How many people play Battlefield 2042? Player count in 2025
EABattlefield 2042 has gone from hyping players with its first trailer to fading away since its release but there are still dedicated fans logging in daily and keeping the player count up.
The problematic launch of Battlefield 2042 contributed considerably to its player base trickling off after launch but it’s still thriving with a strong fanbase 3 years on. We’ve sifted through the data to see just how many people are playing the game in January 2025.
Updated January 2, 2025, with updated player count information.
What’s Battlefield 2042’s player count in 2025?
Battlefield 2042 managed to attract an average player count of 9,026 over the last 30 days. This is only a slight drop from the average number of 9,203 that the shooting game maintained in December 2024.
It’s important to remember that these figures from Steam Charts only consider PC details, so the numbers across all platforms will be much bigger.
2042’s player base on PC did fluctuate throughout 2024, ranging from as high as 13,000 players to as low as 7,000 between January and November. We’ve highlighted a comparison of average players per month in the graph below:
DexertoPlayerbase compared to competitors
While Battlefield 2042 isn’t the most popular shooting game these days, it’s the second biggest Battlefield game on Steam in January 2025, with only Battlefield V retaining approximately 1,600 more players on average.
When stacked up against other FPS titles, however, 2042’s player base is nowhere near as large as The Finals, Apex Legends, and Overwatch 2.
We’ve got a visual breakdown of how its 2024 numbers looked next to some core competitors in the graph below:
DexertoThat’s everything you need to know about how many people play Battlefield 2042 in January 2025. For more player counts, check out our pages for Battlefield 4, World of Warcraft, Valorant, Apex Legends, and Destiny 2.