LiveJuly 2026 · 1 month ago

Palworld

440.6kestimated players14% this week

700k – 3m daily players

Palworld is a multiplayer open-world survival game that combines creature-collecting with crafting, base-building, and combat. Set on the Palpagos Islands, players capture and tame animal-like creatures called Pals, which can be used as mounts, combat partners, or workers at player-built bases. The game incorporates firearms and darker satirical elements into the monster-taming formula.

Palworld is estimated to have 700k – 3m players a day. Around 5m – 14m 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

265.6 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

700 thousand – 2.5 million

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

Estimated total players

5.3 million – 14 million

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

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~506.4k	Up 4.8%
July 2026	~483.1k	—

Community activity

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

Steam concurrent players

95% positive · 474,855 reviews

265.6kDown 34% past week

Palworld recently drew 265,584 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 633,180 set on Jul 27, 2026. Steam activity is down 34% over the past week. Players have posted 474,855 Steam reviews, 95% of them positive.

Discord members

93,459 online now

311.8kUp 1.2% past week

The official Palworld Discord server has 311,761 members, with 93,459 of them online at the last check. Membership is up 1.2% over the past week.

Reddit members

868.1kUp 1.4% past week

The Palworld subreddit counts 868,053 members. Subreddit membership is up 1.4% over the past week.

Twitch viewers

500 live streams

11.3kDown 48% past week

Palworld recently drew 11,277 live viewers on Twitch across 500 streams; viewership peaked at 46,487 on Aug 2, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 48% over the past week.

YouTube subscribers

605kUp 0.8% past week

The official Palworld YouTube channel has 605,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past week.

Trailer

Storyline

The Palpagos Islands are home to hundreds of mysterious creatures known as Pals. Players awaken in this untamed open world where multiple factions vie for control: the Rayne Syndicate, the Free Pal Alliance liberation movement, the Brothers of the Eternal Pyre, the Palpagos Islands Defense Force, and the Pal Genetic Research Unit. Each faction is led by powerful Pal trainers who occupy towers scattered across the islands, guarding their territory against outsiders. Caught between these warring groups, players must survive by capturing and forming bonds with Pals while navigating a lawless frontier where hostile forces patrol the wilds and a wanted system punishes those who cross the wrong lines.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Palworld?

Palworld has an estimated 700,000–2,500,000 daily players and roughly 5,300,000–14,000,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of August 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is Palworld dead or still active?

No, Palworld is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 700,000–2,500,000 daily players as of August 2026.

How many players does Palworld have on Steam?

Palworld recently peaked at 265,584 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 633,180. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.