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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 00:14 UTC | 1,239 |
| 29 Oct, 20:13 UTC | 1,617 |
| 29 Oct, 16:13 UTC | 1,552 |
| 28 Oct, 21:36 UTC | 1,521 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2020 | 53,230 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2020 | 7,151 | 13% | Loses players fast (better than 26% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2021 | 5,824 | 11% | Loses players fast (better than 30% of 6,584 other games) |
Borderlands 3 kept 13% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2020 after 3 months and 11% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 1,520 | −615 | −28.8% | 2,244 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2,135 | +46 | +2.2% | 4,087 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 2,089 | +119 | +6.1% | 3,737 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 1,970 | +158 | +8.7% | 3,657 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 1,812 | +87 | +5.1% | 3,476 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 1,724 | −363 | −17.4% | 3,114 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2,088 | +145 | +7.5% | 3,914 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 1,942 | −318 | −14.1% | 3,689 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 2,260 | +5 | +0.2% | 4,059 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 2,255 | +16 | +0.7% | 4,192 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2,239 | −247 | −10% | 3,882 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 2,487 | −1,193 | −32.4% | 4,515 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 3,679 | −1,179 | −24.3% | 8,076 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 4,859 | +300 | +6.6% | 8,778 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 4,558 | −1,155 | −20.2% | 7,793 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 5,713 | −331 | −5.5% | 10,859 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 6,044 | +1,619 | +36.6% | 11,222 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 4,425 | −285 | −6.1% | 7,613 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 4,711 | +248 | +5.5% | 9,693 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 4,463 | −1,232 | −21.6% | 8,385 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 5,695 | +656 | +13% | 11,164 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 5,040 | −18 | −0.4% | 8,589 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 5,057 | +155 | +3.2% | 9,588 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 4,903 | −748 | −13.2% | 10,450 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 5,651 | −836 | −12.9% | 13,958 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6,487 | −1,579 | −19.6% | 12,729 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 8,067 | +4,395 | +119.7% | 16,246 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 3,672 | +381 | +11.6% | 6,384 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 3,292 | +268 | +8.9% | 6,217 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3,024 | −1,252 | −29.3% | 5,500 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 4,276 | −1,121 | −20.8% | 8,462 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 5,397 | +1,553 | +40.4% | 9,812 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 3,844 | −771 | −16.7% | 8,084 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 4,615 | +1,160 | +33.6% | 8,263 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 3,455 | −857 | −19.9% | 6,435 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 4,312 | +745 | +20.9% | 8,275 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 3,567 | −766 | −17.7% | 7,967 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4,334 | +324 | +8.1% | 8,968 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 4,010 | −1,069 | −21% | 7,032 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 5,078 | +941 | +22.7% | 8,416 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 4,138 | −384 | −8.5% | 7,939 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 4,522 | −1,838 | −28.9% | 8,591 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 6,360 | −2,453 | −27.8% | 12,220 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 8,812 | +867 | +10.9% | 25,075 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 7,945 | +1,337 | +20.2% | 28,193 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 6,608 | +2,753 | +71.4% | 12,675 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 3,855 | +251 | +7% | 7,148 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 3,604 | −542 | −13.1% | 6,386 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 4,146 | +706 | +20.5% | 8,321 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3,440 | −82 | −2.3% | 6,431 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 3,522 | −1,072 | −23.3% | 6,300 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 4,594 | +164 | +3.7% | 7,489 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 4,431 | −1,116 | −20.1% | 8,639 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 5,547 | −514 | −8.5% | 13,369 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 6,061 | +874 | +16.8% | 12,228 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 5,187 | −3,199 | −38.1% | 9,606 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 8,386 | +1,723 | +25.9% | 16,492 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 6,663 | −802 | −10.7% | 12,768 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 7,465 | +2,200 | +41.8% | 12,805 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 5,265 | +71 | +1.4% | 13,065 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 5,194 | +648 | +14.3% | 10,413 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 4,546 | −2,337 | −34% | 7,310 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 6,884 | −480 | −6.5% | 12,091 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 7,363 | +91 | +1.3% | 14,489 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 7,272 | +2,112 | +40.9% | 13,579 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 5,161 | −1,064 | −17.1% | 11,459 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 6,225 | +401 | +6.9% | 11,144 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 5,824 | −2,522 | −30.2% | 11,645 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 8,346 | +659 | +8.6% | 15,921 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 7,687 | −874 | −10.2% | 16,461 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 8,561 | +2,817 | +49% | 16,863 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 5,744 | +144 | +2.6% | 15,170 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 5,600 | −3,084 | −35.5% | 10,208 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 8,685 | −172 | −1.9% | 18,315 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 8,857 | +45 | +0.5% | 23,327 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 8,811 | +1,660 | +23.2% | 17,812 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 7,151 | −7,853 | −52.3% | 18,556 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 15,004 | −7,156 | −32.3% | 34,229 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 22,160 | −31,070 | −58.4% | 49,586 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 53,230 | — | — | 93,828 |
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.
Free WeekendsAbout 14–18 Oct 2021: That month's peak was 2.3× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 16% more than before, keeping 100% of the rise.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 14–18 Oct 2021 | 10,413 (2.3×) | +16% |
Monthly averages: September 2021, October 2021 and November 2021.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count
