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Dota 2 is #2 on Steam with a 24h peak of 907,099; 579,051 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: 7.41f Gameplay Patch (Sep 15, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.

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Inside the Trove of Terror

Some time ago, a time now none of us can quite recall, we began to set our minds on matters of the monstrous. Our work has always concerned itself with the manufacture of frightening things, so there was no reason at that time for alarm. Until we began to fill a new treasure…

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 22, 2026 · Refreshed daily

Steam rank
#2
24h peak
907K
Steam weekly chart change
No change

Weekly change is vs last week on Steam's chart. History below compares exact dates in our recorded snapshots.

Latest updates & patch notes

7 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. News Steam · Official

    Inside the Trove of Terror

    Some time ago, a time now none of us can quite recall, we began to set our minds on matters of the monstrous. Our work has always concerned itself with the manufacture of frightening things, so there was no reason at that time for alarm. Until we began to fill a new treasure…

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    Official Patch / Release posts · 2026-10-22 UTC

  3. Patch Steam · Official

    7.41f Gameplay Patch

    Patch 7.41f is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, we've recently addressed the following issues: Fixed spot on map near the top Roshan Pit where a hero could hide within the geometry of the cave Fixed being able to mark items for sale that are…

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  4. News Steam · Official

    The International 2026 Grand Champions

    Congratulations to Team Spirit, Grand Champions at The International 2026. After enduring a challenging year, Team Spirit regained their ultimate form just in time to take a five-game Grand Finals slugfest and claim the Aegis of Champions in Shanghai. Spirit's Group Stage…

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  5. Event Steam · Official

    The International Main Event

    The sixteen best Dota teams in the world spent the last week battling through an intense Group Stage, and now only eight contenders remain. In a matter of hours Team Vision, Team Liquid, Nigma Galaxy, Team Falcons, BoomBoys, Team Spirit, Iron Wing, and Team Yandex will begin the…

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  6. News Steam · Official

    The International: Streams, Secret Shop, and More

    It's the final countdown: Players and talent have landed, and all of the pieces are falling into place to make Shanghai the center of the Dota universe for the next two weeks. It's time to finish crafting your fantasy rosters, lock in your first round of predictions, and get…

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  7. Patch Steam · Official

    Gameplay Patch 7.41e and Summer Scrub

    The International approaches and we've just released an update that includes predictions, fantasy, supporter bundles, and a chance to prove your skills and win new Immortals and unlock terrains. But that's not all. Today we're also releasing patch 7.41e. Even that's not…

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  8. News Steam · Official

    The International: Predictions, Fantasy, and Supporter Bundles

    Nearly a year has passed since Team Falcons hoisted the Aegis of Champions as the final team standing in Hamburg. But that was last year's story, and the time has come to turn our thoughts to Shanghai and the crop of competitors who vie to write the tale of this year. All of…

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  9. Patch Steam · Official

    Dota 2 Update - 7/1/2026

    Over the past few days we've made various bug fixes and improvements: Dark Carnival Playing Regular and Turbo games now reward Scrap tickets. 6 Scrap can be traded for a Hero ticket of your choice. Regular games reward 2, Turbo games reward 1. Scrap is rewarded regardless of…

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  10. News Steam · Official

    The Dark Carnival

    Don't you hate it when you wake up in a prison car with no memory of how you got there and, worse, no way to escape, only to discover you've been captured by an evil puppet-man as part of some dark bargain with an ancient world-conquering evil? We've all been there. We're…

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  11. Patch Steam · Official

    7.41d Gameplay Patch

    Patch 7.41d is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, we've recently addressed the following issues: Fixed Greevils not spawning their equipped effects Fixed Earthshaker's Planetfall Arcana not tracking combos and combo damage properly Fixed right click…

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  12. Event Steam · Official

    The International 2026 Ticket Sales

    In just a few short months, the finest Dota teams in the world will gather in Shanghai to battle for the Aegis of Champions in front of thousands of cheering fans. We've announced the official team invitations, and now we'd like to extend one to you. If you want to be one of…

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  13. News Steam · Official

    The International 2026 Invitations and Qualifiers

    Throughout the year, Dota teams around the world battle to prove themselves worthy of direct invitation to The International — and a chance to compete for the Aegis of Champions on the world's biggest stage. Teams that secure invites can begin to focus on their final…

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  14. Patch Steam · Official

    7.41c Gameplay Patch

    Patch 7.41c is out now and you can check out the patch notes here. In addition, over the last few days we've addressed the following issues: Fixed illusions not duplicating the correct level of neutral item enchantment Fixed Bloodstone's Bloodpact having a superfluous stack…

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Last 14 days on Steam

Tracked since Aug 13, 2026 · best observed rank #2 (Aug 13, 2026) · 65 recorded days.

As of . 27 of the last 30 days recorded.

Rank changes compare with our own dated snapshots: the 7-day figure is vs our snapshot 7 days ago. Steam’s weekly chart comparison uses a separate source.

Rank vs yesterday
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Rank vs 7 days ago
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Rank vs 30 days ago
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30-day best peak
1,034,502
30-day average peak
880,578
24-hour player peaks · min 859,106 · max 1,034,502 players · gaps are not interpolated
Last 14 calendar days · rank and 24-hour concurrent player peak
Date (UTC)Rank24h peak
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#2907,099
#2916,309
#21,009,131
#2969,895
#2937,935
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#2859,106
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#2930,820
#21,034,502
#21,019,709
#2917,780
#2869,845

27 peak samples in the 30-day average. Missing, excluded and unobserved days are not counted; chart absence does not prove zero players.

In the news (9)

Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.

  1. PC Gamer

    'Dude no joke looks like Hugh Jackman now': The internet is swooning over Gabe Newell's svelte new look at The International

    Valve honcho Gabe Newell recorded a video to kick off The International 2026, the latest edition of Valve's annual Dota 2 championship tournament, and as noticed by GamesRadar , the reaction to it is pleasingly wholesome... Read more.

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  2. PCGamesN

    Dota 2's Dark Carnival has begun, with a huge story chapter and five automaton hero personas

    At last, weeks of speculation and mystery can finally be put to bed: the Dota 2 Dark Carnival has begun. Valve's latest big event is here, and as many were hoping (myself included), it's a full-scale story campaign in a similar format to 2024's Crownfall. This time, the tale…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  3. PCGamesN

    After mysteriously vanishing from the game, Dota 2's Axe has been 'replaced' by a fake

    Dota 2 has a new hero - or should that be an old one? It's tough to be sure. If you logged into the Valve MOBA this week, you might have been surprised to find that Axe, one of its longest-standing and most iconic faces, was completely absent from the roster. You couldn't play…

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  4. PCGamesN

    Valve calls out Dota 2 dataminers desperate for Dark Carnival news: "Why are you guys reading our variable names?"

    Rumors of a new Dota 2 event called Dark Carnival have been swirling among the MOBA's community for several months, with the leading speculation being that Valve is preparing a new, large-scale feature in the vein of 2024's Crownfall. Lately, in-game signs have suggested that…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  5. PCGamesN

    A new Dota 2 update buffs Nature's Prophet and Arc Warden, but everyone's talking about a mysterious Axe 'change'

    Fresh Dota 2 patch notes have just dropped, and that means the meta will start to creak and shift under the weight of Valve's latest balance adjustments. There are some welcome changes in Dota 2 update 7.41d, along with a few that I'm sure people will question, and even a nice…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  6. PCGamesN

    Dota 2 patch 7.41c is awful news for Batrider and Puck, and keeps Roshan under wraps

    New Dota 2 7.41c patch notes have arrived to shake up the meta once again, and Valve is bringing some of the most impactful heroes in line with targeted nerfs across the roster. We're still recovering from the grand shakeup of 7.41, which removed Facets from the game altogether…

    Read on PCGamesN →
  7. PCGamesN

    Beloved Dota 2 esports team Heroic has just disbanded, saying it's a "tough game to commercialize"

    Dota 2 esports is in an odd place. Once the premier sphere, it's been overtaken by the mammoth that is League of Legends - a beast that isn't showing any signs of slowing down. While Dota 2 remains huge in the East, its Western appeal has started to falter over the years, partly…

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  8. PC Gamer

    Remember when OpenAI beat humans in Dota 2? Turns out that was partly thanks to when Elon Musk 'personally called Nadella' to secure a load of discounted Microsoft computing power

    OpenAI is now one of the world's most talked-about companies, and the ongoing legal spat between co-founders Elon Musk and Sam Altman has resulted in some truly juicy revelations around exactly what was going on in the firm's earliest years. One example: it turns out Gabe Newell…

    Read on PC Gamer →
  9. PCGamesN

    Dota 2 patch 7.41b puts a stop to Meepo's reign of terror as Valve locks in its new meta

    Big balance updates can often have long-reaching ramifications, and Dota 2 patch 7.41b is Valve's second follow-up to the massive overhaul that saw the removal of Facets from the MOBA . Since then we've seen the climax of the ESL One Birmingham tournament and had a little more…

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Game overview

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

Steam rank
#2 ＝
Peak (24h)
907K
Genre
Action, Strategy, Free To Play
Developer
Valve
Released
Jul 9, 2013
Price
Free to Play
Metacritic
90
Recommendations
14K

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About Dota 2

The most-played game on Steam. Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has truly taken on a life of its own. One Battlefield. Infinite Possibilities. When it comes to diversity of heroes, abilities, and powerful items, Dota boasts an endless array—no two games are the same. Any hero can fill multiple roles, and there's an abundance of items to help meet the needs of each game. Dota doesn't provide…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 60 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Languages
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English * , Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean * , Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese…
DLC
2 available on Steam
Official site
www.dota2.com/

Frequently asked questions

Is Dota 2 free to play?
Yes — Dota 2 is free to play on Steam.
What is the latest Dota 2 update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "Inside the Trove of Terror" (Oct 7, 2026), categorized as News. Some time ago, a time now none of us can quite recall, we began to set our minds on matters of the monstrous. Our work has always concerned itself with the manufacture of frightening things, so there was no reason at that time for alarm. Until we began to fill a new treasure…
How many people play Dota 2?
Dota 2 is #2 on Steam with a 24h peak of 907,099; 579,051 playing when sampled at 23:40 UTC. Latest official patch in our feed: 7.41f Gameplay Patch (Sep 15, 2026). As of Oct 22, 2026.
When was Dota 2 released?
Dota 2 was released on Jul 9, 2013 by Valve.
What kind of game is Dota 2?
Dota 2 is a Action, Strategy, Free To Play game, featuring multi-player, co-op, steam trading cards.

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