Active player count
how does the games/categorys know how many players are currently active?
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As far as I know, a player is considered active only if a run was submitted recently (past 2 weeks I think, or past month). I don't think that forum posts or guide edition count as activity for a game, but I might be wrong
It's just based on recently submitted runs. How exactly the number is calculated is a mystery.
I still remember this thread from 2 years ago: https://www.speedrun.com/post/o5ykm Not sure if this is still accurate but to give you an idea. To see the more detailed value, you can hover over the number next to "Number of currently active players" on the statistics page.
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