Every Call of Duty Game's Player Counts in 2024 Explained (2024)

Debuting all the way back in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise has only continued to grow more popular with each new entry, and while its recent sales may have dipped slightly due to very valid criticisms, those sales are still monumentally high when compared to the vast majority of other modern-day releases. That being said, while hundreds of thousands of players are still logging into Call of Duty: Warzone and the most recent Modern Warfare games, many fans long for a return to the golden age of Call of Duty, which often sees them boot up some classic entries.

Though its first few entries were well-received at the time, it was Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that really cemented Call of Duty as a household name, something that the next five years or so would only reinforce. Between 2007 and 2012, Call of Duty experienced a golden age where it could seemingly do no wrong. Though the franchise has come a long way since, many nostalgic fans still look back on those days fondly, leading to some rather interesting results when it comes to assessing each Call of Duty game's player count in 2024.

A Breakdown of Every Mainline Call of Duty's 2024 Player Count

It's important to note that some mainline Call of Duty entries are missing from this list. This is because games like Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 aren't currently available on Steam, with the former having never received a PC port, and the latter only being available via Battle.net. It's also important to note that this set of data doesn't take console statistics into account, as active player counts for Xbox and PlayStation aren't nearly as readily available. However, it feels safe to say that some of these games would receive a healthy boost from the Xbox demographic, with the vast majority of these games being available via backwards compatibility.

What Steam's Player Counts Say About Call of Duty's Current Popularity

Unsurprisingly, Call of Duty's most popular entry on Steam is its most recent one, which technically combines Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3, and Call of Duty: Warzone into one package. As such, this data is a little skewed, as it's unclear just how many players are actively engaging in each entry, though with Call of Duty: Warzone being free to download, it seems likely that a good portion of that active player count belongs to the battle royale.

A far more interesting assessment is that Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 has the second-highest active player count on Steam right now, at least according to SteamDB. Released all the way back in 2015, Black Ops 3 is almost a decade old at this point, but still, almost 10,000 players are online right now, which acts as a testament to just how much of a complete package Black Ops 3 was, offering a decent campaign, excellent multiplayer, and a thorough Zombies mode.

Another interesting point of data is that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 still have a solid playerbase, while the much more recent entry, Call of Duty: Vanguard, struggles with well under 500 players. Vanguard's active player count is even being beaten by the original Modern Warfare series, Black Ops, and even Sledgehammer's own Call of Duty: WW2.

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2023)

The war has changed.Call of Duty returns with an all-new campaign, modernized versions of classic Multiplayer maps and an open-world PvE Zombies experience.The campaign, a direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, sees Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he extends his grasp across the world.In Multiplayer, the 16 maps that launched with Modern Warfare 2 in 2009 return with upgraded graphics, new modes and innovative gameplay features.In Modern Warfare Zombies, team up with other squads for the first time ever as you work together to survive in the largest Zombies map yet

First-Person Shooter

Franchise

Call of Duty , Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Platform(s)

PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , PS4 , Xbox One

Released

November 10, 2023

Developer(s)

Sledgehammer Games

Publisher(s)

Activision

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Drugs

How Long To Beat

5 Hours

Metascore

60

Platforms That Support Crossplay

PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S

Split Screen Orientation

Horizontal Only

PS Plus Availability

N/A

Local Co-Op Support

1-2 Players

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