Head to head

Sea of Thieves vs The Lord of the Rings Online

Sea of Thieves

Released

~47k daily · 28k – 79k

Last measured Nov 6, 2026

The Lord of the Rings Online

Released

~18k daily · 11k – 30k

Last measured Nov 6, 2026

VerdictSea of Thieves has ~2.6× The Lord of the Rings Online's daily players (~47k vs ~18k, as of Nov 6, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

Released

March 2018 · 9 years ago

April 2007 · 20 years ago

Est. daily players

~47k28k – 79kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026

~18k11k – 30kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026

Available on

PlayStation
Windows
Xbox

macOS
Windows

Platforms

Perspectives

First Person

Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Sea of ThievesThe Lord of the Rings 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

Sea of Thieves: 2.6k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 788

Sea of Thieves currently has about 3.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as The Lord of the Rings Online — 2,584 vs 788.

Discord members

Sea of Thieves: 438.7k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 24.1k

Sea of Thieves currently has about 18× as many Discord members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 438,654 vs 24,076.

Reddit members

Sea of Thieves: 615.7k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 88.5k

Sea of Thieves currently has about 7× as many subreddit members as The Lord of the Rings Online — 615,700 vs 88,483.

Twitch viewers

Sea of Thieves: 6.4k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 54

Sea of Thieves currently has about 119× as many live Twitch viewers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 6,431 vs 54.

YouTube subscribers

Sea of Thieves: 675k
The Lord of the Rings Online: 25.5k

Sea of Thieves currently has about 26× as many YouTube subscribers as The Lord of the Rings Online — 675,000 vs 25,500.

How these estimates are made

Sea of Thieves

We estimate that about 47,000 people play Sea of Thieves on a typical day (most likely between 28,000 and 79,000), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 13,000,000 accounts (between 8,700,000 and 20,000,000) 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.

The Lord of the Rings Online

We estimate that about 18,000 people play The Lord of the Rings Online on a typical day (most likely between 11,000 and 30,000), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 1,800,000 accounts (between 1,200,000 and 2,800,000) 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