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| Month | Avg. Players | Gain | % Gain | Peak Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 Days | 1112.26 | -51.2 | -4.40% | 1623 |
| June 2024 | 1163.50 | -108.42 | -8.52% | 1767 |
| May 2024 | 1271.92 | -91.01 | -6.68% | 2059 |
| April 2024 | 1362.92 | -93.79 | -6.44% | 1983 |
| March 2024 | 1456.72 | -95.63 | -6.16% | 2202 |
| February 2024 | 1552.34 | -28.17 | -1.78% | 2402 |
| January 2024 | 1580.51 | 45.27 | +2.95% | 2395 |
| December 2023 | 1535.24 | -120.97 | -7.30% | 2296 |
| November 2023 | 1656.21 | 50.35 | +3.14% | 2504 |
| October 2023 | 1605.86 | 20.20 | +1.27% | 2417 |
| September 2023 | 1585.66 | 43.02 | +2.79% | 2389 |
| August 2023 | 1542.64 | 49.43 | +3.31% | 2346 |
| July 2023 | 1493.21 | -88.45 | -5.59% | 2310 |
| June 2023 | 1581.66 | -140.77 | -8.17% | 2524 |
| May 2023 | 1722.42 | -97.30 | -5.35% | 2521 |
| April 2023 | 1819.72 | -87.50 | -4.59% | 2677 |
| March 2023 | 1907.22 | -91.12 | -4.56% | 2961 |
| February 2023 | 1998.34 | 56.08 | +2.89% | 3018 |
| January 2023 | 1942.26 | 76.93 | +4.12% | 2891 |
| December 2022 | 1865.33 | -81.07 | -4.17% | 3014 |
| November 2022 | 1946.40 | -121.71 | -5.88% | 2853 |
| October 2022 | 2068.11 | -45.67 | -2.16% | 3363 |
| September 2022 | 2113.78 | -112.77 | -5.06% | 3103 |
| August 2022 | 2226.55 | -39.92 | -1.76% | 3211 |
| July 2022 | 2266.46 | -20.10 | -0.88% | 3322 |
| June 2022 | 2286.56 | -55.12 | -2.35% | 3396 |
| May 2022 | 2341.68 | -57.14 | -2.38% | 3444 |
| April 2022 | 2398.82 | 62.82 | +2.69% | 3693 |
| March 2022 | 2336.01 | 34.90 | +1.52% | 3536 |
| February 2022 | 2301.11 | -141.36 | -5.79% | 3397 |
| January 2022 | 2442.47 | 134.99 | +5.85% | 3571 |
| December 2021 | 2307.48 | -165.51 | -6.69% | 3384 |
| November 2021 | 2472.99 | 9.68 | +0.39% | 3654 |
| October 2021 | 2463.30 | -335.59 | -11.99% | 3848 |
| September 2021 | 2798.89 | -191.85 | -6.41% | 4194 |
| August 2021 | 2990.74 | -42.23 | -1.39% | 4475 |
| July 2021 | 3032.97 | -260.31 | -7.90% | 4537 |
| June 2021 | 3293.28 | -312.67 | -8.67% | 4996 |
| May 2021 | 3605.95 | -412.10 | -10.26% | 5438 |
| April 2021 | 4018.05 | -152.55 | -3.66% | 6316 |
| March 2021 | 4170.60 | 0.40 | +0.01% | 6340 |
| February 2021 | 4170.20 | -131.87 | -3.07% | 6114 |
| January 2021 | 4302.07 | 18.50 | +0.43% | 6337 |
| December 2020 | 4283.58 | -424.42 | -9.01% | 8344 |
| November 2020 | 4708.00 | -606.76 | -11.42% | 7005 |
| October 2020 | 5314.76 | -1093.21 | -17.06% | 8084 |
| September 2020 | 6407.96 | 766.43 | +13.59% | 10487 |
| August 2020 | 5641.53 | 291.71 | +5.45% | 12211 |
| July 2020 | 5349.82 | -709.97 | -11.72% | 9055 |
| June 2020 | 6059.79 | -1436.37 | -19.16% | 9553 |
| May 2020 | 7496.16 | -2321.15 | -23.64% | 11521 |
| April 2020 | 9817.31 | -4407.87 | -30.99% | 23007 |
| March 2020 | 14225.19 | 3626.76 | +34.22% | 29166 |
| February 2020 | 10598.43 | 1097.87 | +11.56% | 30553 |
| January 2020 | 9500.55 | -2346.24 | -19.80% | 14783 |
| December 2019 | 11846.79 | -4560.58 | -27.80% | 20177 |
| November 2019 | 16407.38 | -3200.57 | -16.32% | 32872 |
| October 2019 | 19607.94 | -5335.68 | -21.39% | 43557 |
| September 2019 | 24943.62 | -11882.20 | -32.27% | 44760 |
| August 2019 | 36825.82 | -21630.33 | -37.00% | 74189 |
| July 2019 | 58456.15 | -17932.20 | -23.48% | 111805 |
| June 2019 | 76388.35 | — | — | 202254 |
| Month | Avg. Players | Gain | % Gain | Peak Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 Days | 466087.84 | -20586.5 | -4.23% | 801126 |
| June 2024 | 486674.34 | -26244.86 | -5.12% | 869492 |
| May 2024 | 512919.20 | 56368.39 | +12.35% | 943059 |
| April 2024 | 456550.81 | 27632.26 | +6.44% | 921133 |
| March 2024 | 428918.55 | 996.14 | +0.23% | 729865 |
| February 2024 | 427922.41 | -12306.95 | -2.80% | 741290 |
| January 2024 | 440229.36 | 4711.72 | +1.08% | 736488 |
| December 2023 | 435517.65 | 1790.02 | +0.41% | 802728 |
| November 2023 | 433727.63 | -1893.35 | -0.43% | 767353 |
| October 2023 | 435620.98 | -1652.43 | -0.38% | 780443 |
| September 2023 | 437273.40 | -7045.83 | -1.59% | 777466 |
| August 2023 | 444319.24 | 5809.01 | +1.32% | 855495 |
| July 2023 | 438510.22 | 17173.81 | +4.08% | 702381 |
| June 2023 | 421336.42 | -11884.27 | -2.74% | 679525 |
| May 2023 | 433220.69 | 3994.22 | +0.93% | 711816 |
| April 2023 | 429226.47 | 10481.98 | +2.50% | 809580 |
| March 2023 | 418744.49 | 16897.45 | +4.20% | 752617 |
| February 2023 | 401847.04 | -26449.56 | -6.18% | 680746 |
| January 2023 | 428296.61 | -40248.41 | -8.59% | 764490 |
| December 2022 | 468545.02 | -55139.04 | -10.53% | 827395 |
| November 2022 | 523684.06 | 67381.42 | +14.77% | 990057 |
| October 2022 | 456302.65 | -34422.21 | -7.01% | 1038848 |
| September 2022 | 490724.86 | 22257.99 | +4.75% | 867484 |
| August 2022 | 468466.87 | 23872.31 | +5.37% | 747231 |
| July 2022 | 444594.56 | -13548.95 | -2.96% | 684842 |
| June 2022 | 458143.51 | 11226.61 | +2.51% | 699592 |
| May 2022 | 446916.90 | -4909.87 | -1.09% | 691586 |
| April 2022 | 451826.77 | 3103.17 | +0.69% | 730168 |
| March 2022 | 448723.60 | -1476.54 | -0.33% | 740784 |
| February 2022 | 450200.14 | -35591.30 | -7.33% | 725851 |
| January 2022 | 485791.43 | 36494.07 | +8.12% | 786118 |
| December 2021 | 449297.37 | 436.83 | +0.10% | 756170 |
| November 2021 | 448860.53 | -1900.91 | -0.42% | 747506 |
| October 2021 | 450761.44 | 59679.37 | +15.26% | 752482 |
| September 2021 | 391082.08 | -33898.09 | -7.98% | 666838 |
| August 2021 | 424980.17 | 1823.99 | +0.43% | 699613 |
| July 2021 | 423156.18 | 1646.22 | +0.39% | 707406 |
| June 2021 | 421509.96 | 6365.00 | +1.53% | 734277 |
| May 2021 | 415144.96 | 1360.00 | +0.33% | 672307 |
| April 2021 | 413784.97 | 23372.21 | +5.99% | 705534 |
| March 2021 | 390412.76 | -14419.37 | -3.56% | 648875 |
| February 2021 | 404832.13 | -27839.52 | -6.43% | 651615 |
| January 2021 | 432671.65 | 10119.33 | +2.39% | 694613 |
| December 2020 | 422552.32 | -3352.52 | -0.79% | 697833 |
| November 2020 | 425904.83 | 19543.48 | +4.81% | 711824 |
| October 2020 | 406361.36 | -2248.43 | -0.55% | 723280 |
| September 2020 | 408609.78 | -21107.34 | -4.91% | 670547 |
| August 2020 | 429717.12 | -20496.87 | -4.55% | 666138 |
| July 2020 | 450213.99 | -6970.43 | -1.52% | 712610 |
| June 2020 | 457184.42 | -27004.60 | -5.58% | 733294 |
| May 2020 | 484189.02 | -9111.25 | -1.85% | 793135 |
| April 2020 | 493300.27 | 56152.91 | +12.85% | 801121 |
| March 2020 | 437147.36 | 31168.71 | +7.68% | 743933 |
| February 2020 | 405978.65 | 27053.22 | +7.14% | 663812 |
| January 2020 | 378925.43 | -5254.32 | -1.37% | 616415 |
| December 2019 | 384179.76 | -17752.05 | -4.42% | 685165 |
| November 2019 | 401931.80 | 13575.94 | +3.50% | 708517 |
| October 2019 | 388355.86 | -33615.38 | -7.97% | 739924 |
| September 2019 | 421971.24 | -45177.05 | -9.67% | 753996 |
| August 2019 | 467148.29 | 2360.67 | +0.51% | 826690 |
| July 2019 | 464787.61 | -42740.82 | -8.42% | 779160 |
| June 2019 | 507528.44 | -40994.74 | -7.47% | 865374 |
| May 2019 | 548523.18 | 28304.20 | +5.44% | 997341 |
| April 2019 | 520218.98 | -66286.87 | -11.30% | 971545 |
| March 2019 | 586505.85 | 21596.18 | +3.82% | 1033925 |
| February 2019 | 564909.67 | 89162.67 | +18.74% | 964921 |
| January 2019 | 475747.00 | 36379.17 | +8.28% | 874888 |
| December 2018 | 439367.83 | -21705.66 | -4.71% | 765422 |
| November 2018 | 461073.48 | 29899.57 | +6.93% | 826053 |
| October 2018 | 431173.91 | -35296.83 | -7.57% | 739643 |
| September 2018 | 466470.74 | -9630.34 | -2.02% | 826166 |
| August 2018 | 476101.08 | 34386.73 | +7.78% | 829281 |
| July 2018 | 441714.35 | -32185.65 | -6.79% | 701582 |
| June 2018 | 473900.00 | -425.87 | -0.09% | 796886 |
| May 2018 | 474325.87 | 43984.93 | +10.22% | 844713 |
| April 2018 | 430340.94 | -6921.40 | -1.58% | 733214 |
| March 2018 | 437262.35 | -1585.37 | -0.36% | 773897 |
| February 2018 | 438847.72 | -48014.20 | -9.86% | 779299 |
| January 2018 | 486861.91 | -26212.42 | -5.11% | 778627 |
| December 2017 | 513074.33 | 25693.09 | +5.27% | 864939 |
| November 2017 | 487381.24 | 21254.45 | +4.56% | 861173 |
| October 2017 | 466126.79 | -25323.37 | -5.15% | 832550 |
| September 2017 | 491450.16 | -65046.14 | -11.69% | 829555 |
| August 2017 | 556496.30 | 58051.92 | +11.65% | 876395 |
| July 2017 | 498444.38 | -56844.70 | -10.24% | 824297 |
| June 2017 | 555289.07 | -12237.35 | -2.16% | 923122 |
| May 2017 | 567526.42 | 27248.39 | +5.04% | 972876 |
| April 2017 | 540278.03 | -8157.41 | -1.49% | 921318 |
| March 2017 | 548435.44 | -43131.81 | -7.29% | 956232 |
| February 2017 | 591567.25 | 11285.78 | +1.94% | 1040877 |
| January 2017 | 580281.47 | -13639.13 | -2.30% | 1007451 |
| December 2016 | 593920.60 | 9669.27 | +1.65% | 1014671 |
| November 2016 | 584251.33 | -55103.82 | -8.62% | 1007270 |
| October 2016 | 639355.14 | 16771.24 | +2.69% | 1141191 |
| September 2016 | 622583.90 | -43429.15 | -6.52% | 1064377 |
| August 2016 | 666013.05 | 27800.40 | +4.36% | 1117519 |
| July 2016 | 638212.65 | -2014.33 | -0.31% | 1084198 |
| June 2016 | 640226.98 | 16428.30 | +2.63% | 1095994 |
| May 2016 | 623798.67 | -33145.70 | -5.05% | 1075307 |
| April 2016 | 656944.37 | -15610.52 | -2.32% | 1164041 |
| March 2016 | 672554.89 | -36623.36 | -5.16% | 1291328 |
| February 2016 | 709178.26 | 97003.48 | +15.85% | 1248394 |
| January 2016 | 612174.78 | 38830.53 | +6.77% | 1067949 |
| December 2015 | 573344.25 | 33807.92 | +6.27% | 999452 |
| November 2015 | 539536.33 | 17594.62 | +3.37% | 943635 |
| October 2015 | 521941.72 | 13784.86 | +2.71% | 917306 |
| September 2015 | 508156.85 | -98787.12 | -16.28% | 888728 |
| August 2015 | 606943.98 | 51952.97 | +9.36% | 933942 |
| July 2015 | 554991.01 | -13457.32 | -2.37% | 877264 |
| June 2015 | 568448.32 | -11900.10 | -2.05% | 913997 |
| May 2015 | 580348.42 | 54286.70 | +10.32% | 967674 |
| April 2015 | 526061.73 | -45651.42 | -7.99% | 929677 |
| March 2015 | 571713.15 | -57257.26 | -9.10% | 1213940 |
| February 2015 | 628970.41 | 70466.07 | +12.62% | 1262612 |
| January 2015 | 558504.33 | 34564.01 | +6.60% | 961737 |
| December 2014 | 523940.32 | -4849.48 | -0.92% | 936583 |
| November 2014 | 528789.80 | 33096.77 | +6.68% | 963810 |
| October 2014 | 495693.04 | 17694.59 | +3.70% | 880655 |
| September 2014 | 477998.45 | -12885.44 | -2.62% | 864261 |
| August 2014 | 490883.89 | -46134.77 | -8.59% | 774319 |
| July 2014 | 537018.66 | 23235.60 | +4.52% | 874975 |
| June 2014 | 513783.06 | 31395.81 | +6.51% | 833145 |
| May 2014 | 482387.24 | 60677.03 | +14.39% | 843024 |
| April 2014 | 421710.21 | 11954.66 | +2.92% | 734998 |
| March 2014 | 409755.56 | -11358.65 | -2.70% | 698197 |
| February 2014 | 421114.20 | 27253.88 | +6.92% | 738682 |
| January 2014 | 393860.32 | 27253.83 | +7.43% | 673496 |
| December 2013 | 366606.49 | 18360.12 | +5.27% | 685503 |
| November 2013 | 348246.37 | 18568.73 | +5.63% | 702792 |
| October 2013 | 329677.64 | 17252.88 | +5.52% | 581615 |
| September 2013 | 312424.76 | -18295.30 | -5.53% | 566715 |
| August 2013 | 330720.07 | 92919.98 | +39.07% | 520532 |
| July 2013 | 237800.08 | 27575.26 | +13.12% | 422617 |
| June 2013 | 210224.82 | 15860.98 | +8.16% | 326160 |
| May 2013 | 194363.84 | 19528.11 | +11.17% | 325815 |
| April 2013 | 174835.73 | -6043.17 | -3.34% | 299667 |
| March 2013 | 180878.90 | 13905.93 | +8.33% | 325598 |
| February 2013 | 166972.97 | 19224.82 | +13.01% | 283870 |
| January 2013 | 147748.14 | 25823.72 | +21.18% | 260989 |
| December 2012 | 121924.42 | 20846.99 | +20.62% | 213521 |
| November 2012 | 101077.43 | 25111.99 | +33.06% | 169631 |
| October 2012 | 75965.44 | 14097.77 | +22.79% | 171860 |
| September 2012 | 61867.68 | 6099.07 | +10.94% | 118724 |
| August 2012 | 55768.61 | 3047.56 | +5.78% | 108689 |
| July 2012 | 52721.05 | — | — | 75041 |