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How many people play Minecraft in 2023?

How many of you are mining blocks?
Krista McCay
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Andrew Vaughan
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Vignesh Raja
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Published: Nov 6, 2023 12:02 pm

Minecraft is the most popular crafting/survival game ever made, with a playerbase that has increased in size significantly since its commercial release in 2011. However, many players — myself included — wonder if the fanbase is still large and growing, or if the game's community is slowly drifting into decline.

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As of 2023, Minecraft has a monthly average player count of 173 million players, according to the popular game statistics website ActivePlayers. This number is an estimation based on all the platforms and the various editions of the game, as listed below.

  • Minecraft Classic
  • Minecraft: Java Edition
  • Minecraft for Windows 
  • Minecraft for Mobile Devices 
  • Minecraft for Xbox
  • Minecraft for Nintendo Switch  
  • Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
  • Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
  • Minecraft: PS4 Edition
  • Minecraft: PS3 Edition 
  • Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
  • Minecraft: Wii U Edition 
  • Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition
  • Minecraft: China Version
  • Minecraft: Education Edition 
  • Minecraft: PI Edition 

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Over the past four years, the average monthly player count has nearly doubled in size according to ActivePlayers's estimates. While the 2023 count may change as the year reaches its end, the average has decreased since last year.

YearAverage Monthly Player Count
201993 Million
2020126 Million
2021141 Million
2022175 Million
2023173 Million
Data via ActivePlayers.io

Despite the slight decrease in its average monthly player count since last year, Minecraft is light years away from being considered a dead game. It has grown in popularity immensely since 2019, with the playerbase nearly doubling in size as new updates and gameplay features capture the attention of young gamers who are nascent in the gaming hemisphere. 

For more on Minecraft, check out the Best Minecraft Adventure Maps or the 20 Best Texture Packs for Minecraft on Pro Game Guides.

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Krista McCay
Contract Writer - Pro Gamer Guides. I work on Minecraft articles, particularly updating articles as the game changes and grows. I do play a lot of Minecraft, but I also enjoy games like Overwatch 2, Hades, and Splatoon 3 .
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Andrew Vaughan
Andrew Vaughan is a Contributing Writer at Pro Game Guides that has written guides on popular RPGs and FPS survival titles for several years. Andrew Vaughan specializes in survival and roleplaying games and has been a lifelong gamer.
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Vignesh Raja started as a Freelancer and became a Full-Time Staff writer at Pro Game Guides in March 2024. He has an engineering degree in IT and was previously a Semi-Professional Apex Legends and Paladins eSports player. His passion for multiplayer games made him pursue a career in writing to share his knowledge about competitive gaming. Nowadays, he spends his time writing guides for Valorant, BitLife, and Roblox. Also, he manages and coaches upcoming BGMI players in his free time to help them thrive in India's competitive eSports scene.
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