Minecraft has hundreds of thousands of players, and is one of the most played and most purchased video games in history. But just how many people actually play Minecraft? Especially given the game is over a decade old. Here’s how many people play Minecraft and the full Player Count:
How Many People Play Minecraft?
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Minecraft is a worldwide phenomenon. With an open world in which you can build, explore, and survive a procedurally generated environment, the possibilities are endless. Made originally by its creator Markus “Notch” Persson, before being developed by Mojang Studios, it’s one of the most-played games in the world.
But exactly how many people play Minecraft. Well, on average, over 180,000,000 players log on to Minecraft each month. That’s 180 million, just in case those zeros are giving. It’s daily peak reaches around 50,000,000, or 50 million. That means on the busiest day of the month, 50 million people log on in a single day. We’ve compiled those numbers into a table below, showing that the player numbers to fluctuate, but are still massive.
Minecraft Player Count
| Month/Year | Peak Players/Day | Average Players/Month |
|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | 50,986,349 | 188,838,330 |
| October 2024 | 50,158,730 | 185,773,074 |
| September 2024 | 48,392,407 | 179,231,138 |
| August 2024 | 47,276,678 | 175,098,806 |
| July 2024 | 47,298,017 | 175,177,839 |
Bear in mind with these numbers, there are some issues. For instance, they’re based on account log-ins. So if a player has more than one account, (such as if they’re a YouTuber with a camera account), there will be more than one login per person. Still, with over 100 million players each day, you can see that the game is incredibly popular. Also, players may play across multiple versions of Minecraft, which could alter the numbers.
(Data Provided by ActivePlayer.io)
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Top Countries playing Minecraft
The worldwide community of Minecraft is vast, but there are some places where it’s more popular than others. Here’s the top countries playing Minecraft as of 2023:
- United States of America – 25.91%
- United Kingdom, Great Britain – 5.16%
- Brazil – 4.59%
- Russia – 4.01%
- Germany – 3.07%
(Data Provided by ActivePlayer.io)
Why Is Minecraft So Popular?
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The high popularity of Minecraft is probably due to its limitless potential. You can literally build and create anything, and people have made everything from creations of real world cities, to functioning computers, and out of this world space ships. It’s a testament to human creativity and imagination.
Beyond this, the game changes every time you play. With unique Minecraft Seeds, you may never play the same world twice, and can explore unlimited worlds across hundreds of thousands if in-game miles. And there’s new Minecraft updates all the time.
And to top it all off, Minecraft’s simple, pixelated aesthetic is captivating to players of all ages and has become a worldwide phenomenon.