With statistics such as "15 million people" having registered for League of Legends and "1.4 million summoners play League of Legends" each day, the free to play format is proving to be quite the success. Today, the latest blog offering from the LoL staff offered up these statistics and more as Season One comes to a close.
As of today, 15 million people have registered to become League of Legends players. Each month, over 4 million people log in to play. And on each day, 1.4 million summoners play League of Legends together.
When we're at our busiest, over 500,000 people in North America and Europe are in game at the same time. On average, more than 10 games of League of Legends start every second of every day. As we expand into Asia and abroad, the possibilities around live, global events makes the game enthusiast in all of us shake with excitement.
When we're at our busiest, over 500,000 people in North America and Europe are in game at the same time. On average, more than 10 games of League of Legends start every second of every day. As we expand into Asia and abroad, the possibilities around live, global events makes the game enthusiast in all of us shake with excitement.
As a result of the growth of the player base, Riot Games itself has expanded to be over FIVE TIMES the size it was back in just October of 2009. The company now has over 300 employees spread across four different cities and three continents. The sustained growth of the title has also called in a demand for more server reliability and more support to assist the growing player base. Riot Games continues on to say they're committed to continue providing the best League of Legends gameplay experience.