Dota 2 Live Stats

How many people play Dota 2 right now? The live player count from Steam, our daily peaks, the most played heroes, the rank distribution and the tournaments.

Live stats

Playing Dota 2 right now

474,910

our last sample, 00:18 UTC

–pro matches live–streams on Twitch–stream viewers
Windranger presents the Dota 2 player count
  • Daily peak, average803,887last 10 days
  • Highest sample916,689Oct 9
  • Lowest sample314,028at night in Europe

Dota 2 players online

Jul 2012 – Sep 2026 · SteamCharts, from Steam
  • monthly average
  • monthly peak
  • live now
20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026all-time peak 1,291,328 · Mar 2016709,178 average · Feb 2016571,294 average · Sep 2026LIVE500,0001,000,0001,500,000
2014201820222026peak 1.29M709k571kLIVE500,0001,000,0001,500,000
20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026all-time peak 1,291,328 · Mar 2016709,178 average · Feb 2016571,294 average · Sep 2026LIVE500,0001,000,0001,500,000

Average: how many people play at the same time, on average over the month. Peak: the highest number at one moment in that month.

Rank distribution 8,660,642 players

  1. Immortaltop 4.0%4.0%
  2. Divinetop 10.0%6.0%
  3. Ancienttop 20.5%10.5%
  4. Legendtop 37.4%16.9%
  5. Archonmost common19.8%
  6. Crusadertop 76.2%19.0%
  7. Guardiantop 91.6%15.4%
  8. Heraldtop 100.0%8.4%

"Top X %" = this medal or higher (OpenDota's sample)

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Most played heroes ranked, 7 daysNext hero? →

  1. Pudge51.4% wins2.7%
  2. Lion48.9% wins2.4%
  3. Sniper49.9% wins2.0%
  4. Rubick49.7% wins1.9%
  5. Juggernaut52.6% wins1.8%
  6. Invoker50.5% wins1.8%
  7. Windranger48.6% wins1.7%
  8. Axe50.6% wins1.7%

about 3,863,322 ranked games, Herald to Divine (OpenDota)

Best win rates

  1. Wraith King55.2%
  2. Outworld Devourer53.4%
  3. Spectre53.1%
  4. Phantom Lancer53.1%
  5. Dragon Knight52.8%

This week

  • Venomancer47.5% → 48.8% wins
  • Spectre52.7% → 53.5% wins
  • Shadow Fiend42.9% → 43.6% wins
  • Terrorblade47.2% → 44.3% wins
  • Oracle49.8% → 48.1% wins
  • Tiny45.2% → 43.5% wins

Pro meta about 93 pro gamesNext patch? →

  1. Dark Willow55.0% wins40
  2. Winter Wyvern64.1% wins39
  3. Rubick51.4% wins35
  4. Hoodwink48.6% wins35
  5. Techies51.5% wins33
  6. Windranger48.4% wins31
  7. Nature's Prophet59.3% wins27
  8. Dragon Knight50.0% wins26

Most banned: Bounty Hunter (81), Lone Druid (56), Enigma (52)

TournamentsMatches today →

Data: Liquipedia (CC BY-SA) · every tournament on Dota2Freaks

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Where the numbers come from

  • Players online comes from Steam's official numbers for Dota 2 and updates every few minutes. Our history starts on October 1, 2026: we save a sample several times a day.
  • Heroes are counted from public ranked games of the last 7 days in OpenDota's sample, rank by rank from Herald to Divine.
  • Ranks show how many players in OpenDota's sample have each rank medal.
  • Tournaments come from Liquipedia (CC BY-SA). Qualifiers are left out.

Dota 2 stats: questions players ask

What is the Dota 2 all-time player peak?

1,291,328 players in Mar 2016, the highest monthly peak on SteamCharts since 2012. Last month (Sep 2026) the peak was 919,002, with 571,294 players on average.

What is the most common rank in Dota 2?

Archon is the most common rank in OpenDota's sample (19.8% of players), ahead of Crusader (19.0%). Immortal is 4.0%.

What is the highest Dota 2 player count since October 2026?

Our highest sample since October 1, 2026 is 916,689 players, on Oct 9. Steam counts everyone in the game at that moment.

How many people play Dota 2 right now?

The number at the top of this page is the live player count from Steam. It updates every few minutes.

When do most people play Dota 2?

The player count is highest in the European evening and lowest in the European night. Our daily peaks show the trend.

Which hero is played the most in Dota 2?

The list "Most played heroes" on this page shows it, counted from public ranked games of the last 7 days.

Maintained by Kevin “Kevin10k” with Windranger. Sources: Steam Web API (Valve): current players, OpenDota: heroes and rank distribution, Liquipedia: Dota 2 tournaments. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

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