Sales and Players

007 First Light sold 4 million copies in its first three months, IO Interactive said on Aug 20, 2026, after 1.5 million in its first 24 hours, the studio's fastest-selling launch. It has also passed 7 million wishlists.

007 First Light sold 4 million copies in its first three months, IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios announced on Aug 20, 2026, calling it "one of 2026's fastest-selling games". It started with more than 1.5 million copies across all platforms in its first 24 hours, IOI's fastest-selling launch, ahead of the biggest Hitman games over the same period, and passed 2.7 million in its first week. On Oct 7, 2026 IOI counted 7 million wishlists across platforms. IOI has published no sales figure since Aug 20 and no split by platform, as of Nov 4, 2026.

On Steam it peaked at 71,073 players at once on May 31, 2026, its first weekend, as SteamDB measured on Nov 4, 2026; the Steam chart at the top of the home page shows SteamDB's counts since launch.

Quick facts

First 24 hours	More than 1.5 million copies (IOI, May 29, 2026)
First week	More than 2.7 million copies (IOI, Jun 5, 2026)
First three months	4 million copies (IOI, Aug 20, 2026)
Wishlists	7 million across platforms (IOI, Oct 7, 2026)
Platform split	Not published by IOI
Latest official figure	Aug 20, 2026
Steam all-time peak	71,073 players at once, May 31, 2026 (SteamDB, read Nov 4, 2026)
Steam peak, Nov 3 to 4, 2026	2,139 in 24 hours (SteamDB, read Nov 4, 2026)

Sources: Shacknews, May 29, 2026; Year One Content Roadmap Revealed, IOI, Jun 5, 2026; 007 First Light reaches 4 million copies sold, IOI, Aug 20, 2026; 7 Million Wishlists Celebration, IOI, Oct 7, 2026.

How many copies has 007 First Light sold?

At least 4 million, as of IOI's last figure on Aug 20, 2026. The milestones IOI has announced:

Announced	Copies	Time since launch
May 29, 2026	More than 1.5 million	24 hours
Jun 5, 2026	More than 2.7 million	One week
Aug 20, 2026	4 million	Three months

Sources: Shacknews (Donovan Erskine): 007 First Light becomes IOI's fastest-selling game with 1.5 million in one day, May 29, 2026; IO Interactive: Year One Content Roadmap Revealed, Jun 5, 2026; IO Interactive: 007 First Light reaches 4 million copies sold, Aug 20, 2026.

Sales slowed after the launch weeks, as they do for nearly every game: 2.7 million in the first week, then about 1.3 million more over the next eleven. The figures count every platform and both digital and physical copies; IOI has not said how many were on PS5, Xbox or PC. Between the second and third milestones, CEO Hakan Abrak was reported by search summaries of a GamesIndustry.biz interview to have said the game had "probably" passed 3 million; that interview was not read for this page.

Sales matter beyond the studio: Amazon Games' Jeff Gattis said in July that "Given the success of this one" IOI would probably be the developer to want for a sequel. The state of that question is on Sequel.

Was 007 First Light IOI's fastest-selling game?

Yes, at launch. IOI said the 1.5 million copies of the first 24 hours made it the studio's fastest-selling launch, ahead of its biggest Hitman games over the same period. IOI has not compared lifetime sales, and the Hitman games have had years longer to sell. The studio's history is on IO Interactive.

Estimates that are not IOI's

These come from analysts and secondary reports, found in search summaries rather than read in full, and are not official:

Alinea Analytics estimated about 500,000 copies on Steam on the first day.
One report put PS5 at about 55% of sales.
Secondary coverage put revenue at about $150 million in two weeks.

Treat them as estimates. The only official figures are IOI's.

How many people play 007 First Light?

IOI has not published a player count. On Steam, SteamDB measured a daily peak of 55,853 on May 26, 2026, the early access day, 68,477 on launch day, May 27, and the all-time peak of 71,073 on Sunday, May 31. Daily peaks fell to about 2,000 by late September, rose to 4,955 on Oct 4 after the free Extended Operations update, and were 2,139 in the 24 hours before SteamDB was read on Nov 4, 2026. Steam is one of five stores, so these counts leave out PlayStation, Xbox, Epic and Microsoft Store players. The chart at the top of the home page shows SteamDB's counts.

Steam's achievement statistics show how far players get. As of Nov 4, 2026, the rarest visible achievements are held by about 2.2% to 2.3% of Steam owners (Casino Royale, A collector's habit, The world is not enough, For your eyes only and Recovered assets), while the most common, Sleight of hand, is held by 91.4%. All 37 are on Trophies and Achievements.

Wishlists

IOI said on Oct 7, 2026 that the game had passed 7 million wishlists across all platforms, four months after launch. To mark it, IOI made Jack the Bulldog, an MI6 resident added in update 1.3.0, a companion in the TacSim lobby for every player (TacSim). The game is 40% off on Xbox and on Steam's Deluxe Edition as of Nov 4, 2026 (Editions and Prices), and the Switch 2 version opens a new platform on Mar 18, 2027 (Nintendo Switch 2 Version).

Frequently asked questions

How many copies has 007 First Light sold? 007 First Light sold 4 million copies in its first three months, IO Interactive announced on Aug 20, 2026, its latest figure as of Nov 4, 2026.

How many copies did 007 First Light sell on launch day? 007 First Light sold more than 1.5 million copies across all platforms in its first 24 hours, IO Interactive's fastest-selling launch.

Is 007 First Light a success? By its sales, yes: 007 First Light sold 4 million copies in three months and 2.7 million in its first week, and its publisher called it one of 2026's fastest-selling games.

How many players does 007 First Light have on Steam? The Steam chart on Vi.ki's 007 First Light home page shows SteamDB's counts of concurrent players: an all-time peak of 71,073 on May 31, 2026, and about 2,000 a day in early November 2026. IO Interactive has published no player count of its own.