How many copies did DC Universe™ Online sell?

1.1M to 1.8M copies, based on its 22k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did DC Universe™ Online make?

DC Universe™ Online is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is DC Universe™ Online?

Estimated owners: ≈ 1.1M–1.8M; from 22k reviews (Very Positive)

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

Does this actually work?

We left DC Universe™ Online out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including DC Universe™ Online's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 230k–27.4M

best case 40.0M (Wallpaper Engine)

The MMORPG genre

6 of your 8 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

≈ 230k–27.4M copies

≈ $108.4M–$170.9M after Steam's cut

from ~257k reviews

Best case

≈ 30.5M–49.6M copies

Wallpaper Engine · ≈ $41.9M–$112.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on MMORPG (4 of 8) and Open World (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Mature + Utilities, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2011 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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