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RuneScape Player Count & Population

RuneScape runs on Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, with shared progress between desktop and mobile. Steam is one way to play; its online count covers players using Steam.

Estimated player population

Estimated daily players

264,921

Updated 11:14 EDT, Oct 9, 2026

2-day average

264,363

2026-10-08–2026-10-09 (UTC)

Based on 2 of 30 days.

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

Reported player counts

Players online through Steam

1,775

Recorded · RuneScape ® on Steam

Past 24 hours: 1,764 average online; 2,223 highest count recorded across 24 checks.

Average players online through Steam changed +0.7% between the last two complete weeks.

Steam counts cover players using Steam at the time checked.

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
RuneScape estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1018,252
2023-1121,132
2023-1218,144
2024-0120,532
2024-0212,864
2024-037,224
2024-045,028
2024-052,304
2024-062,232
2024-072,256
2024-082,508
2024-092,376
2024-103,168
2024-113,672
2024-123,060
2025-013,012
2025-023,360
2025-0312,614
2025-045,711
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
2026-09330,179
2026-10 · in progress2-day average · 2026-10-08–2026-10-09 (UTC)264,363

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

15 days · average 323,984 · range 263,804–373,492. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-09-10Unavailable
2026-09-11Unavailable
2026-09-12Unavailable
2026-09-13Unavailable
2026-09-14Unavailable
2026-09-15Unavailable
2026-09-16Unavailable
2026-09-17Unavailable
2026-09-18Unavailable
2026-09-19Unavailable
2026-09-20Unavailable
2026-09-21Unavailable
2026-09-22Unavailable
2026-09-23Unavailable
2026-09-24Unavailable
2026-09-25304,804
2026-09-26330,869
2026-09-27365,520
2026-09-28338,842
2026-09-29323,049
2026-09-30317,990
2026-10-01323,509
2026-10-02333,475
2026-10-03372,572
2026-10-04373,492
2026-10-05318,296
2026-10-06319,063
2026-10-07309,557
2026-10-08263,804
2026-10-09264,921

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

17 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.

RuneScape recorded monthly estimates
MonthRecorded estimate
2020-0929,700
2020-1030,408
2020-1132,532
2020-1234,824
2021-0140,344
2021-0250,364
2021-0352,284
2021-0449,056
2021-0540,800
2021-0642,036
2021-0744,148
2021-0838,532
2021-0928,488
2021-1025,392
2021-1123,004
2021-1222,596
2022-0120,412
2022-0216,656
2022-039,264
2022-0411,952
2022-0518,972
2022-0618,684
2022-0722,272
2022-0821,036
2022-0920,772
2022-1020,952
2022-1120,772
2022-1221,900
2023-0125,788
2023-0225,836
2023-0325,932
2023-0422,104
2023-0519,812
2023-0626,112
2023-0719,956
2023-0823,244
2023-0923,004
2023-1018,252
2023-1121,132
2023-1218,144
2024-0120,532
2024-0212,864
2024-037,224
2024-045,028
2024-052,304
2024-062,232
2024-072,256
2024-082,508
2024-092,376
2024-103,168
2024-113,672
2024-123,060
2025-013,012
2025-023,360
2025-0312,614
2025-045,711
2025-0525,309
2025-07195,495
2025-0899,531
2025-0992,913
2025-10135,373
2025-1191,600
2025-12547,290
2026-01513,441
2026-02207,877
2026-03226,541
2026-04451,111
2026-05278,467
2026-06715,472
2026-071,246,354
2026-08694,712
2026-09330,179
2026-10 · in progress264,363
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
RuneScape monthly average Reddit subscribers
Month (UTC)Subscribers
2023-10341,241
2023-11342,907
2023-12344,581
2024-01346,333
2024-02347,600
2024-03348,996
2024-04350,457
2024-05351,405
2024-06352,589
2024-07353,528
2024-08355,157
2024-09356,632
2024-10357,858
2024-11359,113
2024-12360,468
2025-01361,724
2025-02362,670
2025-03363,690
2025-04364,946
2025-05365,865
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07368,610
2025-08369,576
2025-09369,448
2025-10368,484
2025-11368,484
2025-12368,484
2026-01368,484
2026-02368,484
2026-03368,484
2026-04368,484
2026-05368,484
2026-06396,278
2026-07398,636
2026-08401,775
2026-09404,256
2026-10 · in progress406,379

Community activity index

5.03 / 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
2023-104.95
2023-115.07
2023-124.96
2024-015.23
2024-025.30
2024-035.17
2024-045.44
2024-055.01
2024-065.00
2024-074.96
2024-085.02
2024-094.91
2024-104.95
2024-115.08
2024-125.01
2025-014.96
2025-024.73
2025-035.45
2025-044.71
2025-054.68
2025-075.36
2025-085.03
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

-53.16% · 2026-10-08

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
2026-09-09+123.75%
2026-09-10+93.64%
2026-09-11+64.32%
2026-09-12+36.86%
2026-09-13+13.53%
2026-09-14-7.16%
2026-09-15-24.70%
2026-09-16-36.77%
2026-09-17-45.48%
2026-09-18-52.13%
2026-09-19-57.46%
2026-09-20-61.71%
2026-09-21-64.93%
2026-09-22-67.67%
2026-09-23-69.27%
2026-09-24-70.70%
2026-09-25-71.97%
2026-09-26-72.94%
2026-09-27-73.64%
2026-09-28-74.24%
2026-09-29-74.74%
2026-09-30-74.99%
2026-10-01-73.83%
2026-10-02-72.59%
2026-10-03-69.36%
2026-10-04-65.94%
2026-10-05-63.08%
2026-10-06-60.02%
2026-10-07-56.84%
2026-10-08-53.16%

Steam and Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-08 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Steam players online

Average players online each day · RuneScape ® on Steam.

2026-09-09 to 2026-10-08Range across recorded days: 1,577–2,092

Average over the latest seven days: 1,829 · previous week: 1,817 · +0.7% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 1,782
  2. 1,972
  3. 2,092
  4. 1,804
  5. 1,704
  6. 1,722
  7. 1,727
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-09Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-10Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-11Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-12Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-13Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-14Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-15Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-16Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-17Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-18Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-19Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-20Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-21Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-22Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-23Too few readings—0/24Steam readings
2026-09-241,577—21/24Steam readings
2026-09-251,688—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-261,822—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-271,972—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-281,842—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-291,801—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-301,796—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-011,796—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-021,782—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-031,972—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-042,092—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-051,804—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-061,704—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-071,722—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-081,727—24/24Steam readings

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · RuneScape on Twitch.

2026-09-09 to 2026-10-08Range across recorded days: 209–3,042Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Last 7 completed days

  1. 234
  2. 3,042
  3. 759
  4. 368Tracking changed
  5. 762
  6. 581
  7. 1,110
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-09336—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-10291—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-11280—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-12385—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-13299—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-14261—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-15260—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-16224—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-17269—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-18270—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-19227—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-20243—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-21318—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-22209—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-23260—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-24Tracking changed—24/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-25255—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-26320—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-27282—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-281,366—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-291,332—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-301,134—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-01734—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-02234—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-033,042—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-04759—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-05Tracking changed36824/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-10-06762—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-07581—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-081,110—24/24Unique live streams

Reported population and player accounts

RuneScape franchise subscribers in 2024

2,400,000

RuneScape titles combined; active subscribers reported in the February 2024 acquisition announcement. · Reported February 2024

Published 2024-02-09 · Source checked 2026-10-05

CVC: Jagex acquisition announcement ↗

RuneScape franchise free-to-play audience in 2024

1,000,000

RuneScape titles combined; free-to-play users reported in the February 2024 acquisition announcement. · Reported February 2024

Published 2024-02-09 · Source checked 2026-10-05

CVC: Jagex acquisition announcement ↗

Approximate RuneScape franchise subscriber base in 2025

3,500,000

RuneScape 3 and Old School RuneScape combined; subscriber base reported in Jagex’s 2025 annual report. · 2025 annual report

Published 2026-08-06 · Source checked 2026-10-05

Jagex: 2025 annual report, filed August 2026 ↗

Average RuneScape franchise paid memberships in 2025

1,350,000

RuneScape 3 and Old School RuneScape combined; average daily number of unique paying members. This measures paid membership rather than all players logging in. · 2025 annual report

Published 2026-08-06 · Source checked 2026-10-05

Jagex: 2025 annual report, filed August 2026 ↗

How many people play RuneScape each day?

Our latest estimate is 264,921 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, macOS, iOS, Android.

Distribution: Jagex Launcher, Steam.

Membership applies to a character in both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. One Jagex login can hold up to 50 characters, while Steam links to one character. A character cannot play both games at the same time.

Jagex Support: Accounts, membership and platforms ↗

Community activity

Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.

Twitch viewers

886

Recorded · RuneScape on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

407,483

Checked 11:00 EDT, Oct 9, 2026 · r/RuneScape

Estimated population rank

#27

Possible positions: #11–#38, depending on activity outside the platforms we can count.

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Sources and sharing

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