Head to head

Black Desert vs World of Warplanes

Black Desert

Live

48k – 170k daily

World of Warplanes

Live

230 – 790 daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2014 · 12 years ago

November 2013 · 13 years ago

Daily players

48k – 170k

230 – 790

Estimated players

89.4k2.0%

6153.0%

Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Black DesertWorld of Warplanes

Black Desert

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~89.5k	Up 0.1%
September 2026	~89.4k	Down 2.5%
August 2026	~91.7k	Up 2.9%
July 2026	~89.1k	—

World of Warplanes

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
October 2026	~618	Down 1.9%
September 2026	~630	Up 0.6%
August 2026	~626	Up 1.6%
July 2026	~616	—

Community breakdown

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

Steam concurrent players

Black Desert: 19.7kDown 17%
World of Warplanes: 103Up 12%

Black Desert currently has about 192× as many peak concurrent Steam players as World of Warplanes — 19,732 vs 103.

Discord members

Black Desert: 96.5kDown 0.3%
World of Warplanes: —

Black Desert currently has 96,514 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for World of Warplanes.

Reddit members

Black Desert: 269.4kUp 0.4%
World of Warplanes: —

Black Desert currently has 269,374 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for World of Warplanes.

Twitch viewers

Black Desert: 7.9kDown 32%
World of Warplanes: 3Up 200%

Black Desert currently has about 2618× as many live Twitch viewers as World of Warplanes — 7,855 vs 3.

YouTube subscribers

Black Desert: 81.1kUp 0.2%
World of Warplanes: —

Black Desert currently has 81,100 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for World of Warplanes.

How these estimates are made

Black Desert

Black Desert is estimated to have 48k – 170k 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.

World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes is estimated to have 230 – 790 players a day. Around 120k – 320k 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.