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Direct comparison between Aion and World of Warcraft. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
Aion status is active.
Status
World of Warcraft status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that Aion has currently around 8k players daily.
Aion is a long-running fantasy MMORPG developed and published by NCsoft, released in 2009. While it was very popular at launch, its player base has significantly declined due to age and increased competition, but it still has a loyal core community. Current daily players are estimated at around 8,000 based on its legacy status among MMORPGs and limited recent western marketing.
Estimated Daily Players
We estimate that World of Warcraft has currently around 650k players daily.
World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most iconic and long-lived MMORPGs, originally released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Despite its age, it continues to attract a sizable playerbase due to regular expansions, updates, and strong community support. While it is far from its early peak, it remains a top subscription-based MMO and likely sustains about 500,000 to 800,000 daily active players globally, factoring in both retail and Classic versions.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Aion and World of Warcraft. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Aion
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~4 | 20.0% |
July 2025 | ~5 | 16.7% |
November 2024 | ~6 | 100.0% |
September 2024 | ~3 | 40.0% |
May 2024 | ~5 |
Social score for World of Warcraft
Month | Social Score | Change |
---|---|---|
August 2025 | ~755 | 14.2% |
July 2025 | ~880 | 38.0% |
November 2024 | ~1.4k | 28.0% |
September 2024 | ~2k | 114.2% |
May 2024 | ~920 |
Game Age
Age
Aion was released in November 2008 (17 years ago).
Age
World of Warcraft was released in November 2004 (21 years ago).
Platforms
Player Perspectives
Aion offers 1 player perspective.
World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Aion has 3 developers.
World of Warcraft has 1 developer.
Publishers
World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.
Categories
Aion has 7 categories.
World of Warcraft has 5 categories.
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