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Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Dota 2 on Steam worldwide as of July 2025 (in 1,000s)

Characteristic	Number of players in thousands
2025-07	657.35
2025-06	650.26
2025-05	657.07
2025-04	630.72
2025-03	656.28
2025-02	708.04
2025-01	719.83
2024-12	744.16
2024-11	797.6
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

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August 2025

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January 2016 to July 2025

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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, July 2025, the game peaked at 657,000 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 fourth most played game on Steam in 2024, beaten only by Black Myth: Wukong, Palworld, and Counter-Strike 2 in terms of peak number of concurrent players. DOTA 2 ranked second 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. At its peak in 2021, the cumulative Dota 2 tournament prize pool worldwide stood at a cool 48 million U.S. dollars - however, the amount of prize money for Dota games has decreased significantly since then. The biggest Dota 2 tournament is The International championship, which most recently took place in Copenhagen in September 2024. The prize pool for the thirteenth edition of The International was 2.58 million U.S. dollars, a far cry from 18.93 million U.S. dollars in 2022. Still, with such sizable sums at stake, it is no surprise that viewers watch in their millions to find out who will come out on top. Nearly 1.52 million viewers tuned in to The International in 2024 to watch the Netherlands-based team, Team Liquid, take home the big prize. The 2020 edition of the tournament was cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic.