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World of Warcraft
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RuneScape

Direct comparison between World of Warcraft and 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

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

~100 thousand

We estimate that RuneScape has currently around 100k players daily.

RuneScape is a long-running, classic MMORPG developed by Jagex. Despite its age (launched in 2001), it maintains a strong population due to continuous updates, nostalgia, and expansions like Old School RuneScape. Estimate is based on its enduring popularity, multiple versions, and regular mentions in MMO community charts.

Social Score

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

Social score for World of Warcraft

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~75514.2%
July 2025~88038.0%
November 2024~1.4k28.0%
September 2024~2k114.2%
May 2024~920

Social score for RuneScape

MonthSocial ScoreChange
August 2025~18311.2%
July 2025~20616.3%
November 2024~24629.5%
September 2024~1903.1%
May 2024~196

Game Age

Age

21 years ago

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

Age

25 years ago

RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).

Platforms

World of Warcraft is available on 2 platforms.

RuneScape is available on 6 platforms.

Player Perspectives

World of Warcraft offers 1 player perspective.

RuneScape offers 2 player perspectives.

Developers

World of Warcraft has 1 developer.

RuneScape has 2 developers.

Publishers

World of Warcraft has 1 publisher.

RuneScape has 2 publishers.

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