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| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 28 Oct, 22:21 UTC | 771 |
| 27 Oct, 22:21 UTC | 773 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 733 | −119 | −14% | 1,041 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 852 | −1 | −0.1% | 1,740 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 852 | −47 | −5.3% | 1,949 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 900 | +153 | +20.5% | 1,583 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 746 | −97 | −11.5% | 1,407 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 844 | +119 | +16.5% | 1,884 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 724 | −57 | −7.3% | 1,253 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 781 | −151 | −16.2% | 1,379 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 933 | +82 | +9.6% | 1,770 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 851 | +36 | +4.4% | 1,561 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 815 | +63 | +8.4% | 1,391 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 752 | −9 | −1.2% | 1,286 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 760 | −31 | −3.9% | 1,464 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 791 | −167 | −17.4% | 1,413 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 958 | −1 | −0.1% | 1,802 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 960 | +81 | +9.2% | 1,514 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 879 | +7 | +0.8% | 1,480 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 872 | −16 | −1.9% | 1,423 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 888 | −79 | −8.2% | 1,547 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 968 | +22 | +2.4% | 1,874 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 945 | −242 | −20.4% | 1,624 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 1,188 | −56 | −4.5% | 2,135 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 1,244 | +86 | +7.5% | 2,274 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 1,158 | +225 | +24.1% | 2,678 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 933 | −27 | −2.8% | 1,909 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 960 | −188 | −16.4% | 1,733 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 1,147 | −1,003 | −46.6% | 2,068 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 2,150 | +918 | +74.5% | 4,970 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 1,232 | +151 | +14% | 5,457 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 1,081 | +173 |
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.
| 2,140 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 908 | −36 | −3.8% | 1,674 |
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| March 2024Mar 2024 | 944 | −160 | −14.5% | 1,628 |
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| February 2024Feb 2024 | 1,104 | −424 | −27.7% | 2,019 |
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| January 2024Jan 2024 | 1,527 | +542 | +55% | 2,958 |
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| December 2023Dec 2023 | 985 | +21 | +2.2% | 1,734 |
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| November 2023Nov 2023 | 964 | +14 | +1.5% | 1,908 |
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| October 2023Oct 2023 | 950 | +55 | +6.2% | 1,699 |
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| September 2023Sept 2023 | 895 | −181 | −16.8% | 1,493 |
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| August 2023Aug 2023 | 1,076 | −746 | −40.9% | 1,806 |
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| July 2023Jul 2023 | 1,821 | +837 | +85.1% | 6,205 |
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| June 2023Jun 2023 | 984 | −45 | −4.4% | 1,562 |
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| May 2023May 2023 | 1,029 | +146 | +16.5% | 1,835 |
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| April 2023Apr 2023 | 883 | −52 | −5.5% | 1,413 |
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| March 2023Mar 2023 | 935 | −237 | −20.2% | 1,594 |
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| February 2023Feb 2023 | 1,172 | +1 | +0.1% | 2,044 |
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| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1,171 | +53 | +4.7% | 2,058 |
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| December 2022Dec 2022 | 1,118 | −1 | −0.1% | 1,803 |
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| November 2022Nov 2022 | 1,119 | −225 | −16.7% | 2,138 |
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| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1,344 | +20 | +1.5% | 2,852 |
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| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1,323 | +163 | +14.1% | 2,610 |
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| August 2022Aug 2022 | 1,160 | −384 | −24.9% | 1,781 |
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| July 2022Jul 2022 | 1,544 | −147 | −8.7% | 2,585 |
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| June 2022Jun 2022 | 1,691 | +362 | +27.2% | 3,005 |
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| May 2022May 2022 | 1,329 | +60 | +4.8% | 3,268 |
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| April 2022Apr 2022 | 1,269 | −41 | −3.1% | 2,530 |
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| March 2022Mar 2022 | 1,310 | −222 | −14.5% | 3,900 |
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| February 2022Feb 2022 | 1,532 | +213 | +16.1% | 2,758 |
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| January 2022Jan 2022 | 1,319 | +143 | +12.2% | 3,012 |
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| December 2021Dec 2021 | 1,176 | +42 | +3.7% | 1,922 |
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| November 2021Nov 2021 | 1,134 | −242 | −17.6% | 1,911 |
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| October 2021Oct 2021 | 1,376 | +272 | +24.6% | 3,415 |
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| September 2021Sept 2021 | 1,105 | −296 | −21.1% | 1,856 |
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| August 2021Aug 2021 | 1,400 | −324 | −18.8% | 2,174 |
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| July 2021Jul 2021 | 1,725 | −296 | −14.7% | 3,450 |
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| June 2021Jun 2021 | 2,021 | +488 | +31.8% | 4,318 |
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| May 2021May 2021 | 1,533 | +379 | +32.8% | 4,667 |
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| April 2021Apr 2021 | 1,154 | −416 | −26.5% | 1,990 |
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| March 2021Mar 2021 | 1,570 | −1,147 | −42.2% | 2,720 |
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| February 2021Feb 2021 | 2,717 | +513 | +23.3% | 8,754 |
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| January 2021Jan 2021 | 2,204 | +834 | +60.9% | 11,056 |
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| December 2020Dec 2020 | 1,369 | −16 | −1.2% | 2,486 |
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| November 2020Nov 2020 | 1,386 | −813 | −37% | 2,677 |
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| October 2020Oct 2020 | 2,199 | +1,166 | +112.9% | 7,249 |
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| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1,033 | −346 | −25.1% | 1,784 |
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| August 2020Aug 2020 | 1,379 | −919 | −40% | 2,377 |
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| July 2020Jul 2020 | 2,298 | −39 | −1.7% | 4,921 |
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| June 2020Jun 2020 | 2,337 | −131 | −5.3% | 6,439 |
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| May 2020May 2020 | 2,468 | +347 | +16.4% | 7,110 |
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| April 2020Apr 2020 | 2,121 | +711 | +50.4% | 6,334 |
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| March 2020Mar 2020 | 1,410 | +107 | +8.2% | 2,816 |
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| February 2020Feb 2020 | 1,303 | −201 | −13.4% | 2,336 |
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| January 2020Jan 2020 | 1,505 | −763 | −33.6% | 2,944 |
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| December 2019Dec 2019 | 2,267 | +113 | +5.3% | 5,531 |
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| November 2019Nov 2019 | 2,154 | +581 | +36.9% | 7,774 |
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| October 2019Oct 2019 | 1,574 | +364 | +30.1% | 4,549 |
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| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1,210 | −67 | −5.3% | 2,484 |
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| August 2019Aug 2019 | 1,277 | −396 | −23.7% | 2,150 |
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| July 2019Jul 2019 | 1,673 | +388 | +30.2% | 3,135 |
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| June 2019Jun 2019 | 1,285 | +136 | +11.8% | 3,319 |
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| May 2019May 2019 | 1,149 | −553 | −32.5% | 2,152 |
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| April 2019Apr 2019 | 1,702 | +438 | +34.6% | 5,618 |
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| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,265 | −309 | −19.7% | 2,311 |
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| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,574 | +36 | +2.3% | 3,466 |
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| January 2019Jan 2019 | 1,538 | −77 | −4.7% | 3,554 |
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| December 2018Dec 2018 | 1,615 | +32 | +2% | 4,004 |
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| November 2018Nov 2018 | 1,583 | +230 | +17% | 3,473 |
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| October 2018Oct 2018 | 1,353 | −859 | −38.8% | 2,572 |
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| September 2018Sept 2018 | 2,212 | +743 | +50.6% | 6,374 |
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| August 2018Aug 2018 | 1,469 | −408 | −21.7% | 2,540 |
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| July 2018Jul 2018 | 1,877 | +447 | +31.3% | 3,862 |
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| June 2018Jun 2018 | 1,430 | +289 | +25.4% | 3,884 |
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| May 2018May 2018 | 1,141 | −5 | −0.5% | 2,098 |
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| April 2018Apr 2018 | 1,146 | +2 | +0.2% | 2,128 |
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| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1,144 | +20 | +1.8% | 2,135 |
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| February 2018Feb 2018 | 1,124 | −570 | −33.7% | 2,255 |
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| January 2018Jan 2018 | 1,694 | −306 | −15.3% | 3,826 |
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| December 2017Dec 2017 | 2,001 | +538 | +36.7% | 5,041 |
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| November 2017Nov 2017 | 1,463 | +79 | +5.7% | 3,279 |
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| October 2017Oct 2017 | 1,384 | +20 | +1.4% | 3,324 |
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| September 2017Sept 2017 | 1,364 | −430 | −24% | 2,703 |
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| August 2017Aug 2017 | 1,794 | −655 | −26.7% | 3,284 |
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| July 2017Jul 2017 | 2,449 | +541 | +28.4% | 5,225 |
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| June 2017Jun 2017 | 1,908 | +571 | +42.7% | 5,749 |
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| May 2017May 2017 | 1,337 | −43 | −3.2% | 2,429 |
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| April 2017Apr 2017 | 1,380 | +20 | +1.5% | 2,418 |
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| March 2017Mar 2017 | 1,360 | −93 | −6.4% | 2,698 |
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| February 2017Feb 2017 | 1,453 | −556 | −27.7% | 2,792 |
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| January 2017Jan 2017 | 2,008 | +130 | +6.9% | 4,536 |
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| December 2016Dec 2016 | 1,879 | +235 | +14.3% | 4,773 |
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| November 2016Nov 2016 | 1,644 | −601 | −26.8% | 3,764 |
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| October 2016Oct 2016 | 2,245 | −616 | −21.5% | 5,172 |
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| September 2016Sept 2016 | 2,862 | +606 | +26.9% | 8,515 |
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| August 2016Aug 2016 | 2,256 | −1,706 | −43.1% | 6,623 |
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| July 2016Jul 2016 | 3,962 | +681 | +20.7% | 12,039 |
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| June 2016Jun 2016 | 3,281 | +1,655 | +101.8% | 11,737 |
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| May 2016May 2016 | 1,626 | +303 | +22.9% | 4,277 |
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| April 2016Apr 2016 | 1,323 | −236 | −15.2% | 2,796 |
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| March 2016Mar 2016 | 1,560 | −231 | −12.9% | 3,105 |
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| February 2016Feb 2016 | 1,791 | −294 | −14.1% | 3,789 |
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| January 2016Jan 2016 | 2,085 | +190 | +10% | 5,381 |
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| December 2015Dec 2015 | 1,895 | −212 | −10% | 3,882 |
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| November 2015Nov 2015 | 2,106 | −3,047 | −59.1% | 5,880 |
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| October 2015Oct 2015 | 5,154 | +3,966 | +333.9% | 16,187 |
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| September 2015Sept 2015 | 1,188 | −511 | −30.1% | 2,417 |
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| August 2015Aug 2015 | 1,698 | −65 | −3.7% | 3,757 |
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| July 2015Jul 2015 | 1,763 | −908 | −34% | 3,618 |
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| June 2015Jun 2015 | 2,672 | +1,133 | +73.6% | 11,184 |
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| May 2015May 2015 | 1,539 | +317 | +26% | 4,592 |
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| April 2015Apr 2015 | 1,222 | −50 | −3.9% | 2,690 |
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| March 2015Mar 2015 | 1,271 | −1,115 | −46.7% | 3,587 |
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| February 2015Feb 2015 | 2,386 | +215 | +9.9% | 7,155 |
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| January 2015Jan 2015 | 2,171 | −518 | −19.3% | 8,812 |
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| December 2014Dec 2014 | 2,689 | +1,632 | +154.3% | 11,405 |
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| November 2014Nov 2014 | 1,058 | −254 | −19.4% | 6,060 |
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| October 2014Oct 2014 | 1,311 | −237 | −15.3% | 3,422 |
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| September 2014Sept 2014 | 1,549 | +607 | +64.5% | 3,510 |
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| August 2014Aug 2014 | 941 | +42 | +4.6% | 2,191 |
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| July 2014Jul 2014 | 900 | −584 | −39.4% | 2,227 |
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| June 2014Jun 2014 | 1,484 | −425 | −22.3% | 6,837 |
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| May 2014May 2014 | 1,908 | +815 | +74.5% | 9,992 |
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| April 2014Apr 2014 | 1,094 | +548 | +100.4% | 8,755 |
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| March 2014Mar 2014 | 546 | −157 | −22.3% | 1,634 |
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| February 2014Feb 2014 | 703 | −173 | −19.7% | 2,283 |
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| January 2014Jan 2014 | 876 | −73 | −7.7% | 2,708 |
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| December 2013Dec 2013 | 949 | +225 | +31.1% | 4,743 |
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| November 2013Nov 2013 | 724 | +246 | +51.3% | 3,539 |
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| October 2013Oct 2013 | 478 | −250 | −34.3% | 1,214 |
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| September 2013Sept 2013 | 728 | −71 | −8.8% | 4,633 |
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| August 2013Aug 2013 | 799 | −106 | −11.8% | 3,835 |
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| July 2013Jul 2013 | 905 | +162 | +21.8% | 5,760 |
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| June 2013Jun 2013 | 743 | +391 | +111% | 1,744 |
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| May 2013May 2013 | 352 | +155 | +78.6% | 1,120 |
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| April 2013Apr 2013 | 197 | −86 | −30.4% | 622 |
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| March 2013Mar 2013 | 283 | — | — | 642 |
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