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Matthews: Minecraft Education reaches millions of monthly players across 119 countries

Allison Matthews · Classroom 2050: Unleashing AI, XR, Gaming · Jul 27, 2023 · at 20:19

Allison Matthews, Head of Minecraft Education at Microsoft, shares operational scale metrics for the educational game platform during a panel on technology in education.

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“Minecraft education is now in a 119 countries, and we've got Millions of players every month”

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The claim, plainly

Minecraft Education is used in 119 countries and has millions of monthly active players.

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Assessment

The claim contains two parts: the user base count and the country count as of July 2023. The claim of having 'millions of monthly active players' is accurate and supported by official Microsoft figures and industry reporting, which confirm millions of monthly educators and students and approximately 15 million active student licenses across 85,000+ schools globally. However, regarding the country footprint, Microsoft's official corporate communications and blog posts (including a post authored by Allison Matthews in January 2023) consistently cited 115 countries as their official benchmark. While third-party app store tracking data and specific campaign distributions (such as the BBC Frozen Planet II rollout) reached 119 countries, official company announcements maintained the 115-country figure throughout 2023.

Official Microsoft blog post from Allison Matthews in January 2023 stated Minecraft Education was used in 115 countries.
BBC Studios Frozen Planet II partnership reporting and Appfigures store tracking data confirmed distribution and availability across 119 countries in 2023.
Microsoft public statements and academic/industry tracking confirm Minecraft Education maintained millions of active monthly users and student licenses (approx. 15 million active student licenses) in 2023.

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