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City of Heroes Player Count & Population

City of Heroes is played on community-run servers. Homecoming operates under a license from NCSOFT; its counts cover Homecoming servers.

Estimated player population

Estimated daily players

4,500

Updated 21:31 EDT, Oct 17, 2026

30-day average

4,500

Oct 2026 · in progress

Based on 14 of 30 days.

Weekly player estimates

2026-10-11–2026-10-17 (UTC)
4,500 per day

The estimate is unchanged across 27 recorded days in the past month.

Daily figures estimate player activity over a day. About these numbers →

Reported player counts

Recorded players online

2,373

Players shown on Homecoming’s six live shards. Other City of Heroes servers and test shards are excluded.

Recorded . See the source for a newer count.

Source ↗

Player estimate history

See how estimated daily activity has changed. Monthly points show an average; gaps mark dates without an estimate.

Daily players by month

The estimation method changed on 2025-05-26.

Monthly averages · 20 months
City of Heroes estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-10336
2023-11468
2023-12360
2024-011,332
2024-02768
2024-03384
2024-04276
2024-05120
2024-0684
2024-0784
2024-0872
2024-0984
2024-10132
2024-11132
2024-12108
2025-01120
2025-02132
2025-03214
2025-04153
2025-05Unavailable
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07Unavailable
2025-08Unavailable
2025-09Unavailable
2025-10Unavailable
2025-11Unavailable
2025-12Unavailable
2026-01Unavailable
2026-02Unavailable
2026-03Unavailable
2026-04Unavailable
2026-05Unavailable
2026-06Unavailable
2026-07Unavailable
2026-08Unavailable
2026-09Unavailable
2026-10 · in progress4,500

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

27 days · average 4,500 · range 4,500–4,500. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-09-19Unavailable
2026-09-20Unavailable
2026-09-21Unavailable
2026-09-224,500
2026-09-234,500
2026-09-244,500
2026-09-254,500
2026-09-264,500
2026-09-274,500
2026-09-284,500
2026-09-294,500
2026-09-304,500
2026-10-014,500
2026-10-024,500
2026-10-034,500
2026-10-044,500
2026-10-054,500
2026-10-064,500
2026-10-074,500
2026-10-084,500
2026-10-094,500
2026-10-104,500
2026-10-114,500
2026-10-124,500
2026-10-134,500
2026-10-144,500
2026-10-154,500
2026-10-164,500
2026-10-174,500
2026-10-184,500

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

60 days with estimates.

Download player estimates

Monthly averages and the past 30 days of daily figures, in CSV or JSON.

Monthly CSVMonthly JSONDaily CSVDaily JSON
Recorded monthly estimates · 73 months

Earlier monthly estimates, kept with their original dates and values. They can differ from the current charts.

Some earlier estimates used a source association that has since been corrected.

City of Heroes recorded monthly estimates
MonthRecorded estimate
2020-091,488
2020-101,860
2020-111,212
2020-121,176
2021-011,260
2021-021,416
2021-032,160
2021-041,632
2021-051,800
2021-061,308
2021-071,236
2021-081,080
2021-09720
2021-10720
2021-11552
2021-12504
2022-01432
2022-02372
2022-03228
2022-04300
2022-05504
2022-06468
2022-07480
2022-08528
2022-09528
2022-10480
2022-11384
2022-12396
2023-01540
2023-02540
2023-03648
2023-04516
2023-05552
2023-06492
2023-07480
2023-08456
2023-09264
2023-10336
2023-11468
2023-12360
2024-011,332
2024-02768
2024-03384
2024-04276
2024-05120
2024-0684
2024-0784
2024-0872
2024-0984
2024-10132
2024-11132
2024-12108
2025-01120
2025-02132
2025-03214
2025-04153
2025-05816
2025-07834
2025-081,025
2025-09848
2025-10756
2025-11756
2025-12514
2026-01442
2026-02392
2026-03971
2026-041,251
2026-051,082
2026-06961
2026-07660
2026-08270
2026-094,500
2026-10 · in progress4,500
Recorded monthly history CSVRecorded monthly history JSON

Community interest over time

Reddit community history

Monthly average Reddit subscribers, separate from player estimates. The latest month is still in progress.

Monthly subscriber counts · 36 records
City of Heroes monthly average Reddit subscribers
Month (UTC)Subscribers
2023-1020,273
2023-1120,413
2023-1220,512
2024-0121,014
2024-0221,633
2024-0321,904
2024-0422,167
2024-0522,339
2024-0622,495
2024-0722,576
2024-0822,693
2024-0922,811
2024-1022,919
2024-1123,021
2024-1223,110
2025-0123,245
2025-0223,379
2025-0323,512
2025-0423,646
2025-0523,699
2025-06Unavailable
2025-0724,074
2025-0824,139
2025-0924,135
2025-1024,060
2025-1124,060
2025-1224,060
2026-0124,060
2026-0224,060
2026-0324,060
2026-0424,060
2026-0524,060
2026-0625,527
2026-0725,671
2026-0825,820
2026-0925,965
2026-10 · in progress26,081

Community activity index

5.09 / 10 · 2025-08

Community and viewing activity on a scale from 0 to 10. This chart ends with the last available activity reading.

Monthly activity scores
Historical monthly community activity index
MonthIndex / 10
2023-104.90
2023-115.11
2023-124.73
2024-015.28
2024-025.38
2024-035.15
2024-045.49
2024-055.16
2024-065.00
2024-075.06
2024-084.95
2024-094.86
2024-105.00
2024-115.08
2024-124.96
2025-014.97
2025-024.86
2025-035.15
2025-044.70
2025-055.01
2025-074.94
2025-085.09
2025-09Unavailable
2025-10Unavailable
2025-11Unavailable
2025-12Unavailable
2026-01Unavailable
2026-02Unavailable
2026-03Unavailable
2026-04Unavailable
2026-05Unavailable
2026-06Unavailable
2026-07Unavailable
2026-08Unavailable
2026-09Unavailable
2026-10Unavailable

Audience momentum

-5.49% · 2026-10-16

Change in viewing and community activity between two 30-day periods. A rise shows growing audience interest, which can differ from changes in the number of players.

Twitch tracking expanded on 25 September 2026. Changes around that date may partly reflect the wider coverage.

Audience momentum table
Dated audience momentum indicators
Date (UTC)Audience indicator
2026-09-17+77.25%
2026-09-18+83.17%
2026-09-19+85.31%
2026-09-20+83.20%
2026-09-21+81.70%
2026-09-22+80.31%
2026-09-23+82.33%
2026-09-24+84.23%
2026-09-25+86.63%
2026-09-26+88.88%
2026-09-27+91.58%
2026-09-28+93.33%
2026-09-29+84.89%
2026-09-30+77.30%
2026-10-01+77.20%
2026-10-02+76.46%
2026-10-03+75.76%
2026-10-04+70.45%
2026-10-05+61.05%
2026-10-06+59.78%
2026-10-07+58.61%
2026-10-08+57.45%
2026-10-09+56.78%
2026-10-10+55.75%
2026-10-11+54.96%
2026-10-12+45.92%
2026-10-13+30.12%
2026-10-14+16.49%
2026-10-15+4.66%
2026-10-16-5.49%

Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-17 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · City of Heroes on Twitch.

2026-09-18 to 2026-10-17Range across recorded days: 1.13–58Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Last 7 completed days

  1. 11
  2. 8.63
  3. 12
  4. 15
  5. 3.63
  6. 13
  7. 7.38
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-181.42—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-1911—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2010—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-213.38—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2214—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2313—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-24Tracking changed—24/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-252.75—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2614—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2723—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2858—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2912—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-3011—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-018.21—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-021.13—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-0318—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-049.33—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-05Tracking changed1024/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-10-0614—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-0713—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-088.71—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-092.46—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-105.54—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1111—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-128.63—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1312—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1415—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-153.63—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1613—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-177.38—24/24Unique live streams

Reported population and player accounts

Players online by region · December 2008

City of Heroes/Villains in the US and Europe, during the original NCsoft-operated service. Separate from Homecoming.

December 2008: peak players online by region
RegionPeak online
US and Europe13,823
Earlier regional figures · 9 periods
Earlier reporting periods: peak players online by region
PeriodRegionPeak online
September 2008US and Europe13,443
June 2008US and Europe17,206
March 2008US and Europe16,311
December 2007US and Europe17,058
September 2007US and Europe15,910
June 2007US and Europe26,669
March 2007US and Europe14,767
December 2006US and Europe17,728
September 2006US and Europe21,500
NCsoft: Q4 2008 earnings report, operating metrics ↗

Monthly access by region · September 2008

Monthly access reported for the original City of Heroes/Villains service in the US and Europe. Separate from subscriptions and current Homecoming activity.

September 2008: monthly access by region
RegionMonthly access
US and Europe124,939
Earlier regional figures · 8 periods
Earlier reporting periods: monthly access by region
PeriodRegionMonthly access
June 2008US and Europe137,028
March 2008US and Europe134,195
December 2007US and Europe136,250
September 2007US and Europe139,313
June 2007US and Europe153,331
March 2007US and Europe143,127
December 2006US and Europe154,953
September 2006US and Europe172,420
NCsoft: Q3 2008 earnings report, operating metrics ↗

Homecoming players online recorded 5 Oct 2026

536

Players online across Homecoming’s listed servers, including test servers; other City of Heroes servers are not included. · 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-05

Source checked 2026-10-05

Homecoming server status ↗

Homecoming online count

2,373

Players shown on Homecoming’s six live shards. Other City of Heroes servers and test shards are excluded. · Checked 18 October 2026, 01:08 UTC

Homecoming: Server status ↗

How many people play City of Heroes each day?

Our latest estimate is 4,500 daily players. The charts above show how that estimate has changed.

What is the difference between active players and registered accounts?

Daily and monthly active accounts count accounts used during that period. Registered accounts include inactive ones, and one person can have several. A count of players online measures something different.

Platforms and account coverage

Platforms: Windows.

Distribution: Homecoming Launcher.

Homecoming uses its own game accounts. Its setup guide also lists a third-party Mac launcher.

Homecoming: NCSOFT license announcement ↗

Community activity

Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.

Twitch viewers

0

Recorded · City of Heroes on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

26,119

Checked 21:00 EDT, Oct 17, 2026 · r/CityofHeroes

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Sources and sharing

Source sites may have newer readings than the timestamped figures here.

Twitch game streams ↗Reddit community ↗Homecoming: NCSOFT license announcement ↗How we use these sources →

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