LiveDecember 2018 · 8 years ago

DayZ

210.7kestimated players1.0% this week

160k – 570k daily players

DayZ is a hardcore open-world survival game with only one rule: stay alive, no matter what. How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ, this is your story.

DayZ is estimated to have 160k – 570k players a day. Around 5m – 13m 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.

Player stats

Steam players today

27.7 thousand

Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.

Estimated daily players

160 thousand – 570 thousand

How many people we think play DayZ on a given day.

Estimated total players

5.3 million – 13 million

How many accounts we think have played DayZ at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
November 2026	~196.6k	Down 0.6%
October 2026	~197.7k	Up 2.4%
September 2026	~193.1k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Community activity

Daily DayZ community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

78% positive · 472,118 reviews

27.7kDown 44% past month

DayZ recently drew 27,701 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 69,230 set on Oct 18, 2026. Steam activity is down 44% over the past month. Players have posted 472,118 Steam reviews, 78% of them positive.

Discord members

23,984 online now

189.4kDown 0.7% past month

The official DayZ Discord server has 189,417 members, with 23,984 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

563.6kUp 0.4% past month

The DayZ subreddit counts 563,586 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

199 live streams

19.3kUp 179% past month

DayZ recently drew 19,323 live viewers on Twitch across 199 streams; viewership peaked at 46,926 on Oct 8, 2026. Twitch viewership is up 179% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

137k

The official DayZ YouTube channel has 137,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play DayZ?

DayZ has an estimated 160,000–570,000 daily players and roughly 5,300,000–13,000,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of November 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is DayZ dead or still active?

No, DayZ is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 160,000–570,000 daily players as of November 2026.

How many players does DayZ have on Steam?

DayZ recently peaked at 27,701 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 69,230. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.