| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 18:57 UTC | 434 |
| 29 Oct, 18:57 UTC | 434 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2014 | 2,354 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2014 | 500 | 21% | About average (better than 43% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2015 | 359 | 15% | About average (better than 42% of 7,653 other games) |
Quake Live kept 21% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2014 after 3 months and 15% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 390 | +123 | +46% | 513 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 267 | −5 | −1.8% | 539 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 272 | +9 | +3.6% | 510 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 263 | +11 | +4.3% | 504 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 252 | −6 | −2.5% | 533 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 258 | −11 | −4.2% | 496 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 270 | −8 | −2.9% | 557 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 278 | −14 | −4.7% | 591 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 291 | −4 | −1.5% | 592 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 296 | +21 | +7.4% | 585 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 275 | +5 | +1.9% | 539 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 270 | +10 | +3.8% | 508 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 260 | +11 | +4.4% | 518 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 249 | −14 | −5.3% | 485 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 263 | +3 | +1% | 509 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 260 | −6 | −2.3% | 487 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 266 | −4 | −1.3% | 491 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 270 | +7 | +2.7% | 513 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 263 | −7 | −2.6% | 542 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 270 | −1 | −0.5% | 537 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 271 | 0 | 0% | 568 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 271 | +14 | +5.4% | 534 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 257 | −3 | −1.2% | 538 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 260 | +11 | +4.5% | 518 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 249 | −1 | −0.6% | 501 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 251 | −2 | −0.7% | 545 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 253 | +8 | +3.1% | 519 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 245 | +9 | +4% | 455 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 235 | −21 | −8.1% | 435 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 256 | −6 | −2.5% | 519 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 263 | −10 | −3.8% | 528 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 273 | −18 | −6.3% | 566 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 291 | −13 | −4.2% | 613 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 304 | +40 | +15.1% | 604 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 264 | +14 | +5.6% | 539 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 250 | +14 | +5.7% | 520 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 237 | −6 | −2.6% | 502 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 243 | −9 | −3.5% | 474 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 252 | +18 | +7.7% | 507 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 234 | +12 | +5.5% | 462 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 222 | −7 | −3% | 434 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 229 | −10 | −4.2% | 464 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 239 | −6 | −2.4% | 481 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 245 | −3 | −1.1% | 527 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 247 | −16 | −5.9% | 512 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 263 | +14 | +5.4% | 536 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 249 | +8 | +3.4% | 526 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 241 | −3 | −1.2% | 478 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 244 | −10 | −3.9% | 492 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 254 | −4 | −1.6% | 474 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 258 | +7 | +2.7% | 502 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 251 | +5 | +2.1% | 504 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 246 | −2 | −0.9% | 470 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 248 | −9 | −3.4% | 478 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 257 | +1 | +0.5% | 509 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 256 | −17 | −6.1% | 521 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 272 | −23 | −7.8% | 541 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 296 | +12 | +4.4% | 607 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 283 | −3 | −1.1% | 569 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 286 | +18 | +6.8% | 647 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 268 | −6 | −2.3% | 532 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 274 | −7 | −2.3% | 532 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 281 | +23 | +8.9% | 578 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 258 | −1 | −0.6% | 484 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 259 | −23 | −8.2% | 493 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 282 | −7 | −2.6% | 537 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 290 | −1 | −0.4% | 606 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 291 | −11 | −3.8% | 588 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 302 | −17 | −5.2% | 579 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 319 | +24 | +8.1% | 581 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 295 | +13 | +4.7% | 586 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 282 | +20 | +7.5% | 527 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 262 | +3 | +1.1% | 503 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 259 | −72 | −21.8% | 582 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 332 | −12 | −3.6% | 590 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 344 | +3 | +0.9% | 624 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 341 | −33 | −8.8% | 643 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 374 | −54 | −12.6% | 703 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 427 | +84 | +24.4% | 813 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 344 | +46 | +15.4% | 775 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 298 | −18 | −5.6% | 578 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 315 | +19 | +6.2% | 626 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 297 | +20 | +7.4% | 605 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 276 | +20 | +7.9% | 523 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 256 | +2 | +0.9% | 512 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 254 | −8 | −3% | 487 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 261 | +8 | +3.3% | 529 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 253 | −12 | −4.4% | 489 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 265 | −9 | −3.2% | 529 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 273 | +6 | +2.1% | 567 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 268 | −10 | −3.6% | 531 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 278 | +5 | +1.8% | 579 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 273 | −24 | −8.2% | 535 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 297 | +4 | +1.3% | 574 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 293 | +7 | +2.3% | 563 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 287 | +7 | +2.4% | 560 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 280 | 0 | +0.2% | 547 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 280 | −10 | −3.5% | 538 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 290 | −17 | −5.5% | 531 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 307 | −10 | −3.1% | 598 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 317 | −6 | −1.8% | 619 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 323 | −21 | −6.1% | 631 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 344 | −9 | −2.4% | 671 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 352 | −17 | −4.6% | 660 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 369 | −16 | −4.3% | 740 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 386 | +7 | +1.9% | 752 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 378 | +16 | +4.3% | 737 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 363 | +6 | +1.5% | 758 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 357 | −8 | −2.3% | 686 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 366 | −6 | −1.5% | 697 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 371 | −23 | −5.9% | 791 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 394 | −37 | −8.6% | 767 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 432 | −46 | −9.7% | 959 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 478 | −38 | −7.4% | 1,011 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 516 | −13 | −2.5% | 1,023 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 529 | +5 | +1% | 1,080 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 524 | −21 | −3.9% | 984 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 545 | +30 | +5.9% | 1,072 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 515 | +5 | +1% | 998 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 510 | −11 | −2% | 982 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 521 | −9 | −1.8% | 1,008 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 530 | −46 | −8% | 1,003 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 576 | +45 | +8.5% | 1,075 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 531 | 0 | 0% | 980 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 531 | −43 | −7.6% | 970 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 574 | −32 | −5.3% | 1,132 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 607 | −6 | −1% | 1,147 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 613 | −25 | −4% | 1,134 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 638 | −59 | −8.4% | 1,134 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 697 | +19 | +2.8% | 1,397 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 678 | −49 | −6.7% | 1,275 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 727 | +179 | +32.6% | 1,561 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 548 | +189 | +52.8% | 1,604 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 359 | −18 | −4.9% | 667 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 377 | +5 | +1.4% | 671 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 372 | +21 | +5.9% | 677 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 351 | −24 | −6.4% | 630 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 375 | −11 | −2.9% | 690 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 386 | −41 | −9.7% | 739 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 428 | −45 | −9.5% | 871 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 472 | +4 | +0.8% | 909 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 469 | −31 | −6.2% | 858 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 500 | −71 | −12.4% | 938 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 570 | −444 | −43.8% | 1,292 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 1,015 | −1,339 | −56.9% | 2,644 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 2,354 | — | — | 6,143 |
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.