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Germany has 80.4 million people. That’s fewer than the number of people who have played a Call of Duty game since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare debuted in 2007.

That fact comes from an Activision inforgraphic that reveals just how insanely popular the modern-military shooter franchise really is.

Activision is preparing to launch Call of Duty: Ghosts, its next big first-person shooter from Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward, on Nov. 5. Tomorrow, the publisher will broadcast the first details about the game’s multiplayer, which is the big draw for the series. In the meantime, Activision published the following inforgraphic that reveals some interesting details and figures about the games:

People played a ton of Call of Duty.

Above: People played a ton of Call of Duty.

Image Credit: Activision
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