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Subject: Halo 2's population break down for 2007-2010

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.

Over The years since 2007 I have been keeping track of Halo 2's population even in its days of death This list is not a list of unique players but the amount during peak hours at once.

January 2007 through Septemeber 24th 2007 - Halo 2 has about 65,000 people on it max at any one time.

September 25th 2007 through December 24th 2007 - Halo 2 has about 10,000 people on it max at any one time.

December 25th 2007 through December 2008 - Halo 2 has about 5,000 people on it max at any one time.

January 2009 through June 2009 - Halo 2 has about 2,000 people on it at any one time.

July 2009 through April 13th 2010 Halo 2 has about between 700 to 1,000 people on it at any one time.

April 14th 2010 through April 15th 2010 - Halo 2 has about 11,000 people on it at any one time

April 16th 2010 through May 10th or 11th 2010 - Halo 2 has about 150 people left after nobody can get back on until the final 2 people are kicked/lagged off on May 10th or 11th.


R.I.P. Halo 2 :')

[Edited on 07.19.2010 8:43 AM PDT]

  • 07.18.2010 3:08 PM PDT
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I do enjoy the fact that Halo 3's population only beat Halo 2's by .1 million when comparing the two kick off dates.

  • 07.18.2010 6:30 PM PDT
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i was one of those peoples in may yay!

  • 07.18.2010 10:58 PM PDT

Pioneer and Enthusiast for Halo 3.

I was on after the closure. Although I don't have a regular 360 anymore so I couldnt leave it on week after week. True respect too those people who stayed! I consider myself a Veteran For Staying After the closure.

  • 07.19.2010 12:00 AM PDT

65,0000 players is a mighty impressive number considering this was the dawn of xbox live,seeing the numbers dwindle like they did is still sad.

  • 07.19.2010 6:18 AM PDT

"Strive for your next breath. Believe that with it you can do more than with the last one..."

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I remember the average population in Halo 2, before the Microsoft announcement, as hovering around 60. I rarely got to play team, since everybody stuck to Rumble Pit.

But, I got my fair share of team in the last two days.... I hope Halo 2 will still live on with Xbox Connect and Xlink.

I've have a complete population list for the last few days of Halo 2, which I'll post next :)

  • 07.19.2010 6:50 AM PDT

"Strive for your next breath. Believe that with it you can do more than with the last one..."

Reverof Nohtaram

After being unable to rejoin Halo 2 online, I spent some time online in the forums and I also kept track of the Halo 2 population. This is a big list....


April 16 2010

7:28am
Players Online: 67
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 11,449
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 12,194

7:31am
Players Online: 71
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 11,421
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 12,151

8:00am
Players Online: 57
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 11,266
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,988

8:15am
Players Online: 40
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 11,134
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,874

8:37am
Players Online: 49
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 11,020
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,768

9:06am
Players Online: 48
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,852
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,611

9:18am
Players Online: 37
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,778
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,535

9:28am
Players Online: 39
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,793
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,492

9:34am
Players Online: 41
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,692
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,444

10:15am
Players Online: 43
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,521
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,276

10:18am
Players Online: 41
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 10,450
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 11,226

2:19pm
Players Online: 37
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 8,699
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 9,014

3:14pm
Players Online: 41
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 8,037
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 8,232

3:17pm
Players Online: 41
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 8,037
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 8,232

3:29pm
Players Online: 46
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 7,807
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 7,997

3:38pm
Players Online: 49
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 7,695
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 7,878

5:46pm
Players Online: 46
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 4,967
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 4,973

6:04pm
Players Online: 64
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 4,518
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 4,513

6:13pm
Players Online: 66
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 4,381
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 4,378

6:19pm
Players Online: N/A
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 0
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 0

6:20pm
Players Online: 66
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 4,231
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 4,207

6:35pm
Players Online: 75
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 3,761
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 3,685


April 17 2010

8:25am
Players Online: 16
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 184
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 360

8:40am
Players Online: 15
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 183
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 355

8:55am
Players Online: 20
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 183
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 352


April 19 2010

5:19am
Players Online: 6
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 68
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 157


April 20 2010

7:31am
Players Online: 4
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 50
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 99


April 21 2010

9:46am
Players Online: N/A
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 15
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 16


April 22 2010

9:49am
Players Online: N/A
Unique Players (Last 24 Hours) 0
Matches Logged (Last 24 Hours) 0


NOTE: Players were still online at this point, but Bungie.net was no longer able to track them.

  • 07.19.2010 7:18 AM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.


Posted by: RetroMonster
I was on after the closure. Although I don't have a regular 360 anymore so I couldnt leave it on week after week. True respect too those people who stayed! I consider myself a Veteran For Staying After the closure.


I stayed on a little past midnight Eastern time April 16th, before I got off because I had school in the morning. I didn't think about leaving my xbox on like other people did sadly. Had I thought about it, I would have left my xbox on and joined the final 150 people. Though I am proud to be in the final 300. :)

[Edited on 07.19.2010 8:54 AM PDT]

  • 07.19.2010 8:53 AM PDT

I remember one of the first things I did when I picked up my 360 elite was pop in my map pack disk and then download the additional ones, same goes for the 360 I owned before that. I remember months before they announced the shut down I got some of my friends to hop on with me because we were just sick of halo 3. That's of course the time they decided to announce the shut down. I made it all the way to the afternoon of the 17th and am grateful to have made it that long

  • 07.23.2010 6:32 AM PDT
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R.I.P. Halo 2
11/9/04 - 4/15/10

- B( )B

Posted by: the steppenwolf
65,0000 players is a mighty impressive number considering this was the dawn of xbox live,seeing the numbers dwindle like they did is still sad.
It's also impressive considering it was a last generation game competing with games from this generation.

[Edited on 07.23.2010 10:46 PM PDT]

  • 07.23.2010 10:46 PM PDT

What a waste....

I only ever played 2 Halo 2 matches online because I never figured out how to hook up my original Xbox to live. And of course my 360 ringed before the time came for Halo 2 to die.

  • 07.23.2010 11:07 PM PDT
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R.I.P. Halo 2
11/9/04 - 4/15/10

- B( )B


Posted by: GrimC1eaver
I remember the average population in Halo 2, before the Microsoft announcement, as hovering around 60. I rarely got to play team, since everybody stuck to Rumble Pit.

But, I got my fair share of team in the last two days.... I hope Halo 2 will still live on with Xbox Connect and Xlink.

I've have a complete population list for the last few days of Halo 2, which I'll post next :)
Wait, really? I played Big Team Battle all the time. It could have been that were just on at the wrong time.

  • 07.24.2010 7:04 AM PDT

"Strive for your next breath. Believe that with it you can do more than with the last one..."

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Posted by: BOB570
Wait, really? I played Big Team Battle all the time. It could have been that you were just on at the wrong time.

Yeah, you're probably right. Since, I usually played earlier in the day.

[Edited on 07.26.2010 3:44 AM PDT]

  • 07.26.2010 3:43 AM PDT

R.I.P. Halo 2 11/9/04-4/15/10
If you havn't played Halo 2 online than you are missing so much. Plus if you have played a good amount of Halo 2 online, I might have a better chance of listening to anything you say.


Posted by: BOB570

Posted by: GrimC1eaver
I remember the average population in Halo 2, before the Microsoft announcement, as hovering around 60. I rarely got to play team, since everybody stuck to Rumble Pit.

But, I got my fair share of team in the last two days.... I hope Halo 2 will still live on with Xbox Connect and Xlink.

I've have a complete population list for the last few days of Halo 2, which I'll post next :)
Wait, really? I played Big Team Battle all the time. It could have been that were just on at the wrong time.


Same here. BTB and BTB Skirmish were my life in Halo 2. Well I also loved Team Snipers.

  • 07.26.2010 2:47 PM PDT