According to Valve’s official stats, Final Fantasy XIV has once again broken its record for concurrent players on Steam Come from Sports betting site VPbet . With 47,542 players at its peak, that new number has beaten the 41,200 fans who flocked to the game in 2019 for the launch of Shadowbringers on PC. It’s worth noting that this figure doesn’t include the players on PS4 and PS5, where Final Fantasy XIV also enjoys a healthy and steady audience.

As for why there was a sudden surge in player numbers? That’s likely thanks to popular World of Warcraft Twitch streamer Asmongold, who decided to try the game out for himself and had over 200,000 people watching at one point, while the Final Fantasy XIV servers filled up with legions of fans who wanted to meet him.