Estimated daily players
4.5k
Updated 00:47 EST, Nov 7, 2026
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
30-day average
4.5k
Nov 2026 · in progress
Reported player counts
Recorded players online
1,449
Players shown on Homecoming’s six live shards. Other City of Heroes servers and test shards are excluded.
Recorded .
Source ↗Weekly player estimates
- 2026-10-31–2026-11-06 (UTC)
- 4.5k per day
- 2026-10-24–2026-10-30 (UTC)
- 4.5k per day
The two weekly averages are equal.
The estimate is unchanged across 30 recorded days in the past month.
Our estimate of how many people play each day. About these numbers →
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 · 21 months
| Month | Average daily players (est.) |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 340 |
| 2023-11 | 470 |
| 2023-12 | 360 |
| 2024-01 | 1.3k |
| 2024-02 | 770 |
| 2024-03 | 380 |
| 2024-04 | 280 |
| 2024-05 | 120 |
| 2024-06 | 84 |
| 2024-07 | 84 |
| 2024-08 | 72 |
| 2024-09 | 84 |
| 2024-10 | 130 |
| 2024-11 | 130 |
| 2024-12 | 110 |
| 2025-01 | 120 |
| 2025-02 | 130 |
| 2025-03 | 210 |
| 2025-04 | 150 |
| 2025-05 | Unavailable |
| 2025-06 | Unavailable |
| 2025-07 | Unavailable |
| 2025-08 | Unavailable |
| 2025-09 | Unavailable |
| 2025-10 | Unavailable |
| 2025-11 | Unavailable |
| 2025-12 | Unavailable |
| 2026-01 | Unavailable |
| 2026-02 | Unavailable |
| 2026-03 | Unavailable |
| 2026-04 | Unavailable |
| 2026-05 | Unavailable |
| 2026-06 | Unavailable |
| 2026-07 | Unavailable |
| 2026-08 | Unavailable |
| 2026-09 | Unavailable |
| 2026-10 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11 · in progress | 4.5k |
Daily player estimates · last 30 days
30 days · average 4.5k · range 4.5k–4.5k. Today's figure may still change.
Daily estimates table
| Date (UTC) | Daily players (est.) |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-10 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-11 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-12 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-13 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-14 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-15 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-16 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-17 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-18 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-19 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-20 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-21 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-22 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-23 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-24 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-25 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-26 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-27 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-28 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-29 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-30 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10-31 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-01 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-02 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-03 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-04 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-05 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-06 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11-07 | 4.5k |
Daily estimate history · last 365 days
80 days with estimates.
Download player estimates
Monthly averages and the past 30 days of daily figures, in CSV or JSON.
Recorded monthly estimates · 74 months
Earlier monthly estimates, kept with their original dates and values. They can differ from the current charts.
We have corrected some of the sources used for these earlier estimates.
| Month | Recorded estimate |
|---|---|
| 2020-09 | 1.5k |
| 2020-10 | 1.9k |
| 2020-11 | 1.2k |
| 2020-12 | 1.2k |
| 2021-01 | 1.3k |
| 2021-02 | 1.4k |
| 2021-03 | 2.2k |
| 2021-04 | 1.6k |
| 2021-05 | 1.8k |
| 2021-06 | 1.3k |
| 2021-07 | 1.2k |
| 2021-08 | 1.1k |
| 2021-09 | 720 |
| 2021-10 | 720 |
| 2021-11 | 550 |
| 2021-12 | 500 |
| 2022-01 | 430 |
| 2022-02 | 370 |
| 2022-03 | 230 |
| 2022-04 | 300 |
| 2022-05 | 500 |
| 2022-06 | 470 |
| 2022-07 | 480 |
| 2022-08 | 530 |
| 2022-09 | 530 |
| 2022-10 | 480 |
| 2022-11 | 380 |
| 2022-12 | 400 |
| 2023-01 | 540 |
| 2023-02 | 540 |
| 2023-03 | 650 |
| 2023-04 | 520 |
| 2023-05 | 550 |
| 2023-06 | 490 |
| 2023-07 | 480 |
| 2023-08 | 460 |
| 2023-09 | 260 |
| 2023-10 | 340 |
| 2023-11 | 470 |
| 2023-12 | 360 |
| 2024-01 | 1.3k |
| 2024-02 | 770 |
| 2024-03 | 380 |
| 2024-04 | 280 |
| 2024-05 | 120 |
| 2024-06 | 84 |
| 2024-07 | 84 |
| 2024-08 | 72 |
| 2024-09 | 84 |
| 2024-10 | 130 |
| 2024-11 | 130 |
| 2024-12 | 110 |
| 2025-01 | 120 |
| 2025-02 | 130 |
| 2025-03 | 210 |
| 2025-04 | 150 |
| 2025-05 | 820 |
| 2025-07 | 830 |
| 2025-08 | 1k |
| 2025-09 | 850 |
| 2025-10 | 760 |
| 2025-11 | 760 |
| 2025-12 | 510 |
| 2026-01 | 440 |
| 2026-02 | 390 |
| 2026-03 | 970 |
| 2026-04 | 1.3k |
| 2026-05 | 1.1k |
| 2026-06 | 960 |
| 2026-07 | 660 |
| 2026-08 | 270 |
| 2026-09 | 4.5k |
| 2026-10 | 4.5k |
| 2026-11 · in progress | 4.5k |
Community interest over time
Reddit community history
Monthly average Reddit subscribers. The latest month is still in progress.
Monthly subscriber counts · 37 records
| Month (UTC) | Subscribers |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 20,273 |
| 2023-11 | 20,413 |
| 2023-12 | 20,512 |
| 2024-01 | 21,014 |
| 2024-02 | 21,633 |
| 2024-03 | 21,904 |
| 2024-04 | 22,167 |
| 2024-05 | 22,339 |
| 2024-06 | 22,495 |
| 2024-07 | 22,576 |
| 2024-08 | 22,693 |
| 2024-09 | 22,811 |
| 2024-10 | 22,919 |
| 2024-11 | 23,021 |
| 2024-12 | 23,110 |
| 2025-01 | 23,245 |
| 2025-02 | 23,379 |
| 2025-03 | 23,512 |
| 2025-04 | 23,646 |
| 2025-05 | 23,699 |
| 2025-06 | Unavailable |
| 2025-07 | 24,074 |
| 2025-08 | 24,139 |
| 2025-09 | 24,135 |
| 2025-10 | 24,060 |
| 2025-11 | 24,060 |
| 2025-12 | 24,060 |
| 2026-01 | 24,060 |
| 2026-02 | 24,060 |
| 2026-03 | 24,060 |
| 2026-04 | 24,060 |
| 2026-05 | 24,060 |
| 2026-06 | 25,527 |
| 2026-07 | 25,671 |
| 2026-08 | 25,820 |
| 2026-09 | 25,965 |
| 2026-10 | 26,110 |
| 2026-11 · in progress | 26,198 |
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
| Month | Index / 10 |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 4.90 |
| 2023-11 | 5.11 |
| 2023-12 | 4.73 |
| 2024-01 | 5.28 |
| 2024-02 | 5.38 |
| 2024-03 | 5.15 |
| 2024-04 | 5.49 |
| 2024-05 | 5.16 |
| 2024-06 | 5.00 |
| 2024-07 | 5.06 |
| 2024-08 | 4.95 |
| 2024-09 | 4.86 |
| 2024-10 | 5.00 |
| 2024-11 | 5.08 |
| 2024-12 | 4.96 |
| 2025-01 | 4.97 |
| 2025-02 | 4.86 |
| 2025-03 | 5.15 |
| 2025-04 | 4.70 |
| 2025-05 | 5.01 |
| 2025-07 | 4.94 |
| 2025-08 | 5.09 |
| 2025-09 | Unavailable |
| 2025-10 | Unavailable |
| 2025-11 | Unavailable |
| 2025-12 | Unavailable |
| 2026-01 | Unavailable |
| 2026-02 | Unavailable |
| 2026-03 | Unavailable |
| 2026-04 | Unavailable |
| 2026-05 | Unavailable |
| 2026-06 | Unavailable |
| 2026-07 | Unavailable |
| 2026-08 | Unavailable |
| 2026-09 | Unavailable |
| 2026-10 | Unavailable |
| 2026-11 | Unavailable |
Audience momentum
-51.72% · 2026-11-06
Change in viewing and community activity between two 30-day periods.
Twitch tracking expanded on 25 September 2026. Changes around that date may partly reflect the wider coverage.
Audience momentum table
| Date (UTC) | Audience indicator |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2026-10-17 | -14.36% |
| 2026-10-18 | -22.53% |
| 2026-10-19 | -25.74% |
| 2026-10-20 | -24.19% |
| 2026-10-21 | -22.68% |
| 2026-10-22 | -21.63% |
| 2026-10-23 | -23.98% |
| 2026-10-24 | -26.09% |
| 2026-10-25 | -28.05% |
| 2026-10-26 | -29.89% |
| 2026-10-27 | -31.65% |
| 2026-10-28 | -33.23% |
| 2026-10-29 | -33.20% |
| 2026-10-30 | -33.14% |
| 2026-10-31 | -39.55% |
| 2026-11-01 | -45.50% |
| 2026-11-02 | -51.24% |
| 2026-11-03 | -53.37% |
| 2026-11-04 | -52.03% |
| 2026-11-05 | -51.84% |
| 2026-11-06 | -51.72% |
Twitch history
Daily averages through 2026-11-06 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.
Twitch viewers
Average viewers each day · City of Heroes on Twitch.
Average over the latest seven days: 9.85 · previous week: 10 · -4.5% versus the prior seven days.
Last 7 completed days
- 17
- 7.79
- 11
- 13
- 11
- 5.08
- 4.58
See all 30 days
| Date (UTC) | Daily average | Partial-day average | Hours recorded | Reading details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 8.71 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-09 | 2.46 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-10 | 5.54 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-11 | 11 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-12 | 8.63 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-13 | 12 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-14 | 15 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-15 | 3.63 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-16 | 13 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-17 | 7.38 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-18 | 6.13 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-19 | 12 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-20 | 8.5 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-21 | 11 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-22 | 2.63 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-23 | 7.54 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-24 | 7.96 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-25 | 15 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-26 | 13 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-27 | 10 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-28 | 13 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-29 | 2.54 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-30 | 10 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-10-31 | 17 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-01 | 7.79 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-02 | 11 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-03 | 13 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-04 | 11 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-05 | 5.08 | — | 24/24 | Unique live streams |
| 2026-11-06 | 4.58 | — | 24/24 | Unique 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.
| Region | Peak online |
|---|---|
| US and Europe | 13,823 |
Earlier regional figures · 9 periods
| Period | Region | Peak online |
|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | US and Europe | 13,443 |
| June 2008 | US and Europe | 17,206 |
| March 2008 | US and Europe | 16,311 |
| December 2007 | US and Europe | 17,058 |
| September 2007 | US and Europe | 15,910 |
| June 2007 | US and Europe | 26,669 |
| March 2007 | US and Europe | 14,767 |
| December 2006 | US and Europe | 17,728 |
| September 2006 | US and Europe | 21,500 |
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.
| Region | Monthly access |
|---|---|
| US and Europe | 124,939 |
Earlier regional figures · 8 periods
| Period | Region | Monthly access |
|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | US and Europe | 137,028 |
| March 2008 | US and Europe | 134,195 |
| December 2007 | US and Europe | 136,250 |
| September 2007 | US and Europe | 139,313 |
| June 2007 | US and Europe | 153,331 |
| March 2007 | US and Europe | 143,127 |
| December 2006 | US and Europe | 154,953 |
| September 2006 | US and Europe | 172,420 |
Homecoming players online recorded 5 Oct 2026
536
Players online across Homecoming’s listed servers, including test servers. · 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-05
Source checked 2026-10-05
Homecoming online count
1,449
Players shown on Homecoming’s six live shards. Other City of Heroes servers and test shards are excluded. · Checked 7 November 2026, 05:08 UTC
How many people play City of Heroes each day?
Our latest estimate is 4.5k 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 accounts
Platforms: Windows.
Available through Homecoming Launcher.
Homecoming uses its own game accounts. Mac players can use the third-party launcher linked in its setup guide.
Homecoming: NCSOFT license announcement ↗Community activity
Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.
Twitch viewers
9
Recorded · City of Heroes on Twitch
Reddit community subscribers
26,217
Checked 00:00 EST, Nov 7, 2026 · r/CityofHeroes
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