Free Fire is a Battle Royale game, just like Fortnite and PUBG. It was developed by 111dots Studio marketed by Garena and is only available for Android and iOS. The game attracted millions of users just a few months after its release, mainly due to its addictive nature and smooth gameplay on mid-range devices.
Overall, millions of people play Free Fire daily and the exact numbers only Garena has at its disposal, however, it is possible to have estimated data according to the activeplayer.io platform.
How many people play Free Fire in 2023?
At first, it is possible to find out how many players are playing Free Fire simultaneously per month and day. Users now have access to a Free Fire live player count or at least the number of estimated players in the game. Also, it is important to note that the chart is available for the last 2 years.
| Month | Monthly Players | players per day |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 311.250.355 | 41.500.047 |
| March 2022 | 312.015.509 | 41.602.068 |
| February 2022 | 315.600.064 | 42.080.009 |
| January 2022 | 316.901.447 | 42.253.526 |
| december 2021 | 325.301.146 | 43.373.486 |
| november 2021 | 331.011.479 | 44.134.864 |
| october 2021 | 335.011.479 | 44.668.197 |
| september 2021 | 339.069.971 | 45.209.329 |
| august 2021 | 345.011.126 | 46.001.483 |
| july 2021 | 349.011.456 | 41.695.521 |
| June 2021 | 351.411.451 | 45.602.778 |
| May 2021 | 354.144.850 | 49.014.475 |
| april 2021 | 356.601.770 | 46.501.477 |
| March 2021 | 349.011.439 | 43.055.014 |
| February 2021 | 346.571.803 | 34.657.180 |
| January 2021 | 333.537.384 | 44.471.651 |
| december 2020 | 323.477.583 | 32.347.758 |
| november 2020 | 320.274.521 | 42.703.269 |
| october 2020 | 318.978.593 | 42.530.479 |
| september 2020 | 300.460.420 | 40.061.389 |
| august 2020 | 303.463.773 | 40.461.836 |
| july 2020 | 312.849.250 | 52.141.542 |
| June 2020 | 315.875.000 | 42.116.667 |
| May 2020 | 332.500.000 | 44.333.333 |
| april 2020 | 315.875.000 | 31.587.500 |
| March 2020 | 300.081.250 | 40.010.833 |
| February 2020 | 303.366.350 | 30.336.635 |
| January 2020 | 279.375.644 | 37.250.086 |
| december 2019 | 265.406.862 | 26.540.686 |
| november 2019 | 262.864.543 | 26.286.454 |
According to the data in the table above, presented by the platform activeplayer.io , the peak in the number of players took place in May 2021, with about 354 million active players per month, 49 million of which per day.
Now the average is a little lower, coming in at just over 41 million active players per day. In other words, in 2022, more than 41 million people play Free Fire daily in 2022. In addition, throughout the month, this number rises to 311 million people in Garena’s Battle Royale.
It is worth remembering that the numbers above are estimated and also an average, so they do not faithfully reproduce the login peaks as we can see in August 2021, when Garena reported that 150 million players were active in a single day.
Why do people play Free Fire?
At first, Free Fire was launched in 2017 and can be downloaded for free from Google Play and Apple Store. However, it became very popular because of its easy gameplay and also because it runs on phones with modest configurations.
In addition, Garena‘s game has become very famous and popular due to the number of events that developers bring daily, in addition, partnerships with DJ Alok, KSHMR, Cristiano Ronaldo and many others increase the visibility of the game.
What does Free Fire mean?
Overall, the name Free Fire comes from an American military term , where the military is allowed to shoot a person without prior authorization. Just like, in a free translation, the term Free Fire means “ Free Fire ”.
Recently, Free Fire reached the mark of 100 billion views on Youtube and, according to Ryan Wyatt, head of games on the platform, in 2021 the game broke all audience records.
In the competitive, Free Fire in Brazil has the largest e-Sports organizations in the game, most of them were created and developed exclusively for the game. The success is such that Garena created the Brazilian Free Fire League, the game’s official championship in the country and guarantees spots for the game’s world championship, played with other teams from around the world.
Currently Free Fire is in activity with a partnership with BTS , a South Korean music group that has the highest audience and views records. In addition, the peak of the event is scheduled for April 9, when the game will release all items developed for the collaboration.