Call of Duty, has one of the largest and most consistent player bases year after year, but with Warzone serving as its own standalone Battle Royale experience, just how many are dropping in?

The original Warzone was a huge success for Activision, changing the face of the CoD franchise forever. After Warzone landed, nothing dominated the online gaming space more, and the game reached its peak popularity, prompting a sequel shortly after.

Warzone 2 – later rebranded back to just Warzone was a highly anticipated overhaul to the original, with many looking forward to its best weapons and new maps, though not everything went to plan. Many boycotted the new maps and fundamental changes over the years, leaving Warzone in a spot of bother entering the Black Ops 6 era.

Call of Duty Warzone player count

The average number of players in July for Call of Duty was 50,975.0, according to Steam Charts This is a pretty large dropoff from the 69,000 seen in April, but can likely be attributed to a fall in interest after the initial hype of Verdansk coming back.

It’s clear that Verdansk’s return reignited interest in the game, as its Twitch viewership also soared in Season 3. However, Season 4 saw that momentum fade. According to TwitchTracker, July’s average viewers for Warzone was 30,697.

After the OG map came back on April 3, the average players jumped to over 113,000, the highest it’s been since 2024. It only grew in the following days too, before reaching a peak of nearly 140,000 players on April 6.

However, now that the dust has settled and Season 4 has gotten underway, the player count is on its way back down. The good news is, though, that it’s still higher than March 2024, when it hit an all-time low of 44,613.