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Most played games on Steam

PUBG: Battlegrounds still holds the Steam record with 3,257,248 concurrent players, set in January 2018. Black Myth: Wukong is next at 2.4 million.

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  • PUBG: Battlegrounds ranks #1 with 3,257,248, ahead of Black Myth: Wukong (2,415,714) and Palworld (2,101,867).

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PUBG: Battlegrounds set the Steam record for a single game with 3,257,248 concurrent players in January 2018, and no game has come close since. Black Myth: Wukong peaked at 2,415,714 and Palworld at 2,101,867, both in 2024. Counter-Strike 2 reached 1,862,531, ahead of Dota 2 at 1,295,114. The ranking measures each game's single highest moment, not its average audience.

Eight games have passed one million concurrent players, the eighth being Cyberpunk 2077 at 1,054,388 in its December 2020 launch month. Phantom Blade Zero, a 2026 release, is already 13th with 833,921 and may still be rising. Figures are all-time peaks from SteamDB, read on November 4-5, 2026, and can differ slightly from Valve's or SteamCharts numbers. The idle game Banana (917,272), demos, betas and playtests are excluded, and non-Steam games such as Roblox and Fortnite are not covered.

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Source: SteamDB, Steam Charts (sorted by all-time peak), all-time peak concurrent players. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking of all-time peak concurrent players on Steam, read from SteamDB on 2026-11-04/05 (UTC). Excluded from SteamDB's list: Banana (917,272, an idle clicker whose drop-farming inflates its count), demos, betas, playtests and "Open Beta"/test builds (e.g. Battlefield 6 Open Beta 521,079, Monster Hunter Wilds Beta). Battlefield 6 is SteamDB app 2807960, shown there as an unknown app (747,440). Phantom Blade Zero is a new 2026 release and its peak may still be rising. Peaks are measured by SteamDB and can differ slightly from Valve's or SteamCharts figures. Roblox, Fortnite and other non-Steam games are not covered.

Most played games on Steam, All-time peak concurrent players (SteamDB), All-time peak concurrent players
DatePUBG: BattlegroundsBlack Myth: WukongPalworldCounter-Strike 2Monster Hunter WildsLost ArkDota 2Cyberpunk 2077Elden RingNew World: AeternumHogwarts LegacyBaldur's Gate 3Phantom Blade ZeroBattlefield 6Goose Goose Duck
All-time peak concurrent players3,257,2482,415,7142,101,8671,862,5311,384,6081,325,3051,295,1141,054,388953,426913,634879,308875,343833,921747,440702,845

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Which game has the most concurrent players on Steam?

PUBG: Battlegrounds has the highest all-time peak on Steam, with 3,257,248 concurrent players in January 2018. Black Myth: Wukong is second at 2,415,714 and Palworld third at 2,101,867.

How many Steam games have passed one million concurrent players?

Eight games have passed one million concurrent players on Steam. The eighth is Cyberpunk 2077 at 1,054,388 during its December 2020 launch month. Elden Ring (953,426) is the next-highest on this chart.

What is the all-time peak for Counter-Strike 2?

Counter-Strike 2 peaked at 1,862,531 concurrent players, fourth on the all-time list and ahead of Dota 2 at 1,295,114. Peaks are measured by SteamDB and can differ slightly from other trackers.

Where does this data come from?

SteamDB, Steam Charts (sorted by all-time peak), all-time peak concurrent players. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Static ranking of all-time peak concurrent players on Steam, read from SteamDB on 2026-11-04/05 (UTC). Excluded from SteamDB's list: Banana (917,272, an idle clicker whose drop-farming inflates its count), demos, betas, playtests and "Open Beta"/test builds (e.g. Battlefield 6 Open Beta 521,079, Monster Hunter Wilds Beta). Battlefield 6 is SteamDB app 2807960, shown there as an unknown app (747,440). Phantom Blade Zero is a new 2026 release and its peak may still be rising. Peaks are measured by SteamDB and can differ slightly from Valve's or SteamCharts figures. Roblox, Fortnite and other non-Steam games are not covered. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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