5,035 players were in Guild Wars 2 through Steam at SteamDB’s October 5, 2026 check, against an all-time Steam peak of 10,875 set on November 9, 2025.
This Guild Wars 2 player count page covers the live Steam number, monthly averages since the 2022 Steam launch, NCsoft revenue, Twitch viewers and guildwars2.com visitor data.
Guild Wars 2 Player Count
Live Guild Wars 2 Player Count on October 5, 2026
SteamDB recorded 5,035 concurrent Steam players and a 24-hour peak of 5,091 on October 5, 2026.
Steam Charts showed 4,151 playing and a 24-hour peak of 5,005 at its own check the same day. Readings from the two trackers differ.
Both counts cover Steam launches only. Players who start the game from ArenaNet’s standalone client or the Epic Games Store do not appear in them.
| Metric | Steam Players | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,035 | October 5, 2026 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,091 | October 4 to 5, 2026 |
| All-time peak | 10,875 | November 9, 2025 |
Source: SteamDB, October 5, 2026
Guild Wars 2 Twitch Viewers Today
Twitch had 471 people watching Guild Wars 2 at the October 5, 2026 SteamDB check, with a 24-hour peak of 1,169. SteamDB lists the all-time Twitch peak at 58,761 viewers.
Source: SteamDB Twitch stats, October 5, 2026
10,875 at Once: The Guild Wars 2 Peak Player Count
SteamDB logged the record of 10,875 concurrent players on November 9, 2025. Visions of Eternity, the game’s sixth expansion, launched on October 28, 2025, per ArenaNet.
Steam Charts lists a lower all-time peak of 10,846, also in November 2025.
The next-highest monthly peak on Steam Charts came in June 2026 at 10,159. ArenaNet revealed Guild Wars 3 at Summer Game Fest on June 5, 2026, that same month.
Source: SteamDB, November 9, 2025; Steam Charts, November 2025 and June 2026; ArenaNet, October 28, 2025
Guild Wars 2 Player Count Over Time, August 2022 to September 2026
Guild Wars 2 reached Steam on August 23, 2022, and averaged 4,721.19 concurrent players that month.
The lowest monthly average came in December 2022 at 2,781.13. The highest was 6,212.53 in November 2025.
Every month from January 2023 to June 2025 averaged between 2,885.08 and 3,721.82. July 2025 broke that band at 4,495.16. The same tracking method sits behind our New World player count page.
Source: Steam Charts, August 2022 to September 2026; SteamDB release date
Monthly Guild Wars 2 Players, Last 12 Months
| Month | Average Players | Peak Players |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4,116.02 | 7,046 |
| August 2026 | 4,422.60 | 7,531 |
| July 2026 | 4,986.55 | 8,869 |
| June 2026 | 5,403.93 | 10,159 |
| May 2026 | 3,890.31 | 6,804 |
| April 2026 | 3,966.30 | 6,821 |
| March 2026 | 4,362.76 | 8,228 |
| February 2026 | 5,439.46 | 9,476 |
| January 2026 | 5,459.24 | 9,873 |
| December 2025 | 5,520.44 | 9,304 |
| November 2025 | 6,212.53 | 10,846 |
| October 2025 | 4,890.52 | 9,524 |
Source: Steam Charts, October 2025 to September 2026
Is Guild Wars 2 Losing Players After Visions of Eternity?
| Month | Average Players | Change vs Prior Month |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 5,403.93 | +38.91% |
| July 2026 | 4,986.55 | -7.72% |
| August 2026 | 4,422.60 | -11.31% |
| September 2026 | 4,116.02 | -6.93% |
Source: Steam Charts, June to September 2026
Steam averages have dropped three months in a row since June 2026. September 2026 averaged 4,116.02 players, against 5,097.09 in September 2025.
The 30 days to October 5, 2026 averaged 4,053.67, according to Steam Charts.
ArenaNet said in June 2026 that the Visions of Eternity story would wrap in September. The team then plans nearly a year of fixes to older parts of the game, starting with a Hall of Monuments update.
Source: Steam Charts, September 2025 to October 5, 2026; ArenaNet, June 6, 2026
NCsoft’s Guild Wars 2 Revenue, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026
NCsoft reported KRW 23,689 million in Guild Wars 2 revenue for Q2 2026, down from KRW 32,625 million in Q1 2026. The Q2 2025 figure was KRW 16,353 million.
Massively OP’s review of the filings called Q1 2026 the game’s best quarter since 2017. NCsoft folds royalty revenue into each game’s total. Revenue tracks spending, not player numbers.
| Quarter | Guild Wars 2 Revenue (KRW Million) |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 23,689 |
| Q1 2026 | 32,625 |
| Q4 2025 | 30,384 |
| Q3 2025 | 19,088 |
| Q2 2025 | 16,353 |
Source: NCsoft Q2 2026 Earnings Release, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026
Which Countries Send the Most Traffic to guildwars2.com?
No source publishes Guild Wars 2 player counts by region, North America included. Similarweb’s estimates split visits to the official website by country, which measures site traffic, not players.
The United States sent 29.69% of guildwars2.com visits in August 2026. Germany followed at 14.09%, and Canada ranked fourth at 6.07%.
| Rank | Country | Share of Visits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 29.69% |
| 2 | Germany | 14.09% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 6.2% |
| 4 | Canada | 6.07% |
| 5 | France | 4.9% |
| – | Others | 39.05% |
Source: Similarweb, August 2026
Total visits to guildwars2.com fell 13.07% from July to August 2026, per Similarweb.
Source: Similarweb, July to August 2026
Age and Gender of the Guild Wars 2 Audience
Similarweb estimates 70.14% of guildwars2.com visitors were male and 29.86% female in August 2026. Visitors aged 25 to 34 formed the largest age group.
These figures describe website visitors, not verified player accounts.
Source: Similarweb, August 2026
How Many Players Does Guild Wars 2 Have in Total?
ArenaNet’s Steam store description invites users to join more than 16 million players. NCsoft co-CEO Park Byung-moo cited a 30 million playerbase for the whole Guild Wars franchise on the Q2 2026 investor call, as reported by Massively OP.
Owner estimates for the Steam version vary: VG Insights puts it near 895.0k, PlayTracker near 3.11 million and Gamalytic near 3.42 million, as listed on SteamDB.
Source: Steam store page via SteamDB, October 5, 2026; Massively OP, August 11, 2026
Guild Wars 2 Steam Reviews and Store Rank
| Steam Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total reviews | 29,885 |
| Positive reviews | 26,371 (88.2%) |
| Negative reviews | 3,514 (11.8%) |
| SteamDB rating | 86.52% |
| Followers | 102,713 |
| Daily active users rank | #378 |
| Top sellers rank | #428 |
Source: SteamDB, October 5, 2026
SteamDB lists Windows as the only supported system, and Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck. Guild Wars 3 is announced for PC and PlayStation 5, with a beta set for fall 2027.
For another long-running PC MMO tracked the same way, see these EVE Online player statistics.
Source: SteamDB, October 5, 2026; Game Informer, June 5, 2026
FAQs
How many people are playing Guild Wars 2 right now?
SteamDB counted 5,035 players in Guild Wars 2 on Steam at its October 5, 2026 check, with a 24-hour peak of 5,091. Players using ArenaNet’s own client are not included.
When did Guild Wars 2 have the most players on Steam?
On November 9, 2025, when SteamDB logged 10,875 concurrent players. That was 12 days after the Visions of Eternity expansion launched on October 28, 2025.
Is Guild Wars 2 still popular in 2026?
Steam averages fell from 5,403.93 in June 2026 to 4,116.02 in September 2026, per Steam Charts. Both sit above every monthly average from January 2023 to June 2025.
How much money does Guild Wars 2 make?
NCsoft reported KRW 23,689 million in Guild Wars 2 revenue for Q2 2026 and KRW 32,625 million for Q1 2026, which Massively OP called the game’s best quarter since 2017.
Can you trust Guild Wars 2 player counts posted on Reddit?
Treat them with caution. ArenaNet and NCsoft publish no total concurrent count, so Reddit estimates beyond Steam data cannot be checked. SteamDB and Steam Charts cover Steam launches only.
Sources
https://steamdb.info/app/1284210/charts/
https://steamcharts.com/app/1284210
