Head to head

Ark: Survival Ascended vs Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Ascended

Released

~230k daily · 130k – 380k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

Ark: Survival Evolved

Released

~110k daily · 77k – 150k

Last measured Nov 7, 2026

VerdictArk: Survival Ascended has ~2.1× Ark: Survival Evolved's daily players (~230k vs ~110k, as of Nov 7, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

October 2023 · 3 years ago

August 2017 · 9 years ago

Est. daily players

~230k130k – 380kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

~110k77k – 150kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 7, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows

Android
iOS
Linux
macOS
Nintendo
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Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Ark: Survival AscendedArk: Survival Evolved

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Ascended: 24.2k
Ark: Survival Evolved: 20.5k

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 1.2× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Ark: Survival Evolved — 24,237 vs 20,543.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Ascended: 389.7k
Ark: Survival Evolved: 389.7k

Ark: Survival Ascended and Ark: Survival Evolved are nearly even on Discord members — 389,722 vs 389,745.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Ascended: 328.2k
Ark: Survival Evolved: 328.2k

Ark: Survival Ascended and Ark: Survival Evolved are nearly even on subreddit members — 328,195 vs 328,193.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Ascended: 1.2k
Ark: Survival Evolved: 197

Ark: Survival Ascended currently has about 6.3× as many live Twitch viewers as Ark: Survival Evolved — 1,245 vs 197.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Ascended: 1.2m
Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m

Ark: Survival Ascended and Ark: Survival Evolved are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 1,200,000 vs 1,200,000.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Ascended

We estimate that about 230,000 people play Ark: Survival Ascended on a typical day (most likely between 130,000 and 380,000), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 4,400,000 accounts (between 2,900,000 and 6,700,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Ark: Survival Evolved

We estimate that about 110,000 people play Ark: Survival Evolved on a typical day (most likely between 77,000 and 150,000), based on data from Nov 7, 2026. Around 10,000,000 accounts (between 8,000,000 and 13,000,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate