Minecraft is the most popular crafting/survival game ever made, with a playerbase that has increased in size significantly since its commercial release in 2011. However, many players — myself included — wonder if the fanbase is still large and growing, or if the game’s community is slowly drifting into decline.
As of 2023, Minecraft has a monthly average player count of173 million players, according to the popular game statistics websiteActivePlayers. This number is an estimation based on all the platforms andthe various editionsof the game, as listed below.
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Over the past four years, the average monthly player count has nearly doubled in size according toActivePlayers’sestimates. While the 2023 count may change as the year reaches its end, the average has decreased since last year.
Despite the slight decrease in its average monthly player count since last year, Minecraft is light years away from being considered a dead game. It has grown in popularity immensely since 2019, with the playerbase nearly doubling in size as new updates and gameplay features capture the attention of young gamers who are nascent in the gaming hemisphere.
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