
World of WarcraftVSRuneScape
Direct comparison between World of Warcraft and RuneScape. View their social activity, release status, platform availability, and other key details.
Game Status
Status
World of Warcraft status is active.
Status
RuneScape status is active.
Estimated Daily Players
Estimated Daily Players
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
We estimate that RuneScape has currently around 60k players daily.
RuneScape is a long-standing MMORPG released in 2001 by Jagex. It maintains a persistent world and large concurrent populations, meeting MMO criteria. Despite its age, RuneScape is still supported with regular updates and has a loyal user base across desktop and mobile platforms. Industry estimates and public player tracking suggest it remains popular, averaging tens of thousands of daily players.
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
Month | Social Score | Change |
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September 2025 | ~1.4k | 2.6% |
August 2025 | ~1.4k | 61.5% |
July 2025 | ~880 | 38.0% |
November 2024 | ~1.4k | 28.0% |
September 2024 | ~2k |
Social score for RuneScape
Month | Social Score | Change |
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September 2025 | ~290 | 42.9% |
August 2025 | ~203 | 1.5% |
July 2025 | ~206 | 16.3% |
November 2024 | ~246 | 29.5% |
September 2024 | ~190 |
Game Age
Age
World of Warcraft was released in November 2004 (21 years ago).
Age
RuneScape was released in January 2001 (25 years ago).
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.
Categories
RuneScape has 9 categories.
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