VRChat Player Count

VRChat

Steam app 438100

VRChat

VRChat Inc.Feb 1, 2017Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Sports, Free To Play, Early Access

Free to play Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • VR
  • Free to Play
  • Multiplayer
  • Anime
  • Memes
  • Funny
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • First-Person
  • Open World
  • Early Access
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Playing now
44,226
Updated 9 minutes ago
24-hour peak
52,803
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
79,593
Feb 15, 2026
Avg this month
44,334
-2.02% vs last month
Steam reviews
75%
Mostly Positive

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

VRChat player count chart

No, VRChat is not dead. 44,226 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 52,803. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 3% on the month before).

History from Jan 1, 2017

VRChat monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202644,334-915-2.02%67,341
October 202645,249+865+1.95%65,773
September 202644,384-865-1.34%63,916
August 2026n/a+742+1.16%64,781
July 2026n/a-4,379-6.4%64,039
June 2026n/a+4,514+7.06%68,418
May 2026n/a-4,623-6.75%63,904
April 2026n/a-5,219-7.08%68,527
March 2026n/a-5,847-7.35%73,746
February 2026n/a+7,128+9.84%79,593
January 2026n/a+1,959+2.78%72,465
December 2025n/a+8,991+14.62%70,506
November 2025n/a+2,387+4.04%61,515
October 2025n/a+66+0.11%59,128
September 2025n/a-258-0.43%59,062
August 2025n/a+2,013+3.51%59,320
July 2025n/a+1,500+2.69%57,307
June 2025n/a-33-0.06%55,807
May 2025n/a-960-1.69%55,840
April 2025n/a-705-1.23%56,800
March 2025n/a-2,019-3.39%57,505
February 2025n/a-7,300-10.92%59,524
January 2025n/a+10,824+19.33%66,824
December 2024n/a+2,898+5.46%56,000
November 2024n/a+1,649+3.2%53,102
October 2024n/a+1,874+3.78%51,453
September 2024n/a+2,549+5.42%49,579
August 2024n/a+2,582+5.81%47,030
July 2024n/a-1,589-3.45%44,448
June 2024n/a+3,286+7.69%46,037
May 2024n/a-893-2.05%42,751
April 2024n/a-395-0.9%43,644
March 2024n/a+1,482+3.48%44,039
February 2024n/a-10,399-19.64%42,557
January 2024n/a+15,216+40.32%52,956
December 2023n/a-773-2.01%37,740
November 2023n/a+280+0.73%38,513
October 2023n/a+851+2.28%38,233
September 2023n/a-38-0.1%37,382
August 2023n/a-1,105-2.87%37,420
July 2023n/a+162+0.42%38,525
June 2023n/a+1,312+3.54%38,363
May 2023n/a-280-0.75%37,051
April 2023n/a-411-1.09%37,331
March 2023n/a-422-1.11%37,742
February 2023n/a-8,650-18.48%38,164
January 2023n/a+0+0%46,814
December 2022n/a+12,983+38.38%46,814
November 2022n/a+847+2.57%33,831
October 2022n/a-127-0.38%32,984
September 2022n/a+789+2.44%33,111
August 2022n/a-3,813-10.55%32,322
July 2022n/a-785-2.13%36,135
June 2022n/a+162+0.44%36,920
May 2022n/a-1,418-3.71%36,758
April 2022n/a+1,225+3.32%38,176
March 2022n/a+928+2.58%36,951
February 2022n/a-6,746-15.77%36,023
January 2022n/a+13,788+47.58%42,769
December 2021n/a-106-0.36%28,981
November 2021n/a+371+1.29%29,087
October 2021n/a+2,398+9.11%28,716
September 2021n/a+212+0.81%26,318
August 2021n/a+1,572+6.41%26,106
July 2021n/a+900+3.81%24,534
June 2021n/a-571-2.36%23,634
May 2021n/a-1,555-6.04%24,205
April 2021n/a+41+0.16%25,760
March 2021n/a+748+3%25,719
February 2021n/a-2,761-9.96%24,971
January 2021n/a+6,791+32.43%27,732
December 2020n/a+1,418+7.26%20,941
November 2020n/a+1,494+8.29%19,523
October 2020n/a+1,516+9.18%18,029
September 2020n/a-1,143-6.47%16,513
August 2020n/a+939+5.62%17,656
July 2020n/a+936+5.93%16,717
June 2020n/a-1,386-8.07%15,781
May 2020n/a+731+4.45%17,167
April 2020n/a+1,487+9.95%16,436
March 2020n/a+2,593+20.99%14,949
February 2020n/a-2,088-14.46%12,356
January 2020n/a+0+0%14,444
December 2019n/a+3,689+34.3%14,444
November 2019n/a+159+1.5%10,755
October 2019n/a-14-0.13%10,596
September 2019n/a+1,861+21.27%10,610
August 2019n/a-21,923-71.48%8,749
July 2019n/a+22,033+255.04%30,672
June 2019n/a-95-1.09%8,639
May 2019n/a-372-4.09%8,734
April 2019n/a-955-9.49%9,106
March 2019n/a+288+2.95%10,061
February 2019n/a-1,135-10.41%9,773
January 2019n/a-174-1.57%10,908
December 2018n/a+1,868+20.27%11,082
November 2018n/a-164-1.75%9,214
October 2018n/a+562+6.37%9,378
September 2018n/a-231-2.55%8,816
August 2018n/a+1,262+16.21%9,047
July 2018n/a-50-0.64%7,785
June 2018n/a-202-2.51%7,835
May 2018n/a-123-1.51%8,037
April 2018n/a-1,004-10.96%8,160
March 2018n/a-1,009-9.92%9,164
February 2018n/a-10,148-49.94%10,173
January 2018n/a+13,340+191.09%20,321
December 2017n/a+6,257+864.23%6,981
November 2017n/a+409+129.84%724
October 2017n/a+177+128.26%315
September 2017n/a+55+66.27%138
August 2017n/a+19+29.69%83
July 2017n/a+9+16.36%64
June 2017n/a-6-9.84%55
May 2017n/a+7+12.96%61
April 2017n/a-28-34.15%54
March 2017n/a-27-24.77%82
February 2017n/a+101+1262.5%109
January 2017n/an/an/a8

How many people are playing VRChat?

Right now, 44,226 players are in VRChat on Steam. That makes it the #20 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 52,803 players. Today's peak is 6% below its 30-day average daily peak of 56,421.

VRChat player count history

Over the last 30 days VRChat averaged a daily peak of 56,421 players, up 3% compared with the 30 days before (54,700). Its highest point this month (67,341) is 10% above the same period last year (61,353). In its first month after release (Feb 1, 2017) it peaked at 109 players. Today's player count is 56% of its all-time peak of 79,593, set on Feb 15, 2026.

Best time to play VRChat

Based on the last 14 days, VRChat is busiest around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and quietest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York), when about 35% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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VRChat players by hour and weekday

When VRChat 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 05:00 UTCabout 65k players on average
QuietestTuesday at 23:00 UTCabout 30k players on average
Busy vs quiet2.2xmore 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 VRChat with similar games

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About VRChat

Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.

Developer
VRChat Inc.
Released
Feb 1, 2017
Genre
Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation, Sports, Free To Play, Early Access
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
11 languages

Screenshots

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VRChat price

VRChat is free to play on Steam.

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VRChat reviews over time

75% Mostly Positive75% of 270,177 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

VRChat on Twitch

9,921
watching now
152
live channels
11,425
24-hour peak viewers
4,142
7-day average viewers

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

VRChat Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

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

Best day: 25 Aug 2026, with a peak of 25,255 viewers and 4,204 on average.

VRChat streamers right now

  1. Burn3,784
  2. roflgator1,954
  3. MoonBuVR1,045
  4. MurderCrumpet792
  5. alyssajeanaf143

Top VRChat streamers this week

  1. Burn4,004
  2. VRChat2,862
  3. roflgator1,597
  4. itskxtlyn1,488
  5. Blu_Haze1,132

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest VRChat news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

VRChat FAQ

Is VRChat dead?

No, VRChat is not dead. 44,226 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 52,803. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 3% on the month before).

How many people play VRChat?

44,226 people are playing VRChat on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 52,803 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for VRChat?

VRChat reached its all-time Steam peak of 79,593 concurrent players on Feb 15, 2026.

Is VRChat growing or declining?

VRChat is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 56,421, up 3% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is VRChat most active?

VRChat usually has the most players around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and the fewest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York).

Is VRChat free?

Yes, VRChat is free to play on Steam.

Is VRChat good?

Steam players rate VRChat Mostly Positive: 75% of 270,177 reviews are positive.

When did VRChat come out?

VRChat was released on Steam on Feb 1, 2017.

Who made VRChat?

VRChat was developed by VRChat Inc..

Is VRChat still worth playing?

VRChat has a big, active player base on Steam today (44,226 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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