Rust
~100k
daily players
RustVSWorld of Warcraft
Direct comparison between Rust and World of Warcraft. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Rust
World of Warcraft
Game Status
Status
Active
Rust status is active.
Status
Active
World of Warcraft status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
~100 thousand
We estimate that Rust has currently around 100k players daily.
Rust is a well-known multiplayer survival game, released in 2018 by Facepunch Studios. It maintains high popularity on platforms like Steam due to frequent updates, Twitch presence, and a strong PvP-focused community. It typically sees tens of thousands of concurrent players, so 100,000 daily players is a reasonable estimate for 2024.
Estimated Daily Players
~950 thousand
We estimate that World of Warcraft has currently around 950k players daily.
World of Warcraft is one of the most successful MMORPGs ever with Blizzard's ongoing support, expansions, and global appeal. Despite its age (launched in 2004), it maintains a strong player base due to regular content updates and nostalgia. Estimated current daily active players are 900,000–1,000,000.
Social Score
Social activity comparison between Rust and World of Warcraft. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.
Social score for Rust
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | ~48.6k | 34.9% |
| December 2025 | ~74.7k | 3.9% |
| November 2025 | ~71.9k | 4.5% |
| October 2025 | ~75.3k | 47.0% |
| September 2025 | ~51.2k |
Social score for World of Warcraft
| Month | Social Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | ~0 | |
| December 2025 | ~0 | |
| November 2025 | ~0 | |
| October 2025 | ~0 | 100.0% |
| September 2025 | ~546 |
Game Age
Age
8 years ago
Rust was released in February 2018 (8 years ago).
Age
21 years ago
World of Warcraft was released in November 2004 (21 years ago).
Platforms
Rust is available on 5 platforms.
Player Perspectives
Rust offers 1 player perspective.
World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.
Developers
Rust has 1 developer.
World of Warcraft has 1 developer.
Publishers
Rust has 2 publishers.
World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.
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