Head to head
DayZ vs Escape from Tarkov
DayZ
~390k daily · 230k – 660k
Last measured Nov 12, 2026
Escape from Tarkov
~470k daily · 280k – 790k
Last measured Nov 12, 2026
VerdictEscape from Tarkov has about 21% more daily players than DayZ (~470k vs ~390k, as of Nov 12, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Est. daily players
Available on
- PlayStation
- Windows
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.
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
- DayZ
- 25.1kDown 49% past week
- Escape from Tarkov
- 25.2kDown 26% past week
DayZ and Escape from Tarkov are nearly even on peak concurrent Steam players — 25,138 vs 25,218.
Discord members
- DayZ
- 189.8k
- Escape from Tarkov
- 555.9k
Escape from Tarkov currently has about 2.9× as many Discord members as DayZ — 555,888 vs 189,849.
Reddit members
- DayZ
- 564.3k
- Escape from Tarkov
- 1.2m
Escape from Tarkov currently has about 2.1× as many subreddit members as DayZ — 1,159,032 vs 564,309.
Twitch viewers
- DayZ
- 3.5kDown 58% past week
- Escape from Tarkov
- 7.2kDown 76% past week
Escape from Tarkov currently has about 2.1× as many live Twitch viewers as DayZ — 7,181 vs 3,502.
YouTube subscribers
- DayZ
- 137k
- Escape from Tarkov
- 774kUp 0.1% past week
Escape from Tarkov currently has about 5.6× as many YouTube subscribers as DayZ — 774,000 vs 137,000.
How these estimates are made
DayZ
We estimate that about 390,000 people play DayZ on a typical day (most likely between 230,000 and 660,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 13,000,000 accounts (between 8,500,000 and 20,000,000) 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.
Escape from Tarkov
We estimate that about 470,000 people play Escape from Tarkov on a typical day (most likely between 280,000 and 790,000), based on data from Nov 12, 2026. Around 4,000,000 accounts (between 2,600,000 and 6,200,000) 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.
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