# Player counts across all platforms **URL:** \ **Category:** Console\ **Created:** [March 7, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372 "2014-03-07T06:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Beegie_B)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 6:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/1 "2014-03-07T06:43:00Z")
So a while back I wrote a little code snippet that checks the [bf4stats.com](http://bf4stats.com) website and extracts the number of active players on each platform about every hour. Here are the results of total average players playing on each platform through Feb 21 and March 6th. In total I have collected 184 samples, I had to throw away some data since my internet was unstable and at times I would get 0 players playing across all platforms (which obviously doesn’t make sense). PC---- 42353.081522 PS3— 39457.282609 PS4— 47923.244565 X360-- 29981.065217 XONE-- 24921.853261 Some interesting results for the PS4/X1 community: **Total 360/PS3 community distribution** PS4 makes up ~26.0% of the BF4 community … In fact, PS4 is the most active platform for BF4 (what are those PC guys talking about eh?) X1 makes up ~13.5% of the BF4 community So in total the current gen makes up about 39.5% of the BF4 community. **When are the most people playing BF4 on X1/PS4?** PS4 - 13:00-17:00 Eastern Time averaging at about 58,000 players 360 - 16:00-21:00 Eastern Time averaging at about 32,000 players Let me know if you guys want to see any other details from this data and I’ll run the summaries for you. Also, do you have any other suggestions for data collection projects? It’s pretty easy to do, so I don’t mind spending an hour out of my day writing some code to answer some data-related questions for the community. Here is the link to my data set: [BF4 Active Player Data - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/RBPs2y2i) [[pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com)] Here is the link to the Python code used to collect the data: [BF4Stats Player Count Miner - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/NzH2W9ys) [[pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com)] **EDIT - As of March 29 2014** Here are the updated player averages across all platforms. PC---- 34922.640257 PS3— 34591.462527 PS4— 42250.338330 X360-- 24338.509636 XONE-- 18650.394004 So player counts have dropped on all platforms since the last time I posted this thread, PS4 still reigns supreme. What’s very surprising is there are times when there are less than 2000 players total playing on the X1 (2014-03-27 07:00)… that’s like a barren wasteland. Must be hard finding full servers for the game modes / maps you want considering players are split across DLCs and different game modes. As it stands now: PS4 makes up 27.3% of all BF4 players X1 makes up 12.0% of all BF4 players So PS4’s share of the BF4 market increased, while X1’s share decreased since last posting I’ve posted the updated dataset here: [date, PC, PS3, PS4, X360, XONE2014-02-21 13:00, 63317, 47408, 44950, 32332, 22 - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/Z4A3JP6d) [[pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com)] EDIT2: Here is a graphic showing the average daily player counts on X1 over time, notice the significant dropoff in player counts when titanfall released ![](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/6/f/6f28197f6615a797b3cdd303202c1e23fd173e55.png) [[imgur.com](http://imgur.com)] ---
**Author:** ![vvWILSONvv](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ce7236/32.png) [@vvWILSONvv](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/vvWILSONvv)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/2 "2014-03-07T07:32:00Z")
Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. ---
**Author:** ![JudgeReddz](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JudgeReddz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JudgeReddz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:41am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/3 "2014-03-07T07:41:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _MrWilsonStaff said:_ > Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. It also doesnt count people playing on tablets as commander… I bet there is at least another 5 million there… ---
**Author:** ![xSlizzy](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/a587f6/32.png) [@xSlizzy](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/xSlizzy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:42am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/4 "2014-03-07T07:42:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Reddzfoxx said:_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _MrWilsonStaff said:_ > > Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. > > It also doesnt count people playing on tablets as commander… I bet there is at least another 5 million there… lmao and if there are THAT many people playing while showing as offline than I’m sorry but it sounds like you need to remove some ppl from your friends list. ---
**Author:** ![JudgeReddz](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@JudgeReddz](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JudgeReddz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/5 "2014-03-07T07:47:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _xSlizzy said:_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _Reddzfoxx said:_ > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > _MrWilsonStaff said:_ > > > Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. > > > > It also doesnt count people playing on tablets as commander… I bet there is at least another 5 million there… > > lmao > > and if there are THAT many people playing while showing as offline than I’m sorry but it sounds like you need to remove some ppl from your friends list. My Friends list cant get any more empty… Xbox gave me 1000 friends slots… they should have included at least 1 actual friend instead ☹ ---
**Author:** ![KingLethal08](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@KingLethal08](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/KingLethal08)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:47am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/6 "2014-03-07T08:47:00Z")
PS4 master race! ---
**Author:** ![musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/musne)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:52am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/7 "2014-03-07T08:52:00Z")
If only there weren’t so many idiots willing to throw their money at Msoft, then the PS4 community could have been even bigger. ---
**Author:** ![Switchtrix](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Switchtrix](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Switchtrix)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:52am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/8 "2014-03-07T08:52:00Z")
Unfortunately we on the PS4 have nothing else to play, that should go some way to explain the large numbers on BF4… ---
**Author:** ![Badger3k](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Badger3k](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Badger3k)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/9 "2014-03-07T08:53:00Z")
Considering I routinely saw 6-digit figures for BF3, that’s…pathetic. ---
**Author:** ![Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Beegie_B)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/10 "2014-03-07T09:36:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Badger3k said:_ > Considering I routinely saw 6-digit figures for BF3, that’s…pathetic. On a single platform? Which platform? Overall it’s definitely in the 6 figures if you look at totals. 87.5% of all my samples have a total player count over 6 figures. ---
**Author:** ![Badger3k](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Badger3k](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Badger3k)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/11 "2014-03-08T02:26:00Z")
PS3. I routinely saw over 100k players. Not now, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Beegie_B)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/12 "2014-03-09T01:27:00Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/musne)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 9:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/13 "2014-03-09T09:21:00Z")
everytime I check [http://bf4stats.com/](http://bf4stats.com/) [[bf4stats.com](http://bf4stats.com)] there always seems to be more players playing on PS4 / PS3 alone than Xbox 360 and Xbone combined. All I can say is I’m glad I don’t have an Xbone. ---
**Author:** ![Jaguar-82nd](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Jaguar-82nd](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Jaguar-82nd)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 9:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/14 "2014-03-09T09:34:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _MrWilsonStaff said:_ > Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. How would I have ever guessed that you were an xbot? Right now, the PS4 has 3x as many on as the Xbone. Hell, even the PS3 version has more on than the Xbox One and 360 combined- with some like 5-6k even more than double too. ---
**Author:** ![Dragongk2](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/dragongk2/32/101778_2.png) [@Dragongk2](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Dragongk2)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 9:43am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/15 "2014-03-09T09:43:00Z")
Able to figure out how much players has kills in total on each platforms? ---
**Author:** ![musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@musne](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/musne)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/16 "2014-03-09T10:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _IIJaguarII said:_ > > > [@](#): > > > > _MrWilsonStaff said:_ > > Those numbers are not accurate because if you set your gamertag to show as offline then your not counted towards them stats. > > How would I have ever guessed that you were an xbot? > > Right now, the PS4 has 3x as many on as the Xbone. Hell, even the PS3 version has more on than the Xbox One and 360 combined- with some like 5-6k even more than double too. In this very moment, there are nearly 4x the amount of players on PS4 over Xbox One. LOL. Poor Xbots. 39,241 on PS4 and 11,946 Xbone. 33,168 on PS3. Stats directly from [bf4stats.com](http://bf4stats.com) ---
**Author:** ![Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Beegie\_B](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Beegie_B)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/17 "2014-03-09T12:39:00Z")
> [@](#): > > _Badger3k said:_ > PS3. I routinely saw over 100k players. Not now, of course. You also have to remember that BF3 was only available for old gen. If you look at PS3 + PS4 players combined in BF4 during peak hours you’ll see that it’s six figures. ---
**Author:** ![Occifer\_Swaggin](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/51bf81/32.png) [@Occifer\_Swaggin](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Occifer_Swaggin)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/18 "2014-03-09T12:44:00Z")
PS4 swag. ---
**Author:** ![WarpedLove](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@WarpedLove](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WarpedLove)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/19 "2014-03-09T12:48:00Z")
Right now, lol.. didn’t know the difference was so big. [http://d.pr/i/puVh](http://d.pr/i/puVh) [d.pr] ---
**Author:** ![82Bash](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/8/4491bb/32.png) [@82Bash](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/82Bash)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372/20 "2014-03-09T12:48:00Z")
Pc have custom servers so their numbers won’t sshow, they are not playing on dice servers. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/player-counts-across-all-platforms/171372.md?page=2)