Best-selling media franchise

Best-selling media franchise
Who
Pokémon
What
147,000,000,000 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable
When
April 2024

The best-selling media franchise is Pokémon (Japan), which had grossed an estimated $147,000,000,000 (£117 bn) as of April 2024.

The largest proportion of this revenue – $102.9 bn (£82 bn) – is thought to have come from merchandise. The rest is made up from sales of Pokémon videogames, trading cards, movies, comics and home videos.

The Japanese franchise will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026.