Summary
Xbox Game Pass May Have Surpassed 35 Million Subscribers in Mid-2024
Game Rant was unable to locate cached versions of the LinkedIn page used to source the claim, leaving the exact timing of the 35-million-user milestone unclear. Looking at historical trends, market research firmOmdia previously reported a significant slowdown in Xbox Game Pass growth, estimating it at 13% annually—a two-point year-on-year decline—as of late 2023. Several months later, Microsoft reported the service had surpassed 34 million users. Taken together, these data points suggest that Xbox Game Pass likely crossed the 35 million mark around mid-2024.
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Game Rant’s estimate, based on recent CAGR.
More specifically, the milestone cited in the recently surfaced LinkedIn page might have been hit in April 2024. Assuming growth has continued to slow since then, dropping to around 10% annually, the service may still have over 38 million users as of mid-2025. A historically high user count would be consistent with therecord Xbox Game Pass revenue Microsoft reported for Q2 2025, although the company did not disclose specific dollar figures at the time.
