Overwatch 2 Player Count & Stats 2024 | Priori Data (2024)

Overwatch 2 is a first-person shooter game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment.

It serves as a sequel and replacement to the 2016 hero shooter Overwatch. The game was designed to have a shared environment for player-versus-player (PvP) modes.

A significant change in PvP modes was the reduction of team sizes from six to five. Several major characters were also reworked.

The game became free-to-play on various platforms in early access on October 4 and introduced full cross-platform play. Blizzard officially released Overwatch 2’s sixth season on August 10, 2023.

Overwatch 2 Overview

• Launch Date: Early access on October 4, 2022
• Business Type: Video Game Development and Publishing.
• Owner: Blizzard Entertainment
• Industry: Gaming

Overwatch 2 Key Stats

• During its first two weeks, Overwatch 2 generated approximately $100 million in in-game spending across all platforms.
• The game also had over 25 million players within its first 10 days.

Overwatch 2 Player Count Live

The tool provides real-time data on the number of active players in Overwatch 2. It offers insights into the game’s current popularity and player engagement.

Month Wise Data:

The online game “Overwatch 2” became very popular after it launched.

In July 2023, it reached its peak number of players. The average number of players that month was about 24.9 million. The most players in one day was over 2.1 million on January 13, 2023.

The game has seen a small drop in players recently. In the past 30 days (August 2023), the average number of players was around 24.4 million. The peak number of players in a day was about 1.6 million on August 15, 2023.

Video game player numbers change a lot. “Overwatch 2” was most popular in July 2023, but has had slightly fewer players since then.

Overwatch 2 Twitch Stats

Average Overwatch 2 viewers Worldwide on Twitch (Apr 2022 to Jun 2023):

Overwatch 2 was getting some views on Twitch when it came out.

In the first few months, not as many people watched. The lowest view count was in August 2022 when around 110 people watched on average.

Then when Overwatch 2 officially launched in October 2022, the view count skyrocketed. The highest average number of viewers was about 1,85,000 in October 2022. That was way more than any other month.

After launch, the views went down some but were still higher than before. Now in 2023, the average views each month are around 20 thousand to 35 thousand.

Source: Statista

No. of Hours Watched of Overwatch 2 on Twitch Worldwide (Apr 2022 to Jun 2023):

People have been watching Overwatch 2 on Twitch since April 2022. The number of hours people spent watching changed a lot from month to month.

October 2022 had the highest number of hours watched. In that month, people watched Overwatch 2 streams for about 127 million hours in total.

August 2022 had the lowest number of hours watched. People only watched for around 80,000 hours total that month.

The game had big differences in how much people watched each month. October was way higher than August because of the official launch.

Source: Statista

Overwatch 2 Users by Geography

In Overwatch 2, user adoption is highest in theUnited States (11.87%)and lowest inCanada (3.31%).

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Net income generated by Activision Blizzard

Net income generated by Activision Blizzard (Quarter Wise):

Activision Blizzard’s net income on a quarterly basis started at $363 million in 2016 Q1 and reached $587 million in 2023 Q2.

Net income trended upward overall from 2016 to 2018, with some fluctuations. It peaked at $685 million in 2018 Q4, before declining in 2019 and then recovering again in 2020 and 2021.

The highest net income was $876 million in 2021 Q2.

In 2023 so far, net income has been $740 million and $587 million in Q1 and Q2 respectively.

In general, Activision Blizzard’s quarterly net income has trended upward over the 2016-2023 period, with typical seasonal declines in Q3 of each year. The results reflect continued profitability for the company.

Quarter	Net Income (in mm)
2016 Q1	363
2016 Q2	127
2016 Q3	199
2016 Q4	254
2017 Q1	426
2017 Q2	243
2017 Q3	188
2017 Q4	-584
2018 Q1	500
2018 Q2	402
2018 Q3	260
2018 Q4	685
2019 Q1	447
2019 Q2	328
2019 Q3	204
2019 Q4	525
2020 Q1	505
2020 Q2	580
2020 Q3	604
2020 Q4	508
2021 Q1	619
2021 Q2	876
2021 Q3	639
2021 Q4	564
2022 Q1	395
2022 Q2	280
2022 Q3	435
2022 Q4	403
2023 Q1	740
2023 Q2	587

Source: Statista

Net Revenue generated by Activision Blizzard

Net revenue generated by Activision Blizzard (Quarter Wise):

Activision Blizzard’s revenue on a quarterly basis grew steadily from $1.46 billion in 2016.

The highest revenue was $2.41 billion, reported in 2020 Q4. Overall, revenue increased each year from 2016 to 2018, peaking at $7.50 billion in 2018 before declining slightly to $6.49 billion in 2019.

It then rose again to $8.09 billion in 2020 and $8.80 billion in 2021, before dropping to $7.53 billion in 2022.

In 2023 so far, revenue has been $2.39 billion in Q1 and $2.21 billion in Q2.

Quarter	Net Revenue (in mm)
2016 Q1	1,455
2016 Q2	1,570
2016 Q3	1,568
2016 Q4	2,014
2017 Q1	1,726
2017 Q2	1,631
2017 Q3	1,618
2017 Q4	2,043
2018 Q1	1,965
2018 Q2	1,641
2018 Q3	1,512
2018 Q4	2,381
2019 Q1	1,825
2019 Q2	1,396
2019 Q3	1,282
2019 Q4	1,986
2020 Q1	1,788
2020 Q2	1,932
2020 Q3	1,954
2020 Q4	2,413
2021 Q1	2,275
2021 Q2	2,295
2021 Q3	2,070
2021 Q4	2,163
2022 Q1	1,768
2022 Q2	1,644
2022 Q3	1,782
2022 Q4	2,334
2023 Q1	2,383
2023 Q2	2,207

Source: Statista

Net revenue generated by Activision Blizzard ( Region Wise):

Between 2016 and 2022, Activision Blizzard generated over $51 billion in new revenue worldwide.

The largest source of revenue was from the Americas, which accounted for $24.9 billion. EMEA contributed $16.3 billion in revenue, while Asia Pacific added $10 billion.

Activision Blizzard’s total revenues rose from $6.6 billion in 2016 to a peak of $8.8 billion in 2021, before dropping slightly to $7.5 billion in 2022.

The Americas consistently generated the most revenue, over 50% of the total. Asia Pacific revenue share gained over the period, rising from 15% to 20% of the total.

Year	America	EMEA	Aisa Pacific	Total (in mm)
2016	$ 3,423	$ 2,241	$ 964	$ 6,628
2017	$ 3,607	$ 2,464	$ 946	$ 7,017
2018	$ 3,880	$ 2,618	$ 1,002	$ 7,500
2019	$ 3,341	$ 2,239	$ 909	$ 6,489
2020	$ 4,434	$ 2,680	$ 972	$ 8,086
2021	$ 4,931	$ 2,797	$ 1,075	$ 8,803
2022	$ 4,208	$ 2,236	$ 1,084	$ 7,528

Source: Statista