How many participants can play a kahoot?
When planning your next interactive session, you might wonder exactly how many participants can play a kahoot at once. The maximum number of players depends entirely on your specific account type and subscription plan. Whether you are hosting a quick quiz for family or presenting to thousands at a corporate event, this guide will help you determine your exact kahoot player limit.
What is the Kahoot! participant limit?
There is no limit to how many times you can host or assign a kahoot. However, every plan has a cap on the number of players per session. Generally, free or basic plans allow between 10 and 40 participants. Premium educational plans can host up to 4,000 live participants, while specialized enterprise and event plans can scale up to 5,000 players.
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- Personal use
- K-12 school teachers
- Higher education teachers
- Students
- Young student (U.S.: under 13; elsewhere: under 16)
- Business
- Nonprofit
- Legacy (old) service plans
What are the limits for personal and family use?
If you are using Kahoot! with friends and family, the participant limit varies based on your subscription tier.
| Mode | Kahoot! Go | Kahoot! Plus Bronze | Kahoot! Plus Silver | Kahoot! Plus Gold | Kahoot! One | Kahoot! One Max | Kahoot! One Ultra |
| Present | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
800 |
2000 | 4000 |
| Assign | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
800 | 2000 | 4000 |
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What is the maximum participant limit for teachers?
Educators require flexibility for varying class sizes. Below are the limits for K-12 school teachers.
| Mode | Kahoot! Go |
Kahoot! Plus Bronze |
Kahoot! Plus Silver | Kahoot! Plus Gold | Kahoot! One | Kahoot! One Max | Kahoot! One Ultra | Kahoot! EDU Standard School & District |
Kahoot! EDU Pro School & District |
| Present | 40 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 800 |
2000 | 4000 |
800 | 2000 |
| Assign | 40 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 800 | 2000 | 4000 | 800 | 10000 |
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How many participants can play a kahoot: Higher education teachers participant limits
For educators in colleges and universities, the higher education participant limits apply.
| Mode | Kahoot! Go | Kahoot! Plus Bronze | Kahoot! Plus Silver | Kahoot! Plus Gold | Kahoot! One | Kahoot! One Max | Kahoot! One Ultra | Kahoot! EDU Standard Higher ed Institution |
Kahoot! EDU Pro Higher ed Institution |
| Present | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 800 |
2000 | 4000 |
800 | 2000 |
| Assign | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 800 | 2000 | 4000 | 800 | 2000 |
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How many participants can join a game hosted by a student?
| Mode | Kahoot! Go | Kahoot! Plus Bronze | Kahoot! Plus Silver | Kahoot! Plus Gold | Kahoot! One | Kahoot! One Max | Kahoot! One Ultra |
| Present | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
800 |
2000 | 4000 |
| Assign | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
800 | 2000 | 4000 |
☝️ Young students (under 13 in the U.S., under 14 in Korea, and under 16 elsewhere) have stricter privacy protections. On a Kahoot! Go plan, they are limited to exactly 10 players in Classic mode. Please review the age-based student restrictions for more details.
How many participants can play a kahoot: Business participant limits
Kahoot! 360 plans:
| Present | Assign | |
| 360 Pro Start | 50 | 50 |
| 360 Pro Standard | 200 | 200 |
| 360 Pro Plus | 1000 | 1000 |
| 360 Pro Max | 2000 | 2000 |
| 360 Pro Ultra | 5000 | 5000 |
| 360 Spirit | 400 | 400 |
| 360 Spirit Premium | 2000 | 2000 |
One-time event plans:
| Present | Assign | |
| 360 Event Standard | 200 | 200 |
| 360 Event Plus | 1000 | 1000 |
| 360 Event Max | 2000 | 2000 |
| 360 Event Ultra | 5000 | 5000 |
☝️ Users on the Kahoot! 360 Express have a participant limit of 15 for the games created by them, and each live session is limited to 15 minutes.
☝️ The games from Discover page allow free business users to host games for up to 3 participants.
☝️The games from Free Resources channel allow business users to host games for up to 3 participants.
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How many participants can play a kahoot: Legacy (old) service plans
Business
| Mode | Standard | Pro | Premium | Premium Plus | 360 Starter | 360 Presenter | 360 Pro | 360 Pro Max |
| Present | 20 | 50 | 2000 | 2000 | 20 | 50 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Assign | 20 | 50 | 2000 | 2000 | 20 | 50 | 2000 | 2000 |
Business one-time event plan
| Mode | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Present | 100 | 2000 | 2000 |
| Assign | 100 | 2000 | 2000 |
K-12 teacher/school
| Mode | Pro | Premium | Premium+ | EDU | Start | Premier | Max | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Present | 100 | 200 | 2000 | 2000 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Assign | 100 | 200 | 2000 | 2000 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
Higher education
| Mode | Plus | Pro | Premium | Premium+ | EDU | Start | Premier | Max | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Present | 50 | 100 | 200 | 2000 | 2000 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Assign | 50 | 100 | 200 | 2000 | 2000 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
Personal
| Mode | Basic | Home | Family | Start | Premier | Max | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Present | 10 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
| Assign | 10 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
Student
| Mode | Basic | Study | Study Premium | Study Max | Start | Premier | Max | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
| Present | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Assign | 10 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 50 | 100 | 200 |
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FAQ: Kahoot! participant limits
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What is the maximum number of players on a free Kahoot! account? Free accounts generally have low participant caps. Depending on your exact account category (Personal, Student, or K-12), the limit is typically between 10 and 40 players.
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Why is my Kahoot! participant limit only 3 players? If you are registered as a free Business user, any game you create from scratch is limited to 3 players. To test out larger games for free, you can host ready-to-play games from the Kahoot! at Work channel, which allows up to 50 players.
- Are the player limits the same for live games and assignments? Usually, yes. However, some premium educational tiers (like Kahoot! EDU Pro for K-12) allow for significantly larger audiences in assignment mode. For example, K-12 EDU Pro allows 2,000 live participants, but you can assign a remote kahoot to up to 10,000 participants.
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2 comments
I am an Administrator not a manager at my corporation. I was told KAHOOTS! Offered both free and paid games. I did a google search just to make sure, and indeed, they did offer a free service. I could ignore the flashing fees prompting me to pay $26 to $104 for a subscription. This was only for people who wanted the extra special features, which I could not afford. Looking back I should have checked what those specific features were. I created an account to create a free trivia game for a fun thing to do for a small group to play remotely at my office holiday lunch. It took me a lot of time and effort creating twenty five of my own trivia questions and personalizing each q&a with its own GIF and theme. Despite waking up early everyday for a week to get as much done before starting my busy day, I had fun watching my little creation progress. However, by the third day when I was almost finished my project, the website suddenly changed it's prompts indìcating i could only have 10 players with the free version. By the last day, when i finally finished, the free version dropped to only 3 players and now i was unable to send the link via email for my boss to review, nor could i email it to myself! The game ended up being washed and we all played human bingo instead. It was a success and had a great time, but what a waste. Very disappointed. Had i seen this 10 or 3 player limit at the beginning, i would have used another team building app with no hidden agenda.
Thank you for sharing your experience and feedback. I understand your frustration and disappointment with the limitations you encountered while using Kahoot!.
Kahoot! offers both free and paid plans, each with different features and limitations. The free version allows for basic game creation and hosting, but it does have restrictions on the number of players that can join a game. As you noted, the free business users are on the test drive plan that has a player limit of 3 for the games created by them. However, the games created by the profile Kahoot! at Work allows free business users to host games for up to 50 players, giving you a perfect chance to try our platform out.
The paid plans offer additional features such as higher player limits, advanced game creation tools, and more customization options. These plans are designed to cater to different needs, from small teams to large organizations.
I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience caused by the different player limits and the inability to share your game via email. Your feedback is valuable, and I will ensure it is passed on to the relevant team to help improve our service.
If you have any further questions or need assistance with anything else, please let me know.
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