Strategy, MOBA
Dota 2
Free-to-play multiplayer battle arena by Valve
concurrent players on Steam
Rank on Steam
by current players
Player counts come directly from the Steam public API and refresh every 60 seconds. Steam itself updates the underlying number approximately every 5 minutes.
If the count seems unusually low, check Steam's status — API issues sometimes cause low readings rather than actual player drops.
How many people play Dota 2?
According to the Steam API, Dota 2 currently has 390.6K concurrent players right now. This is the live count of players who have the game open and connected to Steam, not total registered accounts or all-time players.
Dota 2 is ranked #2 among the most-played games on Steam at this moment. The Steam Top Charts include a mix of long-running live-service titles and recent releases — rankings shift throughout the day and week as player activity changes.