Minecraft is Closing in on 140 Million Monthly Active Users

Hello, here''s a semi-regular reminder that Minecraft is quite large. Satya Nadella, Microsoft''s chief executive officer, revealed that Mojang''s build''em-up had nearly 140 million monthly active users between January 1 until March 31, in the company’s most recent financial update. MINECRAFT SERVERS However, the Minecraft engagement rate is 30% higher than last year.

Nadella added that Minecraft creators have earned more than $350 millions from "more than billion downloads of mods and add-ons to Minecraft" This isn''t even including activities that isn''t part of Microsoft''s Marketplace.

While the pandemic could cause an increase in Minecraft players however, there are other factors that fuel interest. Mojang''s blocky take on Diablo, Minecraft Dungeons was released in the year before and this year, Caves and Cliffs will be available in two parts. Mojang explained that it split the update in two parts in order to maintain the quality, control technical complexity and ensure that the development team is healthy. Expect to see some of the new blocks and mobs in the summer, and the more complicated parts of world generation in the Christmas season.

Microsoft reports that it made $41.7 billion in revenue last year, which is an increase of 19% over the previous year.

"Digital adoption curves have not been slowing down, even though we are more than a year into the pandemic." They''re growing faster and it''s only the beginning," Nadella says.