Head to head
Destiny 2 vs Elite: Dangerous
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Stadia
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Platforms
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Destiny 2
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~586.3k | Down 1.1% |
| August 2026 | ~593k | Down 1.2% |
| July 2026 | ~600.1k | — |
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~90.7k | Up 0.5% |
| 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
- Destiny 2
- 27.6kUp 34%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 3.6kDown 27%
Destiny 2 currently has about 7.6× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Elite: Dangerous — 27,575 vs 3,649.
Discord members
- Destiny 2
- 171.1kDown 0.2%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.9kUp 0.6%
Destiny 2 currently has about 2.4× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 171,122 vs 70,896.
Reddit members
- Destiny 2
- 3.4m
- Elite: Dangerous
- 389.1kUp 0.4%
Destiny 2 currently has about 8.7× as many subreddit members as Elite: Dangerous — 3,377,718 vs 389,145.
Twitch viewers
- Destiny 2
- 3.5kUp 46%
- Elite: Dangerous
- 160Down 83%
Destiny 2 currently has about 22× as many live Twitch viewers as Elite: Dangerous — 3,517 vs 160.
YouTube subscribers
- Destiny 2
- 1.2m
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
Destiny 2 currently has about 7.1× as many YouTube subscribers as Elite: Dangerous — 1,210,000 vs 171,000.
How these estimates are made
Destiny 2
Destiny 2 is estimated to have 65k – 230k players a day. Around 7m – 18m 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 12k – 43k 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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