Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs DayZ

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

55k – 190k daily

DayZ

Live

130k – 480k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

December 2018 · 8 years ago

Daily players

55k – 190k

130k – 480k

Estimated players

356.6k2.3%

197.5k2.3%

Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedDayZ

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~354k	Down 0.6%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~194.6k	Up 0.4%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 16.2kDown 21%
DayZ: 30.8kDown 34%

DayZ currently has about 1.9× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Ark: Survival Evolved — 30,795 vs 16,236.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.9k
DayZ: 189.6kUp 1.0%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 2.1× as many Discord members as DayZ — 391,883 vs 189,590.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.5kUp 0.1%
DayZ: 560.1kUp 0.4%

DayZ currently has about 1.7× as many subreddit members as Ark: Survival Evolved — 560,096 vs 327,485.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 263Down 37%
DayZ: 3.3kDown 43%

DayZ currently has about 13× as many live Twitch viewers as Ark: Survival Evolved — 3,304 vs 263.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has about 8.8× as many YouTube subscribers as DayZ — 1,200,000 vs 136,000.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 55k – 190k players a day. Around 8m – 21m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 130k – 480k players a day. Around 5m – 13m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.