Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Pool 2D - Poolians
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~91.4k | Up 1.3% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Pool 2D - Poolians
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~1.2k | Up 0.5% |
| August 2026 | ~1.1k | Up 20% |
| July 2026 | ~959 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 6.4kUp 31%
- Pool 2D - Poolians
- 260Up 11%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 25× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Pool 2D - Poolians — 6,440 vs 260.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.8kUp 1.0%
- Pool 2D - Poolians
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 70,812 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Pool 2D - Poolians.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 388.5kUp 0.4%
- Pool 2D - Poolians
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 388,543 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Pool 2D - Poolians.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 415Down 33%
- Pool 2D - Poolians
- 0Down 100%
Elite: Dangerous currently has 415 live Twitch viewers, while Pool 2D - Poolians has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Pool 2D - Poolians
- —
Elite: Dangerous currently has 171,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Pool 2D - Poolians.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 16k – 55k 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.
Pool 2D - Poolians
Pool 2D - Poolians is estimated to have 690 – 2k players a day. Around 200k – 520k 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.