How many people are playing Minecraft?

Minecraft does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 7,145 people are watching right now, peaking at 123,641 this week.

Is Minecraft on Steam?

No. Minecraft is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Minecraft on?

Minecraft is available on Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.

Is Minecraft still popular?

Minecraft is growing. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is up 49%.

When did Minecraft release?

Minecraft was first released on December 19, 2016.

Minecraft

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Minecraftplayer count & live stats

Minecraft is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. The closest public, real-time popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 7,145 people are watching Minecraft on Twitch right now, peaking at 123,641 this week (last checked 41 minutes ago).

GrowingTwitch viewership is up 49% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux +10
First released: Dec 19, 2016

Minecraft live stats

Watching on Twitch

7,145

Concurrent viewers · hourly

36,678 24-hour peak viewers

123,641 7-day peak viewers

301,949 30-day peak viewers

301,949 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 41 minutes ago.

Minecraft monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Month	Peak viewers
August 2026	301,949
July 2026	165,998
June 2026	253,658
May 2026	177,414

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Minecraft — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Minecraft?: Minecraft does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 7,145 people are watching right now, peaking at 123,641 this week.
Is Minecraft on Steam?: No. Minecraft is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Minecraft on?: Minecraft is available on Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.
Is Minecraft still popular?: Minecraft is growing. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is up 49%.
When did Minecraft release?: Minecraft was first released on December 19, 2016.

About Minecraft

Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically-generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.

Summary via IGDB.

Minecraft on Wikipedia

Minecraft is a sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title in 2009, it was formally released in November 2011 for personal computers. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Developer: Mojang Studios
Publisher: Mojang Studios
ESRB rating: E10+
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Survival, Sandbox, Kids, Open world, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
Series: Minecraft
Official site: Visit