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World of Warcraft
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Elite: Dangerous

Direct comparison between World of Warcraft and Elite: Dangerous. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

World of Warcraft status is active.

Status

Active

Elite: Dangerous status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

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.

Estimated Daily Players

~15 thousand

We estimate that Elite: Dangerous has currently around 15k players daily.

Elite: Dangerous released in 2014 and is maintained by Frontier Developments. It's a persistent online space sim with a dedicated but niche audience, typical of older, complex simulators. Player numbers have declined from launch highs, but a strong core community remains; estimated daily players are around 15,000 based on current trends for similar titles, community activity, and public platform data.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between World of Warcraft and Elite: Dangerous. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for World of Warcraft

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1.1k19.9%
August 2025~1.4k61.5%
July 2025~88038.0%
November 2024~1.4k28.0%
September 2024~2k

Social score for Elite: Dangerous

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1180.9%
August 2025~11710.4%
July 2025~10657.9%
November 2024~252154.5%
September 2024~99

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

World of Warcraft was released in November 2004 (21 years ago).

Age

11 years ago

Elite: Dangerous was released in December 2014 (11 years ago).

Platforms

World of Warcraft is available on 2 platforms.

Elite: Dangerous is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.

Elite: Dangerous offers 3 player perspectives.

Developers

World of Warcraft has 1 developer.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 developer.

Publishers

World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.

Elite: Dangerous has 1 publisher.

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