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Apex Legends
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World of Warcraft

Direct comparison between Apex Legends and World of Warcraft. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

Apex Legends status is active.

Status

Active

World of Warcraft status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~500 thousand

We estimate that Apex Legends has currently around 500k players daily.

Apex Legends is a highly successful free-to-play battle royale shooter from Respawn Entertainment (EA), released in 2019. It consistently ranks among the top live-service shooters, with strong seasonal updates and multi-platform support. While peak popularity has declined from launch, it still retains a large, active daily player base across all platforms, likely around 500,000 daily players in 2024.

Estimated Daily Players

~650 thousand

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 Apex Legends and World of Warcraft. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for Apex Legends

MonthSocial ScoreChange
July 2025~63.3k0.9%
February 2025~63.9k1.2%
January 2025~63.1k1.8%
December 2024~62k4.5%
November 2024~65k

Social score for World of Warcraft

MonthSocial ScoreChange
No data
No data

Game Age

Age

6 years ago

Apex Legends was released in February 2019 (6 years ago).

Age

21 years ago

World of Warcraft was released in November 2004 (21 years ago).

Platforms

World of Warcraft is available on 2 platforms.

Player Perspectives

Apex Legends offers 1 player perspective.

World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.

Developers

Apex Legends has 1 developer.

World of Warcraft has 1 developer.

Publishers

Apex Legends has 1 publisher.

World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.

Categories

Apex Legends has 3 categories.

World of Warcraft has 5 categories.

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