How many people use GeForce Now?

The gaming industry is constantly evolving and improving its technology to give gamers the opportunity to reach new heights, experience new things, and just enjoy the games they love. One of the most interesting advancements in gaming is cloud gaming, a service that allows people without the necessary hardware to stream their games online, through the Internet. A service that is climbing the ranks and broadening the possibilities of cloud gaming is GeForce Now, Nvidia’s cloud gaming service. Nvidia has a variety of servers in Europe and North America, where users can enjoy streaming their games in up to 4K, with the right connection. We’re going to dive into some GeForce Now statistics to see how many people use it and where it is going in the future. This is exciting because, as it stands, cloud gaming is making a huge contribution to the size of the video game industry.

GeForce Now key stats

GeForce Now wasn’t always called that, as it launched in 2013 under the name of Nvidia Grid. Back then, it was just an idea and has evolved into what it is today. There are a lot of complications that can arise when trying to make cloud gaming work, but Nvidia has passed all of those hurdles. This section will focus on all of the relevant stats regarding the service, from total users to milestones passed.

GeForce Now had over 25 million registered members by February 2023.

• The beta phase for GeForce Now had 300,000 users, with another 1 million on the waiting list.

GeForce Now registered members over time

GeForce Now accumulated over 175 million hours streamed in 2020.

• The service added 800 games in that year, with 80 free-to-play titles.
• The top free game was Fortnite.
• Players spent 100 million hours playing multiplayer titles.
• Players spent 16 million hours playing indie games.
• The most-played indie game was ARK: Survival Evolved.
• Players streamed 4 million hours of Cyberpunk 2077’s night city with RTX on.
• 130 million moments were captured with Nvidia Highlights.
• The most-used platform to stream games was Windows PC.

The sheer number of hours streamed on GeForce Now across a single year is amazing. The hype for the service was justified and through these numbers, we can see that multiplayer games are definitely in the lead for the most popular streaming genre, with indie games claiming only a fraction of their numbers.

GeForce Now has over 1,500 games in its library.

• New games are added every GFN Thursday.
• The range of games comes from Steam, Epic, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, GoG, and more.
• There are games from many genres, from survival horror to FPS, and many more.
• The improvement of cloud gaming prompted some TV manufacturers to tweak their UIs to suit these services.

One of the most appealing things about cloud gaming, in general, is the variety of content you can indulge in when you play, and GeForce Now offers you a vast library of content to choose from, as well as the added benefit of not having to pay a monthly membership, as users can simply play for free, with some limitations. This is still fine as not everyone is looking for a next-gen experience and is fine with short sessions playing simpler games.