https://twitter.com/gamesTMmag/status/1471566949582884873?t=dXQu2JuEwvYNKDHrR1Uvig&s=19EA just revealed the staggering new figure for their 'Year in Gaming' blog post earlier today on December 16. Not only have players on The Sims 4 logged over one billion total hours played over the course of the year so far, but they've also created over 376 million Sims over the year (that's more than the population of the U.S. right now).It might at first seem slightly surprising, given that The Sims 4 released over seven years ago all the way back in 2014. It's really a testament to the barrage of new content that EA has provided for the simulation game over the recent years, with major add-ons like Cottage Living, Spa Day expansion, and Scenarios breathing new life into the hit game.https://www.gamesradar.com/the-sims-4-players-clocked-in-over-one-billion-hours-in-2021/?utm_campaign=https://www.ea.com/en-gb/news/2021-year-in-gaming1.2 billion hours played.529 million hours spent in live mode.146 million hours spent in CAS.226 million hours spent in build mode.274 million whohoos.376 million sims created.11.3 million gallery uploads.201 million gallery downloads.Most common death-old age.

Wow, Live Mode won out! I'm glad to see that.

Fully one-seventh of the time spent tweaking and creating sims in CAS...yeah, I'd buy that for a dollar. It took me ages to complete my own NPC Improvement Project back in 2020...

Let's see, live mode garnered the most hours with build mode second and third is CAS...that's about how my time is spent "doing" Sims 4. :)

Live mode was way more than CAS and Build mode...and it still feels like they are focusing way more on CAS and Build Mode.

I've told everyone the Sims 4 is one of the greatest Sims games ever made. o:)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXTQeSGJjGM

Over One Billion Hours Played In 2021

LiELF
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I think almost half of those CAS hours are mine. ?
Simmerville
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"LiELF;c-18023963" wrote:
I think almost half of those CAS hours are mine. ?

Haha, I was just about to write exactly the same phrase :) So then the other half must be mine - what happened to everyone else?
simgirl1010
Hero
3 years ago
Well I just hope all that player engagement leads to some awesome content over the next few years. ☺️
simgirl1010
Hero
3 years ago
"Simmerville;c-18023966" wrote:
"LiELF;c-18023963" wrote:
I think almost half of those CAS hours are mine. ?

Haha, I was just about to write exactly the same phrase :) So then the other half must be mine - what happened to everyone else?

Lol, y'all are funny. ?
LiELF
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
"Simmerville;c-18023966" wrote:
"LiELF;c-18023963" wrote:
I think almost half of those CAS hours are mine. ?

Haha, I was just about to write exactly the same phrase :) So then the other half must be mine - what happened to everyone else?

They must be the offline players. ?
Alexai629
Rising Rookie
3 years ago
"GalacticGal;c-18023956" wrote:
In many ways it's very good to see that the most common death is old age. Years ago, I was a bit stunned to read how some players were devising ways to bring the end of life to their Sims, through starvation, drowning, electrocution, etc. . Seems many of us have moved on from that.

I agree. I've always found that very disturbing.
elliandre
3 years ago
That is so cool. I definitely feel like I spent 100 million hours playing the Sims 4 this year and don't regret a single minute of it. :smile:
g01denswan
Seasoned Observer
3 years ago
1.2 billion hours played isn’t a lot if there really is over 30 million players. That means an average player only played for 40 hours during 2021. That’s less than 1 hour per week.

274 million whohoos isn’t a lot either if there are over 30 million players. 30 million average people would have woohooed way more than that.
CAPTAIN_NXR7
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
"g01denswan;c-18024160" wrote:

274 million whohoos isn’t a lot either if there are over 30 million players. 30 million average people would have woohooed way more than that.

We’ve already learned that 2 players are responsible for most CAS hours spent.
Something new we can learn is that I’m responsible for at least 237 million of those woohoos.
83bienchen
Seasoned Novice
3 years ago
I play offline whenever I can and EA cannot count the hours I spend modding the game.

It's not uncommon to play TS4 offline. Performance is so much better when playing offline, just to highlight one reason.

So in the end, these are merely some figures meant to impress the reader, but they hardly say anything about the popularity of the game.