According to October 2024 company data from Sega Sammy, the Like a Dragon video game series (formerly known as the Yakuza series and is titled Ryu ga Gotoku in Japan) had sold a cumulative 27.70 million units, up from 21.3 million games at previous reporting. In September 2022, the company announced that Yakuza series was officially to undergo a name change, with all future releases now bearing the Like a Dragon title, which is a literal translation of the original Japanese name of the series.
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Lifetime unit sales generated by the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series worldwide as of October 2024
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Unit sales in millions
Oct '24
27.7
Oct '23
21.3
Oct '22
19.8
Oct '21
17
Oct '20
14
Oct '19
12
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Sega Sammy. (December 2, 2024). Lifetime unit sales generated by the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series worldwide as of October 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345678/yakuza-lifetime-series-unit-sales/
Sega Sammy. "Lifetime unit sales generated by the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series worldwide as of October 2024." Chart. December 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345678/yakuza-lifetime-series-unit-sales/
Sega Sammy. (2024). Lifetime unit sales generated by the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series worldwide as of October 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345678/yakuza-lifetime-series-unit-sales/
Sega Sammy. "Lifetime Unit Sales Generated by The Like a Dragon (Yakuza) Series Worldwide as of October 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345678/yakuza-lifetime-series-unit-sales/
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Lifetime unit sales generated by the Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series worldwide as of October 2024 [Graph], Sega Sammy, December 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345678/yakuza-lifetime-series-unit-sales/
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