Head to head
Minecraft vs Rust
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Nintendo
- Android
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Platforms
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Minecraft
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | ~4.3m | Up 0.5% |
| October 2026 | ~4.3m | Up 2.5% |
| September 2026 | ~4.2m | Up 1.1% |
| August 2026 | ~4.1m | Up 4.8% |
| July 2026 | ~4m | — |
Rust
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | ~531.9k | Up 0.3% |
| October 2026 | ~530.2k | Up 1.0% |
| September 2026 | ~525k | Down 2.6% |
| 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.
Discord members
- Minecraft
- 4.2mUp 3.8%
- Rust
- 812.1k
Minecraft currently has about 5.2× as many Discord members as Rust — 4,185,263 vs 812,053.
Reddit members
- Minecraft
- 8.8mUp 0.2%
- Rust
- 712.6kUp 0.2%
Minecraft currently has about 12× as many subreddit members as Rust — 8,789,833 vs 712,616.
Twitch viewers
- Minecraft
- 100.8kUp 19%
- Rust
- 7.3kDown 81%
Minecraft currently has about 14× as many live Twitch viewers as Rust — 100,820 vs 7,297.
YouTube subscribers
- Minecraft
- 23.2mUp 0.4%
- Rust
- 207kUp 0.5%
Minecraft currently has about 112× as many YouTube subscribers as Rust — 23,200,000 vs 207,000.
Steam concurrent players
- Minecraft
- —
- Rust
- 93.5kDown 37%
Rust currently has 93,531 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Minecraft.
How these estimates are made
Minecraft
Minecraft is estimated to have 2k – 1m players a day. Around 280k – 27m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
Rust
Rust is estimated to have 320k – 1m 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.
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