VRChat reached peak concurrent usage of over 105,000 during the new year, driven by new Quest 2/3 and Android app users.

VRChat concurrency data via VRChat Metrics site.

Well, this is metaverse news to kick off the new year. On New Year’s Eve 2023 (usually the platform’s biggest day in terms of usage), VRChat’s peak number of concurrent users was reached. 105,991!

This is a significant jump from New Year’s Eve 2021, when peak CCU reached just below 90,000.

And it’s an even bigger jump from NYE 2020, when the maximum CCU was 40,000.

As we count down to the new year, this new synchronic record has become part of the festivities around the world.

"The number 6 was broken, the server was down, and news was spreading that if you tried to teleport somewhere, you would be kicked out." As a long-time VRChat player told me.

Most of this user growth is likely due to people purchasing Quest 2 and Quest 3 devices over the holidays.

Additionally, the new VRChat app for Android was recently released in free beta and has already been downloaded 100,000 times on Google Play.

Here’s some NYE action, including a classic menagerie of celebratory avatars, including human-sized hot dogs and friendly dinosaur skeletons, as you watch the ball fall across the physical world.

It’s too late to make 2024 predictions now, but it’s very likely that VRChat’s NYE ​​2024 will bring in over 150,000. I think it could reach 200,000 when the iOS mobile app comes out!

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