Escape from Tarkov Player Count—How Many People Play Tarkov?

Escape from Tarkov is the spearhead extraction shooter that has dominated the genre for a decade. It’s known as one of the most punishing games ever made, striking fear into the hearts of casual gamers worldwide since entering the scene in 2016.

Despite the game’s popularity, it’s pretty tough to get an exact number for how many people play Escape from Tarkov. In this guide, I’ve broken down the resources I have available to determine the most accurate Escape from Tarkov player count possible.

Read on to get the numbers we have.

Is Escape from Tarkov Popular?

There’s almost no information regarding the Escape from Tarkov player count that’s accessible to the public. Battlestate Games, the developer behind the extraction shooter, keeps a tight lid on the data.

However, in August 2025, the head of the studio at Battlestate Games offered a rare glimpse into the player numbers of Escape from Tarkov.

On a Saturday evening at around 9 PM (BST), 45,000 people were playing PvP in Escape from Tarkov.

As Escape from Tarkov is only available on PC through Battlestate Games’ launcher (until the Steam launch), there’s only one number to look at, but that number does not include PvE players. It was previously mentioned that the player count between PvE and PvP can be as balanced as 50-50, so it’s safe to assume another 45,000 were playing PvE at that time.

That means that Escape from Tarkov had 90,000 concurrent players at a peak time on the weekend.

In numerical terms, that means that Escape from Tarkov is very popular, and it’s also safe to assume that the number swells when a special event or a ‘wipe’ hits.

How to View Escape from Tarkov Player Count

At the time of publishing, there were no reliable methods to use to determine how many people were playing Escape from Tarkov.

However, the Steam release of Escape from Tarkov is set to arrive in 2025, which would open up the data to everyone based on Valve’s API system. That means you’ll be able to see how many people play Escape from Tarkov on Steam alone.

Let me know on the Insider Gaming Discord server if you’ve got a better way to determine Tarkov’s player count.