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LiveAugust 2017 · 9 years ago

Ark: Survival Evolved

353.2kestimated playersUp 2.1% this week

41k – 140k daily players

Ark: Survival Evolved is an open-world action-adventure survival game where players awaken stranded on a mysterious island populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and mythical beasts. Gameplay revolves around gathering resources, crafting tools and structures, and taming creatures that can be ridden or used for combat and transportation. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, with multiplayer servers allowing players to form tribes and compete or cooperate. Several expansion packs add new maps and storylines, and the game spawned an animated series, a remaster in Unreal Engine 5 titled Ark: Survival Ascended, and a planned sequel.

Ark: Survival Evolved is estimated to have 41k – 140k players a day. Around 8m – 21m accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.

Player stats

Steam players today

9.5 thousand

Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.

Estimated daily players

41 thousand – 140 thousand

How many people we think play Ark: Survival Evolved on a given day.

Estimated total players

8.1 million – 21 million

How many accounts we think have played Ark: Survival Evolved at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~352kDown 1.1%
August 2026~356k
July 2026~356.3k—

Community activity

Daily Ark: Survival Evolved community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

83% positive · 778,371 reviews

9.5kDown 65% past month

Ark: Survival Evolved recently drew 9,515 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 27,382 set on Aug 2, 2026. Steam activity is down 65% over the past month. Players have posted 778,371 Steam reviews, 83% of them positive.

Discord members

71,119 online now

391.4kDown 0.1% past month

The official Ark: Survival Evolved Discord server has 391,403 members, with 71,119 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

327.7kUp 0.1% past month

The Ark: Survival Evolved subreddit counts 327,696 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

33 live streams

108Down 86% past month

Ark: Survival Evolved recently drew 108 live viewers on Twitch across 33 streams; viewership peaked at 1,828 on Sep 19, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 86% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

1.2m

The official Ark: Survival Evolved YouTube channel has 1,200,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.

Trailer

Storyline

Players awaken on a mysterious island called the Ark with no memory of how they arrived. Surrounded by dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, they must survive while uncovering the island's secrets through scattered explorer notes left by previous inhabitants. As survivors progress through increasingly difficult boss encounters, they begin to piece together the truth about the Ark and the technology sustaining it. The deeper story, revealed through expansion packs, follows survivors as they travel from the island to an underground alien world, a corrupted future Earth, and eventually aboard a massive colony ship traveling through deep space in search of a new home for humanity.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Ark: Survival Evolved?

Ark: Survival Evolved has an estimated 41,000–140,000 daily players and roughly 8,100,000–21,000,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of September 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.

Is Ark: Survival Evolved dead or still active?

No, Ark: Survival Evolved is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 41,000–140,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does Ark: Survival Evolved have on Steam?

Ark: Survival Evolved recently peaked at 9,515 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 27,382. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.

How big is the Ark: Survival Evolved Discord server?

The official Ark: Survival Evolved Discord server has around 391,403 members (71,119 typically online).

When was Ark: Survival Evolved released?

Ark: Survival Evolved was released in August 2017 by Studio Wildcard.

What platforms is Ark: Survival Evolved available on?

Ark: Survival Evolved is available on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.

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