ≈ 8.1M–13.1M SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $133.1M–$357.8M after Steam's cut $241.9M–$550.4M before the cut	$59.99	325k reviews Mixed	FPSMultiplayer
Call of Duty® 2022	Est. copies ≈ 18.7M–30.3M 3.0x vs typical SteamSpy 50M–100M	Est. revenue Free	Free	777k reviews Mixed	FPSMultiplayer
Counter-Strike 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 506.1M–822.5M 37x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	9.7M reviews Very Positive	FPSShooter