Toyota started selling the Corolla in 1966. By 2026, how many Corollas had it sold worldwide?

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Answer & explanation

The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.

A new red Toyota Corolla sedan driving side by side with a white first-generation Corolla from the 1960s on an open road — The Corolla, new and first generation

Answer & explanation

Official answer

57,000,000

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How to estimate it

Fermi’s official “Napkin math”

The Corolla has been around since 1966, so about 60 years by 2026. It's the best-selling car ever made, so how many a year? Call it a million, worldwide.

Years on sale: ~60
Sold per year (avg): × 1 million
60 × 1M: ≈ 60 million

Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.

Source calculation & reference

Best-selling nameplate in history (passed the VW Beetle): 1997
Cumulative sales passed 40 million (Toyota): July 2013
Cumulative sales passed 50 million (Toyota): summer 2021
Cumulative sales passed 57 million (Toyota): August 2026
≈: 57 million Corollas

Reference cited by Fermi: Toyota Motor Europe, 60 years of Corolla, 2026 (more than 57 million sold)

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