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World of Warcraft
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Old School RuneScape

Direct comparison between World of Warcraft and Old School RuneScape. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.

Game Status

Status

Active

World of Warcraft status is active.

Status

Active

Old School RuneScape status is active.

Estimated Daily Players

Estimated Daily Players

~650 thousand

We estimate that World of Warcraft has currently around 650k players daily.

World of Warcraft (WoW) is one of the most iconic and long-lived MMORPGs, originally released in 2004 by Blizzard Entertainment. Despite its age, it continues to attract a sizable playerbase due to regular expansions, updates, and strong community support. While it is far from its early peak, it remains a top subscription-based MMO and likely sustains about 500,000 to 800,000 daily active players globally, factoring in both retail and Classic versions.

Estimated Daily Players

~75 thousand

We estimate that Old School RuneScape has currently around 75k players daily.

Old School RuneScape is a well-established MMORPG developed and published by Jagex, released in 2013 as a retro version of the original RuneScape. The game benefits from strong brand recognition, ongoing updates, and mobile accessibility, which help sustain an active player base over a decade after launch. Industry knowledge and recent data suggest a daily active player count typically in the 50,000–100,000 range, with spikes during major updates or events.

Social Score

Social activity comparison between World of Warcraft and Old School RuneScape. Data includes social media activity, community discussions, and online mentions tracked over time.

Social score for World of Warcraft

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~73216.8%
July 2025~88038.0%
November 2024~1.4k28.0%
September 2024~2k114.2%
May 2024~920

Social score for Old School RuneScape

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~1.2k6.8%
July 2025~1.3k44.2%
November 2024~89619.9%
September 2024~1.1k8.8%
May 2024~1.2k

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

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

Age

12 years ago

Old School RuneScape was released in February 2013 (12 years ago).

Platforms

World of Warcraft is available on 2 platforms.

Old School RuneScape is available on 4 platforms.

Player Perspectives

World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.

Old School RuneScape offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

World of Warcraft has 1 developer.

Old School RuneScape has 1 developer.

Publishers

World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.

Old School RuneScape has 1 publisher.

Categories

World of Warcraft has 5 categories.

Old School RuneScape has 5 categories.

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