Dota 2 sales estimate

Dota 2 is an action game by Valve, released on Steam on July 9, 2013 as a free game. It has 2,813,731 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 80% positive). Markan estimates it has between 110M and 276M players on Steam.

Estimated lifetime sales and revenue

	Low	Medium	High
Players	109,735,509	194,147,439	275,745,638

Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.

Steam facts

Developer	Valve
Publisher	Valve
Release date	July 9, 2013
Price	Free
Reviews	2,813,731 · Very Positive · 80% positive
Genres	Action, Strategy, Free To Play
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Links	Steam store page · Website

ActionAction RPGCharacter CustomizationCompetitiveCo-opDifficulteSportsFantasyFree to PlayMOBAMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPvPReplay ValueRPGRTSSimulationStrategyTeam-BasedTower Defense

Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.From the Steam store page

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Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-11.