Overwatch and Hearthstone help Blizzard hit a record 46 million active monthly players

Blizzard continues to be one of Activision’s biggest assets, as the publisher proved when it revealed its second quarter results for year 2017 today. It noted that Blizzard has an all-time high number of monthly active users, specifically 46 million of them, across its games.

That is up 38 percent year-over-year. Blizzard has major hits, including the team-based shooter Overwatch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC; and the digital card game Hearthstone for PC and mobile. Overwatch has been growing since its launch last May. It has 30 million players and achieved a record high number of monthly active users during the quarter.