FIFA is the UK’s Christmas No. 1 for the tenth year

The EA Sports title enjoyed a 67% increase in physical sales compared to the previous week

FIFA is the UK’s Christmas No. 1 for the tenth year

FIFA is the UK’s Christmas No. 1 for the tenth year.

That’s according to Gfk data published by GI.biz, which shows that the EA Sports title enjoyed a 67% increase in physical sales compared to the previous week, keeping Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in second place.

Although it’s possible FIFA benefited from increased interest around the World Cup, the sports game has now been Christmas No. 1 ten times, ahead of Call of Duty’s nine.

As noted by GI, only rarely have other franchises managed to break the trend. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla managed it in 2020 and Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018. Prior to that, Call of Duty was top for four consecutive years.

Elsewhere in the chart, last week’s No.1, God of War: Ragnarok, slipped to third place after a 23% sales decline, and there’s one new entry in the form of Square Enix‘s Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7.


GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending December 17

Last WeekThis WeekTitle
21FIFA 23
32Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
13God of War: Ragnarok
54Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
45Pokémon Violet
66Nintendo Switch Sports
77Pokémon Scarlet
NEW8Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion
109Minecraft: Switch Edition
1110Just Dance 2023
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