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World of Warcraft
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Guild Wars 2

Direct comparison between World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

World of Warcraft status is active.

Status

Active

Guild Wars 2 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

~80 thousand

We estimate that Guild Wars 2 has currently around 80k players daily.

Guild Wars 2 is a major MMORPG released in 2012 by ArenaNet and published by NCsoft, known for retaining a strong, loyal player base due to frequent expansions and updates. Despite its age, it continues to be one of the more active Western MMOs, likely maintaining around 80,000 daily players based on industry trends for similar titles.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for World of Warcraft

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~1.1k20.4%
August 2025~1.4k61.5%
July 2025~88038.0%
November 2024~1.4k28.0%
September 2024~2k

Social score for Guild Wars 2

MonthSocial ScoreChange
September 2025~30825.2%
August 2025~41211.6%
July 2025~46695.8%
November 2024~23815.3%
September 2024~281

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

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

Age

13 years ago

Guild Wars 2 was released in August 2012 (13 years ago).

Platforms

World of Warcraft is available on 2 platforms.

Guild Wars 2 is available on 2 platforms.

Player Perspectives

World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.

Guild Wars 2 offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

World of Warcraft has 1 developer.

Guild Wars 2 has 1 developer.

Publishers

World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.

Guild Wars 2 has 2 publishers.

Categories

World of Warcraft has 6 categories.

Guild Wars 2 has 3 categories.

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