Head to head
Pokémon Go vs World of Warcraft
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Android
- iOS
- Windows
- macOS
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Pokémon Go
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~813.5k | Up 15% |
| July 2026 | ~704.8k | — |
World of Warcraft
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ~563k | Up 13% |
| July 2026 | ~500.1k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Pokémon Go
- 286.1kUp 1.0%
- World of Warcraft
- 166.1kUp 1.3%
Pokémon Go currently has about 1.7× as many Discord members as World of Warcraft — 286,096 vs 166,131.
Reddit members
- Pokémon Go
- 5.7mUp 0.2%
- World of Warcraft
- 3.2mUp 0.2%
Pokémon Go currently has about 1.8× as many subreddit members as World of Warcraft — 5,682,358 vs 3,158,149.
Twitch viewers
- Pokémon Go
- 583Down 47%
- World of Warcraft
- 20.1kDown 34%
World of Warcraft currently has about 34× as many live Twitch viewers as Pokémon Go — 20,050 vs 583.
YouTube subscribers
- Pokémon Go
- 1.3mUp 0.8%
- World of Warcraft
- 1.9mUp 0.5%
World of Warcraft currently has about 1.5× as many YouTube subscribers as Pokémon Go — 1,940,000 vs 1,320,000.
How these estimates are made
Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is estimated to have 410 – 190k players a day. Around 91k – 9m 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.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is estimated to have 630 – 300k players a day. Around 120k – 11m 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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