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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 7 Nov, 21:09 UTC | 1,048 |
| 6 Nov, 21:08 UTC | 935 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2016 | 739 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2016 | 321 | 43% | Holds players well (better than 74% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2017 | 343 | 46% | Holds players well (better than 79% of 7,787 other games) |
Plague Inc: Evolved kept 43% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2016 after 3 months and 46% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Update ImpactPatch Notes 1.24.0.8 (20 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.8× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 28% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Patch Notes 1.24.0.820 Oct 2026 · week before: 0.8 of 7 days | 799 (1.8×) | +28% |
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
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 560 | +47 | +9.1% | 1,048 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 513 | −54 | −9.5% | 799 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 567 | −229 | −28.8% | 1,103 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 796 | −1,360 | −63.1% | 1,408 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 2,157 | +609 | +39.3% | 6,015 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 1,548 | +318 | +25.8% | 7,038 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 1,230 | −831 | −40.3% | 2,879 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2,061 | +1,511 | +274.7% | 8,193 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 550 | −35 | −5.9% | 1,083 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 585 | −283 | −32.6% | 1,195 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 868 | +222 | +34.3% | 1,736 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 646 | +165 | +34.2% | 1,313 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 481 | +30 | +6.5% | 1,082 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 452 | −98 | −17.8% | 922 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 550 | +31 | +6% | 1,380 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 519 | −219 | −29.7% | 829 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 738 | −491 | −39.9% | 1,756 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 1,229 | +639 | +108.5% | 5,364 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 590 | +107 | +22.2% | 4,795 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 483 | −7 | −1.5% | 1,170 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 490 | +76 | +18.4% | 938 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 414 | −140 | −25.3% | 722 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 554 | −160 | −22.4% | 1,094 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 715 | +245 | +52.1% | 1,263 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 470 | +107 | +29.5% | 1,117 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 363 | −81 | −18.3% | 857 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 444 | +85 | +23.7% | 953 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 359 | −93 | −20.6% | 543 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 452 | −9 | −2% | 765 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 461 | +104 | +29.1% | 1,054 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 357 | −53 | −13% | 580 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 410 | −25 | −5.6% | 906 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 435 | +119 | +37.7% | 823 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 316 | −72 | −18.5% | 529 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 387 | −2 | −0.5% | 758 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 389 | +8 | +2.1% | 663 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 381 | +17 | +4.7% | 765 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 364 | +6 | +1.7% | 867 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 358 | +23 | +6.8% | 908 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 335 | −231 | −40.8% | 817 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 566 | +158 | +38.5% | 968 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 409 | +97 | +31.2% | 1,107 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 312 | −68 | −17.9% | 799 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 380 | +37 | +10.7% | 920 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 343 | −94 | −21.5% | 667 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 437 | −37 | −7.8% | 974 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 474 | −101 | −17.5% | 1,007 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 574 | +177 | +44.5% | 1,198 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 398 | +43 | +12.1% | 700 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 355 | +42 | +13.3% | 865 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 313 | −37 | −10.6% | 695 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 350 | +10 | +2.9% | 677 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 340 | −95 | −21.8% | 522 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 435 | +91 | +26.6% | 827 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 344 | −58 | −14.4% | 757 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 402 | +41 | +11.3% | 1,084 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 361 | −32 | −8.2% | 835 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 393 | −170 | −30.3% | 753 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 563 | +189 | +50.4% | 1,204 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 375 | −71 | −15.9% | 666 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 446 | +114 | +34.3% | 881 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 332 | −86 | −20.5% | 779 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 418 | +44 | +11.7% | 961 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 374 | −123 | −24.7% | 620 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 497 | +62 | +14.3% | 981 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 435 | +137 | +46.2% | 913 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 297 | −64 | −17.8% | 513 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 362 | +14 | +4% | 738 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 348 | −627 | −64.3% | 612 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 975 | +336 | +52.7% | 3,175 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 639 | +246 | +62.7% | 3,513 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 393 | −52 | −11.8% | 707 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 445 | +141 | +46.5% | 1,136 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 304 | +45 | +17.4% | 1,009 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 259 | −36 | −12.3% | 419 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 295 | −104 | −26.1% | 444 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 399 | +73 | +22.4% | 809 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 326 | −121 | −27.1% | 982 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 448 | −870 | −66% | 848 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 1,317 | −692 | −34.4% | 4,359 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 2,009 | −196 | −8.9% | 4,123 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 2,205 | −197 | −8.2% | 6,903 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 2,402 | +1,730 | +257.2% | 17,850 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 673 | +275 | +69.4% | 1,984 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 397 | +94 | +30.9% | 1,118 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 303 | +29 | +10.6% | 535 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 274 | −16 | −5.6% | 458 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 291 | −141 | −32.6% | 443 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 431 | −6 | −1.4% | 1,081 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 437 | −47 | −9.7% | 1,820 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 485 | +116 | +31.5% | 2,248 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 368 | −179 | −32.7% | 687 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 548 | +139 | +33.9% | 1,074 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 409 | −5 | −1.3% | 767 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 414 | −118 | −22.2% | 929 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 533 | +54 | +11.2% | 2,069 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 479 | +114 | +31.1% | 1,327 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 365 | +27 | +8.1% | 1,182 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 338 | −417 | −55.2% | 571 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 755 | +284 | +60.3% | 3,514 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 471 | +19 | +4.1% | 1,188 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 453 | +83 | +22.6% | 1,279 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 369 | −454 | −55.2% | 604 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 823 | +493 | +149.1% | 4,593 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 331 | −77 | −18.9% | 559 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 408 | −83 | −16.9% | 863 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 491 | −99 | −16.7% | 1,201 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 589 | −34 | −5.5% | 2,009 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 623 | −151 | −19.5% | 1,282 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 775 | +499 | +181.2% | 3,749 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 276 | −42 | −13.3% | 501 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 318 | −231 | −42.1% | 518 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 549 | −235 | −30% | 1,336 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 784 | +220 | +38.9% | 2,287 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 564 | +253 | +81.5% | 2,426 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 311 | +35 | +12.8% | 660 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 276 | −68 | −19.7% | 498 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 343 | −254 | −42.5% | 604 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 597 | +31 | +5.4% | 1,690 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 567 | −21 | −3.6% | 2,129 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 588 | −26 | −4.2% | 1,369 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 614 | +351 | +133.7% | 3,206 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 263 | −45 | −14.6% | 495 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 308 | −140 | −31.3% | 553 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 448 | +103 | +30% | 1,025 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 345 | +24 | +7.3% | 1,202 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 321 | −128 | −28.5% | 696 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 449 | +8 | +1.9% | 1,504 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 440 | −299 | −40.5% | 940 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 739 | +246 | +49.9% | 2,851 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 493 | −269 | −35.3% | 1,278 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 762 | +471 | +162% | 2,154 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 291 | −98 | −25.2% | 899 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 389 | +77 | +24.8% | 846 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 311 | +60 | +23.9% | 772 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 251 | +29 | +13.2% | 756 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 222 | −93 | −29.6% | 545 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 316 | +26 | +8.8% | 1,100 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 290 | −273 | −48.5% | 773 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 563 | +333 | +144.5% | 2,840 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 230 | −36 | −13.7% | 424 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 267 | −74 | −21.8% | 524 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 341 | −231 | −40.3% | 893 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 572 | +156 | +37.6% | 2,221 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 416 | −79 | −15.9% | 1,395 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 494 | +70 | +16.5% | 1,158 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 424 | −153 | −26.5% | 966 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 578 | −317 | −35.4% | 1,356 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 894 | +149 | +19.9% | 2,489 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 746 | +206 | +38.1% | 4,015 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 540 | +17 | +3.1% | 1,187 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 524 | −269 | −33.9% | 1,059 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 792 | −108 | −12% | 1,696 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 901 | — | — | 1,682 |
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.
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