The smallest Helldivers 2 build on record weighs 49.24 MB. The largest weighs 24.951 GB. Both sit in the same public version log, and the gap between them is roughly 500 to one. This post gathers verified game patch and update statistics for 2026: how often scheduled and unscheduled studios ship, what those downloads actually weigh, and how mobile compares.
Game Patch And Update Statistics At A Glance
How Often Do Live-Service Games Patch In 2026?
Riot Games runs both of its biggest titles on a two-week cycle, and the two lists line up almost exactly. League of Legends shipped 16 patches in 2026, from V26.01 on 8 January to V26.16 on 12 August. Valorant also shipped 16, from v12.00 on 6 January to v13.04 on 18 August.
Counting the gaps between consecutive release dates shows how tight the rhythm is. Fourteen of League of Legends’ 15 intervals fell between 13 and 15 days. Valorant managed 13 of 15 in the same band.
| Title | Patches in 2026 | First patch | Latest patch | Intervals of 13-15 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League of Legends | 16 | 8 Jan | 12 Aug | 14 of 15 |
| Valorant | 16 | 6 Jan | 18 Aug | 13 of 15 |
Source: League of Legends Wiki, 2026 Annual Cycle patch list, and VALORANT Wiki patch notes, 1 January to 26 August 2026. Counts cover published patch releases only.
Both games break the pattern in the same place. Riot skipped a slot in early July, stretching one League of Legends gap to 21 days and one Valorant gap to the same length. Valorant took a second 21-day gap in August.
The VALORANT Wiki describes the target directly: a patch roughly every two weeks, with a full season running to about 22 to 24 patches. The 2026 numbers through August are consistent with that. For the wider platform picture behind these release calendars, see this breakdown of PC gaming market data for 2026.
Game Patch And Update Frequency Without A Fixed Schedule
Studios that patch on demand rather than on a calendar produce very different logs. The counts below are not directly comparable, because each source counts a different thing: every version pushed, every entry in a release table, or only major named releases.
Helldivers 2 has the densest public record. The Helldivers Wiki lists 94 updates, running from version 1.000.000 on 8 February 2024 to 1.007.002 on 25 August 2026. Sixteen of those landed in 2026 through 25 August, the same count Riot posted for either of its two scheduled shooters over a near-identical window.
How Many Patches Has Baldur’s Gate 3 Had?
Larian Studios shipped 8 numbered patches after the 3 August 2023 launch, alongside hotfixes numbered up to #36. The last numbered patch, Patch #8, arrived on 15 April 2025 and Larian labelled it the final patch. Hotfix #36 followed on 26 March 2026, and the most recent entry on the wiki’s release list is an unnumbered 3 August 2026 build that made the game available on Xbox Play Anywhere.
Source: bg3.wiki patch notes list, 3 August 2023 to 3 August 2026.
No Man’s Sky After Ten Years
No Man’s Sky launched on PlayStation 4 on 9 August 2016. Marking the tenth anniversary, Hello Games founder Sean Murray put the decade’s total at roughly 40 major free updates, though the two versions of his letter differ: the PlayStation Blog version says over 40, the Xbox Wire version says almost 40. Neither number counts every build pushed, only major named releases. Murray also confirmed the next one, Cosmos, without a date.
Source: PlayStation Blog and Xbox Wire, Sean Murray anniversary letter, 10 August 2026.
Game Patch And Update Download Sizes
Helldivers 2 is one of the few premium titles publishing a size for nearly every build, which makes it a usable reference for how patch weight actually distributes. Most updates are small. A handful are enormous.
Of the 16 builds logged in 2026, nine came in under 200 MB. The year’s largest were 1.005.002 in January and 1.006.100 in March, both at 10.4 GB. The smallest was 1.006.203 at 71.3 MB.
Across the full log, the range is wider still. The 24.951 GB day-one build on 8 February 2024 is the heaviest listed, and 1.000.201 on 3 April 2024 is the lightest at 49.24 MB. Storage-limited hardware absorbs this unevenly, which matters more as handheld play grows; the Steam platform statistics for 2026 cover that hardware mix.
Source: Helldivers Wiki version history, 8 February 2024 to 25 August 2026. Sizes as published by the wiki; blank entries excluded.
The 175 GB Patch That Was Not
January’s most-reported patch figure did not hold up. A Battle.net pre-load for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded showed 174 to 175 GB on 6 January 2026, and the number travelled fast. Activision pulled the pre-load the next day and said the size was wrong.
The official Call of Duty account stated on 7 January 2026 that Battle.net pre-loading had been disabled because of an issue causing unusually large download sizes, and that the expected size was 20 to 30 GB total depending on installed content. The update went live on 8 January. Publisher pipelines like this one sit behind much of the revenue covered in these Epic Games and live-service figures.
Source: Call of Duty official updates account, 7 January 2026.
Mobile Game Patch And Update Frequency On Google Play
Weekly shipping is normal on mobile and rare on PC. 42matters tracks update recency across the top 1,000 Google Play apps ranked by ratings volume, and the windows below are cumulative rather than exclusive: an app updated last week also counts inside the month and year figures.
| Update window | Apps | Share of top 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Within the past week | 381 | 38% |
| Within the past month | 764 | 76% |
| Within the past year | 968 | 97% |
Source: 42matters, Google Play app update frequency, data as of 23 August 2026. Denominator is the top 1,000 Google Play apps by ratings volume.
The tail is short. Only 32 of the top 1,000 went a full year without a build, so a dormant listing is unusual among ranked apps. 42matters also names Tuesday as the most popular day to release a Google Play update and Sunday as the least. Riot ships on Tuesdays too. Revenue context for this segment sits in these mobile game statistics for 2026.
One caveat worth keeping: this measures shipped builds on a store listing, not content. A weekly build can be a certificate rotation or an SDK bump. Nothing in the 42matters data separates those from real updates, and the same limitation applies to every version log on this page. Broader industry totals are in these video game statistics for 2026 and this look at Steam concurrent player records.
FAQ
How often does League of Legends get patched in 2026?
Roughly every two weeks. League of Legends shipped 16 patches between V26.01 on 8 January and V26.16 on 12 August 2026, with 14 of the 15 gaps falling between 13 and 15 days, per the League of Legends Wiki.
Which game has the most logged patches?
Of the titles here, Helldivers 2. Its wiki lists 94 updates from version 1.000.000 on 8 February 2024 through 1.007.002 on 25 August 2026. That log counts every version pushed, not only major content drops.
Was the Black Ops 7 update really 175 GB?
No. A Battle.net pre-load displayed 174 to 175 GB on 6 January 2026, but Activision disabled the pre-load a day later and said the expected download was 20 to 30 GB total, depending on installed content.
Why does Reddit say patch sizes keep growing?
Reddit threads usually cite pre-load or full-install figures rather than patch downloads, and the two differ sharply. The Black Ops 7 case shows the gap: a reported 175 GB pre-load against Activision’s stated 20 to 30 GB update.
How many top Google Play apps update every week?
381 of the top 1,000 by ratings volume, or 38%, shipped a build within seven days as of 23 August 2026, according to 42matters. Over a month the figure reaches 764 apps, and over a year 968.
Sources
https://wiki.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/Patch/2026_Annual_Cycle
https://helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Game_Version
https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Patch_notes
https://42matters.com/google-play-aso-with-app-update-frequency-statistics