Head to head
Black Desert vs Elite: Dangerous
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Black Desert
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~91.8k | Up 0.1% |
| August 2026 | ~91.7k | Up 2.9% |
| July 2026 | ~89.1k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~92.3k | Up 2.2% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Black Desert
- 20.9kDown 23%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 6.8kUp 21%
Black Desert currently has about 3.1× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Elite: Dangerous — 20,948 vs 6,791.
Discord members
- Black Desert
- 96.8kUp 0.7%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.6kUp 0.8%
Black Desert currently has about 1.4× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 96,820 vs 70,612.
Reddit members
- Black Desert
- 268.5kUp 0.6%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 388.1kUp 0.4%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 1.4× as many subreddit members as Black Desert — 388,147 vs 268,532.
Twitch viewers
- Black Desert
- 9.6kDown 54%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 585Up 72%
Black Desert currently has about 16× as many live Twitch viewers as Elite: Dangerous — 9,607 vs 585.
YouTube subscribers
- Black Desert
- 80.9kUp 0.5%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 2.1× as many YouTube subscribers as Black Desert — 171,000 vs 80,900.
How these estimates are made
Black Desert
Black Desert is estimated to have 65k – 230k players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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.
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 20k – 69k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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.
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