How to check how many hours you’ve spent playing League of Legends

Just how many hours have you sunk into the game?

Shurima Desert Zilean sitting in the middle of the desert.
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There are many things League of Legends players know they shouldn’t do. You don’t facecheck without vision before a baron fight. You don’t fight a River Shen if you can avoid it. And you never wonder about how much time you have spent playing League of Legends.

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The answer, like it or not, is probably many hundreds of hours you could’ve spent doing other things—like reading a book, learning a second language, or knuckling down and going to the gym. And while enjoying some time on Summoner’s Rift or Howling Abyss is also fun, it would be nice to see how much time you spent playing your favorite MOBA.

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League is truly an absorbing game, so don’t act surprised when you’ll realize how much you spent playing it. Image via Riot Games

There is no perfect way to do it, but with some tricks and the power of math, you can get a good idea on how much time you wasted in League. Here’s how you can do it.

How much time have I spent on League of Legends?

There are a number of ways to check how long you have spent in League of Legends, with varying degrees of scope and accuracy. One of them is featured in the game itself, while others include third-party websites.

The League of Legends client

The first way to check how much time you spent on playing League of Legends includes the game’s official client. Although, this option only features the number of games you played this season, so it’s not really accurate. Nevertheless, to do so, simply follow the steps below.

Stats window in League of Legends client.
The trusty client. Also, yeah, I’ve been a hard jungle main this season. Screenshot by Dot Esports
  1. Open up League of Legends.
  2. Click on the Profile tab.
  3. Click Stats, the last option on the tab.
  4. In the bottom left of the screen, you can see your stats.

The stats in League’s official client include games played, and how much time they specifically took. But, it only shows you the games played this season, though, you can also check your history from 2022. Your KDA ratio is also distributed, so you can actually see whether you’ve been putting up solid numbers or a bit lackluster in the past months.

Wasted on LoL

Wasted On LoL is a website that tells you everything you need to know about your time spent on League. Simply input your summoner name (or anyone else’s for that matter) and the website will calculate how long you’ve spent playing League (and Teamfight Tactics).

  1. Head to Wasted on LoL (wol.gg).
  2. Type your summoner name in the search box.
  3. Choose your server region with the drop-down menu.
  4. Click “How much time I wasted on LoL?”

Now, let’s run through the process in a bit more detail. After entering your summoner name, the website will tell you how many minutes, hours, and days you’ve spent playing the game, along with how your numbers stack up against other players in your region. To rub it in your face even further, it also lists how many books you could have read, movies you could have watched, and kilometers you could have walked.

The only minus is that the website can track your start only “since season 11.” So if you’re a veteran player who has been around for much longer, you won’t see stats that are anywhere close the actual numbers.

A screenshot of Wasted of LoL. A search bar where you can type your name or another player's name.
The perfect place. Screenshot by Dot Esports

No matter how many hours you’ve put into becoming the best Blitzcrank, Ahri, or Singed player in the world, just know that you probably haven’t played as much as North America’s M23 Medo, who has spent an astonishing 490 days (9,365 hours) of their life playing the game. That’s the equivalent of 1,545 books read, 5,351 movies watched, and 37,458 kilometers walked, which is almost the length of the Equator (40,075 kilometres).

A screenshot of Wasted on LoL, listing minutes, hours, and days played in League of Legends
That’s a lot of hours. Screenshot Dot Esports

Although Wasted on LoL is a useful tool, it likely won’t give you a totally accurate number. It’s a third-party website, after all, and only has limited access to Riot’s extensive data. Some players have disputed Wasted on LoL’s accuracy. As such, it’s a good idea to consider this to be a rough estimate of your time spent in the game rather than an exact count.

OP.GG

Although Wasted on LoL will probably give you the best indication of how many hours you’ve spent playing League, sites like OP.GG will provide you with other interesting stats.

  1. Head to OP.GG.
  2. Choose your server region and type your summoner name in the search bar.
  3. The number of games you played this season can be found on the panel on the left-hand side of the page.
  4. Multiply that number by 30 to calculate a rough estimate of how long you’ve played League of Legends this season.

You can find out how long you’ve played on average by entering your summoner name, counting your games, and multiplying the number by 30 (on average, it takes half an hour play a League game). This obviously won’t be accurate, but it will give you a good indication.

A screenshot of stats website OP.GG
Good ol’ OP.GG. Screenshot by Dot Esports

With this tool, you can also check stats like your win rate, your KDA, and a list of your most-played champions.

As well as that, you can click on each of your matches to get a detailed look at how you performed. This includes a list of the items you bought, how many wards you placed, your CS, and how long the game took to complete.

Is there a fully accurate way to spend how much you Wasted on League?

In short, unfortunately, no, there isn’t. Riot is really careful when it comes to protecting data, and as a result, no third-party website or client will tell you how much time you spent on the Rift. Maybe, however, the company will add it as a feature in the future since many players have asked for such an option. We can only dream.

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Jerome Heath
Jerome Heath is a senior editor at Dot Esports.
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A massive gaming fan, Aidan has been bad at esports since before it had a name. Known for haunting Quake and Unreal Tournament servers back in the day, he graduated to being bad at Brood War before moving on to becoming a terrible ADC in any MOBA that will have him. He spends too much time in Warframe and Destiny 2, and is eyeballing Marathon like a starving man looking at a sandwich.
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Polish Staff Writer. Mateusz previously worked for numerous outlets and gaming-adjacent companies, including ESL. League of Legends or CS:GO? He loves them both. In fact, he wonders which game he loves more every day. He wanted to go pro years ago, but somewhere along the way decided journalism was the more sensible option—and he was right.