Dota 2
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
- Price (US)
- Free to play
- Developer
- Valve
- Released
- Jul 9, 2013
- Genres
- Action, Strategy, Free To Play
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Metacritic
- 90 ↗
- Website
- dota2.com ↗
How many people are playing Dota 2?
Dota 2 had 594,206 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 3, 2026, 13:00 UTC, down 1.0% from 600,186 a day earlier. As of Nov 3, 2026, 13:00 UTC, it ranks #4 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 5, 2026 is 1,086,138, on Oct 25, 2026; the latest reading is 55% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Dota 2 has been busiest during the evening in Europe and East Asia, with the busiest hour around 16:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Dota 2 updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 7, 2026 Regular update Inside the Trove of Terror ↗ ▲ +10% 593,850 → 656,117 avg players
- Jul 30, 2026 Regular update Gameplay Patch 7.41e and Summer Scrub ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 30, 2026 Regular update The International: Predictions, Fantasy, and Supporter Bundles ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 25, 2026 Major update The Dark Carnival ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Mar 24, 2026 Major update 7.41 Gameplay Patch ↗ Not tracked the week before
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