Black Myth Wukong player count – How many people are playing Black Myth Wukong?

Black Myth isn't monkeying around.

Monkey King Sun Wukong fighting a Yaoguai monster in the snowy lands of The New West
Image via Game Science

Game Science’s Black Myth Wukong is a headline act in 2024, and the action-adventure title tackling Chinese mythology has garnered a staggering player count very quickly.

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Player counts are important to developers, publishers, and the gaming community as a whole. They are a clear indicator of how well a game is performing and how able it is where player retention is concerned.

Black Myth Wukong‘s extensive marketing and pre-release certainly got the interest flowing. It’s shrugged off controversy and unusual streaming restrictions to cement itself as one of the most-played pieces of media this year already.

Black Myth Wukong concurrent players: How many are playing the game?

Black Myth Wukong screenshot featuring the titualar protagonist with glowing eyes and his staff.
We did it, Wukong. Image via Game Science

On Black Myth Wukong‘s first day of release, Steam Charts recognizes the title’s all-time peak as 2,125,077—and this figure has the potential to rise.

This is an astronomical figure and one that few could’ve predicted. Yes, Wukong is a AAA showcase in a year that’s fairly light on real GOTY contenders, but its all-time peak has already eclipsed all but one game in the history of SteamPUBG.

In short, Black Myth Wukong is the second-most-played Steam game in history! It has overtaken Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and various other gaming giants.

Wukong does have some way to go to dethrone PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ all-time peak of 3,257,248, though. But even if it doesn’t, it’s irrelevant at this point because the success Black Myth has achieved in its first 24 hours is quite surprising.

With its first weekend still to come and word of mouth sure to spread, Black Myth Wukong’s all-time peak is well worth keeping an eye on as time goes on. So keep checking back to this guide as we update it with the latest metrics.

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