By the end of April 2015, "Elite Dangerous" had sold over 500,000 copies, with Frontier Developments expected to generate £22 million from sales. As of 15 January 2019, cumulative sales of "Elite Dangerous" exceeded 4.3 million franchise units, composed of 3 million base game units and 1.3 million "Horizons" expansion units. In April 2020 the sales of "Elite Dangerous" base game units had passed 3.5 million. During an interview published on 23 October 2020, Frontier CFO Alex Bevis announced that "Elite Dangerous" had generated more than £100 million of revenue.