For the eighth time this year, Cloud Imperium set a monthly record for cash shop revenue in September according to the CCU Game dashboard The $9.3 million in sales represented a 35.3% year-over-year increase over September 2024's revenue of $6.9 million. September revenue also was 65.3% higher than the average sales for the previous three Septembers. Through the first three quarters of 2025 cash shop sales are up 41% to $96.5 million.
Needless to say, CIG also set a cash shop revenue record for the third quarter. The $25.1 million recorded over the past three months was 78.1% greater than the $14.1 million recorded in Q3 2024. The amount broke the previous third quarter record of $15.9 million set in Q3 2022.
The $870.5 million displayed on the Roberts Space Industries funding page at the end of September was not a comprehensive accounting for all of CIG's revenue since the project's Kickstarter in October 2012. Overall, the company has recorded $994.9 million in confirmed revenue (the funding page & the 2023 financial report).
- Sales/Pledges: $870.5 million (through 30 September 2025)
- Other cash shop revenue: $2.3 million (through 31 December 2023)
- Subscriptions: $39.5 million (through 31 December 2023)
- All other sources: $82.6 million (through 31 December 2023)
In addition, the company has received a total of $68.25 million in outside investment. According to the 2023 financial report, $4.8 million of the amount was returned to investors in 2020 and another $1.9 million in 2023. Including the outside investment money, the total amount raised by CIG to create Squadron 42 and Star Citizen is $1.063 billion, or $1.056 billion when excluding the returned funds. An additional $12.6 million in loans issued in March 2025 and due for repayment on 31 December 2027 are not included in the total.
New Accounts - For fans who put a lot of stock in new account creation, not only September but the entire third quarter brought good news. The 65,449 new accounts created last month was a 240% increase over the 19,243 created in September 2024.
Looking at the account creation numbers for the third quarter gives an idea about the effectiveness of the new referral program introduced in July. For the quarter, 178,566 accounts were created, a 113.8% year-over-year increase over the 83,521 created in Q3 2024.
$150 million in 2025? Through the first 9 months of 2025 CIG's cash shop sales have reached $96.5 million. Revenue will undoubtedly break the $117.6 million recorded in 2023. The question is, by how much? If Q4 revenue matches that recorded in 2024, the company will wind up with $144.7 million. Can CIG set another quarterly record as sell $53.5 million in items over the next three months? The current record for Q4 was set in 2023 with $51.5 million. The way sales have occurred through the first nine months, $150 million is certainly possible.
What to watch for in October - Will the lack of an in-person CitizenCon impact sales? If cash shop sales are closer to 2023's $14.7 million than last year's $9.3 million then CIG has a real chance to record $150 million in sales in 2025.
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