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Steam lists PUBG as PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

PUBG CorporationFeb 1, 2017Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

Free to play MixedSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Survival
  • Shooter
  • Battle Royale
  • Multiplayer
  • FPS
  • PvP
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • Action
  • Online Co-Op
  • Tactical
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Playing now
120,164
Updated 9 minutes ago
24-hour peak
786,643
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,257,649
Jan 13, 2018
Avg this month
315,189
-3.67% vs last month
Steam reviews
60%
Mixed

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS player count chart

No, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is not dead. 120,164 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 786,643. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 10% on the month before).

History from Feb 1, 2017

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026315,189-12,016-3.67%811,300
October 2026327,205+4,988+1.55%817,009
September 2026322,217-72-0.01%788,224
August 2026n/a-17,109-2.12%788,296
July 2026n/a-22,544-2.72%805,405
June 2026n/a+5,611+0.68%827,949
May 2026n/a-159,697-16.26%822,338
April 2026n/a-357,376-26.68%982,035
March 2026n/a+644,949+92.87%1,339,411
February 2026n/a-34,358-4.71%694,462
January 2026n/a-22,475-2.99%728,820
December 2025n/a+51,891+7.42%751,295
November 2025n/a-55,700-7.38%699,404
October 2025n/a+44,859+6.32%755,104
September 2025n/a-15,342-2.11%710,245
August 2025n/a-231,786-24.21%725,587
July 2025n/a+173,034+22.06%957,373
June 2025n/a-23,807-2.95%784,339
May 2025n/a-53,611-6.22%808,146
April 2025n/a-485,570-36.04%861,757
March 2025n/a+520,635+62.98%1,347,327
February 2025n/a+37,557+4.76%826,692
January 2025n/a-9,942-1.24%789,135
December 2024n/a-4,260-0.53%799,077
November 2024n/a+40,428+5.3%803,337
October 2024n/a-45,349-5.61%762,909
September 2024n/a+24,003+3.06%808,258
August 2024n/a+84,020+12%784,255
July 2024n/a+979+0.14%700,235
June 2024n/a+5,807+0.84%699,256
May 2024n/a-6,248-0.89%693,449
April 2024n/a-68,665-8.94%699,697
March 2024n/a+157,330+25.75%768,362
February 2024n/a+20,980+3.56%611,032
January 2024n/a-36,946-5.89%590,052
December 2023n/a+123,369+24.5%626,998
November 2023n/a+58,640+13.18%503,629
October 2023n/a+29,890+7.2%444,989
September 2023n/a+16,588+4.16%415,099
August 2023n/a+41,773+11.71%398,511
July 2023n/a-19,989-5.31%356,738
June 2023n/a-39,141-9.41%376,727
May 2023n/a-30,513-6.84%415,868
April 2023n/a-13,193-2.87%446,381
March 2023n/a-31,940-6.5%459,574
February 2023n/a+21,909+4.67%491,514
January 2023n/a-118,935-20.21%469,605
December 2022n/a+162,103+38.01%588,540
November 2022n/a-15,711-3.55%426,437
October 2022n/a-8,412-1.87%442,148
September 2022n/a+54,312+13.71%450,560
August 2022n/a+2,124+0.54%396,248
July 2022n/a-20,197-4.87%394,124
June 2022n/a-55,735-11.86%414,321
May 2022n/a-57,565-10.91%470,056
April 2022n/a-8,631-1.61%527,621
March 2022n/a+4,137+0.78%536,252
February 2022n/a-167,677-23.96%532,115
January 2022n/a+333,337+90.96%699,792
December 2021n/a+21,614+6.27%366,455
November 2021n/a-48,931-12.43%344,841
October 2021n/a-6,937-1.73%393,772
September 2021n/a-43,733-9.84%400,709
August 2021n/a+31,028+7.51%444,442
July 2021n/a-17,598-4.08%413,414
June 2021n/a+11,503+2.74%431,012
May 2021n/a-38,836-8.47%419,509
April 2021n/a-9,413-2.01%458,345
March 2021n/a+7,687+1.67%467,758
February 2021n/a+2,790+0.61%460,071
January 2021n/a+9,387+2.1%457,281
December 2020n/a+7,017+1.59%447,894
November 2020n/a+59,798+15.69%440,877
October 2020n/a-23,070-5.71%381,079
September 2020n/a-39,418-8.89%404,149
August 2020n/a-46,211-9.44%443,567
July 2020n/a-57,004-10.43%489,778
June 2020n/a-8,039-1.45%546,782
May 2020n/a-370,878-40.06%554,821
April 2020n/a+360,039+63.65%925,699
March 2020n/a-48,524-7.9%565,660
February 2020n/a-37,572-5.76%614,184
January 2020n/a-41,967-6.05%651,756
December 2019n/a-6,858-0.98%693,723
November 2019n/a+61,018+9.54%700,581
October 2019n/a-25,899-3.89%639,563
September 2019n/a-90,652-11.99%665,462
August 2019n/a+4,321+0.57%756,114
July 2019n/a+2,264+0.3%751,793
June 2019n/a-75,163-9.11%749,529
May 2019n/a-74,523-8.29%824,692
April 2019n/a-43,718-4.64%899,215
March 2019n/a+11,179+1.2%942,933
February 2019n/a-160,976-14.73%931,754
January 2019n/a-26,284-2.35%1,092,730
December 2018n/a+219,674+24.43%1,119,014
November 2018n/a-156,179-14.8%899,340
October 2018n/a-73,910-6.54%1,055,519
September 2018n/a-131,465-10.43%1,129,429
August 2018n/a-89,569-6.63%1,260,894
July 2018n/a-416,903-23.59%1,350,463
June 2018n/a-411,978-18.9%1,767,366
May 2018n/a-282,450-11.47%2,179,344
April 2018n/a-347,286-12.36%2,461,794
March 2018n/a-148,427-5.02%2,809,080
February 2018n/a-300,142-9.21%2,957,507
January 2018n/a+151,291+4.87%3,257,649
December 2017n/a+165,344+5.62%3,106,358
November 2017n/a+549,911+23%2,941,014
October 2017n/a+840,640+54.22%2,391,103
September 2017n/a+662,568+74.62%1,550,463
August 2017n/a+405,621+84.11%887,895
July 2017n/a+212,732+78.92%482,274
June 2017n/a+77,969+40.7%269,542
May 2017n/a+51,313+36.58%191,573
April 2017n/a+72,414+106.73%140,260
March 2017n/a+67,845+6784500%67,846
February 2017n/an/an/a1

How many people play PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS right now?

Right now, 120,164 players are in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on Steam. That makes it the #6 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 786,643 players. Today's peak is 6% above its 30-day average daily peak of 745,603.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS player count trend

Over the last 30 days PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged a daily peak of 745,603 players, up 10% compared with the 30 days before (675,639). Its highest point this month (817,009) is 8% above the same period last year (755,104). In its first month after release (Feb 1, 2017) it peaked at 67,846 players. Today's player count is 4% of its all-time peak of 3,257,649, set on Jan 13, 2018.

Best time to play PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Based on the last 14 days, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York), when about 86% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS players by hour and weekday

When PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 14:00 UTCabout 780k players on average
QuietestWednesday at 01:00 UTCabout 47k players on average
Busy vs quiet16.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.

Developer
PUBG Corporation
Publisher
KRAFTON, Inc.
Released
Feb 1, 2017
Genre
Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
17 languages

Screenshots

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS price

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play on Steam.

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS reviews over time

60% Mixed60% of 2,747,722 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on Twitch

3,242
watching now
300
live channels
22,748
24-hour peak viewers
7,008
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 7 Oct 2026, with a peak of 120,170 viewers and 29,559 on average.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS streamers right now

  1. RakanooLive582
  2. cauan7zin234
  3. Rollipollipotamus193
  4. Exetory140
  5. Shapp2k118

Top PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS streamers this week

  1. 布団ちゃんと申します15,123
  2. Recrent6,342
  3. バトラ5,326
  4. PUBG_BATTLEGROUNDS4,123
  5. POKAMOLODOY4,047

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS achievements

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has 37 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 24.1% of them; the rarest, Shoot the Knee, is held by 0.7% of players.

  • Blood on My HandsKill a player by any means.64.7%
  • Health JunkieCharge your boost gauge to the max with energy drink and painkiller overdose.53.9%
  • Guardian AngelRevive a knocked-downed teammate.52.4%
  • Killing SpreeKill at least 4 players in a single match.50.4%
  • Devil Inside MeKill 10 players by any means.49.8%
  • PacifistReach the top 10 without killing anyone.49.0%
  • You Complete MeWear the outfit of a dead player.46.3%
  • Fantastic FourObtain a Chicken Dinner in Squads.40.8%
  • Marksman NoviceKill 10 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away.38.9%
  • Top 10Reach the top 10 10 times.34.3%
  • Now You See Me, Now You Don'tEquip a ghillie suit for the first time.31.6%
  • First BloodGet the first kill of a match.30.2%
  • CQB NoviceKill 10 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol.28.9%
  • Marksman ExpertKill 30 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away.28.5%
  • Collateral DamageKill 100 players by any means.26.9%
  • AirborneJump out from an airplane 101 times.24.9%
  • Dynamic DuoObtain a Chicken Dinner in Duos.21.1%
  • Marksman MasterKill 100 players with an assault rifle and/or a sniper rifle from over 100 meters away.18.8%
  • First Come, First ServedLoot 50 items from the carepackage.18.7%
  • Last SurvivorWin a game 10 times.18.2%
  • Trigonometry InvolvedHeadshot and kill 10 enemy players with a sniper rifle.18.2%
  • CQB ExpertKill 50 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol.16.8%
  • Okay, Now I'm ReadyEquip a Lv.3 Helmet, Military Vest, and Backpack in 10 matches.16.3%
  • Nade King NoviceKill 10 players with grenades.13.4%
  • Agent 48Kill 50 players with suppressed weapons.13.0%
  • Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!Obtain a Chicken Dinner in Solo.12.0%
  • Cruising with the EnemyGet into a vehicle where an enemy player is already in.11.6%
  • Long and Winding RoadKill 1000 players by any means.9.5%
  • Don't Pan Me Bro!Kill another player with the frying pan.8.8%
  • CQB MasterKill 200 players with a shotgun, a submachine gun, and/or a pistol.8.0%
  • Fast and FuriousKill 10 players by hitting them with a vehicle.7.8%
  • Nade King ExpertKill 30 players with grenades.7.3%
  • GhostEquip a suppressed weapon in every weapon slot. Let's find out which weapon is suppressed!6.0%
  • The First Rule Is…Kill 20 players with bare hands.5.6%
  • Nade King MasterKill 50 players with grenades.5.0%
  • Fury RoadKill 10 players with a gun while in a vehicle.3.9%
  • Shoot the KneeKill 10 players with the crossbow.0.7%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS FAQ

Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS dead?

No, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is not dead. 120,164 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 786,643. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 10% on the month before).

How many people play PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?

120,164 people are playing PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 786,643 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,257,649 concurrent players on Jan 13, 2018.

Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 745,603, up 10% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS most active?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 00:00 UTC (7 PM in New York).

Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS free?

Yes, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play on Steam.

Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS good?

Steam players rate PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Mixed: 60% of 2,747,722 reviews are positive.

When did PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS come out?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS was released on Steam on Feb 1, 2017.

Who made PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS was developed by PUBG Corporation and published by KRAFTON, Inc..

Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS still worth playing?

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has a big, active player base on Steam today (120,164 playing right now), though reviews are mixed (Mixed).

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