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Guild Wars 2 Player Count & Population

Guild Wars 2 runs on Windows through ArenaNet, Steam and Epic Games. All three share the same game world, but their accounts cannot be linked or transferred.

Estimated player population

Estimated daily players

28k

Updated 11:14 EDT, Oct 27, 2026

20-day average

30k

2026-10-08–2026-10-27 (UTC)

Based on 20 of 30 days.

Weekly player estimates

2026-10-20–2026-10-26 (UTC)
29k per day
2026-10-13–2026-10-19 (UTC)
31k per day

The estimated daily average is 7.1% lower than the previous week.

Highest daily estimate that week: 33k on 2026-10-26 (UTC).

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

Reported player counts

Players online through Steam

3,458

Recorded · Guild Wars 2® on Steam

Steam players only. Players using the ArenaNet client or the Epic Games Store outside Steam aren’t included in this count.

Past 24 hours: 3,269 average online; 4,860 highest count recorded across 24 checks.

Average players online through Steam changed -7.8% between the last two complete weeks.

Player estimate history

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

The estimation method changed on 8 Oct 2026.

Daily players by month

The estimation method changed on 2025-05-26.

Monthly averages · 36 months
Guild Wars 2 estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1026k
2023-1126k
2023-1226k
2024-0126k
2024-0226k
2024-0326k
2024-0426k
2024-0526k
2024-0626k
2024-0726k
2024-0826k
2024-0926k
2024-1026k
2024-1126k
2024-1226k
2025-0126k
2025-0226k
2025-0326k
2025-044.5k
2025-054.5k
2025-06Unavailable
2025-0752k
2025-0860k
2025-0959k
2025-1057k
2025-1171k
2025-1258k
2026-0153k
2026-0252k
2026-0342k
2026-0434k
2026-0534k
2026-0649k
2026-0743k
2026-0837k
2026-0933k
2026-10 · in progress20-day average · 2026-10-08–2026-10-27 (UTC)30k

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

2026-10-08–2026-10-27 (UTC) · 20 days · average 30k · range 26k–37k. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-09-2830k
2026-09-2928k
2026-09-3027k
2026-10-0128k
2026-10-0230k
2026-10-0334k
2026-10-0433k
2026-10-0527k
2026-10-0625k
2026-10-0725k
2026-10-0826k
2026-10-0926k
2026-10-1027k
2026-10-1132k
2026-10-1234k
2026-10-1329k
2026-10-1429k
2026-10-1531k
2026-10-1628k
2026-10-1730k
2026-10-1835k
2026-10-1937k
2026-10-2029k
2026-10-2127k
2026-10-2227k
2026-10-2326k
2026-10-2427k
2026-10-2533k
2026-10-2633k
2026-10-2728k

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

365 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.

Guild Wars 2 recorded monthly estimates
MonthRecorded estimate
2020-0925k
2020-1021k
2020-1122k
2020-1221k
2021-0126k
2021-0229k
2021-0327k
2021-0427k
2021-0527k
2021-0626k
2021-0731k
2021-0838k
2021-0927k
2021-1020k
2021-1118k
2021-1216k
2022-0115k
2022-0217k
2022-0316k
2022-0414k
2022-0520k
2022-0617k
2022-0720k
2022-0820k
2022-0923k
2022-1018k
2022-1120k
2022-1216k
2023-0120k
2023-0223k
2023-0322k
2023-0416k
2023-0514k
2023-0617k
2023-0716k
2023-0814k
2023-0918k
2023-1016k
2023-1120k
2023-1217k
2024-0119k
2024-0214k
2024-0310k
2024-046.1k
2024-052.7k
2024-064k
2024-073.2k
2024-084.1k
2024-093.8k
2024-103.9k
2024-114.2k
2024-123.4k
2025-013.5k
2025-025.1k
2025-037k
2025-044.5k
2025-0542k
2025-0752k
2025-0860k
2025-0959k
2025-1057k
2025-1171k
2025-1258k
2026-0153k
2026-0252k
2026-0342k
2026-0434k
2026-0534k
2026-0649k
2026-0743k
2026-0837k
2026-0933k
2026-10 · in progress30k
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
Guild Wars 2 monthly average Reddit subscribers
Month (UTC)Subscribers
2023-10347,753
2023-11349,738
2023-12352,178
2024-01354,340
2024-02355,652
2024-03357,028
2024-04358,931
2024-05359,941
2024-06361,374
2024-07362,964
2024-08364,672
2024-09367,124
2024-10368,503
2024-11369,520
2024-12370,635
2025-01371,864
2025-02372,798
2025-03374,021
2025-04375,416
2025-05376,062
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07381,594
2025-08383,645
2025-09383,374
2025-10381,233
2025-11381,233
2025-12381,233
2026-01381,233
2026-02381,233
2026-03381,233
2026-04381,233
2026-05381,233
2026-06418,272
2026-07422,867
2026-08425,479
2026-09427,656
2026-10 · in progress429,288

Community activity index

5.10 / 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
2023-105.00
2023-115.00
2023-125.00
2024-015.00
2024-025.00
2024-035.00
2024-045.00
2024-055.00
2024-065.00
2024-075.00
2024-085.00
2024-095.00
2024-105.00
2024-115.00
2024-125.00
2025-015.00
2025-025.00
2025-035.75
2025-045.00
2025-055.28
2025-075.05
2025-085.10
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

-16.78% · 2026-10-26

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
2026-09-27+11.84%
2026-09-28+17.45%
2026-09-29+25.80%
2026-09-30+36.21%
2026-10-01+47.44%
2026-10-02+60.59%
2026-10-03+75.12%
2026-10-04+91.57%
2026-10-05+102.08%
2026-10-06+107.44%
2026-10-07+109.96%
2026-10-08+110.66%
2026-10-09+110.23%
2026-10-10+110.94%
2026-10-11+112.12%
2026-10-12+114.72%
2026-10-13+121.04%
2026-10-14+129.83%
2026-10-15+120.77%
2026-10-16+102.40%
2026-10-17+82.48%
2026-10-18+62.98%
2026-10-19+44.06%
2026-10-20+23.74%
2026-10-21+4.78%
2026-10-22-5.88%
2026-10-23-8.24%
2026-10-24-10.90%
2026-10-25-13.77%
2026-10-26-16.78%

Steam and Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-26 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Steam players online

Average players online each day · Guild Wars 2® on Steam.

2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26Range across recorded days: 3,120–4,613

Average over the latest seven days: 3,514 · previous week: 3,813 · -7.8% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 3,316
  2. 3,293
  3. 3,214
  4. 3,341
  5. 3,971
  6. 4,089
  7. 3,379
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-274,613—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-283,766—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-293,576—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-303,465—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-013,395—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-023,516—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-034,140—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-044,380—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-053,500—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-063,120—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-073,209—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-083,145—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-093,273—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-103,882—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-114,207—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-123,606—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-133,577—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-143,742—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-153,392—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-163,619—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-174,258—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-184,509—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-193,592—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-203,316—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-213,293—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-223,214—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-233,341—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-243,971—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-254,089—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-263,379—24/24Steam readings

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · Guild Wars 2 on Twitch.

2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26Range across recorded days: 428–4,186Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Average over the latest seven days: 701 · previous week: 2,474 · -71.7% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 510
  2. 619
  3. 745
  4. 635
  5. 797
  6. 967
  7. 631
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-27632—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-28925—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-291,067—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-30971—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-011,324—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-02505—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-03619—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-04612—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-05Tracking changed44824/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-10-06542—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-07535—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-08673—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-09500—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-10569—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-11509—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-12428—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-132,504—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-144,186—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-153,137—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-162,509—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-172,095—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-182,002—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-19887—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-20510—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-21619—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-22745—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-23635—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-24797—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-25967—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-26631—24/24Unique live streams

Reported population and player accounts

Publisher-reported audience in 2022

16,000,000

Worldwide Guild Wars 2 audience reported by NCSOFT for the tenth anniversary in August 2022. · Tenth anniversary · August 2022

Published 2022-08-26 · Source checked 2026-10-05

NCSOFT: Guild Wars 2 tenth-anniversary announcement ↗

Publisher-reported audience totals are separate from daily and monthly active-player counts.

How many people play Guild Wars 2 each day?

Our latest estimate is 28k 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: ArenaNet client, Steam, Epic Games Store.

Steam and Epic require their own Guild Wars 2 accounts. Existing ArenaNet accounts continue through the publisher’s client.

ArenaNet: Guild Wars 2 accounts, platforms and shared servers ↗

Community activity

Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.

Twitch viewers

477

Recorded · Guild Wars 2 on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

430,067

Checked 11:00 EDT, Oct 27, 2026 · r/GuildWars2

Estimated population rank

#32

Possible positions: #17–#40, depending on activity outside the platforms we can count.

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Sources and sharing

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

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