D&D (2024) 2024 Player’s Handbook is ‘Fastest Selling D&D Book Ever’

It’s only officially been out for a week, but according to Wizards of the Coast, the new Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook has already surpassed Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything to become the fastest selling D&D book ever—in the entire 50-year history of the game. It has sold three times as many copies as the 2014 version of the books did at launch.

Not only that, the 2024 Player’s Handbook was the biggest print run in D&D’s history.

In a press release today, WotC claims more than 85 million D&D fans worldwide, and says that D&D Beyond, the game’s official online platform, has over 18 million users.

 

[KYRON45]

I wouldn't blame them for how someone uses their data

I wouldn't blame anyone for anything. We have people for that.

 

[Oofta]

For that we'll need a very charismatic Bard. Know where we can find one?

@Snarf Zagyg probably knows since I suspect he secretly loves them. Or has one tied up in his basement.

 

[Corinnguard]

@Snarf Zagyg probably knows since I suspect he secretly loves them. Or has one tied up in his basement.

Or he is a College of Lore Bard.

 

[Zardnaar]

@Snarf Zagyg probably knows since I suspect he secretly loves them. Or has one tied up in his basement.

In 2E our group had an odd obsession in tying up the bard.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Any idea how many of those 70 went out during the week where the reported sales in total were 3773?

Most of them went out two weeks before that utterly silly and wrong report! And none of them would have been included in it at any rate. (Clearly most copies sold anywhere were not included in it).

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

@Snarf Zagyg probably knows since I suspect he secretly loves them. Or has one tied up in his basement.

HEY NOW!

What is happening here?


As we all know, I'm into BDSM.

Bard Death and Serial Murder

 

[Lanefan]

Irrelevant, because Bookscan is exclusively US sales, and doesn't include any game stores at all.

Not irrelevant; even though Bookscan doesn't ping on Fitz's sales, if his store sold 40 in that week it would give us an idea as to just how useless those Bookscan numbers are. If on the other hand his store only sold 2 that week it's a different story.

 

[FrogReaver]

A few questions on the fastest selling.

How do preorders and possibly different preorder windows in 2014 vs 2024 factor in?

Do digital copies count?

Do physical digital bundles count as 2?

 

[Morrus]

A few questions on the fastest selling.

How do preorders and possibly different preorder windows in 2014 vs 2024 factor in?

Do digital copies count?

Do physical digital bundles count as 2?

You know as much as we do! WotC hasn’t explained.

 

[FrogReaver]

@Snarf Zagyg probably knows since I suspect he secretly loves them. Or has one tied up in his basement.

Who doesn’t?