LiveDecember 2014 · 12 years ago

Elite: Dangerous

92kestimated players1.0% this week

16k – 56k daily players

The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and award-winning sound. All content can be enjoyed in game any mode: solo, personal invite-only group or open/MMO. Carve your own path through the richest, largest gaming sandbox ever created, a 1:1 scale representation of the Milky Way galaxy, set against a backdrop of raw anarchy, galactic powerplays and political intrigue.

Elite: Dangerous is estimated to have 16k – 56k players a day. Around 2m – 4m 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

4.7 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

16 thousand – 56 thousand

How many people we think play Elite: Dangerous on a given day.

Estimated total players

1.5 million – 3.8 million

How many accounts we think have played Elite: Dangerous at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~91.3k	Up 1.2%
August 2026	~90.2k
July 2026	~90.3k	—

Community activity

Daily Elite: Dangerous community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

77% positive · 107,456 reviews

4.7kDown 1.2% past month

Elite: Dangerous recently drew 4,693 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 6,512 set on Aug 30, 2026. Steam activity is down 1.2% over the past month. Players have posted 107,456 Steam reviews, 77% of them positive.

Discord members

20,023 online now

70.6kUp 0.8% past month

The official Elite: Dangerous Discord server has 70,614 members, with 20,023 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

388kUp 0.4% past month

The Elite: Dangerous subreddit counts 388,019 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

36 live streams

287Down 35% past month

Elite: Dangerous recently drew 287 live viewers on Twitch across 36 streams; viewership peaked at 1,681 on Aug 12, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 35% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

171k

The official Elite: Dangerous YouTube channel has 171,000 subscribers. The subscriber count has held steady over the past month.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Elite: Dangerous?

Elite: Dangerous has an estimated 16,000–56,000 daily players and roughly 1,500,000–3,800,000 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 Elite: Dangerous dead or still active?

No, Elite: Dangerous is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 16,000–56,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does Elite: Dangerous have on Steam?

Elite: Dangerous recently peaked at 4,693 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 6,512. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.