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Rust player count right now.
- 24-hour peak
- 24-hour low
- vs. this time yesterday
- Rank on our board
Daily peaks
| Day (UTC) | Peak | Average | Low |
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The big number above is how many people are playing Rust on Steam right now. We read Steam every 10 minutes and keep each reading, so the chart and the daily peaks table get longer every day.
This is the PC game. Rust Console Edition on PlayStation and Xbox is a separate game with its own servers and its own wipe day, and its players are not in this count. Facepunch does not publish a console player number. For the console schedule, see our Rust Console wipe countdown.
Rust has a monthly heartbeat. Every server wipes on force wipe day, the first Thursday of the month, and many players come back for the fresh start. Watch the 7-day and 30-day charts around each force wipe to see how big the return is. The next one is on our Rust force wipe countdown.
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Rust player count questions
How many people are playing Rust right now?
The number at the top of this page is the live Rust player count on Steam, refreshed every 10 minutes.
What is the Rust player count on all platforms?
Rust on PC is sold on Steam, so the Steam count covers PC players. Rust Console Edition on PlayStation and Xbox is a separate game, and Facepunch does not publish its player count.
Why does the Rust player count go up on the first Thursday?
That is force wipe day, when every Rust server resets. Many players return for the fresh start, so counts usually rise around it. The 30-day chart on this page shows how much.
Is Rust still popular in 2026?
Look at the daily peaks table and the 30-day chart on this page. They show the real Steam numbers for each day we have recorded.
Where does this data come from?
Steam's public player count for Rust (app 252490), read every 10 minutes and stored by PropBuilds since November 5, 2026.