Football Manager 2021
Live player count and Steam charts
New additions and game upgrades deliver added levels of depth, drama and football authenticity. FM21 empowers you like never before to develop your skills and command success at your club.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 863 | +27 | +3.2% | 1,282 |
| Jun 2026 | 836 | +7 | +0.8% | 1,310 |
| May 2026 | 829 | +48 | +6.1% | 1,317 |
| Apr 2026 | 781 | -6 | -0.8% | 1,178 |
| Mar 2026 | 787 | -46 | -5.5% | 1,237 |
| Feb 2026 | 833 | -33 | -3.8% | 1,290 |
| Jan 2026 | 866 | +38 | +4.6% | 1,361 |
| Dec 2025 | 828 | -55 | -6.2% | 1,225 |
| Nov 2025 | 883 | -79 | -8.2% | 1,374 |
| Oct 2025 | 962 | -56 | -5.5% | 1,531 |
| Sep 2025 | 1,018 | +7 | +0.7% | 1,607 |
| Aug 2025 | 1,011 | +37 | +3.8% | 1,665 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Oct 15, 2021Football Manager 2022 Live Stream - 15th October 7pm BST
- Oct 13, 2021Football Manager 2022 Headline Features In Detail
- Oct 6, 2021In The Studio - New Headline Features Episode 1
- Sep 17, 2021An FM22 Development Update
- Sep 9, 2021Football Manager 2022 – Debuts November 9th
- Aug 31, 2021Match Plans In FM21 - The Art Of Game Management
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 479 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
