How many people play Apex Legends in 2024? Player count for Season 21 explained

If you're curious about what Apex Legends' player count is looking like as of Season 21 in 2024, I've collected all the data so you can see estimates and more into how many people play, and if it's sitting pretty in terms of popularity.

Respawn's hallmark title has been a massively successful battle royale since its launch in 2019, combining hero shooter design with BR gameplay to create a unique package, while retaining core modes like ranked play. Whether you're new to the game or a veteran nearly five years deep, read on for a breakdown of everything we can gauge about players diving into Apex Legends month on month.

According to ActivePlayer.io, the estimated average monthly player count as of the last 30 days is 59.8 million, with a decrease of around 3.8 million active players from the month before.

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We don't have any official monthly player count figures from Respawn, however, so it's worth taking the above estimates with a grain of salt - but they do shed a rough light on how popular the game is.

According to Steamcharts.com, the average daily player count for Apex Legends over the past 30 days was 163,063, with a peak player count of 425,742 for the last month.

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It's worth noting that these numbers only apply to the Steam platform on PC, so they don't count any console players or people who play Apex on other PC storefronts.

However, these figures are based on information that Steam makes available, so we can verify their accuracy.

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TwitchTracker.com tells us that Apex Legends is currently the 10th most-watched game on Twitch as of May 2024, with an average of 37,061 viewers over the past seven days.

Apex Legends has always hovered around the top ten of the Twitch charts, and had a massive peak of 674,000 viewers on February 12, 2019, which is when it launched. It's now been overtaken by the likes of Overwatch 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and Stellar Blade.

Is Apex Legends a dead game?

By looking at all the stats we can find, the game is certainly not dying, and is still one of the most popular free-to-play shooters and battle royales out there, with it being more popular than it was in 2021 and 2022 for the most part.

While interest will have peaks and troughs, as all big games do, Apex Legends will only continue to bring back players with consistent updates and events. I might not think it'll be popular forever, but at this stage, it shows no intention of slowing down.

Check out our Apex Legends homepage for more guides on everything from the latest pick rates, the best PC settings, and our character tier list.