PAYDAY 2 live Steam statistics
PAYDAY 2 Player Count
Steam player counts, monthly trends, Twitch viewership, and Google search interest — updated regularly.
Player statistics shown here represent Steam activity only and do not include players from other platforms.
Live Steam Players26,754
Showing the latest cached update · Updated 3 hours ago
Source: Steam · Steam App ID 218620
Data sourcesSteam player data: Steam API · Search interest: Google Trends · Streaming data: Twitch . Steam figures represent Steam players only.About our data →
Steam player trend
PAYDAY 2 Steam Player Trend
Steam concurrent players over time. Source: Steam API — Steam players only.
Steam monthly history
Monthly Steam Player Statistics
Average Steam players and Steam peak per month. Hover a bar for exact values. Source: Steam API — Steam players only.
| Month | Avg. Steam Players | Change | Peak Steam Players |
|---|---|---|---|
PAYDAY 2 averaged 29,349 concurrent Steam players during the last 30 days, roughly unchanged from the previous period. The highest monthly peak during the past 12 months occurred in May 2026 at 37,594 players. That latest average is 17.0% above the 12-month mean of 25,079 players.
Monday through Sunday
PAYDAY 2 activity by day of the week
Average hourly peak Steam player activity for each weekday, calculated from the same hourly data shown in the Steam Player Trend chart. The strongest day is highlighted.
Calculating the most active day…
Streaming signal · Twitch viewership
Twitch Viewership
Twitch viewership is streaming audience, not Steam players. Viewers and live channels describe streaming demand.
Average Viewers—
Average Channels—
Peak Viewers—
Twitch viewership for PAYDAY 2 measures audience interest — people watching streams — not players currently in-game, and should not be read as a player count. About 24 people are watching across 6 live channels — a demand signal, not Steam concurrency. For comparison, Steam currently shows about 26,754 people in-game.
Google Search Interest
Google Search Interest
Relative Google search interest (index out of 100). Not a player count — a separate search signal.
Average interest66Index out of 100
Russia100
Estonia89
Latvia88
Belarus76
Finland71
Poland70
Lithuania68
Hungary59
Chile58
Czechia54
Showing the latest cached update · 8/24/2026, 10:59:23 AM
The 0–100 scale for PAYDAY 2 is a relative search-interest index, not a count of searches. 100 is this series’ own peak; 50 means about half that peak interest, not 50 searches. This game currently averages 66/100, with the strongest regional interest in Russia.
About this data
About this data
PAYDAY 2 player statistics on this page are based on Steam activity and represent Steam players only. They should not be interpreted as a combined player count across every platform. Twitch statistics represent Twitch viewership, while Google Search Interest measures relative search activity.
- Steam player dataSource: Steam API · Steam App ID 218620
- Search interestGoogle Trends data provider · relative search index, not players.
- Streaming dataTwitch data provider · viewers and channels, not players.
Quick answers
PAYDAY 2 player count
How many people are playing PAYDAY 2 right now?
PAYDAY 2 has around 26,754 live players currently. This data is updated every 5 minutes.
Is player activity rising or falling?
Concurrent player activity is down 8.7% compared with the previous 24 hours.
How many PAYDAY 2 live streams are there on Twitch?
Around 6 live streams are currently broadcasting PAYDAY 2 on Twitch.
Is PAYDAY 2 still popular?
Yes! PAYDAY 2 peaked at about 35,267 concurrent players yesterday.
Is activity rising or falling?
Concurrent player activity is down 8.7% compared with the previous 24 hours.
When is PAYDAY 2 most active?
Most players are online around 16:00 UTC, averaging 31,779 players during that hour.
How is this month going?
September 2026 is averaging 29,217 players, up 0.4% from August 2026.