Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Live, updated 13:55 UTC
Steady crowd

The Sims™ 3

Released Jun 2, 2009 · Steam app 47890

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 13:30 UTC
Playing now
931
at 13:30 UTC
24-hour peak
931
All-time peak
10,426
in Mar 2020 · SteamCharts
24h change
—
needs 48 h of data
Twitch viewers
6
live on Twitch
Best price
—

Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
What stands out
  • +29%Players since 08:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 1Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
All-time peak
10,426

Highest monthly peak on record, in Mar 2020, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 27, 2026 is 931.

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 27, 2026) · our count775-227-23%931
September 2026 1,002-54-5.1%1,582
August 2026 1,056-51-4.6%1,683
July 2026 1,10723+2.1%1,753
June 2026 1,084-54-4.8%1,697
May 2026 1,138-11-1%1,766
April 2026 1,149-46-3.9%1,832
March 2026 1,195-122-9.3%1,902
February 2026 1,317-11-0.8%2,128
January 2026 1,328130+11%2,159
December 2025 1,19856+4.9%2,057
November 2025 1,1421+0.1%1,820
Show all 172 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 1,141-54-4.5%1,866
September 2025 1,195-34-2.8%1,818
August 2025 1,229-50-3.9%1,879
July 2025 1,27942+3.4%1,997
June 2025 1,23730+2.5%1,885
May 2025 1,207-36-2.9%1,874
April 2025 1,243-249-17%2,110
March 2025 1,492-383-20%2,352
February 2025 1,875293+19%3,249
January 2025 1,582130+9%2,488
December 2024 1,452101+7.5%2,414
November 2024 1,351-18-1.3%2,130
October 2024 1,369-83-5.7%2,154
September 2024 1,452-126-8%2,247
August 2024 1,578-86-5.2%2,424
July 2024 1,66467+4.2%2,543
June 2024 1,597-21-1.3%2,412
May 2024 1,618-55-3.3%2,611
April 2024 1,673-103-5.8%2,722
March 2024 1,776212+14%3,260
February 2024 1,564-143-8.4%2,477
January 2024 1,707122+7.7%2,632
December 2023 1,58545+2.9%2,568
November 2023 1,540105+7.3%2,394
October 2023 1,435-25-1.7%2,241
September 2023 1,460-170-10%2,249
August 2023 1,630-244-13%2,459
July 2023 1,874188+11%2,851
June 2023 1,68647+2.9%2,443
May 2023 1,639-20-1.2%2,512
April 2023 1,659-47-2.8%2,506
March 2023 1,706-113-6.2%2,734
February 2023 1,819-127-6.5%2,909
January 2023 1,94666+3.5%3,062
December 2022 1,880-21-1.1%2,819
November 2022 1,90123+1.2%3,074
October 2022 1,878-123-6.2%2,811
September 2022 2,001-174-8%3,082
August 2022 2,17573+3.5%3,095
July 2022 2,102-39-1.8%3,046
June 2022 2,141-94-4.2%3,142
May 2022 2,235-2-0.1%3,122
April 2022 2,237-52-2.3%3,287
March 2022 2,289-24-1%3,437
February 2022 2,313-401-15%3,562
January 2022 2,714599+28%4,410
December 2021 2,115219+12%3,907
November 2021 1,896-34-1.8%2,833
October 2021 1,930-158-7.6%2,797
September 2021 2,088-172-7.6%2,951
August 2021 2,26082+3.8%3,080
July 2021 2,178-68-3%2,903
June 2021 2,246-123-5.2%3,063
May 2021 2,369-303-11%3,384
April 2021 2,67259+2.3%4,027
March 2021 2,613-190-6.8%3,757
February 2021 2,803-30-1.1%4,345
January 2021 2,833161+6%3,984
December 2020 2,672-48-1.8%3,812
November 2020 2,72044+1.6%3,965
October 2020 2,676-93-3.4%3,772
September 2020 2,769-221-7.4%3,903
August 2020 2,990-61-2%4,012
July 2020 3,051-601-16%4,039
June 2020 3,652-961-21%5,318
May 2020 4,613-1,611-26%6,863
April 2020 6,224975+19%9,390
March 2020 5,2491,209+30%10,426
February 2020 4,040-426-9.5%6,054
January 2020 4,466255+6.1%7,327
December 2019 4,211873+26%7,037
November 2019 3,338-28-0.8%5,826
October 2019 3,366-170-4.8%4,968
September 2019 3,536-558-14%6,502
August 2019 4,094-496-11%6,480
July 2019 4,590766+20%7,319
June 2019 3,824149+4.1%6,757
May 2019 3,675-112-3%5,409
April 2019 3,787-343-8.3%5,543
March 2019 4,130-968-19%6,485
February 2019 5,098-333-6.1%8,621
January 2019 5,431667+14%9,563
December 2018 4,764145+3.1%9,509
November 2018 4,619469+11%7,940
October 2018 4,150-401-8.8%6,278
September 2018 4,551489+12%7,066
August 2018 4,062377+10%6,956
July 2018 3,685927+34%7,328
June 2018 2,758-35-1.3%4,595
May 2018 2,793287+11%5,010
April 2018 2,506-393-14%4,037
March 2018 2,899-562-16%4,709
February 2018 3,461-298-7.9%6,837
January 2018 3,759392+12%7,615
December 2017 3,367302+9.9%7,393
November 2017 3,065620+25%6,228
October 2017 2,44525+1%5,588
September 2017 2,420-321-12%3,993
August 2017 2,741-871-24%4,044
July 2017 3,612792+28%6,992
June 2017 2,820593+27%5,752
May 2017 2,227-105-4.5%3,612
April 2017 2,332-319-12%3,731
March 2017 2,651-423-14%4,753
February 2017 3,074-375-11%6,761
January 2017 3,449737+27%8,149
December 2016 2,712635+31%7,108
November 2016 2,077-18-0.9%4,905
October 2016 2,095-326-13%4,095
September 2016 2,421454+23%6,557
August 2016 1,967-948-33%2,864
July 2016 2,915632+28%6,647
June 2016 2,283540+31%5,198
May 2016 1,7435+0.3%2,937
April 2016 1,738-14-0.8%2,910
March 2016 1,752-130-6.9%3,010
February 2016 1,882-532-22%3,260
January 2016 2,414589+32%5,123
December 2015 1,825561+44%4,990
November 2015 1,26418+1.4%2,443
October 2015 1,246-12-1%2,210
September 2015 1,258-167-12%2,343
August 2015 1,425-126-8.1%2,288
July 2015 1,5511+0.1%2,333
June 2015 1,550204+15%2,593
May 2015 1,346-13-1%2,215
April 2015 1,35989+7%2,558
March 2015 1,270-57-4.3%2,268
February 2015 1,327-113-7.9%2,380
January 2015 1,440172+14%2,506
December 2014 1,26824+1.9%2,437
November 2014 1,244-111-8.2%2,279
October 2014 1,355-548-29%2,456
September 2014 1,90386+4.7%3,961
August 2014 1,817-336-16%2,834
July 2014 2,15361+2.9%3,818
June 2014 2,092713+52%5,062
May 2014 1,37967+5.1%2,313
April 2014 1,312-331-20%2,311
March 2014 1,643316+24%4,672
February 2014 1,327-318-19%2,594
January 2014 1,645202+14%3,604
December 2013 1,443565+64%5,014
November 2013 878108+14%1,789
October 2013 770-135-15%1,538
September 2013 905-445-33%2,036
August 2013 1,350-279-17%2,248
July 2013 1,629659+68%3,928
June 2013 970108+13%1,974
May 2013 862-32-3.6%1,545
April 2013 894-285-24%1,735
March 2013 1,179-414-26%2,354
February 2013 1,593-1,376-46%3,833
January 2013 2,9691,336+82%6,545
December 2012 1,633936+134%7,478
November 2012 697274+65%1,897
October 2012 423-91-18%838
September 2012 514-307-37%1,056
August 2012 821-376-31%1,369
July 2012 1,197——2,006

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 monthApr 20206,224
Highest monthly peakMar 202010,426
Last 12 months vs the 12 before-16%
05.2K10.4KJul 2012: 1,197 players on average, peak 2,006Aug 2012: 821 players on average, peak 1,369Sep 2012: 514 players on average, peak 1,056Oct 2012: 423 players on average, peak 838Nov 2012: 697 players on average, peak 1,897Dec 2012: 1,633 players on average, peak 7,478Jan 2013: 2,969 players on average, peak 6,545Feb 2013: 1,593 players on average, peak 3,833Mar 2013: 1,179 players on average, peak 2,354Apr 2013: 894 players on average, peak 1,735May 2013: 862 players on average, peak 1,545Jun 2013: 970 players on average, peak 1,974Jul 2013: 1,629 players on average, peak 3,928Aug 2013: 1,350 players on average, peak 2,248Sep 2013: 905 players on average, peak 2,036Oct 2013: 770 players on average, peak 1,538Nov 2013: 878 players on average, peak 1,789Dec 2013: 1,443 players on average, peak 5,014Jan 2014: 1,645 players on average, peak 3,604Feb 2014: 1,327 players on average, peak 2,594Mar 2014: 1,643 players on average, peak 4,672Apr 2014: 1,312 players on average, peak 2,311May 2014: 1,379 players on average, peak 2,313Jun 2014: 2,092 players on average, peak 5,062Jul 2014: 2,153 players on average, peak 3,818Aug 2014: 1,817 players on average, peak 2,834Sep 2014: 1,903 players on average, peak 3,961Oct 2014: 1,355 players on average, peak 2,456Nov 2014: 1,244 players on average, peak 2,279Dec 2014: 1,268 players on average, peak 2,437Jan 2015: 1,440 players on average, peak 2,506Feb 2015: 1,327 players on average, peak 2,380Mar 2015: 1,270 players on average, peak 2,268Apr 2015: 1,359 players on average, peak 2,558May 2015: 1,346 players on average, peak 2,215Jun 2015: 1,550 players on average, peak 2,593Jul 2015: 1,551 players on average, peak 2,333Aug 2015: 1,425 players on average, peak 2,288Sep 2015: 1,258 players on average, peak 2,343Oct 2015: 1,246 players on average, peak 2,210Nov 2015: 1,264 players on average, peak 2,443Dec 2015: 1,825 players on average, peak 4,990Jan 2016: 2,414 players on average, peak 5,123Feb 2016: 1,882 players on average, peak 3,260Mar 2016: 1,752 players on average, peak 3,010Apr 2016: 1,738 players on average, peak 2,910May 2016: 1,743 players on average, peak 2,937Jun 2016: 2,283 players on average, peak 5,198Jul 2016: 2,915 players on average, peak 6,647Aug 2016: 1,967 players on average, peak 2,864Sep 2016: 2,421 players on average, peak 6,557Oct 2016: 2,095 players on average, peak 4,095Nov 2016: 2,077 players on average, peak 4,905Dec 2016: 2,712 players on average, peak 7,108Jan 2017: 3,449 players on average, peak 8,149Feb 2017: 3,074 players on average, peak 6,761Mar 2017: 2,651 players on average, peak 4,753Apr 2017: 2,332 players on average, peak 3,731May 2017: 2,227 players on average, peak 3,612Jun 2017: 2,820 players on average, peak 5,752Jul 2017: 3,612 players on average, peak 6,992Aug 2017: 2,741 players on average, peak 4,044Sep 2017: 2,420 players on average, peak 3,993Oct 2017: 2,445 players on average, peak 5,588Nov 2017: 3,065 players on average, peak 6,228Dec 2017: 3,367 players on average, peak 7,393Jan 2018: 3,759 players on average, peak 7,615Feb 2018: 3,461 players on average, peak 6,837Mar 2018: 2,899 players on average, peak 4,709Apr 2018: 2,506 players on average, peak 4,037May 2018: 2,793 players on average, peak 5,010Jun 2018: 2,758 players on average, peak 4,595Jul 2018: 3,685 players on average, peak 7,328Aug 2018: 4,062 players on average, peak 6,956Sep 2018: 4,551 players on average, peak 7,066Oct 2018: 4,150 players on average, peak 6,278Nov 2018: 4,619 players on average, peak 7,940Dec 2018: 4,764 players on average, peak 9,509Jan 2019: 5,431 players on average, peak 9,563Feb 2019: 5,098 players on average, peak 8,621Mar 2019: 4,130 players on average, peak 6,485Apr 2019: 3,787 players on average, peak 5,543May 2019: 3,675 players on average, peak 5,409Jun 2019: 3,824 players on average, peak 6,757Jul 2019: 4,590 players on average, peak 7,319Aug 2019: 4,094 players on average, peak 6,480Sep 2019: 3,536 players on average, peak 6,502Oct 2019: 3,366 players on average, peak 4,968Nov 2019: 3,338 players on average, peak 5,826Dec 2019: 4,211 players on average, peak 7,037Jan 2020: 4,466 players on average, peak 7,327Feb 2020: 4,040 players on average, peak 6,054Mar 2020: 5,249 players on average, peak 10,426Apr 2020: 6,224 players on average, peak 9,390May 2020: 4,613 players on average, peak 6,863Jun 2020: 3,652 players on average, peak 5,318Jul 2020: 3,051 players on average, peak 4,039Aug 2020: 2,990 players on average, peak 4,012Sep 2020: 2,769 players on average, peak 3,903Oct 2020: 2,676 players on average, peak 3,772Nov 2020: 2,720 players on average, peak 3,965Dec 2020: 2,672 players on average, peak 3,812Jan 2021: 2,833 players on average, peak 3,984Feb 2021: 2,803 players on average, peak 4,345Mar 2021: 2,613 players on average, peak 3,757Apr 2021: 2,672 players on average, peak 4,027May 2021: 2,369 players on average, peak 3,384Jun 2021: 2,246 players on average, peak 3,063Jul 2021: 2,178 players on average, peak 2,903Aug 2021: 2,260 players on average, peak 3,080Sep 2021: 2,088 players on average, peak 2,951Oct 2021: 1,930 players on average, peak 2,797Nov 2021: 1,896 players on average, peak 2,833Dec 2021: 2,115 players on average, peak 3,907Jan 2022: 2,714 players on average, peak 4,410Feb 2022: 2,313 players on average, peak 3,562Mar 2022: 2,289 players on average, peak 3,437Apr 2022: 2,237 players on average, peak 3,287May 2022: 2,235 players on average, peak 3,122Jun 2022: 2,141 players on average, peak 3,142Jul 2022: 2,102 players on average, peak 3,046Aug 2022: 2,175 players on average, peak 3,095Sep 2022: 2,001 players on average, peak 3,082Oct 2022: 1,878 players on average, peak 2,811Nov 2022: 1,901 players on average, peak 3,074Dec 2022: 1,880 players on average, peak 2,819Jan 2023: 1,946 players on average, peak 3,062Feb 2023: 1,819 players on average, peak 2,909Mar 2023: 1,706 players on average, peak 2,734Apr 2023: 1,659 players on average, peak 2,506May 2023: 1,639 players on average, peak 2,512Jun 2023: 1,686 players on average, peak 2,443Jul 2023: 1,874 players on average, peak 2,851Aug 2023: 1,630 players on average, peak 2,459Sep 2023: 1,460 players on average, peak 2,249Oct 2023: 1,435 players on average, peak 2,241Nov 2023: 1,540 players on average, peak 2,394Dec 2023: 1,585 players on average, peak 2,568Jan 2024: 1,707 players on average, peak 2,632Feb 2024: 1,564 players on average, peak 2,477Mar 2024: 1,776 players on average, peak 3,260Apr 2024: 1,673 players on average, peak 2,722May 2024: 1,618 players on average, peak 2,611Jun 2024: 1,597 players on average, peak 2,412Jul 2024: 1,664 players on average, peak 2,543Aug 2024: 1,578 players on average, peak 2,424Sep 2024: 1,452 players on average, peak 2,247Oct 2024: 1,369 players on average, peak 2,154Nov 2024: 1,351 players on average, peak 2,130Dec 2024: 1,452 players on average, peak 2,414Jan 2025: 1,582 players on average, peak 2,488Feb 2025: 1,875 players on average, peak 3,249Mar 2025: 1,492 players on average, peak 2,352Apr 2025: 1,243 players on average, peak 2,110May 2025: 1,207 players on average, peak 1,874Jun 2025: 1,237 players on average, peak 1,885Jul 2025: 1,279 players on average, peak 1,997Aug 2025: 1,229 players on average, peak 1,879Sep 2025: 1,195 players on average, peak 1,818Oct 2025: 1,141 players on average, peak 1,866Nov 2025: 1,142 players on average, peak 1,820Dec 2025: 1,198 players on average, peak 2,057Jan 2026: 1,328 players on average, peak 2,159Feb 2026: 1,317 players on average, peak 2,128Mar 2026: 1,195 players on average, peak 1,902Apr 2026: 1,149 players on average, peak 1,832May 2026: 1,138 players on average, peak 1,766Jun 2026: 1,084 players on average, peak 1,697Jul 2026: 1,107 players on average, peak 1,753Aug 2026: 1,056 players on average, peak 1,683Sep 2026: 1,002 players on average, peak 1,5822013201520172019202120232025
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Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

Prices

No prices tracked for this game yet.

On Twitch

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

6
viewers now
113
peak hour, last 24 h
1
live channels
6
viewers per channel
Watch The Sims™ 3 on Twitch

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About the game

Release date
Jun 2, 2009
All-time peak reached
Mar 2020 · 10,426
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 27, 2026
Steam app id
47890
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