As an expert in the gaming industry, I have been closely following the recent success of Grow a Garden. This simple yet addictive game has taken the world by storm, breaking records and surpassing even the most popular titles on the market. In fact, just today, Grow a Garden has broken the record for the most concurrent users in any game in history, beating out Fortnite's previous record of 14.34 million. So, what exactly caused this record-breaking moment? It all comes down to one word: updates. With the release of a new update that added fresh content to the game, millions of players who had previously planted their gardens all logged in at the same time.
This sudden influx of players skyrocketed the number of simultaneous users to levels never seen before. But this is not the first time Grow a Garden has made headlines for its impressive numbers. Just a few weeks ago, on May 17th, the game broke Roblox's previous record with 5 million simultaneous users. And since then, it has continued to break its own records with new highs of 7.3 million on May 24th and 8.9 million by the end of that same week. The founder and CEO of Roblox, David Baszucki, has even stated that Grow a Garden was the fastest game to reach 1 billion total views on the platform, achieving this milestone in just 33 days. This is a remarkable feat for such a simple game, and it completely surpasses all other titles on the market. On May 18th, Grow a Garden released its highly anticipated Blood Moon update, which not only added new features but also broke CCU's previous record for a Roblox game.
This record was previously held by Blox Fruits, but Grow a Garden's Blood Moon update surpassed it with ease. This means that over the course of just one week, the maximum number of concurrent users for Grow a Garden increased by a staggering 77%.But the record-breaking moments don't stop there. On June 21st, Grow a Garden reached its highest recorded CCU with over 16 million simultaneous users. This surpasses even Fortnite's all-time record of 15.3 million.
And on May 17th, the game broke the previous record for a Roblox game with over 5 million concurrent players. It's clear that Grow a Garden has taken the gaming world by storm, and its success shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, David Baszucki has stated that he aspires for the Roblox ecosystem to allocate 10% of all revenues to video games and is on a mission to grow the platform to 1 billion daily active users. One unique aspect of Grow a Garden is that plants continue to grow even without an internet connection. This encourages players to log back in every day to harvest their gardens and keep their progress going. And with servers synchronized with rare thunderstorms that make plants grow faster, there are moments of community and excitement that bring players back to the game time and time again. According to GamerAnt, on May 24th, Grow a Garden surpassed the number of concurrent users of the top 100 games on Steam combined.
This is an impressive feat, considering that Steam is one of the most popular gaming platforms in the world. And while Fortnite's all-time record for simultaneous players exceeds 14 million, Grow a Garden continues to close in on that number. However, with such impressive numbers, there have been some allegations of fraudulent bot activities artificially inflating Grow a Garden's visibility in Roblox's game recommendation algorithm. Investment firm TD Cowen pointed to an increase in account creation rates in the Philippines and Indonesia as evidence of this. But regardless of these allegations, there is no denying the immense popularity and success of Grow a Garden.As a father of two kids who are avid Roblox players, I can attest to the fact that Grow a Garden is a household name among children.
However, interestingly enough, none of my kids' friends actually play the game. This just goes to show the widespread reach and appeal of Grow a Garden, even among those who may not actively play it. In fact, just this morning at 7 AM, Grow a Garden reached a staggering 9 million simultaneous players, breaking its own record of 5 million. This caused the Roblox servers to crash, further solidifying the game's popularity and success. And with almost six times the record for simultaneous players of Counter-Strike 2, a game that consistently tops the lists of most played games on Steam, it's clear that Grow a Garden is here to stay.
