LiveDecember 2014 · 12 years ago

Elite: Dangerous

90.9kestimated players2.0% this week

12k – 43k 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 12k – 43k 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

3.6 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

12 thousand – 43 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	~90.7k	Up 0.5%
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 · 107,768 reviews

3.6kDown 27% past month

Elite: Dangerous recently drew 3,649 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 7,814 set on Sep 6, 2026. Steam activity is down 27% over the past month. Players have posted 107,768 Steam reviews, 77% of them positive.

Discord members

18,412 online now

70.9kUp 0.6% past month

The official Elite: Dangerous Discord server has 70,896 members, with 18,412 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

389.1kUp 0.4% past month

The Elite: Dangerous subreddit counts 389,139 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

26 live streams

160Down 83% past month

Elite: Dangerous recently drew 160 live viewers on Twitch across 26 streams; viewership peaked at 4,160 on Sep 16, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 83% 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 12,000–43,000 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 12,000–43,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does Elite: Dangerous have on Steam?

Elite: Dangerous recently peaked at 3,649 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 7,814. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.