Rust Player Count
Live Rust player count with 24 hour peaks, all-time records, and historical population charts.
Currently Online
118,263
24 Hr Peak
148,114
All-Time Peak
198,142
Is Rust still popular?
148,114 people played Rust in the last 24 hours.
Is this the entire player base?
No, these numbers only account for Steam players.
Population History
Popularity
Avg. Concurrent| Date | Peak | vs All-Time | Avg. Players | Gain | % Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 Days | 198,142 | 103,160 | -3,029 | -2.9% | |
| July 2026 | 197,100 | 105,080 | +2,046 | +2.0% | |
| June 2026 | 156,706 | 103,034 | — | — |
How many people play Rust?
Rust remains one of the most played survival games on Steam, with player counts that spike hard around monthly forced wipes. The numbers on this page are pulled directly from the official Steam API and show how many players are in the game at any given moment.
We sample the live player count every few minutes and store every data point, which lets us chart daily rhythms, wipe-day spikes, and long-term population shifts over months.
How to read these charts
The population history chart shows the typical daily cycle, plus the characteristic spikes on the first Thursday of the month when servers wipe. The popularity panel shows which days of the week attract the most players on average, and the monthly table tracks how the player base grows or shrinks over time.
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