Games & Play2012–2025

Most-Played Games

Estimated monthly active players of the biggest live-service games since 2012. Candy Crush quietly rules the early board while PC giants scrap below it, Fortnite detonates in 2018, Among Us goes from 300 players to 300 million in one pandemic autumn — and through all of it, Roblox and Minecraft just keep grinding upward.

Source: Publisher disclosures & industry estimates Publishers disclose MAU only sporadically; figures between disclosures are interpolated industry estimates, not measured monthly data. illustrative data Updated 2026-07-09

The race in numbers

4lead changes
14years covered
15contenders
Candy Crush Sagalongest reign — 8 yrs at #1

Final standings · 2025

  1. 1Roblox380M
  2. 2Candy Crush Saga215M
  3. 3Minecraft170M
  4. 4PUBG (incl. Mobile)150M
  5. 5League of Legends128M

Key moments