Head to head
iRacing vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
iRacing
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~55k | Up 0.8% |
| August 2026 | ~54.6k | |
| July 2026 | ~54.6k | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~527.8k | Down 2.1% |
| August 2026 | ~539.2k | Down 1.0% |
| July 2026 | ~544.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- iRacing
- 646Down 18%
- Rust
- 51kDown 58%
Rust currently has about 79× as many peak concurrent Steam players as iRacing — 50,967 vs 646.
Reddit members
- iRacing
- 245kUp 0.8%
- Rust
- 709.7kUp 0.2%
Rust currently has about 2.9× as many subreddit members as iRacing — 709,676 vs 244,992.
Twitch viewers
- iRacing
- 1.3kDown 42%
- Rust
- 2kDown 68%
Rust currently has about 1.5× as many live Twitch viewers as iRacing — 1,971 vs 1,309.
YouTube subscribers
- iRacing
- 287kUp 0.3%
- Rust
- 206k
iRacing currently has about 1.4× as many YouTube subscribers as Rust — 287,000 vs 206,000.
Discord members
- iRacing
- —
- Rust
- 810kUp 0.8%
Rust currently has 810,029 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for iRacing.
How these estimates are made
iRacing
iRacing is estimated to have 2k – 8k players a day. Around 160k – 400k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 250k – 900k players a day. Around 13m – 34m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.