In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Hang-On" on their August 1, 1985 issue as being the most-successful upright/cockpit arcade cabinet of the month; it remained at the top of the upright/cockpit arcade game charts for five months through January 1986. By October 1985, Sega had shipped approximately 7,000 arcade units worldwide. In the United States, it topped the "Play Meter" arcade charts in December 1985, and again in April 1986. In the United Kingdom, it was the second highest-grossing arcade game of 1986 in London.