What this is
How many people play Pokémon GO each week, as of March 2025: over 20 million, according to the game's operator, Scopely.
How it’s built
- Stated by Scopely, the company that runs the game, in a press release: “over 20M weekly active players”.
What we assumed
Nothing. The figure is used as published.
Sanity check
Scopely does not say how it counts a weekly player, and “over” makes it a floor rather than an exact count.
Where it comes from
Scopely to acquire Niantic games business, which includes Pokémon GO Scopely (operator press release) · 12 March 2025 Open the original ↗
The line in the source
With over 20M weekly active players, the game has remained a top 10 mobile title every year since its launch in 2016.