World of Tanks breaks its own online record with the release of update 2.0

On September 3, 2025, World of Tanks released update 2.0, the largest in the game's 15-year history. In addition to a large number of new tanks, the game also received a significant online presence and set record figures on Wargaming Game Center and Steam.

According to Wargaming, the game's peak online traffic after the update hit a record high of 413,399 concurrent players. According to SteamDB statistics, World of Tanks set a record on Steam, reaching 24,172 online on September 3.

Wargaming says the update has seen strong interest from players in the EU, North America, Asia-Pacific, and China. Since launch, over 300,000 players have unlocked new Tier XI tanks, with the Taschenratte, KR-1, T803, Leopard 120 Verbessert, and Hirschkäfer proving to be the most popular.

Let us recall that update 2.0 for World of Tanks first introduced the already mentioned Tier XI tanks, an improved "Garage" with all the necessary elements to start the game, new matchmaking, the PvE event "Operation Boiling Point", the Nordskar map, and much more.