Head to head

DayZ vs Paradise Island

DayZ

Live

140k – 490k daily

Paradise Island

Live

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

December 2018 · 8 years ago

December 2015 · 11 years ago

Daily players

140k – 490k

No population data

Estimated players

193.9k3.0%

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Available on

Windows
PlayStation
Xbox

Windows
macOS
Linux

Platforms

Perspectives

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

DayZParadise Island

DayZ

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~193.3k	Down 0.3%
August 2026	~193.9k	Up 12%
July 2026	~173.1k	—

Paradise Island

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

DayZ: 26.6kDown 50%
Paradise Island: —

DayZ currently has 26,612 peak concurrent Steam players; no comparable data is tracked for Paradise Island.

Discord members

DayZ: 190kUp 0.9%
Paradise Island: —

DayZ currently has 190,044 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Paradise Island.

Reddit members

DayZ: 560.7kUp 0.4%
Paradise Island: —

DayZ currently has 560,664 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Paradise Island.

Twitch viewers

DayZ: 2.8kDown 59%
Paradise Island: —

DayZ currently has 2,847 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Paradise Island.

YouTube subscribers

DayZ: 136kUp 0.7%
Paradise Island: —

DayZ currently has 136,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Paradise Island.

How these estimates are made

DayZ

DayZ is estimated to have 140k – 490k players a day. Around 5m – 13m 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.