Google Play ratings
3,588,247
- Average rating
- 4.7
- Installs
- 100M+
First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.
Mobile game · 2012
Plague Inc.
As a new disease, it is your job to destroy the entire human species by evolving to a deadly plague.
Estimated daily players
~210,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 5.7K–1.5M
Estimated total players
~4,300,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 570K–10M
Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out
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What the estimate rests on
- Google Play 53%
- App Store 28%
- Reddit 9.7%
- YouTube 9.7%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Plague Inc., so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Reddit, YouTube, Twitch. 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
~210,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 5.7K – 1.5M
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
~4,300,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 570K – 10M
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 | ~20,000,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Plague Inc. where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Plague Inc. outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Plague Inc.: Steam, Discord. 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 Plague Inc.?
We estimate that about 4,300,000 people have played Plague Inc. — plausibly between 570K and 10M. Around 210,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 5.7K and 1.5M. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Reddit, YouTube and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Plague Inc. still active?
Yes. Plague Inc. 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 Plague Inc. 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 Plague Inc. Reddit community?
Plague Inc. has 40,254 members on Reddit, as of August 9, 2026.
How big is the Plague Inc. YouTube community?
Plague Inc. has 14,300 subscribers on YouTube, as of August 9, 2026.
When was Plague Inc. released?
Plague Inc. was released on May 26, 2012 for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
What platforms is Plague Inc. available on?
Plague Inc. is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone. You can get it from Google Play, App Store (iPhone) and App Store (iPad).
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