Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019s<\/em> monthly player count is still soaring above 80 million users despite all the boycotts and outrage within the community as of late, according to ActivePlayer.io using data from SensorTower and Statista on May 1. The maximum daily user count, however, appears to be on the slide\u2014telling a different story.<\/p>
As you\u2019d expect, the Remote Raid Pass changes and subsequent strike<\/a> played quite a role in the changing numbers. The saga started in February, right around the time the decline in the maximum daily player count happened. Niantic accidentally revealed their plans to do it during that month, and although it wasn\u2019t confirmed until March 30 and put into motion until the first week of April, it set the wheels in motion.<\/p>
It is interesting the average monthly player count appears to be on the rise while the daily count has declined. Fans are confused too. Some suspect the 80 million could actually be based on logins<\/a>, not players. Others claim there could have been an influx of new accounts to circumvent the raid limits. <\/p>
A handful of players even raised doubts about the data itself, especially since ActivePlayer.io insists they are only estimates<\/a>.<\/p>
