Head to head
Elite: Dangerous vs Sea of Thieves
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Windows
- PlayStation
- Xbox
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Elite: Dangerous
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~92.3k | Up 2.2% |
| August 2026 | ~90.2k | |
| July 2026 | ~90.3k | — |
Sea of Thieves
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~304.7k | Up 1.7% |
| August 2026 | ~299.6k | Down 0.4% |
| July 2026 | ~300.7k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Elite: Dangerous
- 6.8kUp 21%
- Sea of Thieves
- 3.3kDown 54%
Elite: Dangerous currently has about 2× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sea of Thieves — 6,791 vs 3,322.
Discord members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 70.6kUp 0.8%
- Sea of Thieves
- 443.9k
Sea of Thieves currently has about 6.3× as many Discord members as Elite: Dangerous — 443,873 vs 70,612.
Reddit members
- Elite: Dangerous
- 388.1kUp 0.4%
- Sea of Thieves
- 613.7kUp 0.2%
Sea of Thieves currently has about 1.6× as many subreddit members as Elite: Dangerous — 613,736 vs 388,147.
Twitch viewers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 585Up 72%
- Sea of Thieves
- 3.4kUp 56%
Sea of Thieves currently has about 5.7× as many live Twitch viewers as Elite: Dangerous — 3,350 vs 585.
YouTube subscribers
- Elite: Dangerous
- 171k
- Sea of Thieves
- 675kDown 0.1%
Sea of Thieves currently has about 3.9× as many YouTube subscribers as Elite: Dangerous — 675,000 vs 171,000.
How these estimates are made
Elite: Dangerous
Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 20k – 69k 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.
Sea of Thieves
Sea of Thieves is estimated to have 14k – 49k players a day. Around 4m – 11m 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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