Google Play ratings
12,022
- Average rating
- 3.9
- Installs
- 1M+
First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.
Mobile game · 2010
Lichess
Lichess is an Internet chess server. Anyone can play anonymously, although players may register an account on the site to play rated games. All features are available for free, as the site is funded by donations.
Estimated daily players
~18,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 310–290K
Estimated total players
~360,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 31K–1.9M
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
Jun 10, 2010Android
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What the estimate rests on
- Google Play 58%
- App Store 31%
- Reddit 11%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Lichess, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Reddit. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.
Estimated daily players
~18,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 310 – 290K
No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.
Estimated total players
~360,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 31K – 1.9M
Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.
Estimated total players over time
2 readings · last 2 days
Average estimated players per month
| Month | Estimated total players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~200,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Lichess where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Lichess outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Lichess: Steam, Discord, YouTube, Twitch. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people play Lichess?
We estimate that about 360,000 people have played Lichess — plausibly between 31K and 1.9M. Around 18,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 310 and 290K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store and Reddit rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Lichess still active?
Yes. Lichess is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.
How are the Lichess player estimates worked out?
Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.
How big is the Lichess Reddit community?
Lichess has 26,770 members on Reddit, as of August 9, 2026.
When was Lichess released?
Lichess was released on June 10, 2010 for Android.
What platforms is Lichess available on?
Lichess is available on Android. You can get it from Google Play and App Store (iPhone).