How many copies did Palworld sell in its first eight hours of early access?

Palworld sold over one million copies during its first eight hours of early access.

The milestone was reached on January 19, 2024, the day Palworld launched for PC and Xbox platforms in early access. Pocketpair announced the figure shortly after release, providing an early indication that the open-world survival game had attracted far more attention than a typical small-studio launch.

The first-eight-hour figure refers to copies sold, not total players. That distinction matters because Palworld was also available through Xbox Game Pass, where people could play without separately buying a copy. Player counts and concurrent-player records therefore measure a different audience from the sales total.

The momentum continued rapidly. Palworld reached two million copies within its first 24 hours, three million within about 40 hours, and five million by its third day. Its launch also produced unusually high Steam activity and server strain. Later milestones included eight million copies by the sixth day and 12 million copies sold on Steam by February 1, 2024. The eight-million and five-million figures are later milestones, not the answer to the first-eight-hours question.