Dota 2 active players Steam 2024

First released in July 2013, DOTA 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena that was created as a sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA). Published by Valve Corporation, which is also the creator of the gaming platform Steam, DOTA 2 reached its record high peak concurrent player number in March 2016 at nearly 1.29 million gamers playing at the same time. In the last measured month, October 2024, the game peaked at 706,726 concurrent players.

One of the biggest games on Steam

With the number of monthly active users of DOTA 2 regularly exceeding 7.6 million, the game is one of the most popular on offer on the Steam platform. DOTA 2 was the fifth most played game on Steam in 2023, beaten only by CS:GO, Lost Ark, Hogwarts Legacy, and Baldur's gate 3 in terms of peak number of concurrent players. Dota 2 ranked third in terms of hourly average number of players.

Big money to be won at DOTA 2 tournaments

As with a lot of the most popular shooter games on PC and console, there is serious money to be won by players who are at the top of their game in DOTA 2. The cumulative DOTA 2 tournament prize pool worldwide in 2022 stood at a cool 32 million U.S. dollars. The biggest DOTA 2 tournament is The International championship, which most recently took place in Seattle in October 2023. The prize pool for the twelfth edition of The International was 3.38 million U.S. dollars, a significant decrease from 18.93 million U.S. dollars the previous year. With such big sums at stake, it is no surprise that viewers watch in their millions to find out who will come out on top. Nearly 1.44 million viewers tuned in to The International in 2023 to watch the Russia-based team, Team Spirit, take home the big prize. The 2020 edition of the tournament was cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Dota 2 on Steam worldwide as of October 2024 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of players in thousands
2024-10	706.73
2024-09	726.39
2024-08	734.38
2024-07	801.13
2024-06	869.49
2024-05	943.06
2024-04	921.13
2024-03	729.87
2024-02	741.29
2024-01	736.49
2023-12	802.73
2023-11	767.35
2023-10	780.44
2023-09	777.47
2023-08	855.5
2023-07	702.38
2023-06	679.53
2023-05	711.82
2023-04	809.58
2023-03	752.62
2023-02	680.75
2023-01	764.49
2022-12	827.4
2022-11	990.06
2022-10	1,038.85
2022-09	867.48
2022-08	747.23
2022-07	684.84
2022-06	699.59
2022-05	691.59
2022-04	730.17
2022-03	740.78
2022-02	725.85
2022-01	786.12
2021-12	756.17
2021-11	747.51
2021-10	752.48
2021-09	666.84
2021-08	699.61
2021-07	707.41
2021-06	734.28
2021-05	672.31
2021-04	705.53
2021-03	648.88
2021-02	651.62
2021-01	694.61
2020-12	697.83
2020-11	711.82
2020-10	723.28
2020-09	670.55
2020-08	666.14
2020-07	712.61
2020-06	733.29
2020-05	793.14
2020-04	801.12
2020-03	743.93
2020-02	663.81
2020-01	616.42
2019-12	685.17
2019-11	708.52
2019-10	739.92
2019-09	754
2019-08	826.69
2019-07	779.16
2019-06	865.37
2019-05	997.34
2019-04	971.55
2019-03	1,033.93
2019-02	964.92
2019-01	874.89
2018-12	765.42
2018-11	826.05
2018-10	739.64
2018-09	826.17
2018-08	829.28
2018-07	701.58
2018-06	796.89
2018-05	844.71
2018-04	733.21
2018-03	773.9
2018-02	779.3
2018-01	778.63
2017-12	864.94
2017-11	861.17
2017-10	832.55
2017-09	829.56
2017-08	876.4
2017-07	824.3
2017-06	923.12
2017-05	972.88
2017-04	921.32
2017-03	956.23
2017-02	1,040.88
2017-01	1,007.45
2016-12	1,014.67
2016-11	1,007.27
2016-10	1,141.19
2016-09	1,064.38
2016-08	1,117.52
2016-07	1,084.2
2016-06	1,095.99
2016-05	1,075.31
2016-04	1,164.04
2016-03	1,291.33
2016-02	1,248.39
2016-01	1,067.95