Dead By Daylight Most Used Killers & Pick Rates (2024 Updates)

Dead by Daylight's developers released a list of the most popular killers in Dead by Daylight based on pick rate. This gives players some insight as to which killers the community loves the most, and which ones aren't picked so often. Of course, these numbers tend to change all the time as characters are reworked, added, and even removed; as in the case of the Stranger Things chapter.

Without further ado, let's take a look at the most popular killers in Dead by Daylight.

29 August 2024 - Page updated with the latest Killer stats shared by Behaviour Interactive.

Who Is The Most Popular Killer In Dead By Daylight Right Now?

Somewhat annoyingly Behavior Interactive doesn't make it a thing to share official stats that frequently. The last official word from the Dead by Daylight channels confirmed the 10 most popular killers, ranked by pick rates; however this was for matches played between January 2024 and March 11, 2024. You can find those pick rates, just below.

1. The Hillbilly (8%)
2. The Huntress (7%)
3. The Deathslinger (6%)
4. The Wraith (5%)
5. The Good Guy (5%)
6. The Mastermind (5%)
7. The Legion (4%)
8. The Trapper (4%)
9. The Shape (4%)
10. The Ghost Face (4%)

The most up to date answer we can give comes from the Killer Stats Viewer on Nightlight.gg. Those stats are based on data aggregated from thousands of matches uploaded to NightLight by individual players looking to track their games. With that in mind, here's a look at the pick rates for August 2024 based on 15,631 games:

1. Huntress (7.13%)
2. Mastermind (4.95%)
3. Hillbilly (3.93%)
4. Legion (3.84%)
5. Spirit (3.77%)
6. Good Guy (3.70%)
7. Shape (3.61%)
8. Dark Lord (3.53%)
9. Blight (3.36%)
10. Nemesis (3.31%)
11. Wraith (3.30%)
12. Ghost Face (3.24%)
13. Lich (3.01%)
14. Unknown (3.00%)
15. Deathslinger (2.99%)
16. Nurse (2.95%)
17. Oni (2.93%)
18. Trapper (2.83%)
19. Xenomorph (2.75%)
20. Knight (2.42%)
21. Cannibal (2.37%)
22. Trickster (2.34%)
23. Clown (2.19%)
24. Doctor (2.16%)
25. Dredge (2.10%)
26. Executioner (1.98%)
27. Pig (1.96%)
28. Singularity (1.92%)
29. Skull Merchant (1.84%)
30. Plague (1.71%)
31. Onryo (1.68%)
32. Demogogon (1.54%)
33. Cenobite (1.52%)
34. Artist (1.27%)
35. Nightmare (1.06%)
36. Hag (0.92%)
37. Twins (0.88%)

Who Is The Least Popular Killer In Dead By Daylight?

Based on past stats, the least popular killer in Dead by Daylight was previously The Twins, with a measly 1% pick rate.

The Twins have long been a controversial killer in the game's community, with many players believing that they are too strong when it comes to camping and that they aren't particularly fun to play against. However, at the time of writing, Behaviour Interactive hasn't officially released an updated list of the killers with the lowest pick rates.

It's possible that after a recent rework, the Twin's pick rate could have increased slightly, and this duo could lose their status as some of the Dead by Daylight community's most disliked killers, both to play and to play against.