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: 65,255 people are watching right now, peaking at 426,701 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.

Is Minecraft still popular?

Minecraft is growing. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is up 384%.

When did Minecraft release?

Minecraft was first released on December 19, 2016.

Minecraft

Dec 19, 2016SimulatorAdventureArcadeAmazon Fire TVXbox Series X|S PlayStation 4LinuxNintendo Switch 2

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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: 65,255 people are watching Minecraft on Twitch right now, peaking at 426,701 this week (last checked 2 minutes ago).

GrowingTwitch viewership is up 384% 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

65.3K

Concurrent viewers · hourly

224,420 24-hour peak viewers

426,701 7-day peak viewers

426,701 30-day peak viewers

426,701 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 2 minutes ago.

Minecraft monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	426,701	100%
September 2026	163,729	38%
August 2026	301,949	71%
July 2026	165,998	39%
June 2026	253,658	59%
May 2026	177,414	42%

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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: 65,255 people are watching right now, peaking at 426,701 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 384%.
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 video 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

Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Xbox Series X|S (s), PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Gear VR, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

82/100

from 558 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Also released 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. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.