| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 01:06 UTC | 3,234 |
| 00:51 UTC | 3,236 |
| 00:36 UTC | 3,275 |
| 00:21 UTC | 3,271 |
| 11 Nov, 02:08 UTC | 3,312 |
| 11 Nov, 01:53 UTC | 3,319 |
| 11 Nov, 01:37 UTC | 3,277 |
| 11 Nov, 01:21 UTC | 3,211 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2018 | 5,108 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2019 | 6,133 | 1.2× | Holds players well (better than 97% of 9,244 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2019 | 3,741 | 73% | Holds players well (better than 89% of 7,783 other games) |
Kenshi grew to 1.2× the average players it had at its launch in December 2018 after 3 months and 73% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 3,815 | −194 | −4.8% | 5,645 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 4,009 | −343 | −7.9% | 6,261 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4,352 | −793 | −15.4% | 7,062 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 5,145 | +327 | +6.8% | 7,310 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4,818 | −780 | −13.9% | 7,754 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 5,598 | +707 | +14.4% | 9,164 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4,892 | +39 | +0.8% | 10,783 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 4,853 | −130 | −2.6% | 7,348 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 4,983 | +255 | +5.4% | 7,543 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 4,729 | −677 | −12.5% | 7,189 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 5,405 | +565 | +11.7% | 7,675 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 4,840 | −374 | −7.2% | 6,862 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5,214 | +162 | +3.2% | 8,060 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 5,052 | +254 | +5.3% | 8,845 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 4,798 | −805 | −14.4% | 7,595 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 5,603 | +738 | +15.2% | 8,331 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 4,866 | −694 | −12.5% | 7,536 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 5,559 | −320 | −5.4% | 9,662 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 5,879 | +2,032 | +52.8% | 11,592 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3,847 | −299 | −7.2% | 5,845 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 4,147 | −115 | −2.7% | 6,223 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 4,262 | −115 | −2.6% | 6,311 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 4,377 | +556 | +14.5% | 6,355 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3,822 | −428 | −10.1% | 5,557 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 4,250 | +307 | +7.8% | 6,229 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 3,943 | −285 | −6.8% | 6,330 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4,229 | −696 | −14.1% | 7,103 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 4,925 | +942 | +23.6% | 8,036 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 3,983 | −50 | −1.3% | 6,079 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 4,034 | +355 | +9.7% | 6,466 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3,678 | −1,896 | −34% | 5,740 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 5,574 | +937 | +20.2% | 10,665 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 4,638 | −10 | −0.2% | 6,804 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 4,647 | +272 | +6.2% | 6,587 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 4,375 | +81 | +1.9% | 6,419 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 4,295 | −94 | −2.2% | 6,134 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 4,389 | −170 | −3.7% | 7,345 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 4,560 | −703 | −13.4% | 7,706 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 5,263 | −809 | −13.3% | 9,889 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 6,072 | +994 | +19.6% | 9,743 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 5,078 | +619 | +13.9% | 7,820 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 4,459 | −160 | −3.5% | 7,504 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 4,619 | +109 | +2.4% | 8,182 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 4,510 | −115 | −2.5% | 6,743 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 4,625 | −1,713 | −27% | 7,424 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 6,338 | +1,548 | +32.3% | 10,949 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 4,789 | +1,451 | +43.5% | 6,820 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 3,338 | −327 | −8.9% | 4,734 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 3,665 | −775 | −17.5% | 5,787 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 4,440 | +1,312 | +41.9% | 7,552 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3,128 | −19 | −0.6% | 4,793 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 3,147 | −449 | −12.5% | 4,539 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 3,596 | +215 | +6.4% | 4,989 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 3,381 | −391 | −10.4% | 5,105 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 3,772 | +765 | +25.4% | 6,614 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 3,007 | +359 | +13.5% | 4,253 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 2,648 | −953 | −26.5% | 3,971 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 3,602 | −1,183 | −24.7% | 5,761 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 4,785 | +1,535 | +47.2% | 6,519 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 3,250 | +295 | +10% | 5,251 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 2,955 | +142 | +5% | 4,369 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 2,814 | +300 | +11.9% | 4,709 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 2,514 | −500 | −16.6% | 3,783 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 3,014 | −322 | −9.6% | 4,280 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 3,335 | −238 | −6.7% | 4,959 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 3,573 | +76 | +2.2% | 5,330 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 3,497 | +756 | +27.6% | 5,280 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 2,741 | −753 | −21.5% | 3,847 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 3,494 | −504 | −12.6% | 5,132 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 3,998 | +453 | +12.8% | 5,345 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 3,545 | +598 | +20.3% | 4,755 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 2,946 | −719 | −19.6% | 4,194 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 3,665 | +1,082 | +41.9% | 5,603 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 2,583 | +62 | +2.5% | 3,784 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 2,521 | −1,135 | −31.1% | 3,963 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 3,656 | −252 | −6.4% | 5,620 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 3,908 | +1,031 | +35.8% | 6,029 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 2,877 | −844 | −22.7% | 4,002 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 3,721 | +485 | +15% | 6,158 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 3,236 | −930 | −22.3% | 4,638 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 4,166 | −413 | −9% | 6,053 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 4,579 | +56 | +1.2% | 6,657 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 4,523 | +783 | +20.9% | 6,540 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 3,741 | +464 | +14.2% | 6,155 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 3,276 | +426 | +15% | 5,086 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 2,850 | +78 | +2.8% | 4,348 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 2,772 | −1,808 | −39.5% | 5,278 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 4,580 | −1,541 | −25.2% | 7,965 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 6,121 | +3,360 | +121.7% | 10,563 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 2,761 | −331 | −10.7% | 7,998 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 3,092 | −849 | −21.5% | 4,816 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 3,942 | −2,191 | −35.7% | 6,470 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 6,133 | +2,290 | +59.6% | 8,766 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 3,843 | −1,265 | −24.8% | 6,334 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 5,108 | +1,431 | +38.9% | 8,372 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 3,677 | +2,550 | +226.4% | 7,000 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 1,127 | −23 | −2% | 2,071 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 1,149 | −6 | −0.6% | 1,897 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 1,156 | +51 | +4.6% | 1,962 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 1,105 | −254 | −18.7% | 1,686 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 1,359 | +153 | +12.7% | 2,024 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 1,206 | −91 | −7% | 1,875 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 1,296 | +453 | +53.7% | 2,063 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 843 | +49 | +6.2% | 1,395 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 794 | +178 | +29% | 1,185 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 616 | +39 | +6.7% | 1,036 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 577 | +314 | +119.7% | 1,255 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 263 | −27 | −9.4% | 430 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 290 | −58 | −16.8% | 553 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 348 | −7 | −2% | 601 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 356 | +97 | +37.3% | 611 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 259 | +34 | +15.1% | 449 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 225 | +48 | +27.1% | 369 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 177 | −40 | −18.3% | 309 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 217 | +6 | +2.9% | 385 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 211 | +27 | +15% | 359 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 183 | −9 | −4.5% | 331 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 192 | −60 | −23.9% | 322 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 252 | +55 | +28% | 457 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 197 | −17 | −7.9% | 356 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 214 | −9 | −4.3% | 389 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 223 | +81 | +57.3% | 533 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 142 | −28 | −16.3% | 248 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 170 | −44 | −20.7% | 301 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 214 | +90 | +72.9% | 362 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 124 | +1 | +0.9% | 279 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 123 | −94 | −43.4% | 258 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 217 | +158 | +267.2% | 579 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 59 | −26 | −30.9% | 113 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 85 | +32 | +60.2% | 165 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 53 | +12 | +29.1% | 113 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 41 | −42 | −50.4% | 75 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 83 | +28 | +49.4% | 338 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 56 | +13 | +30% | 113 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 43 | −10 | −18.5% | 92 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 53 | −25 | −31.9% | 103 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 77 | +2 | +2.1% | 137 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 75 | +1 | +0.8% | 167 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 75 | −13 | −14.7% | 187 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 88 | +28 | +45.9% | 360 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 60 | −25 | −29.2% | 125 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 85 | −9 | −9.7% | 171 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 94 | +9 | +10.2% | 204 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 85 | +32 | +59.9% | 198 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 53 | +2 | +4.7% | 113 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 51 | −1 | −2.7% | 101 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 52 | 0 | −0.7% | 99 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 53 | −15 | −22.4% | 100 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 68 | −44 | −39.3% | 129 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 112 | −8 | −6.6% | 320 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 120 | −6 | −4.6% | 639 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 126 | −7 | −5.2% | 289 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 133 | −73 | −35.6% | 311 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 206 | +36 | +21.4% | 627 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 170 | +93 | +121.4% | 984 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 77 | +6 | +8.3% | 265 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 71 | −47 | −40% | 194 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 118 | +48 | +69.4% | 288 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 70 | −9 | −11.7% | 144 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 79 | −81 | −50.8% | 190 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 160 | +69 | +75.1% | 454 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 92 | −41 | −30.8% | 206 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 132 | −51 | −27.7% | 274 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 183 | −180 | −49.6% | 388 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 363 | — | — | 734 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.