Likewise, lots of devoted followers take breaks—I recently rejoined the League after taking a break in order to grind for Emerald, but many others return over time. So no, League is still very much alive and well in 2023.
Follow Us
League of Legends, one of the most popular video games in the world, is frequently scrutinized for player numbers, popularity, the strength of its international esports scene, and how “dead” it actually is. Both fans and detractors of the game are keenly interested in the results.
There is never a completely certain way to determine how “dead” a game is because fans of competing games are always eager to declare its demise and avid players are always fiercely defending it, but with League, everything appears to be pretty much set in stone. If you need more information about In 2023, will LoL still exist? How many people are still playing League? then read carefully, and don’t forget to share with your friends.
There is no way that League of Legends is going away. Every year, the League becomes stronger, and the season of 2023 will be no exception. The player base is expanding year over year, and even though some fans leave each season, thousands upon thousands more always sign up to fill their void. Veteran gamers will constantly argue that we should put our keyboards and mice away and swap the verdant Summoner’s Rift battlefields for actual grass outside, but they are the minority.
Read More According to LoL PBE data, the upcoming Jhin skin is only available in event capsules
Likewise, lots of devoted followers take breaks—I recently rejoined the League after taking a break in order to grind for Emerald, but many others return over time. So no, League of Legends is still very much alive and well in 2023.
Each month, more than 200 million gamers access League to participate in ranked and casual matches. This is based on statistics Riot released at the beginning of the season. Since 2022, when about 180 million people were checking in throughout every given 30-day period, there has been a 10% increase. In July 2023, at least 153,109,020 players are said to have signed into League and participated in at least one game, according to ActivePlayer.io, which makes player count estimations based on API metrics. According to the same website, 10,207,268 games are played every day.
Riot has previously estimated that each month, between 75 million (2018) and 100 million people check in and play. Before more than doubling to 32 million players in 2012, the game had roughly 11.5 million monthly users when it first went live in 2011. This slightly declined, to 27 million, the following year before for the first time ever reaching nine digits in 2017.
Riot doesn’t often share League of Legends player stats anymore, but its most recent numbers had regional player shares looking something like this:
When the League devs share newer stats, we’ll update this article.
The League community has recently been incensed by a new Cosmic Capsules feature that Riot is introducing to the game’s cosmetics. These new capsules, which will appear in the 2023 cosmic event, resemble a “gacha” system in essence (yeah, I meant that). They might cost as much as $200 USD, and they are the only method for us to acquire Dark Cosmic Erasure Jhin, which is very painful for me as I collect every skin he acquires.
Although it is yet unclear how much the “gacha” backlash would affect the enormous League player bases, many have already threatened to leave (or just boycott purchasing skins) if the changes are kept. The outrage has not yet significantly altered daily player counts.
Get the latest from Sportslumo.com by following us on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
