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Valorant is the most popular character-based tactical shooter of recent years. Even before its commercial release in the third quarter of 2020, the title has continued to attract gamers since its beta phase due to amazing gameplay design, likable characters and extreme compatibility that allows even old users to Intel Core Two to experience the game. In 2022, Valorant has an average monthly player count of 21 million, according to popular game stats website ActivePlayers.
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Moreover, as a developer, Riot Games also perfectly marketed the game to tactical shooter fanatics as a title rivaling Valve Games' mighty Counter-Strike: Go, which had no competition and enjoyed from monopoly until the release of Valorant.
Number of valiant players over the years
| An | Average monthly number of players |
| 2022 | 21,7 million |
| 2021 | 19 million |
| 2020 | 20 million |
Given via ActivePlayers.io
Is Valorant a dead game in 2022?
As you can see from the table above, Valorant is a very active game that continues to attract players from other popular character-based games like Overwatch, Apex Legends, and Rainbow Six Siege. Moreover, the game is only available on the PC platform. Thus, there will be an increase in player numbers once it is released on other popular platforms like Xbox or PlayStation.
For more on Valorant, check out How to Check Player Stats in Valorant – Tracker, Leaderboards, and More. or All knife skins in Valorant on allgamestips.
