• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EST 00:32
CET 06:32
KST 14:32
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
RSL Revival - 2025 Season Finals Preview8RSL Season 3 - Playoffs Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups C & D Preview0RSL Season 3 - RO16 Groups A & B Preview2TL.net Map Contest #21: Winners12
Community News
[BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 103SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-1822Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises3Weekly Cups (Dec 15-21): Classic wins big, MaxPax & Clem take weeklies3ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !11
StarCraft 2
General
SC2 All-Star Invitational: Jan 17-18 Weekly Cups (Dec 22-28): Classic & MaxPax win, Percival surprises Chinese SC2 server to reopen; live all-star event in Hangzhou Starcraft 2 Zerg Coach ComeBackTV's documentary on Byun's Career !
Tourneys
uThermal 2v2 Circuit OSC Season 13 World Championship WardiTV Mondays $5,000+ WardiTV 2025 Championship $100 Prize Pool - Winter Warp Gate Masters Showdow
Strategy
Simple Questions Simple Answers
Custom Maps
Map Editor closed ?
External Content
Mutation # 507 Well Trained Mutation # 506 Warp Zone Mutation # 505 Rise From Ashes Mutation # 504 Retribution
Brood War
General
Data analysis on 70 million replays I would like to say something about StarCraft BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ Empty tournaments section on Liquipedia A cwal.gg Extension - Easily keep track of anyone
Tourneys
[BSL21] Grand Finals - Sunday 21:00 CET [BSL21] Non-Korean Championship - Starts Jan 10 [Megathread] Daily Proleagues SLON Grand Finals – Season 2
Strategy
Game Theory for Starcraft Current Meta Simple Questions, Simple Answers [G] How to get started on ladder as a new Z player
Other Games
General Games
Nintendo Switch Thread Awesome Games Done Quick 2026! General RTS Discussion Thread Beyond All Reason Elden Ring Thread
Dota 2
Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug Heroes of StarCraft mini-set
TL Mafia
Vanilla Mini Mafia Mafia Game Mode Feedback/Ideas Survivor II: The Amazon Sengoku Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Trading/Investing Thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread The Big Programming Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread
Fan Clubs
White-Ra Fan Club
Media & Entertainment
Anime Discussion Thread [Manga] One Piece
Sports
2024 - 2026 Football Thread Formula 1 Discussion
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List TL+ Announced
Blogs
Psychological Factors That D…
TrAiDoS
James Bond movies ranking - pa…
Topin
StarCraft improvement
iopq
GOAT of Goats list
BisuDagger
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 1558 users

How Many Online?

Blogs > naventus
Post a Reply
naventus
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
United States1337 Posts
May 11 2011 20:12 GMT
#1
The main screen reports 500k people on BNet.

How many are SC2 players? IIRC, numbers were ~20-40k for TFT, less for D2+BW.

But it only reports 2-3k ongoing SC2 games in the NA region, which makes me think that a lot of the 500k comes from WoW. So unless WoW doesn't count for BNET numbers, I'm not sure SC2 numbers are particularly impressive.

hmm.
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
May 11 2011 20:15 GMT
#2
It is the middle of the afternoon. Any game see's this at this time of day(for your area/timezone).
Brood War forever!
jimmyjingle
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States472 Posts
May 11 2011 20:23 GMT
#3
i'm also curious! For years i thought the 12 million were active subscribers to wow, but it turns out that's probably just total anyway.

so im curious how big sc2 is compared to mw2 and stuff!
I get brain like a skull
Tschis
Profile Joined November 2010
Brazil1511 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 20:35:45
May 11 2011 20:35 GMT
#4
I think that if the numbers were great enough, Blizzard would make it public.

So I guess SC2 isn't really as big as MW2 (active people at the same time)
"A coward is not someone that runs from a battle knowing he will lose. A coward is someone who challenges a weak knowing he will win."
disco
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Netherlands1667 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-11 20:52:50
May 11 2011 20:51 GMT
#5
According to SC2Ranks.com there are about 3 million SC2 accounts. And then there's still a lot of people who don't ladder. You'd say the currently online number should be a bit higher.
this game is a fucking jokie
emythrel
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom2599 Posts
May 11 2011 21:54 GMT
#6
On May 12 2011 05:23 jimmyjingle wrote:
i'm also curious! For years i thought the 12 million were active subscribers to wow, but it turns out that's probably just total anyway.

so im curious how big sc2 is compared to mw2 and stuff!


WoW is counted in active subscriptions, doesn't mean they all play at the same time or every day.... I had my WoW account active until march, even tho I had barely played since last august.
When there is nothing left to lose but your dignity, it is already gone.
[N3O]r3d33m3r
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany673 Posts
May 11 2011 23:16 GMT
#7
funny topic, the xxxxx players online number IS the current number of all sc2 players, not diablo 2, not warcraft 3, not wow, ONLY sc2.

amount of games being played in your region is your region only, total amount of games is obviously total amount of games worldwide
elmizzt
Profile Joined February 2010
United States3309 Posts
May 11 2011 23:37 GMT
#8
On May 12 2011 05:23 jimmyjingle wrote:
i'm also curious! For years i thought the 12 million were active subscribers to wow, but it turns out that's probably just total anyway.

so im curious how big sc2 is compared to mw2 and stuff!

The number blizz gives for wow IS active subscribers.
d=(^_^)z
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 28m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
RuFF_SC2 289
NeuroSwarm 157
StarCraft: Brood War
Snow 181
Zeus 156
JulyZerg 101
Shuttle 71
ZergMaN 52
Noble 50
Bale 11
Icarus 5
Dota 2
XaKoH 232
League of Legends
JimRising 722
C9.Mang0637
Counter-Strike
summit1g10202
Super Smash Bros
Mew2King48
Other Games
ViBE84
Organizations
Other Games
gamesdonequick33297
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
sctven
[ Show 18 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• practicex 35
• Kozan
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• sooper7s
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• intothetv
• Migwel
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• RayReign 115
• Diggity10
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
Dota 2
• masondota21111
League of Legends
• Rush1482
• Stunt396
Other Games
• Scarra2687
• Shiphtur330
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
3h 28m
Wardi Open
6h 28m
RotterdaM Event
11h 58m
Patches Events
14h 28m
PiGosaur Cup
19h 28m
OSC
1d 6h
SOOP
1d 22h
OSC
2 days
OSC
3 days
SOOP
4 days
[ Show More ]
The PondCast
5 days
Sparkling Tuna Cup
6 days
IPSL
6 days
DragOn vs Sziky
Liquipedia Results

Completed

BSL Season 21
WardiTV 2025
META Madness #9

Ongoing

C-Race Season 1
IPSL Winter 2025-26
eXTREMESLAND 2025
SL Budapest Major 2025
ESL Impact League Season 8
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025
IEM Chengdu 2025
PGL Masters Bucharest 2025

Upcoming

Escore Tournament S1: W3
BSL 21 Non-Korean Championship
CSL 2025 WINTER (S19)
Acropolis #4
IPSL Spring 2026
Bellum Gens Elite Stara Zagora 2026
HSC XXVIII
Thunderfire SC2 All-star 2025
Big Gabe Cup #3
OSC Championship Season 13
Nations Cup 2026
Underdog Cup #3
NA Kuram Kup
BLAST Open Spring 2026
ESL Pro League Season 23
ESL Pro League Season 23
PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026
IEM Kraków 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter 2026
BLAST Bounty Winter Qual
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.