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Hogwarts Legacy vs Monster Hunter: World
Hogwarts Legacy is the more played game right now: 9,834 players on Steam against 6,474 for Monster Hunter: World, about 1.5× more players. Monster Hunter: World has been ahead for 142 days straight.
Hogwarts Legacy is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Monster Hunter: World leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 38.9h in Hogwarts Legacy and 94.0h in Monster Hunter: World. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Hogwarts Legacy
38.9h
average of 74 members
Monster Hunter: World
94.0h
average of 97 members
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Hogwarts Legacy
10,621Monster Hunter: World
11,770Daily averages · latest day · Monster Hunter: World, 11% ahead of Hogwarts Legacy
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily player count for the last 142 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Hogwarts Legacy led 0 daysMonster Hunter: World led 142 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 142 days
- Monster Hunter: World
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 10%
- Oct 19, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Hogwarts Legacy | Monster Hunter: World |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,834 | 6,474 |
| 24-hour peak | 15,242 | 25,419 |
| 7-day average | 8,947 | 13,761 |
| 30-day average | 7,343 | 15,302 |
| 30-day trend | +6% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 20,821 | 50,687 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 83% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 375,857 | 519,503 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 10, 2023 | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Price | $5.99 (−90%) | $29.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Hogwarts Legacy | Monster Hunter: World | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,256 | 4,256 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 5,985 | 6,278 | 8,419 | 11,801 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,517 | 11,100 | 21,104 | 50,687 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,333 | 10,296 | 17,152 | 40,029 |
| Aug 2026 | 5,151 | 15,673 | 14,197 | 30,810 |
| Sep 2026 | 6,781 | 14,730 | 14,522 | 34,594 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 8,335 | 20,821 | 15,064 | 32,640 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Hogwarts Legacy or Monster Hunter: World?
Hogwarts Legacy currently has more players: 9,834 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,474 for Monster Hunter: World, about 1.5× more players.
Is Hogwarts Legacy bigger than Monster Hunter: World on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,343 concurrent players and Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,302. By that measure Monster Hunter: World is currently the bigger game.
Has Hogwarts Legacy ever had more players than Monster Hunter: World?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Monster Hunter: World has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 142 days both games have been tracked.
Is Hogwarts Legacy better than Monster Hunter: World?
By Steam review score, Hogwarts Legacy rates higher: 90% positive across 375,857 reviews vs 89% across 519,503 for Monster Hunter: World. Hogwarts Legacy has the larger player base right now (9,834 vs 6,474 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Hogwarts Legacy growing or declining on Steam?
Hogwarts Legacy averaged 7,343 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 20,821.
Is Monster Hunter: World growing or declining on Steam?
Monster Hunter: World averaged 15,302 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 50,687.
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