Here is a list of how many updates, snapshots, etc, there have been every year.
Java Edition
- 1 major update (1.13), 2 minor updates (1.13.1–1.13.2), 47 snapshots (18w01a–18w50a), 14 pre-releases (1.13-pre1–1.13.2-pre2)
- 1 major update (1.12), 2 minor updates (1.12.1–1.12.2), 23 snapshots (17w06a–17w50a), 10 pre-releases (1.12-pre1–1.12-pre2)
- 3 major updates (1.9–1.11), 8 minor updates (1.9.1–1.11.2), 29 snapshots (16w02a–16w50a), 13 pre-releases (1.9-pre1–1.11-pre1)
- 1 major update (1.8), 7 minor updates (1.7.5–1.8.1), 52 snapshots (14w02a–14w34d), 22 pre-releases (1.7.6-pre1–1.8.8-pre)
- 3 major updates (1.5–1.7.2), 12 minor updates (1.4.7–1.7.4), 57 snapshots (13w01a–13w49a), 12 pre-releases (1.5-pre–1.7.4-pre)
- 4 major updates (1.1–1.4.2), 8 minor updates (1.2.2–1.4.6), 46 snapshots (12w01a–12w50b), 11 pre-releases (1.2-pre–1.4.6-pre)
- 1 major update (1.0.0), 1 minor update (1.0.1), 4 snapshots (11w47a–11w50a), 6 pre-releases (1.9 Prerelease – 1.9 Prerelease 6), 2 release candidates (RC1–RC2)
- 7 major beta updates (1.2–1.8), 18 minor beta updates (1.2_01–1.8.1), 1 test build (1.6 Test Build 3), 2 pre-releases (1.8 Pre-release – 1.8 Pre-release 2)
- 2 major beta updates (1.0–1.1), 4 minor beta updates (1.0_01–1.1_02)
- 3 major alpha updates (v1.0.0–v1.2.0), 26 minor alpha updates (v1.0.1–v1.2.6), 21 very minor alpha updates (v1.0.1_01–v1.2.4_01)
- 20 infdev updates (February 27, 2010 – June 27, 2010)
- 29 indev updates (December 23, 2009 (1) – February 23, 2010)
- 4 indev updates (December 23, 2009 (1) – December 31, 2009 (2))
- 5 major classic updates (0.0.9a–0.0.14a), 10 minor classic updates (0.0.12a_01–0.0.14a_08)
- 9 major multiplayer test updates (0.0.15a–0.0.23a), 14 minor multiplayer test updates (0.0.15a (Multiplayer Test 1) – 0.0.23a_01)
- 8 major survival test updates (0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST – 0.30), 7 minor survival test updates (0.24_SURVIVAL_TEST_01 – 0.29_02)
- 8 pre-classic updates (Cave game tech test – rd-161348)
Bedrock/Pocket Edition
- 5 major updates (1.4–1.8), 17 minor updates (1.2.9–1.7.1), 34 development builds (beta 1.2.10.1–beta 1.9.0.3)
- 2 major updates (1.1–1.2), 22 minor updates (1.0.1–1.2.8), 34 development builds (alpha 1.0.3.0–1.2.6.1)
- 1 major update (1.0), 3 major alpha updates (0.14.0–0.16.0), 14 minor alpha updates (0.13.2–0.16.2), 22 alpha builds (0.14.0 build 1–alpha 1.0.0.7)
- 3 major alpha updates (0.11.0–0.13.0), 8 minor alpha updates (0.10.5–0.13.1), 32 alpha builds (0.11.0 build 1 – 0.13.0 build 5)
- 2 major alpha updates (0.9.0–0.10.0), 11 minor alpha updates (0.8.1–0.10.4), 21 alpha builds (0.9.0 build 1 – 0.10.0 build 9)
- 3 major alpha updates (0.6.0–0.8.0), 7 minor updates (0.6.1–0.7.6), 7 alpha builds (0.8.0 build 2 – 0.8.0 build 8)
- 4 major alpha updates (0.2.0–0.5.0), 4 minor alpha updates (0.2.1–0.3.3), 2 alpha builds (0.2.1 alpha 2–0.4.0 rev 2)
- 1 major alpha update (0.1.0), 3 minor alpha updates (0.1.1–0.1.3), 1 pre-release (Pre-release)
Legacy Console Edition
- 12 Xbox 360 updates (TU61–TU72), 6 Xbox One updates (CU52–CU57), 17 PlayStation updates (1.65–1.81), 11 Wii U patches (Patch 31 – Patch 41), 5 Switch patches (Patch 12 – Patch 16)
- 14 Xbox 360 updates (TU37–TU60), 15 Xbox One updates (CU37–CU51), 25 PlayStation updates (1.40–1.64), 15 Wii U patches (Patch 16 – Patch 30), 11 Switch patches (Patch 1 – Patch 11)
- 15 Xbox 360 updates (TU32–TU46), 17 Xbox One updates (CU20–CU36), 17 PlayStation updates (1.23–1.39), 12 Wii U patches (Patch 4 – Patch 15)