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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7186509" data-attributes="member: 6716779">2E outsold 3E, and going by the size of the market 5E is doing about average for a D&D edition (20 million or so a year).  TSR revenue before it went bankrupt was 40 million apparently not adjusted for inflation. The entire RPG market now is 35 million. 1E 1-1.5 millionRed Box over 1 millionBlack Box half million2E 750k3.0 500k+ (I have seen some estimates around 750k)3.5 250k-350k We also know the size of the RPG market before 5E landed and after (13 million to 35 million now). Peak years at TSR adjusted for inflation they beat that by 2 or 3 to 1. During 3E's run the number 25-30 million was thrown around.  They have made the money on 5E with fewer materials so their overall profit could be beating 3E for example which sold the books very cheap ($20 vs $50). Its doing good (great?), but its about average for a D&D edition (except maybe for profit), its beating OD&D and 4E though. 3.0 was stupidly front loaded in sales though so its probably doing better than that 3 years in. 5E might also be selling more now than in 2014, it was launch year but they only had 6 months for the 2014 year and from memory the RPG market went from 13 million to 20 million.  The earlier figure of 9000 a month looks good, its around 120k per year but.3.0 sold 300k in the first month apparently.2E sold 270k first year.  If they have sold in the 300-400k range its roughly in the middle for a D&D edition outselling 4E, OD&D, and 3.5. Profits should be better though (less product, higher price point on books).</blockquote>

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