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LiveMay 2003 · 23 years ago

Eve Online

67.5kestimated playersUp 0.7% this week

12k – 44k daily players

EVE Online is a free MMORPG sci-fi strategy game where you can embark on your own unique space adventure. EVE's open world MMORPG sandbox, renowned among online space games, lets you choose your own path and engage in combat, exploration, industry and much more.

Eve Online is estimated to have 12k – 44k players a day. Around 640k – 2m 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

3.5 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

12 thousand – 44 thousand

How many people we think play Eve Online on a given day.

Estimated total players

640 thousand – 1.6 million

How many accounts we think have played Eve Online at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
MonthEstimated playersChange
September 2026~67.9kUp 1.6%
August 2026~66.8kUp 0.7%
July 2026~66.4k—

Community activity

Daily Eve Online community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

73% positive · 39,564 reviews

3.5kDown 33% past month

Eve Online recently drew 3,525 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 5,824 set on Aug 30, 2026. Steam activity is down 33% over the past month. Players have posted 39,564 Steam reviews, 73% of them positive.

Discord members

10,743 online now

52kUp 1.9% past month

The official Eve Online Discord server has 52,012 members, with 10,743 of them online at the last check. Membership is up 1.9% over the past month.

Reddit members

223.6kUp 0.6% past month

The Eve Online subreddit counts 223,551 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

20 live streams

761Down 48% past month

Eve Online recently drew 761 live viewers on Twitch across 20 streams; viewership peaked at 15,053 on Sep 2, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 48% over the past month.

YouTube subscribers

232kUp 1.3% past month

The official Eve Online YouTube channel has 232,000 subscribers. The subscriber count is up 1.3% over the past month.

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Storyline

Set more than 21,000 years in the future, the background story of Eve Online explains that humanity, having used up most of Earth's resources through centuries of explosive population growth, began colonizing the rest of the Milky Way. As on Earth, this expansion also led to competition and fighting over available resources, but everything changed with the discovery of a natural wormhole leading to an unexplored galaxy subsequently dubbed "New Eden." Dozens of colonies were founded, and a structure, a gate of sorts (which bears the inscription "EVE" on the New Eden side), was built to stabilize the wormhole that linked the colonies of New Eden with the rest of human civilization. However, when the wormhole unexpectedly collapsed, it destroyed the gate as well as the connection between the colonies of New Eden and the Milky Way. Cut off from the rest of humanity and supplies from Earth, the colonies of New Eden were left starving and disconnected from one another; many died out entirely. Over the millennia the descendants of the surviving colonists managed to rebuild their own societies, but by this time the memories and knowledge of humanity's origins, of Earth and the Milky Way galaxy, as well as the history of the settling of New Eden, was lost; what little information that survived transmission over the generations was misunderstood, lost in translation, and/or consigned to mythology. Five major distinct societies rose to prominence from the surviving colonies, each growing into interstellar spaceflight-capable civilizations. The states based around these societies make up the five major factions in Eve Online: the Amarr Empire, the Caldari State, the Gallente Federation, the Minmatar Republic and the Jove Directorate.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Eve Online?

Eve Online has an estimated 12,000–44,000 daily players and roughly 640,000–1,600,000 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 Eve Online dead or still active?

No, Eve Online is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 12,000–44,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does Eve Online have on Steam?

Eve Online recently peaked at 3,525 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 5,824. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.

How big is the Eve Online Discord server?

The official Eve Online Discord server has around 52,012 members (10,743 typically online).

When was Eve Online released?

Eve Online was released in May 2003 by CCP Games, Fenris Creations, and CCP.

What platforms is Eve Online available on?

Eve Online is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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