How many people are playing Pokémon?

Pokémon 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: 381 people are watching right now, peaking at 6,801 this week.

Is Pokémon on Steam?

No. Pokémon 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 Pokémon on?

Pokémon is available on Nintendo DS.

Is Pokémon still popular?

Pokémon is holding steady. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is up 0%.

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Pokémonplayer count & live stats

Pokémon 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: 381 people are watching Pokémon on Twitch right now, peaking at 6,801 this week (last checked 55 minutes ago).

Holding steadyTwitch viewership is up 0% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Nintendo DS

Pokémon live stats

Watching on Twitch

381

Concurrent viewers · hourly

2,401 24-hour peak viewers

6,801 7-day peak viewers

14,523 30-day peak viewers

25,873 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 55 minutes ago.

Pokémon monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Peak viewers reached 25,873 in August 2026 and has since fallen 37%, to 16,340 in September.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	6,860	27%
September 2026	16,340	63%
August 2026	25,873	100%
July 2026	9,828	38%
June 2026	5,408	21%
May 2026	13,958	54%

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Pokémon — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Pokémon?: Pokémon 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: 381 people are watching right now, peaking at 6,801 this week.
Is Pokémon on Steam?: No. Pokémon 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 Pokémon on?: Pokémon is available on Nintendo DS.
Is Pokémon still popular?: Pokémon is holding steady. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is up 0%.

About Pokémon

Pokémon White Version 2 and Pokémon Black Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively. Both games were revealed on Pokémon Smash! by Junichi Masuda, and subsequently the official Japanese and international Pokémon websites, on February 26, 2012. They were released in Japan on June 23, 2012, in North America on October 7, 2012, in Australia on October 11, 2012, in Europe on October 12, 2012 and in South Korea on November 8, 2012. The games feature two new forms of Kyurem that serve as the game mascots of the games: Black Kyurem for Black 2 and White Kyurem for White 2.

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Pokémon on Wikipedia

Pokémon is a Japanese series of creature collector role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company under the Pokémon franchise. It was created by Satoshi Tajiri with assistance from Ken Sugimori. The first games, Pocket Monsters Red and Green, were released in 1996 in Japan for the Game Boy, later released outside of Japan as Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version. The main series of role-playing video games (RPGs), referred as the "core series" by their developers, has continued on each generation of Nintendo's handhelds. The most recently released core series game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A was released on October 16, 2025, for both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2.

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