Microsoft Flight Simulator was one of the highlights of E3 2019, successfully maintaining its momentum all the way to launch, making it the largest Xbox Game Pass for PC launch and the largest launch in the series' 38-year history.

Flight Sim boss Jorg Neumann shared some of the numbers today, including the astronomical number of flights and distances flown.

"It's great to see the response to Microsoft Flight Simulator from the community, which to date has logged over 26 million flights and over a billion miles," Neumann said.

Players are flying into hurricanes, discovering several giant obelisks, and flying around the world in real time. The first patch focused on fixes, but a world update, sim update, and themed DLC are also on the way.

Until then, join James on a strange journey in our new video series, Fright Stimulator, where you explore eerie real-world locations from the safety of your cockpit.