Head to head

Ark: Survival Evolved vs Merchant

Ark: Survival Evolved

Live

42k – 150k daily

Merchant

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

August 2017 · 9 years ago

June 2014 · 12 years ago

Daily players

42k – 150k

No population data

Estimated players

342.8k3.9%

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Available on

Windows
macOS
Linux
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Xbox
Nintendo

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Ark: Survival EvolvedMerchant

Ark: Survival Evolved

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~354.5k	Down 0.4%
August 2026	~356k
July 2026	~356.3k	—

Merchant

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	—	—
August 2026	—	—
July 2026	—	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Ark: Survival Evolved: 15.4kDown 28%
Merchant: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 15,358 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Merchant.

Discord members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 391.9k
Merchant: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 391,895 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Merchant.

Reddit members

Ark: Survival Evolved: 327.5kUp 0.1%
Merchant: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 327,452 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Merchant.

Twitch viewers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 232Down 25%
Merchant: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 232 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Merchant.

YouTube subscribers

Ark: Survival Evolved: 1.2m
Merchant: —

Ark: Survival Evolved currently has 1,200,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Merchant.

How these estimates are made

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 42k – 150k 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.