Dota 2 Player Count

Dota 2

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Dota 2

ValveSep 26, 2011Action, Strategy, Free To Play

Free to play Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Free to Play
  • MOBA
  • Multiplayer
  • Strategy
  • eSports
  • Team-Based
  • Competitive
  • Action
  • Online Co-Op
  • PvP
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Playing now
332,547
Updated 37 seconds ago
24-hour peak
676,147
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,295,559
Mar 6, 2016
Avg this month
486,637
-26.54% vs last month
Steam reviews
80%
Very Positive

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

Dota 2 player count chart

No, Dota 2 is not dead. 332,547 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 676,147. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

History from Sep 26, 2011

Dota 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026486,637-175,792-26.54%802,613
October 2026662,429+84,020+14.53%1,096,115
September 2026578,409-62,121-6.33%919,002
August 2026n/a+119,511+13.87%981,123
July 2026n/a-6,340-0.73%861,612
June 2026n/a+201,396+30.21%867,952
May 2026n/a-30,494-4.37%666,556
April 2026n/a-163,795-19.03%697,050
March 2026n/a-8,889-1.02%860,845
February 2026n/a+10,825+1.26%869,734
January 2026n/a-51,925-5.7%858,909
December 2025n/a+7,531+0.83%910,834
November 2025n/a+36,909+4.26%903,303
October 2025n/a-94,895-9.87%866,394
September 2025n/a+138,163+16.79%961,289
August 2025n/a+160,476+24.22%823,126
July 2025n/a+7,764+1.19%662,650
June 2025n/a-9,471-1.43%654,886
May 2025n/a+27,912+4.39%664,357
April 2025n/a-21,335-3.24%636,445
March 2025n/a-51,168-7.22%657,780
February 2025n/a-15,605-2.15%708,948
January 2025n/a-19,743-2.65%724,553
December 2024n/a-53,303-6.68%744,296
November 2024n/a+87,867+12.38%797,599
October 2024n/a-21,461-2.94%709,732
September 2024n/a-5,072-0.69%731,193
August 2024n/a-69,359-8.61%736,265
July 2024n/a-72,762-8.28%805,624
June 2024n/a-72,853-7.66%878,386
May 2024n/a+23,041+2.48%951,239
April 2024n/a+194,155+26.45%928,198
March 2024n/a-10,241-1.38%734,043
February 2024n/a+1,597+0.22%744,284
January 2024n/a-60,252-7.5%742,687
December 2023n/a+29,085+3.76%802,939
November 2023n/a-10,304-1.31%773,854
October 2023n/a-402-0.05%784,158
September 2023n/a-79,235-9.17%784,560
August 2023n/a+157,751+22.34%863,795
July 2023n/a+22,557+3.3%706,044
June 2023n/a-32,299-4.51%683,487
May 2023n/a-95,095-11.73%715,786
April 2023n/a+53,027+7%810,881
March 2023n/a+72,049+10.51%757,854
February 2023n/a-80,291-10.48%685,805
January 2023n/a-68,072-8.16%766,096
December 2022n/a-156,823-15.82%834,168
November 2022n/a-51,948-4.98%990,991
October 2022n/a+170,567+19.55%1,042,939
September 2022n/a+120,583+16.04%872,372
August 2022n/a+64,890+9.45%751,789
July 2022n/a-15,104-2.15%686,899
June 2022n/a+6,449+0.93%702,003
May 2022n/a-39,181-5.33%695,554
April 2022n/a-8,991-1.21%734,735
March 2022n/a+15,513+2.13%743,726
February 2022n/a-59,396-7.54%728,213
January 2022n/a+27,731+3.65%787,609
December 2021n/a+7,078+0.94%759,878
November 2021n/a-827-0.11%752,800
October 2021n/a+86,139+12.9%753,627
September 2021n/a-32,757-4.68%667,488
August 2021n/a-10,621-1.49%700,245
July 2021n/a-23,411-3.19%710,866
June 2021n/a+60,617+9%734,277
May 2021n/a-33,152-4.69%673,660
April 2021n/a+56,763+8.73%706,812
March 2021n/a-7,159-1.09%650,049
February 2021n/a-38,218-5.5%657,208
January 2021n/a-2,407-0.34%695,426
December 2020n/a-19,430-2.71%697,833
November 2020n/a-6,505-0.9%717,263
October 2020n/a+47,284+6.99%723,768
September 2020n/a+9,832+1.47%676,484
August 2020n/a-49,402-6.9%666,652
July 2020n/a-20,387-2.77%716,054
June 2020n/a-58,197-7.32%736,441
May 2020n/a-7,007-0.87%794,638
April 2020n/a+54,094+7.24%801,645
March 2020n/a+80,121+12%747,551
February 2020n/a+49,883+8.08%667,430
January 2020n/a-68,463-9.98%617,547
December 2019n/a-24,298-3.42%686,010
November 2019n/a-40,208-5.36%710,308
October 2019n/a-7,485-0.99%750,516
September 2019n/a-82,011-9.76%758,001
August 2019n/a+60,852+7.81%840,012
July 2019n/a-128,181-14.13%779,160
June 2019n/a-91,004-9.12%907,341
May 2019n/a+24,801+2.55%998,345
April 2019n/a-71,809-6.87%973,544
March 2019n/a+60,890+6.19%1,045,353
February 2019n/a+102,910+11.67%984,463
January 2019n/a+112,779+14.67%881,553
December 2018n/a-60,237-7.27%768,774
November 2018n/a+89,368+12.08%829,011
October 2018n/a-88,338-10.67%739,643
September 2018n/a-2,407-0.29%827,981
August 2018n/a+122,960+17.38%830,388
July 2018n/a-90,460-11.34%707,428
June 2018n/a-46,825-5.54%797,888
May 2018n/a+110,591+15.06%844,713
April 2018n/a-45,991-5.9%734,122
March 2018n/a-2,466-0.32%780,113
February 2018n/a+3,952+0.51%782,579
January 2018n/a-86,312-9.98%778,627
December 2017n/a+355+0.04%864,939
November 2017n/a+25,964+3.1%864,584
October 2017n/a+104+0.01%838,620
September 2017n/a-39,436-4.49%838,516
August 2017n/a+34,990+4.15%877,952
July 2017n/a-85,562-9.21%842,962
June 2017n/a-50,611-5.17%928,524
May 2017n/a+56,976+6.18%979,135
April 2017n/a-37,768-3.93%922,159
March 2017n/a-80,950-7.78%959,927
February 2017n/a+30,276+3%1,040,877
January 2017n/a-9,044-0.89%1,010,601
December 2016n/a+4,838+0.48%1,019,645
November 2016n/a-140,156-12.14%1,014,807
October 2016n/a+90,586+8.51%1,154,963
September 2016n/a-55,056-4.92%1,064,377
August 2016n/a+34,230+3.15%1,119,433
July 2016n/a-10,791-0.98%1,085,203
June 2016n/a+20,687+1.92%1,095,994
May 2016n/a-90,154-7.74%1,075,307
April 2016n/a-130,098-10.04%1,165,461
March 2016n/a+37,311+2.97%1,295,559
February 2016n/a+189,047+17.68%1,258,248
January 2016n/a+68,255+6.82%1,069,201
December 2015n/a+49,666+5.22%1,000,946
November 2015n/a+29,191+3.17%951,280
October 2015n/a+27,653+3.09%922,089
September 2015n/a-44,630-4.75%894,436
August 2015n/a+61,802+7.04%939,066
July 2015n/a-38,847-4.24%877,264
June 2015n/a-51,563-5.33%916,111
May 2015n/a+36,565+3.93%967,674
April 2015n/a-321,203-25.65%931,109
March 2015n/a-11,680-0.92%1,252,312
February 2015n/a+302,255+31.43%1,263,992
January 2015n/a+20,661+2.2%961,737
December 2014n/a-25,672-2.66%941,076
November 2014n/a+81,087+9.16%966,748
October 2014n/a+21,400+2.48%885,661
September 2014n/a+87,861+11.32%864,261
August 2014n/a-123,690-13.74%776,400
July 2014n/a+62,676+7.48%900,090
June 2014n/a-8,250-0.98%837,414
May 2014n/a+107,816+14.61%845,664
April 2014n/a+35,967+5.12%737,848
March 2014n/a-38,464-5.2%701,881
February 2014n/a+64,291+9.51%740,345
January 2014n/a-17,484-2.52%676,054
December 2013n/a-15,281-2.16%693,538
November 2013n/a+126,293+21.68%708,819
October 2013n/a+14,625+2.58%582,526
September 2013n/a+47,369+9.1%567,901
August 2013n/a+97,081+22.93%520,532
July 2013n/a+97,291+29.83%423,451
June 2013n/a+345+0.11%326,160
May 2013n/a+25,401+8.46%325,815
April 2013n/a-25,184-7.73%300,414
March 2013n/a+41,728+14.7%325,598
February 2013n/a+21,949+8.38%283,870
January 2013n/a+48,400+22.67%261,921
December 2012n/a+41,513+24.13%213,521
November 2012n/a+0+0%172,008
October 2012n/a+53,107+44.66%172,008
September 2012n/a+10,212+9.4%118,901
August 2012n/a+33,334+44.24%108,689
July 2012n/a+13,271+21.38%75,355
June 2012n/a+9,045+17.05%62,084
May 2012n/a-811-1.51%53,039
April 2012n/a+13,851+34.63%53,850
March 2012n/a+13,870+53.08%39,999
February 2012n/a+2,590+11%26,129
January 2012n/a+3,343+16.55%23,539
December 2011n/a+8,495+72.6%20,196
November 2011n/a+11,114+1893.36%11,701
October 2011n/a+275+88.14%587
September 2011n/an/an/a312

How many people are playing Dota 2?

At this moment Dota 2 has 332,547 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #2 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 676,147 players. Today's peak is 23% below its 30-day average daily peak of 872,583.

Is Dota 2 growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Dota 2 averaged a daily peak of 872,583 players, up 7% compared with the 30 days before (813,640). Its highest point this month (1,096,115) is 21% above the same period last year (903,303). In its first month after release (Sep 26, 2011) it peaked at 587 players. Today's player count is 26% of its all-time peak of 1,295,559, set on Mar 6, 2016.

Best time to play Dota 2

Based on the last 14 days, Dota 2 is busiest around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and quietest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York), when about 50% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Dota 2 players by hour and weekday

When Dota 2 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.

BusiestSunday at 14:00 UTCabout 980k players on average
QuietestThursday at 04:00 UTCabout 370k players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore 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.

Compare Dota 2 with similar games

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About Dota 2

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

Developer
Valve
Released
Sep 26, 2011
Genre
Action, Strategy, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
28 languages, 3 with full audio

Screenshots

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Dota 2 price

Dota 2 is free to play on Steam.

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Dota 2 reviews over time

80% Very Positive80% of 2,801,888 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Dota 2 on Twitch

9,721
watching now
296
live channels
75,238
24-hour peak viewers
46,880
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Dota 2", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Dota 2 Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

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

Best day: 23 Aug 2026, with a peak of 1,075,927 viewers and 312,704 on average.

Dota 2 streamers right now

  1. seucreysonreborn1,032
  2. dnmdota871
  3. monkeys_forever767
  4. Zanfas_Cenegal624
  5. mrxsmurf623

Top Dota 2 streamers this week

  1. afoninje24,368
  2. fissure_dota_ru22,230
  3. sasavot15,823
  4. Gorgc15,222
  5. rostislav_9999,140

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Dota 2 DLC

Dota 2 has 2 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
The Dota 2 Remixes EP ↗Feb 11, 2020Free
The Dota 2 Official Soundtrack ↗Feb 11, 2020$9.99

Latest Dota 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Dota 2 FAQ

Is Dota 2 dead?

No, Dota 2 is not dead. 332,547 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 676,147. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

How many people play Dota 2?

332,547 people are playing Dota 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 676,147 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Dota 2?

Dota 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,295,559 concurrent players on Mar 6, 2016.

Is Dota 2 growing or declining?

Dota 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 872,583, up 7% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Dota 2 most active?

Dota 2 usually has the most players around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and the fewest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York).

Is Dota 2 free?

Yes, Dota 2 is free to play on Steam.

Is Dota 2 good?

Steam players rate Dota 2 Very Positive: 80% of 2,801,888 reviews are positive.

When did Dota 2 come out?

Dota 2 was released on Steam on Sep 26, 2011.

Who made Dota 2?

Dota 2 was developed by Valve.

Is Dota 2 still worth playing?

Dota 2 has a big, active player base on Steam today (332,547 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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