Call of Duty: Black Ops
Live player count and Steam charts
The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
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 * | 515 | +110 | +27.2% | 888 |
| Jun 2026 | 405 | +30 | +8.0% | 859 |
| May 2026 | 375 | -32 | -7.9% | 631 |
| Apr 2026 | 407 | -7 | -1.7% | 714 |
| Mar 2026 | 414 | -34 | -7.6% | 773 |
| Feb 2026 | 448 | -4 | -0.9% | 873 |
| Jan 2026 | 452 | -35 | -7.2% | 850 |
| Dec 2025 | 487 | -17 | -3.4% | 830 |
| Nov 2025 | 504 | +109 | +27.6% | 1,006 |
| Oct 2025 | 395 | +34 | +9.4% | 734 |
| Sep 2025 | 361 | -54 | -13.0% | 590 |
| Aug 2025 | 415 | +11 | +2.7% | 717 |
* current month, data so far
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 21:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 12 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.
