๐ฅ Viral & Trending
Is Rust dead?
๐ฅ No โ it is trending right now.
Rust has 69,860 players on Steam right now and 11,669 Twitch viewers, down 14.9% compared with a week ago. That is 32% of the highest count we have tracked (220,212 on Jun 4, 2026).
Steam player counts only โ console, Xbox/Game Pass and Epic players are not included. Tracked since Apr 2, 2026. Updated 3 minutes ago.
Live Activity
โข 69,860
11,669 Viewers24h Peak
143,787
22,224 ViewersPeak Time (Steam)
~ 18:00
Peak Time (Twitch)
~ 20:00
7-Day Trend
โผ -14.9%
Rust player count: peak times and trend
- Peak in the last 24 hours: 143,787
- Highest count we have tracked: 220,212 (Jun 4, 2026)
- 7-day trend: -14.9% (24-hour average vs. the same window a week ago)
Player counts for Rust are usually highest around 18:00 UTC โ a good time to find other players.