Head to head

EverQuest II vs Final Fantasy XIV Online

EverQuest II

Released

~3.9k daily · 2.3k – 6.5k

Last measured Nov 10, 2026

Final Fantasy XIV Online

Released

~590k daily · 350k – 990k

Last measured Nov 10, 2026

VerdictFinal Fantasy XIV Online has ~151× EverQuest II's daily players (~590k vs ~3.9k, as of Nov 10, 2026).

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

November 2004 · 22 years ago

September 2010 · 16 years ago

Est. daily players

~3.9k2.3k – 6.5kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 10, 2026

~590k350k – 990k6.0% this weekMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 10, 2026

Available on

Windows

macOS
PlayStation
Windows

Platforms

Windows

Perspectives

Third Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

EverQuest IIFinal Fantasy XIV Online

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

EverQuest II: 182Up 50% past week
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 21.2kUp 22% past week

Final Fantasy XIV Online currently has about 116× as many peak concurrent Steam players as EverQuest II — 21,151 vs 182.

Discord members

EverQuest II: 11k
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 279.3k

Final Fantasy XIV Online currently has about 25× as many Discord members as EverQuest II — 279,276 vs 10,978.

Reddit members

EverQuest II: 9.5k
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 1.4m

Final Fantasy XIV Online currently has about 145× as many subreddit members as EverQuest II — 1,374,125 vs 9,502.

Twitch viewers

EverQuest II: 12Down 45% past week
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 7.2kUp 77% past week

Final Fantasy XIV Online currently has about 601× as many live Twitch viewers as EverQuest II — 7,217 vs 12.

YouTube subscribers

EverQuest II: 6.4k
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 749k

Final Fantasy XIV Online currently has about 117× as many YouTube subscribers as EverQuest II — 749,000 vs 6,420.

How these estimates are made

EverQuest II

We estimate that about 3,900 people play EverQuest II on a typical day (most likely between 2,300 and 6,500), based on data from Nov 10, 2026. Around 450,000 accounts (between 290,000 and 680,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Final Fantasy XIV Online

We estimate that about 590,000 people play Final Fantasy XIV Online on a typical day (most likely between 350,000 and 990,000), based on data from Nov 10, 2026. Around 9,300,000 accounts (between 6,100,000 and 14,000,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate