Head to head

Black Desert Online vs DC Universe Online

Black Desert Online

Released

~290k daily · 170k – 490k

Last measured Nov 12, 2026

DC Universe Online

Released

~4.3k daily · 3.1k – 6k

Last measured Nov 12, 2026

VerdictBlack Desert Online has ~67× DC Universe Online's daily players (~290k vs ~4.3k, as of Nov 12, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

July 2015 · 11 years ago

January 2011 · 16 years ago

Est. daily players

~290k170k – 490k13% this weekMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 12, 2026

~4.3k3.1k – 6k17% this weekMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 12, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

Nintendo
PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Black Desert OnlineDC Universe Online

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

Black Desert Online: 13.3kDown 18% past week
DC Universe Online: 928Down 13% past week

Black Desert Online currently has about 14× as many peak concurrent Steam players as DC Universe Online — 13,275 vs 928.

Discord members

Black Desert Online: 94.9k
DC Universe Online: 30.3kUp 0.5% past week

Black Desert Online currently has about 3.1× as many Discord members as DC Universe Online — 94,941 vs 30,322.

Reddit members

Black Desert Online: 270.4k
DC Universe Online: 32.8kUp 0.6% past week

Black Desert Online currently has about 8.2× as many subreddit members as DC Universe Online — 270,379 vs 32,774.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert Online: 3.4kDown 66% past week
DC Universe Online: 108Down 22% past week

Black Desert Online currently has about 31× as many live Twitch viewers as DC Universe Online — 3,369 vs 108.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert Online: 44k
DC Universe Online: 110k

DC Universe Online currently has about 2.5× as many YouTube subscribers as Black Desert Online — 110,000 vs 44,000.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert Online

We estimate that about 290,000 people play Black Desert Online on a typical day (most likely between 170,000 and 490,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 5,000,000 accounts (between 3,300,000 and 7,600,000) 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.

DC Universe Online

We estimate that about 4,300 people play DC Universe Online on a typical day (most likely between 3,100 and 6,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 630,000 accounts (between 490,000 and 800,000) 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