Steam players in game
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First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.
Mobile game · 1991
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and seeks the powerful Chaos Emeralds.
Estimated daily players
~36,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 15–15M
Estimated total players
~720,0000.0% no change vs one week ago
Range 1.5K–100M
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
- Steam 42%
- Reddit 29%
- YouTube 29%
Player estimates
Nobody publishes how many people play Sonic the Hedgehog, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Steam, Reddit, YouTube. 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
~36,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 15 – 15M
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
~720,000
0.0% no change vs one week agoRange 1.5K – 100M
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 | ~18,000,000 | — |
Community activity
Last checked Aug 9, 2026
Store signals
How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Sonic the Hedgehog where it is sold.
Community signals
How many people gather around Sonic the Hedgehog outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.
Not tracked for Sonic the Hedgehog: Google Play, App Store, Discord, 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 Sonic the Hedgehog?
We estimate that about 720,000 people have played Sonic the Hedgehog — plausibly between 1.5K and 100M. Around 36,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 15 and 15M. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Steam, Reddit and YouTube rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.
Is Sonic the Hedgehog still active?
Yes. Sonic the Hedgehog 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 Sonic the Hedgehog 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 Sonic the Hedgehog Reddit community?
Sonic the Hedgehog has 513,569 members on Reddit, as of August 9, 2026.
How big is the Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube community?
Sonic the Hedgehog has 2,540,000 subscribers on YouTube, as of August 9, 2026.
When was Sonic the Hedgehog released?
Sonic the Hedgehog was released on June 23, 1991 for iOS.
What platforms is Sonic the Hedgehog available on?
Sonic the Hedgehog is available on iOS. You can get it from Google Play.
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