LiveApril 2014 · 12 years ago

The Elder Scrolls Online

91kestimated players0.7% this week

27k – 96k daily players

Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Write your story into a vibrant chapter of Tamriel’s distant past that takes place nearly 1,000 years before the iconic TES V: Skyrim, and discover a world steeped in adventure and possibility.

The Elder Scrolls Online is estimated to have 27k – 96k players a day. Around 2m – 5m 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

8.4 thousand

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

Estimated daily players

27 thousand – 96 thousand

How many people we think play The Elder Scrolls Online on a given day.

Estimated total players

2.1 million – 5.4 million

How many accounts we think have played The Elder Scrolls Online at some point.

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
September 2026	~89.8k	Down 0.6%
August 2026	~90.3k	Up 0.6%
July 2026	~89.8k	—

Community activity

Daily The Elder Scrolls Online community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.

Steam concurrent players

81% positive · 161,558 reviews

8.4kDown 28% past month

The Elder Scrolls Online recently drew 8,370 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 14,830 set on Aug 23, 2026. Steam activity is down 28% over the past month. Players have posted 161,558 Steam reviews, 81% of them positive.

Discord members

15,566 online now

62.2kUp 0.8% past month

The official The Elder Scrolls Online Discord server has 62,210 members, with 15,566 of them online at the last check. Membership has held steady over the past month.

Reddit members

506kUp 0.5% past month

The The Elder Scrolls Online subreddit counts 506,043 members. Subreddit membership has held steady over the past month.

Twitch viewers

139 live streams

665Down 74% past month

The Elder Scrolls Online recently drew 665 live viewers on Twitch across 139 streams; viewership peaked at 2,535 on Aug 6, 2026. Twitch viewership is down 74% over the past month.

Trailer

Storyline

The game is set in the Second Era, in 2E 583, during a period of time known as the Interregnum. It was a period of time known for its political instability. Daedric prince Molag Bal has taken advantage of this instability to try and pull all of Tamriel into his realm of Coldharbour. Bal is doing so by sending devices called "Dark Anchors" into Tamriel. The Fighters Guild have taken it upon themselves to remove them. The Tharn family, current rulers of Cyrodiil through Empress Regent Clivia Tharn, has made a pact with the King of Worms, who has agreed to supplement the Imperial's forces by resurrecting their soldiers. Secretly, Mannimarco is conspiring with Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Corruption and Domination, to take over Mundus. Molag Bal is also harvesting the souls of mortals. The Hero is an adventurer whose soul has been taken, which allows them to constantly return to life.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play The Elder Scrolls Online?

The Elder Scrolls Online has an estimated 27,000–96,000 daily players and roughly 2,100,000–5,400,000 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 The Elder Scrolls Online dead or still active?

No, The Elder Scrolls Online is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 27,000–96,000 daily players as of September 2026.

How many players does The Elder Scrolls Online have on Steam?

The Elder Scrolls Online recently peaked at 8,370 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 14,830. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.