HIGHEST RECORDED STEAM COUNT
329,333 simultaneous players
Recorded in August 2018. Steam Charts’ historical record; earlier or between-sample peaks may be missing.
Multiplayer · STEAM APP 582010
Is Monster Hunter: World dead?
Monster Hunter: World player count, trends & update status · Steam app 582010
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Checked Oct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC · Steam API · Steam-only count
Direct from SteamStale observation · Oct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC
POPULATION HEALTH & MOMENTUM
How this is calculated Signal unavailable
Awaiting a fresh verified observation
Population signals describe Steam activity, not queue quality or global player counts.
Steam players online22,362At the recorded observation time
24h observed high22,362From 12 recorded samples
24h change-9.4%Requires a comparable sample 24h ago
Monster Hunter: World is a multiplayer game from The publisher. Right now 22,362 people are running it on Steam (Oct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC). In September 2026 it averaged 14,361 concurrent players, with a monthly peak of 34,562. That’s a steady, healthy crowd.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is Monster Hunter: World dead? FAQ
Is Monster Hunter: World dead in 2026?
Signal unavailable for Monster Hunter: World. Check back for a fresh Steam observation. Our current health signal is Signal unavailable.
How many people play Monster Hunter: World?
22,362 people were playing Monster Hunter: World on Steam at Oct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC. The high over the last 24 hours was 22,362, and the September 2026 average was 14,361. Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
Is Monster Hunter: World dying?
Not by our numbers. Its September 2026 average (14,361) was within range of August 2026 (14,078).
Is Monster Hunter: World still being updated?
No patch posts found on Steam in the last 90 days. That doesn’t prove abandonment; some studios post elsewhere. Latest publisher post: Monster Hunter: World has sold over 30 million copies worldwide! (Jul 22, 2026).
Is Monster Hunter: World worth playing in 2026?
If you want a crowd, play at the busy hours. It also has a single-player mode, so the player count matters less if you play solo.
Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
UPDATE CADENCE
Is Monster Hunter: World still being updated?
No patch posts found on Steam in the last 90 days. That doesn’t prove abandonment; some studios post elsewhere. Latest publisher post: Monster Hunter: World has sold over 30 million copies worldwide! (Jul 22, 2026).
Dates are publication dates, not verified deployment times. We use publisher patch tags and conservative headline matches; previews and test updates are excluded.
Evidence & freshness Check each source separately
- Player countStale · last known result
- Monthly historyStale · last known result
- Publisher feedStale · last known result
- Store listingStale · last known result
- Player reviewsStale · last known result
Freshness describes when we collected a source, not when the game was updated. Missing data is never zero. Review samples and partial daily coverage are labeled separately; a fresh source can still be incomplete.
The latest movement
- +7,679 Steam players since Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC (+52.3%). A snapshot comparison, not a daily growth rate.
- +0.01 percentage points in overall positive reviews since Sep 19, 2026, 04:28 AM UTC. 1,667 net change in review total; edited or removed reviews can affect this.
Population compares consecutive observations; publisher posts use a separate seven-day window. Neither establishes why the audience changed.
THE SINGLE-PLAYER PERSPECTIVE
Worth playing on your own?
Steam lists both single-player and multiplayer modes. The population signal concerns activity; this section adds the solo perspective.
Steam review totals89% positive518,977 reviews · all languages and purchase types
New reviews · last 30 days91% positive500 sampled reviews · limited coverage · Comparable monthly trend unavailable
Store availabilityLast known listingSteam US · Store page available · Check store & system requirements
Review percentages describe recommendations, not technical reliability. Recent sentiment uses up to 500 newest reviews; a month-to-month comparison requires complete coverage and at least 20 reviews in each period. An available store listing does not prove offline access, server uptime or purchase availability in every country.
Review check failed; showing the last successful result. Store checked Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. Reviews checked Oct 11, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC. Read player reviews. See developer involvement below for patch evidence; a finished game does not need ongoing updates.
DEVELOPER INVOLVEMENT
Is anyone still updating it?
Patch evidence and publisher communication, separate from population.
Latest patch evidenceNov 15, 2023Bug Fix Notice · Publisher patchnotes tag
Version in that announcementNot statedOnly explicit version numbers in the latest patch headline. Not an installed build check.
Patch announcements · past 90 days0Within the retrieved Steam feed. Posts, not distinct releases.
Latest publisher post: Monster Hunter: World has sold over 30 million copies worldwide! · Jul 22, 2026
Recent patch evidence & methodology
- Nov 15, 2023 · Bug Fix Notice Publisher patchnotes tag
- Oct 23, 2023 · Fix Patch Notice Publisher patchnotes tag
- Jun 1, 2021 · Patch 15.11.01 Update headline (automatically identified)
- Jan 5, 2021 · Fix Patch 15.11.00 Update headline (automatically identified)
- Oct 9, 2020 · Fix Patch 15.02.00 Update headline (automatically identified)
Dates are publication dates, not verified deployment times. We use publisher patch tags and conservative headline matches; previews and test updates are excluded. Untagged updates, other storefronts and changes without announcements may be missing. An older version is not carried forward when the latest patch does not name one.
Single-player perspective: A completed game can remain excellent without frequent patches or a large concurrent audience. Quiet development does not establish abandonment, broken gameplay or loss of offline access. These signals do not lower the population rating.
Source checked Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC · 100 retrieved Steam publisher posts. Tracked games refresh daily while the collector is running; opening a report can refresh the 30-minute cache.
THE HEALTH BRIEF
Activity, momentum, and updates.
Monthly momentum+2.0%September 2026 vs August 2026
Highest recorded concurrency329,333August 2018 · Steam Charts
Latest patch announcementNov 15, 2023Bug Fix Notice
Momentum compares completed monthly averages. Patch dates are announcement dates, not independently verified deployment times.
The longer view
Average concurrent Steam players · completed calendar months
21K average players
Source retrieved Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. Steam Charts samples hourly; these are averages, not monthly unique players.
View the monthly numbers
| Month | Average players | Change | Recorded peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 14,360.71 | +2.01% | 34,562 |
| August 2026 | 14,078.05 | -17.66% | 30,935 |
| July 2026 | 17,097.12 | -18.45% | 40,377 |
| June 2026 | 20,966.1 | +67.21% | 51,821 |
| May 2026 | 12,538.93 | -18.40% | 28,659 |
| April 2026 | 15,366.4 | +51.68% | 36,513 |
| March 2026 | 10,130.95 | -2.68% | 21,694 |
| February 2026 | 10,409.75 | -18.05% | 21,277 |
| January 2026 | 12,702.17 | +2.30% | 27,892 |
| December 2025 | 12,416.52 | +3.90% | 28,511 |
| November 2025 | 11,950.91 | +16.15% | 26,749 |
| October 2025 | 10,289.54 | +15.86% | 24,392 |
Milestones that matter
Recorded evidence, with its measurement window.
STRONGEST MONTH IN THIS WINDOW
June 2026 · 20,966 average players
The highest monthly average among the 12 completed months displayed above.
LATEST COMPLETED MONTH
September 2026 averaged +2.0% versus August 2026
A comparison of sampled concurrency. It does not measure individual players gained or lost, or establish a cause.
Latest updates & announcements
From this game’s Steam announcement feed.
Jul 222026ANNOUNCEMENT
Monster Hunter: World has sold over 30 million copies worldwide!
Mar 132026ANNOUNCEMENTMonster Hunter news
Feb 62026ANNOUNCEMENTRelated Promotional Information
Dec 82025ANNOUNCEMENTUPDATE - Postponed: Monster Hunter Showcase coming Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. UTC!
Oct 312025ANNOUNCEMENTPre-Order Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Now!
Feed checked Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. Only Steam’s publisher/community announcement feed is used; broader gaming news is excluded.
OUR OWN RECORDS. EVERY DAY.
Daily population archive
Stored internally · averages, highs, lows and sampling coverage
2026-09-1119,860 max daily average2026-10-26
22 observed days. Muted bars have fewer than 18 sampled UTC hours. Empty slots mark missing days. These are averages of collected samples, not time-weighted estimates.
Daily records & coverage
| Date (UTC) | Average | Low | High | Samples | Hours covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | 11,168 | 7,059 | 22,362 | 8 | 8/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-25 | 14,515 | 7,402 | 24,695 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-24 | 14,739 | 6,531 | 25,513 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-23 | 12,237 | 5,810 | 24,773 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-22 | 10,800 | 5,644 | 23,116 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-21 | 11,107 | 5,678 | 24,161 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-20 | 11,218 | 6,025 | 24,696 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-19 | 11,495 | 6,252 | 25,018 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-18 | 15,978 | 8,143 | 27,566 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-17 | 16,381 | 7,216 | 28,021 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-16 | 13,149 | 6,547 | 25,959 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-15 | 11,550 | 0 | 25,876 | 12 | 12/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-14 | 6,797 | 6,797 | 6,797 | 1 | 1/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-13 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-12 | 15,173 | 8,680 | 29,251 | 22 | 21/24 |
| 2026-10-11 | 18,067 | 8,625 | 31,257 | 26 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-10 | 16,740 | 9,279 | 32,077 | 10 | 9/24 · partial |
| 2026-10-09 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-08 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-07 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-06 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-05 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-04 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-03 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-02 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-10-01 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-30 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-29 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-28 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-27 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-26 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-25 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-24 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-23 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-22 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-21 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-20 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-19 | 19,860 | 18,926 | 21,294 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-18 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-17 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-16 | 10,663 | 10,174 | 11,177 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-15 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-14 | 13,755 | 7,153 | 29,229 | 43 | 23/24 |
| 2026-09-13 | 17,675 | 8,705 | 30,401 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-12 | 17,150 | 8,178 | 30,591 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-11 | 10,568 | 7,692 | 17,898 | 14 | 8/24 · partial |
Daily aggregates are retained long term. Detailed raw samples are kept for 30 days. Download daily archive CSV.
The latest pulse
Observed Steam concurrency · past 24 hours
22,362Steam players · observed samples
Oct 25, 2026, 04:00 PM UTCOct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC
Last 24 hours: 12 Steam samples, high 22,362, now 22,362. Times in UTC. Tracking since Sep 11, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC. Sampling target: every 30 minutes while the collector is running. Gaps over 45 minutes are not connected.
Is Monster Hunter: World still active?
The latest available observation reports 22,362 players running Monster Hunter: World on Steam, recorded Oct 26, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC. Our health signal is signal unavailable.
Steam lists this title as a multiplayer game. The app-wide count can include solo, local, idle, and online sessions; it does not establish which modes or regions are populated.
Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
We do not infer server uptime, human-only player counts, matchmaking speed, or console population from Steam concurrency. Read the full methodology.
