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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:44 UTC | 425 |
| 12:44 UTC | 363 |
| 08:43 UTC | 240 |
| 04:43 UTC | 208 |
| 00:43 UTC | 301 |
| 28 Oct, 20:42 UTC | 480 |
| 28 Oct, 16:42 UTC | 477 |
| 28 Oct, 12:41 UTC | 388 |
| 28 Oct, 08:41 UTC | 227 |
| 28 Oct, 04:41 UTC | 224 |
| 28 Oct, 00:41 UTC | 387 |
| 27 Oct, 20:40 UTC | 517 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchNovember 2012 | 16,282 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onFebruary 2013 | 6,510 | 40% | Holds players well (better than 73% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onNovember 2013 | 4,242 | 26% | About average (better than 62% of 6,583 other games) |
PlanetSide 2 kept 40% of the average players it had at its launch in November 2012 after 3 months and 26% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
PlanetSide 2 PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 383 | +32 | +9.1% | 778 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 351 | −23 | −6.3% | 715 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 375 | +45 | +13.6% | 922 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 330 | −41 | −11.1% | 701 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 371 | +2 | +0.4% | 917 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 369 | −82 | −18.3% | 872 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 452 | +17 | +3.9% | 880 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 435 | −32 | −6.9% | 919 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 468 | −9 | −1.8% | 985 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 476 | +19 | +4.1% | 1,116 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 458 | −99 | −17.8% | 905 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 557 | +37 | +7.1% | 1,043 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 520 | +20 | +3.9% | 1,042 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 500 | −41 | −7.6% | 1,103 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 542 | −10 | −1.8% | 1,074 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 551 | −92 | −14.4% | 1,022 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 644 | −113 | −14.9% | 1,231 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 756 | +17 | +2.3% | 1,736 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 739 | +59 | +8.7% | 1,450 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 680 | +33 | +5.1% | 1,639 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 647 | −29 | −4.4% | 1,295 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 677 | −13 | −1.9% | 1,349 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 690 | −58 | −7.8% | 1,352 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 748 | +14 | +2% | 1,544 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 733 | +107 | +17.1% | 1,583 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 626 | −137 | −18% | 1,225 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 763 | +40 | +5.5% | 1,546 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 723 | −46 | −5.9% | 1,723 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 769 | +63 | +8.9% | 1,490 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 706 | −47 | −6.3% | 1,308 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 753 | −59 | −7.3% | 1,397 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 812 | −148 | −15.5% | 1,443 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 961 | +42 | +4.5% | 1,743 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 919 | −2 | −0.2% | 1,608 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 921 | +12 | +1.3% | 1,675 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 909 | −81 | −8.2% | 1,577 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 991 | −2 | −0.2% | 1,813 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 993 | −75 | −7.1% | 1,794 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 1,068 | −105 | −8.9% | 1,826 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 1,173 | −341 | −22.5% | 1,925 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 1,514 | −206 | −12% | 2,915 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 1,720 | +258 | +17.6% | 3,786 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 1,463 | +76 | +5.5% | 2,880 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 1,387 | −48 | −3.3% | 2,581 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 1,435 | +102 | +7.6% | 2,450 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1,333 | −82 | −5.8% | 2,526 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 1,415 | −101 | −6.7% | 2,458 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 1,517 | −9 | −0.6% | 3,943 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1,525 | −55 | −3.5% | 2,603 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1,580 | −185 | −10.5% | 2,893 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 1,766 | −161 | −8.4% | 3,363 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 1,927 | +82 | +4.4% | 3,777 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 1,845 | −314 | −14.6% | 3,193 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 2,159 | −307 | −12.5% | 3,787 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 2,467 | +776 | +45.9% | 4,473 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 1,691 | −183 | −9.8% | 3,016 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 1,874 | +93 | +5.2% | 3,206 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 1,780 | +154 | +9.4% | 3,630 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 1,627 | +47 | +2.9% | 2,787 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 1,580 | −124 | −7.3% | 3,024 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 1,704 | −56 | −3.2% | 3,113 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 1,761 | −231 | −11.6% | 3,136 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 1,992 | +24 | +1.2% | 3,375 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 1,968 | +363 | +22.6% | 3,391 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 1,605 | −160 | −9% | 2,603 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 1,764 | +146 | +9% | 3,077 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 1,619 | −146 | −8.3% | 2,796 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 1,765 | −213 | −10.8% | 2,999 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 1,978 | +87 | +4.6% | 3,109 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 1,891 | +51 | +2.8% | 3,312 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 1,840 | −431 | −19% | 3,298 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 2,271 | −177 | −7.2% | 4,203 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 2,449 | +477 | +24.2% | 4,463 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1,971 | −110 | −5.3% | 3,543 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 2,081 | −299 | −12.6% | 3,386 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 2,381 | +52 | +2.2% | 3,955 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 2,328 | −410 | −15% | 4,007 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 2,739 | −867 | −24% | 4,840 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 3,605 | −27 | −0.8% | 6,559 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 3,633 | +1,430 | +64.9% | 7,676 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 2,203 | +904 | +69.6% | 4,179 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 1,299 | +38 | +3% | 2,237 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 1,261 | +54 | +4.5% | 2,003 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 1,207 | +136 | +12.7% | 2,161 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 1,071 | −148 | −12.2% | 1,840 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1,219 | −214 | −14.9% | 2,054 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 1,433 | +29 | +2.1% | 2,405 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 1,404 | −71 | −4.8% | 3,214 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 1,475 | −684 | −31.7% | 2,489 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 2,159 | +871 | +67.6% | 3,545 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 1,288 | +58 | +4.7% | 3,479 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,231 | −148 | −10.7% | 2,155 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,378 | −291 | −17.4% | 2,319 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 1,669 | −194 | −10.4% | 2,880 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 1,863 | +94 | +5.3% | 2,900 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 1,770 | −55 | −3% | 3,081 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 1,825 | +239 | +15.1% | 3,510 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 1,586 | −17 | −1.1% | 2,734 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 1,603 | −171 | −9.6% | 2,580 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 1,774 | +9 | +0.5% | 3,075 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 1,765 | −22 | −1.3% | 2,939 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 1,787 | −87 | −4.7% | 3,406 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 1,874 | −5 | −0.3% | 3,153 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1,879 | −14 | −0.7% | 3,507 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 1,893 | +193 | +11.3% | 3,327 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 1,700 | +40 | +2.4% | 3,162 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 1,661 | +28 | +1.7% | 3,084 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 1,632 | −203 | −11.1% | 3,015 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 1,835 | −8 | −0.4% | 4,037 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 1,843 | −195 | −9.6% | 3,175 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 2,038 | +223 | +12.3% | 3,274 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 1,815 | −5 | −0.3% | 3,138 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 1,820 | −167 | −8.4% | 3,175 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 1,988 | −112 | −5.3% | 3,525 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 2,100 | +176 | +9.1% | 3,793 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 1,925 | −168 | −8% | 3,636 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 2,093 | −80 | −3.7% | 3,883 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 2,173 | +268 | +14.1% | 3,988 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 1,905 | +25 | +1.3% | 3,492 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 1,881 | +40 | +2.2% | 3,705 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 1,841 | +22 | +1.2% | 3,445 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 1,819 | −326 | −15.2% | 3,564 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 2,145 | +58 | +2.8% | 3,529 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 2,087 | −275 | −11.6% | 3,346 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 2,362 | −601 | −20.3% | 4,677 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 2,963 | +932 | +45.9% | 6,179 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 2,031 | −233 | −10.3% | 5,534 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 2,264 | +147 | +6.9% | 4,173 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 2,117 | −73 | −3.3% | 4,042 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 2,191 | +39 | +1.8% | 4,157 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 2,152 | −95 | −4.2% | 4,155 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 2,247 | −191 | −7.8% | 4,313 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 2,438 | −11 | −0.5% | 4,544 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 2,449 | −368 | −13.1% | 5,167 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 2,817 | +130 | +4.9% | 4,596 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 2,686 | +363 | +15.6% | 4,637 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 2,324 | −196 | −7.8% | 4,350 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 2,520 | −83 | −3.2% | 4,715 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 2,603 | −308 | −10.6% | 4,971 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 2,910 | −711 | −19.6% | 6,040 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 3,622 | −392 | −9.8% | 6,952 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 4,014 | +468 | +13.2% | 7,520 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 3,547 | +301 | +9.3% | 6,324 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 3,246 | +133 | +4.3% | 6,816 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 3,114 | −161 | −4.9% | 6,094 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 3,275 | −537 | −14.1% | 6,472 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 3,812 | +152 | +4.1% | 6,796 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 3,661 | +413 | +12.7% | 6,517 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 3,247 | −123 | −3.7% | 6,640 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 3,370 | −770 | −18.6% | 6,693 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 4,140 | −419 | −9.2% | 7,416 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 4,560 | −733 | −13.9% | 8,679 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 5,293 | +133 | +2.6% | 9,513 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 5,160 | +1,033 | +25% | 10,598 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 4,126 | −116 | −2.7% | 8,090 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 4,242 | +864 | +25.6% | 8,524 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 3,378 | −193 | −5.4% | 6,335 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 3,572 | −410 | −10.3% | 6,647 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 3,982 | −42 | −1% | 7,012 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 4,024 | −795 | −16.5% | 8,386 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 4,820 | +43 | +0.9% | 8,206 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 4,777 | +95 | +2% | 8,849 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 4,682 | −704 | −13.1% | 8,550 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 5,386 | −1,125 | −17.3% | 10,448 |
| February 2013Feb 2013 | 6,510 | −860 | −11.7% | 20,192 |
| January 2013Jan 2013 | 7,370 | −4,112 | −35.8% | 14,574 |
| December 2012Dec 2012 | 11,483 | −4,799 | −29.5% | 23,623 |
| November 2012Nov 2012 | 16,282 | — | — | 29,432 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Update ImpactOctober 22, 2026 - Patch Notes (22 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.4× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 27% more than the week before. Another update came 5 days later, so that week is partly its doing.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2026 Hotfix #427 Oct 2026 · 2.7 of 7 days so far | 517 (1.3×) | −14% |
| October 22, 2026 - Patch Notes22 Oct 2026 · next update 5 days later | 778 (2.4×) | +27% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
