List of video games by player count

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This is a list of video games ordered by their overall player count, including by registered accounts, subscriptions, or owners of a free-to-play game. Games with official sales figures are not to be included; those are to be added to the list of best-selling video games instead. This list is also not comprehensive, because player counts are not always publicly available, reliable, or up to date.

List

Most played video games by player count (with at least 10 million)
Game Number As of Business model Release date Publisher Ref.
RuneScape 200 million registered accounts July 2012 Subscription-based January 4, 2001 Jagex [1]
Fortnite 125 million registered accounts June 2018 Free-to-play September 26, 2017 Epic Games [2]
League of Legends 100 million peak monthly players September 2016 Free-to-play October 27, 2009 Riot Games [3]
World of Warcraft 100 million registered accounts January 2014 Subscription-based November 23, 2004 Blizzard Entertainment [4]
Candy Crush Saga 93 million peak monthly players March 2014 Free-to-play April 12, 2012 King [5]
FarmVille 83 million peak monthly players March 2010 Free-to-play June 19, 2009 Zynga [6]
Hearthstone 70 million total players May 2017 Free-to-play March 11, 2014 Blizzard Entertainment [7]
Team Fortress 2 50 million owners on Steam[lower-alpha 1] July 2018 Free-to-play October 10, 2007 Valve Corporation [8]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 46 million owners on Steam[lower-alpha 1] July 2018 Commercial August 21, 2012 Valve Corporation [8]
Pokémon Go 45 million daily users July 2017 Free-to-play July 6, 2016 Niantic [9]
TERA 40 million registered accounts May 2015 Free-to-play January 25, 2011 En Masse Entertainment [10]
Overwatch 40 million total players May 2018 Commercial May 24, 2016 Blizzard Entertainment [11]
Warframe 38 million registered accounts March 2018 Free-to-play March 25, 2013 Digital Extremes [12]
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 35 million registered accounts June 2018 Commercial December 1, 2015 Ubisoft [13]
Unturned 27 million owners on Steam[lower-alpha 1] July 2018 Free-to-play July 7, 2017 Smartly Dressed Games [8]
Left 4 Dead 2 23 million owners on Steam[lower-alpha 1] July 2018 Commercial November 17, 2009 Valve Corporation [8]
Payday 2 18 million owners on Steam[lower-alpha 1] July 2018 Free-to-play August 13, 2013 Starbreeze Studios [8]
For Honor 15 million total players October 2018 Free-to-play February 14, 2017 Ubisoft [14]
Final Fantasy XIV 14 million registered accounts August 2018 Subscription-based August 27, 2013 Square Enix [15]
Dota 2 13 million peak monthly players September 2016 Free-to-play July 9, 2013 Valve Corporation [3]
The Elder Scrolls Online 10 million registered accounts December 2017 Commercial April 4, 2014 Bethesda Softworks [16]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Not official; the numbers were estimated following a Steam API data leak in July 2018, which gave player ownership estimates for games on the platform that have achievements.

References

  1. ↑ Weber, Rachel. "Runescape hits 200 million player mark". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Statt, Nick. "Fortnite now has 125 million players just one year after launch". The Verge. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Volk, Pete. "League of Legends now boasts over 100 million monthly active players worldwide". Rift Herald. Polygon. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Sarkar, Samit. "Blizzard reaches 100M lifetime World of Warcraft accounts". Polygon. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Dredge, Stuart. "Why is Candy Crush Saga so popular?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Dean, Dean. "Zynga's CityVille becomes the biggest-ever app on Facebook". Venture Beat. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Evan. "Hearthstone Passes 70 Million Players". IGN. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Orland, Kyle (July 6, 2018). "Valve leaks Steam game player counts; we have the numbers". Ars Techinca. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ Anthony, Sebastian. "A year in, millions still play Pokémon Go (and will likely attend its festival)". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Maiberg, Emanuel. "The Most Popular Steam MMO Isn't Final Fantasy or Elder Scrolls". GameSpot. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Moore, Bo. "Overwatch has more than 40 million players". PC Gamer. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Marks, Tom. "Warframe Reaches 38 Million Players for Its 5th Anniversary". IGN. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. ↑ Fingas, Jon. "'Rainbow Six: Siege' is a juggernaut with 35 million players". Engadget. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Minotti, Mike. "For Honor passes 15 million players". Venture Beat. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  15. ↑ Fogel, Stefanie. "'Final Fantasy XIV' Passes 14 Million Players During Fifth Anniversary". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. ↑ Dealessandri, Marie. "Ten million in Tamriel: The slow-build success story of Elder Scrolls Online". MCV. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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