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Eve Online vs Runescape

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Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE
ACTIVE

Released

May 2003 · 23 years ago
January 2001 · 26 years ago

Daily players

12k – 44k
6k – 20k

Estimated players

67.5kUp 0.7%
106.3kUp 1.1%

Available on

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Browser
  • Windows
  • Android
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • iOS

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Eve OnlineRunescape

Eve Online

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~67.9kUp 1.6%
August 2026~66.8kUp 0.7%
July 2026~66.4k—

Runescape

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~107.1kDown 0.9%
August 2026~108.1kUp 1.2%
July 2026~106.8k—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Eve Online
3.5kDown 33%
Runescape
1.6kDown 50%

Eve Online currently has about 2.2× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Runescape — 3,525 vs 1,578.

Discord members

Eve Online
52kUp 1.9%
Runescape
128.3kUp 0.3%

Runescape currently has about 2.5× as many Discord members as Eve Online — 128,282 vs 52,012.

Reddit members

Eve Online
223.6kUp 0.6%
Runescape
405.4kUp 0.6%

Runescape currently has about 1.8× as many subreddit members as Eve Online — 405,439 vs 223,551.

Twitch viewers

Eve Online
845Down 42%
Runescape
1.7kUp 74%

Runescape currently has about 2× as many live Twitch viewers as Eve Online — 1,718 vs 845.

YouTube subscribers

Eve Online
232kUp 1.3%
Runescape
265k

Eve Online and Runescape are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 232,000 vs 265,000.

How these estimates are made

Eve Online

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 44k players a day. Around 640k – 2m 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.

Runescape

Runescape is estimated to have 6k – 20k players a day. Around 470k – 1m 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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