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Check the [[Elite Dangerous Reception and Awards]] page for information about the reception by the press and awards.
Check the [[Elite Dangerous Reception and Awards]] page for information about the reception by the press and awards.


=== Sales ===
The game had sold around 1.7 million units by the end of May 2016.<ref>http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/FDEV/12881582.html</ref> By the end of December 2016 a total of over 2.1 million paid franchise units of Elite: Dangerous had been sold.<ref>[http://uk.advfn.com/stock-market/london/frontier-dev-FDEV/share-news/Frontier-Developments-PLC-Trading-Update/73616476 Frontier Developments PLC Trading Update]
The game had sold around 1.7 million units by the end of May 2016.<ref>http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/FDEV/12881582.html</ref> By the end of December 2016 a total of over 2.1 million paid franchise units of Elite: Dangerous had been sold.<ref>[http://uk.advfn.com/stock-market/london/frontier-dev-FDEV/share-news/Frontier-Developments-PLC-Trading-Update/73616476 Frontier Developments PLC Trading Update]
</ref> On 31 December 2017 cumulative sales of Elite Dangerous had exceeded 3.25 million franchise units.<ref>[https://www.investegate.co.uk/frontier-dev-plc/rns/interim-results/201802060700029348D/ Frontier Dev PLC (FDEV) - 06 February 2018]
</ref> On 31 December 2017 cumulative sales of Elite Dangerous had exceeded 3.25 million franchise units.<ref>[https://www.investegate.co.uk/frontier-dev-plc/rns/interim-results/201802060700029348D/ Frontier Dev PLC (FDEV) - 06 February 2018]
</ref> As of 15 January 2019, cumulative sales of Elite Dangerous exceeded 4.3 million franchise units. That's 3 million base game units.<ref>[https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/FDEV/13934373.html Frontier Developments plc - Notice of Results and Trading update]
</ref> As of 15 January 2019, cumulative sales of Elite Dangerous exceeded 4.3 million franchise units. That's 3 million base game units.<ref>[https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/FDEV/13934373.html Frontier Developments plc - Notice of Results and Trading update]
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=== Revenue ===
As of 2019, Elite Dangerous made more than £100 million ($133m) in revenue. This is a traders quote from the investment firm Liberum in 2019 ''"The company is working on a number of exciting updates for both franchies and our expectation is that we could see a big refresh release of ED in FY20, five years after launch (we expect Elite Dangerous to be closing in on £100m of life-time revenue by the end of this financial year)."''<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/aoc8ue/liberum_our_expectation_is_that_we_could_see_a/</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Br0Ue1-eE Frontier's Financial Position and the Future of Elite Dangerous]</ref>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==