Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Live, updated 16:30 UTC
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EVE Online

Released May 6, 2003 · Steam app 8500

Free to play

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 16:25 UTC
Playing now
4,882
at 16:25 UTC
24-hour peak
5,270
All-time peak
10,229
in Nov 2020 · SteamCharts
24h change
-15%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
1,679
live on Twitch
Best price
€0.00
official store

Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
What stands out
  • -2%Players since 17:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 34Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
  • 5,270Today’s peak was 8% above the current count.
All-time peak
10,229

Highest monthly peak on record, in Nov 2020, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 5,270.

Month by month

Average and peak players per month · SteamCharts (used with permission) for complete months, our own Steam counts after that
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2026 (from Oct 26, 2026) · our count4,209233+5.9%5,270
September 2026 3,976-66-1.6%5,914
August 2026 4,04264+1.6%5,862
July 2026 3,978-313-7.3%5,465
June 2026 4,291-83-1.9%6,376
May 2026 4,374248+6%6,063
April 2026 4,126179+4.5%6,082
March 2026 3,947-97-2.4%5,699
February 2026 4,044-83-2%6,043
January 2026 4,127107+2.7%6,143
December 2025 4,020180+4.7%5,610
November 2025 3,840606+19%5,955
Show all 172 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 3,234109+3.5%4,815
September 2025 3,125-126-3.9%4,538
August 2025 3,251-118-3.5%4,741
July 2025 3,369-581-15%5,036
June 2025 3,950226+6.1%6,673
May 2025 3,724231+6.6%5,336
April 2025 3,493121+3.6%5,261
March 2025 3,372-35-1%4,860
February 2025 3,407142+4.4%5,152
January 2025 3,265-66-2%4,733
December 2024 3,331-171-4.9%4,694
November 2024 3,502262+8.1%5,178
October 2024 3,240279+9.4%4,710
September 2024 2,96123+0.8%4,278
August 2024 2,93855+1.9%4,174
July 2024 2,883-554-16%4,055
June 2024 3,437131+4%5,116
May 2024 3,306255+8.4%6,901
April 2024 3,051171+5.9%4,786
March 2024 2,880-2-0.1%4,156
February 2024 2,882-469-14%4,499
January 2024 3,351-358-9.7%4,939
December 2023 3,709-325-8.1%5,898
November 2023 4,034283+7.5%6,474
October 2023 3,751535+17%6,577
September 2023 3,216-33-1%4,892
August 2023 3,249-405-11%6,344
July 2023 3,654-244-6.3%5,971
June 2023 3,898-691-15%6,531
May 2023 4,589560+14%8,141
April 2023 4,029-51-1.3%7,614
March 2023 4,08048+1.2%7,797
February 2023 4,032269+7.2%6,460
January 2023 3,763-49-1.3%5,606
December 2022 3,812122+3.3%5,889
November 2022 3,690525+17%5,875
October 2022 3,165117+3.8%4,761
September 2022 3,048-156-4.9%4,555
August 2022 3,204-103-3.1%4,561
July 2022 3,307132+4.2%4,651
June 2022 3,175-444-12%4,568
May 2022 3,61994+2.7%5,185
April 2022 3,525228+6.9%5,028
March 2022 3,297-297-8.3%4,853
February 2022 3,594-149-4%5,084
January 2022 3,743307+8.9%5,549
December 2021 3,436-78-2.2%4,971
November 2021 3,51450+1.4%5,272
October 2021 3,464114+3.4%5,600
September 2021 3,350-26-0.8%5,962
August 2021 3,376503+18%5,595
July 2021 2,873-448-13%4,103
June 2021 3,321-638-16%4,761
May 2021 3,95915+0.4%5,954
April 2021 3,944-301-7.1%5,623
March 2021 4,245-10%5,869
February 2021 4,246-117-2.7%6,432
January 2021 4,363381+9.6%5,896
December 2020 3,982-179-4.3%5,609
November 2020 4,161-270-6.1%10,229
October 2020 4,431-265-5.6%6,477
September 2020 4,696-446-8.7%6,698
August 2020 5,142806+19%8,126
July 2020 4,336-350-7.5%6,054
June 2020 4,686-1,033-18%6,818
May 2020 5,71982+1.5%8,782
April 2020 5,6371,556+38%7,862
March 2020 4,081483+13%6,129
February 2020 3,598-15-0.4%5,424
January 2020 3,613-380-9.5%5,337
December 2019 3,99346+1.2%6,330
November 2019 3,9471,256+47%8,015
October 2019 2,691-51-1.9%4,081
September 2019 2,742-499-15%4,000
August 2019 3,24111+0.3%4,875
July 2019 3,23069+2.2%4,696
June 2019 3,161-144-4.4%4,487
May 2019 3,305396+14%4,796
April 2019 2,90987+3.1%4,457
March 2019 2,822-22-0.8%4,217
February 2019 2,844-22-0.8%4,078
January 2019 2,866-37-1.3%4,040
December 2018 2,90398+3.5%4,276
November 2018 2,805104+3.9%4,477
October 2018 2,701-49-1.8%3,988
September 2018 2,750-204-6.9%4,038
August 2018 2,95458+2%4,170
July 2018 2,896-134-4.4%4,030
June 2018 3,030120+4.1%4,566
May 2018 2,910-14-0.5%4,416
April 2018 2,924112+4%4,494
March 2018 2,812-190-6.3%4,054
February 2018 3,002-73-2.4%4,557
January 2018 3,07572+2.4%4,636
December 2017 3,003421+16%4,975
November 2017 2,58276+3%4,131
October 2017 2,506168+7.2%4,136
September 2017 2,338213+10%3,845
August 2017 2,12525+1.2%3,200
July 2017 2,100-189-8.3%3,139
June 2017 2,289-223-8.9%3,634
May 2017 2,512-41-1.6%3,879
April 2017 2,553-66-2.5%3,832
March 2017 2,619-297-10%4,199
February 2017 2,916-332-10%4,620
January 2017 3,248-496-13%5,029
December 2016 3,7441,382+59%5,965
November 2016 2,3621,543+188%6,703
October 2016 819-71-8%1,342
September 2016 890-15-1.7%1,444
August 2016 905111+14%2,941
July 2016 794-105-12%1,372
June 2016 899-470-34%1,534
May 2016 1,369412+43%3,622
April 2016 957177+23%1,568
March 2016 780-108-12%1,269
February 2016 888-173-16%1,439
January 2016 1,061-31-2.8%1,725
December 2015 1,092317+41%2,244
November 2015 775-54-6.5%1,456
October 2015 82912+1.5%1,408
September 2015 817-102-11%1,289
August 2015 919-83-8.3%1,549
July 2015 1,002-54-5.1%1,548
June 2015 1,056-102-8.8%1,759
May 2015 1,158-45-3.7%1,837
April 2015 1,203-84-6.5%1,966
March 2015 1,287-76-5.6%2,076
February 2015 1,363-264-16%2,168
January 2015 1,627-210-11%2,669
December 2014 1,837739+67%3,540
November 2014 1,09873+7.1%2,102
October 2014 1,025-48-4.5%1,653
September 2014 1,073-291-21%1,927
August 2014 1,36438+2.9%2,315
July 2014 1,32639+3%2,905
June 2014 1,287-447-26%2,302
May 2014 1,734626+57%3,015
April 2014 1,108-248-18%1,906
March 2014 1,356-611-31%2,363
February 2014 1,967400+26%3,690
January 2014 1,567-150-8.7%2,639
December 2013 1,717-36-2.1%3,129
November 2013 1,753739+73%3,556
October 2013 1,014169+20%3,420
September 2013 845-305-27%1,457
August 2013 1,150-54-4.5%2,170
July 2013 1,204-36-2.9%2,890
June 2013 1,240633+104%2,728
May 2013 60764+12%999
April 2013 543-87-14%894
March 2013 630-187-23%1,186
February 2013 817-46-5.3%1,335
January 2013 863-137-14%1,428
December 2012 1,000621+164%2,083
November 2012 3791+0.3%626
October 2012 378-34-8.3%615
September 2012 412-77-16%695
August 2012 489-31-6%781
July 2012 520——815

Long-term history

Month by month from before we started counting: players from SteamCharts, plus Steam reviews and Wikipedia views, which follow interest rather than player numbers.

Busiest monthMay 20205,719
Highest monthly peakNov 202010,229
Last 12 months vs the 12 before+17%
05.1K10.2KJul 2012: 520 players on average, peak 815Aug 2012: 489 players on average, peak 781Sep 2012: 412 players on average, peak 695Oct 2012: 378 players on average, peak 615Nov 2012: 379 players on average, peak 626Dec 2012: 1,000 players on average, peak 2,083Jan 2013: 863 players on average, peak 1,428Feb 2013: 817 players on average, peak 1,335Mar 2013: 630 players on average, peak 1,186Apr 2013: 543 players on average, peak 894May 2013: 607 players on average, peak 999Jun 2013: 1,240 players on average, peak 2,728Jul 2013: 1,204 players on average, peak 2,890Aug 2013: 1,150 players on average, peak 2,170Sep 2013: 845 players on average, peak 1,457Oct 2013: 1,014 players on average, peak 3,420Nov 2013: 1,753 players on average, peak 3,556Dec 2013: 1,717 players on average, peak 3,129Jan 2014: 1,567 players on average, peak 2,639Feb 2014: 1,967 players on average, peak 3,690Mar 2014: 1,356 players on average, peak 2,363Apr 2014: 1,108 players on average, peak 1,906May 2014: 1,734 players on average, peak 3,015Jun 2014: 1,287 players on average, peak 2,302Jul 2014: 1,326 players on average, peak 2,905Aug 2014: 1,364 players on average, peak 2,315Sep 2014: 1,073 players on average, peak 1,927Oct 2014: 1,025 players on average, peak 1,653Nov 2014: 1,098 players on average, peak 2,102Dec 2014: 1,837 players on average, peak 3,540Jan 2015: 1,627 players on average, peak 2,669Feb 2015: 1,363 players on average, peak 2,168Mar 2015: 1,287 players on average, peak 2,076Apr 2015: 1,203 players on average, peak 1,966May 2015: 1,158 players on average, peak 1,837Jun 2015: 1,056 players on average, peak 1,759Jul 2015: 1,002 players on average, peak 1,548Aug 2015: 919 players on average, peak 1,549Sep 2015: 817 players on average, peak 1,289Oct 2015: 829 players on average, peak 1,408Nov 2015: 775 players on average, peak 1,456Dec 2015: 1,092 players on average, peak 2,244Jan 2016: 1,061 players on average, peak 1,725Feb 2016: 888 players on average, peak 1,439Mar 2016: 780 players on average, peak 1,269Apr 2016: 957 players on average, peak 1,568May 2016: 1,369 players on average, peak 3,622Jun 2016: 899 players on average, peak 1,534Jul 2016: 794 players on average, peak 1,372Aug 2016: 905 players on average, peak 2,941Sep 2016: 890 players on average, peak 1,444Oct 2016: 819 players on average, peak 1,342Nov 2016: 2,362 players on average, peak 6,703Dec 2016: 3,744 players on average, peak 5,965Jan 2017: 3,248 players on average, peak 5,029Feb 2017: 2,916 players on average, peak 4,620Mar 2017: 2,619 players on average, peak 4,199Apr 2017: 2,553 players on average, peak 3,832May 2017: 2,512 players on average, peak 3,879Jun 2017: 2,289 players on average, peak 3,634Jul 2017: 2,100 players on average, peak 3,139Aug 2017: 2,125 players on average, peak 3,200Sep 2017: 2,338 players on average, peak 3,845Oct 2017: 2,506 players on average, peak 4,136Nov 2017: 2,582 players on average, peak 4,131Dec 2017: 3,003 players on average, peak 4,975Jan 2018: 3,075 players on average, peak 4,636Feb 2018: 3,002 players on average, peak 4,557Mar 2018: 2,812 players on average, peak 4,054Apr 2018: 2,924 players on average, peak 4,494May 2018: 2,910 players on average, peak 4,416Jun 2018: 3,030 players on average, peak 4,566Jul 2018: 2,896 players on average, peak 4,030Aug 2018: 2,954 players on average, peak 4,170Sep 2018: 2,750 players on average, peak 4,038Oct 2018: 2,701 players on average, peak 3,988Nov 2018: 2,805 players on average, peak 4,477Dec 2018: 2,903 players on average, peak 4,276Jan 2019: 2,866 players on average, peak 4,040Feb 2019: 2,844 players on average, peak 4,078Mar 2019: 2,822 players on average, peak 4,217Apr 2019: 2,909 players on average, peak 4,457May 2019: 3,305 players on average, peak 4,796Jun 2019: 3,161 players on average, peak 4,487Jul 2019: 3,230 players on average, peak 4,696Aug 2019: 3,241 players on average, peak 4,875Sep 2019: 2,742 players on average, peak 4,000Oct 2019: 2,691 players on average, peak 4,081Nov 2019: 3,947 players on average, peak 8,015Dec 2019: 3,993 players on average, peak 6,330Jan 2020: 3,613 players on average, peak 5,337Feb 2020: 3,598 players on average, peak 5,424Mar 2020: 4,081 players on average, peak 6,129Apr 2020: 5,637 players on average, peak 7,862May 2020: 5,719 players on average, peak 8,782Jun 2020: 4,686 players on average, peak 6,818Jul 2020: 4,336 players on average, peak 6,054Aug 2020: 5,142 players on average, peak 8,126Sep 2020: 4,696 players on average, peak 6,698Oct 2020: 4,431 players on average, peak 6,477Nov 2020: 4,161 players on average, peak 10,229Dec 2020: 3,982 players on average, peak 5,609Jan 2021: 4,363 players on average, peak 5,896Feb 2021: 4,246 players on average, peak 6,432Mar 2021: 4,245 players on average, peak 5,869Apr 2021: 3,944 players on average, peak 5,623May 2021: 3,959 players on average, peak 5,954Jun 2021: 3,321 players on average, peak 4,761Jul 2021: 2,873 players on average, peak 4,103Aug 2021: 3,376 players on average, peak 5,595Sep 2021: 3,350 players on average, peak 5,962Oct 2021: 3,464 players on average, peak 5,600Nov 2021: 3,514 players on average, peak 5,272Dec 2021: 3,436 players on average, peak 4,971Jan 2022: 3,743 players on average, peak 5,549Feb 2022: 3,594 players on average, peak 5,084Mar 2022: 3,297 players on average, peak 4,853Apr 2022: 3,525 players on average, peak 5,028May 2022: 3,619 players on average, peak 5,185Jun 2022: 3,175 players on average, peak 4,568Jul 2022: 3,307 players on average, peak 4,651Aug 2022: 3,204 players on average, peak 4,561Sep 2022: 3,048 players on average, peak 4,555Oct 2022: 3,165 players on average, peak 4,761Nov 2022: 3,690 players on average, peak 5,875Dec 2022: 3,812 players on average, peak 5,889Jan 2023: 3,763 players on average, peak 5,606Feb 2023: 4,032 players on average, peak 6,460Mar 2023: 4,080 players on average, peak 7,797Apr 2023: 4,029 players on average, peak 7,614May 2023: 4,589 players on average, peak 8,141Jun 2023: 3,898 players on average, peak 6,531Jul 2023: 3,654 players on average, peak 5,971Aug 2023: 3,249 players on average, peak 6,344Sep 2023: 3,216 players on average, peak 4,892Oct 2023: 3,751 players on average, peak 6,577Nov 2023: 4,034 players on average, peak 6,474Dec 2023: 3,709 players on average, peak 5,898Jan 2024: 3,351 players on average, peak 4,939Feb 2024: 2,882 players on average, peak 4,499Mar 2024: 2,880 players on average, peak 4,156Apr 2024: 3,051 players on average, peak 4,786May 2024: 3,306 players on average, peak 6,901Jun 2024: 3,437 players on average, peak 5,116Jul 2024: 2,883 players on average, peak 4,055Aug 2024: 2,938 players on average, peak 4,174Sep 2024: 2,961 players on average, peak 4,278Oct 2024: 3,240 players on average, peak 4,710Nov 2024: 3,502 players on average, peak 5,178Dec 2024: 3,331 players on average, peak 4,694Jan 2025: 3,265 players on average, peak 4,733Feb 2025: 3,407 players on average, peak 5,152Mar 2025: 3,372 players on average, peak 4,860Apr 2025: 3,493 players on average, peak 5,261May 2025: 3,724 players on average, peak 5,336Jun 2025: 3,950 players on average, peak 6,673Jul 2025: 3,369 players on average, peak 5,036Aug 2025: 3,251 players on average, peak 4,741Sep 2025: 3,125 players on average, peak 4,538Oct 2025: 3,234 players on average, peak 4,815Nov 2025: 3,840 players on average, peak 5,955Dec 2025: 4,020 players on average, peak 5,610Jan 2026: 4,127 players on average, peak 6,143Feb 2026: 4,044 players on average, peak 6,043Mar 2026: 3,947 players on average, peak 5,699Apr 2026: 4,126 players on average, peak 6,082May 2026: 4,374 players on average, peak 6,063Jun 2026: 4,291 players on average, peak 6,376Jul 2026: 3,978 players on average, peak 5,465Aug 2026: 4,042 players on average, peak 5,862Sep 2026: 3,976 players on average, peak 5,9142013201520172019202120232025
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Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

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On Twitch

Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours

1,679
viewers now
1,597
peak hour, last 24 h
26
live channels
65
viewers per channel
Watch EVE Online on Twitch

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About the game

Release date
May 6, 2003
All-time peak reached
Nov 2020 · 10,229
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
8500
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