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Minecraft turns 10

Minecraft is 10. The building-and-exploring game, originally developed by one coder, Markus Persson, in his spare time.

Every month, 90 million people around the world play Minecraft. There are Minecraft clothes, Lego sets and spin-off games. In spring 2022, there will be a live-action Minecraft movie.

The game has not only been sold in practically every country in the world and on almost every platform, but it’s also sold more than 176 million copies since it launched in November 2011.