Open beta peaks at 521,079 concurrent players on Steam
The open beta peaked at 521,079 concurrent players on Steam on August 9, 2025, surpassing every Call of Duty title ever and landing at number 18 on Steam's all-time concurrent player chart. The milestone made it the most-played beta in franchise history and briefly placed it among the top four games on Steam behind Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG.
Context for the numbers:
Call of Duty record beaten: CoD's previous Steam peak was 491,670 — cleared by roughly 30,000 players
Franchise record: no prior Battlefield title had come close to this concurrent count on Steam
Platform scope: Steam-only figures; EA app and console players are not included, so real concurrency was higher
Steam ranking: three other shooters had ever reached this chart — Counter-Strike, PUBG, and Apex Legends
The beta ran in late August 2025 ahead of the October 10 full release.