Head to head
Minecraft vs The Sandbox
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- iOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Nintendo
- Android
- Windows
- macOS
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Minecraft
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~4.1m | Up 4.6% |
| July 2026 | ~4m | — |
The Sandbox
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~71.5k | |
| July 2026 | ~71.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Minecraft
- 4mDown 1.5%
- The Sandbox
- 256.5kDown 0.2%
Minecraft currently has about 16× as many Discord members as The Sandbox — 3,997,841 vs 256,519.
Reddit members
- Minecraft
- 8.7mUp 0.2%
- The Sandbox
- 17.4k
Minecraft currently has about 502× as many subreddit members as The Sandbox — 8,746,502 vs 17,408.
Twitch viewers
- Minecraft
- 111.5kUp 328%
- The Sandbox
- 0
Minecraft currently has 111,458 live Twitch viewers, while The Sandbox has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Minecraft
- 22.4mUp 2.8%
- The Sandbox
- 154kDown 0.6%
Minecraft currently has about 145× as many YouTube subscribers as The Sandbox — 22,400,000 vs 154,000.
How these estimates are made
Minecraft
Minecraft is estimated to have 2k – 1m players a day. Around 270k – 27m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
The Sandbox
The Sandbox is estimated to have 75 – 35k players a day. Around 28k – 3m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
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