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Black Desert Online Player Count & Population

Black Desert has PC and console editions with separate communities. The Steam count covers its PC edition.

Estimated player population

Estimated daily players

201,800

Updated 00:21 EST, Nov 15, 2026

30-day average

202,600

2026-10-17–2026-11-15 (UTC)

Population reports

Adventurers since launch
Over 38,000,000
Worldwide.
Since launch, through the second week of October 2024
Pearl Abyss: 10 Years of Black Desert ↗
See all reports →

Reported player counts

Players online through Steam

12,851

Recorded · Black Desert on Steam

Steam players only. Players using the Pearl Abyss client, PlayStation or Xbox outside Steam aren’t included in this count.

Past 24 hours: 14,884 average online; 16,807 highest count recorded across 24 checks.

Average players online through Steam changed -0.7% between the last two complete weeks.

Weekly player estimates

2026-11-08–2026-11-14 (UTC)
193.7k per day
2026-11-01–2026-11-07 (UTC)
194.6k per day

The estimated daily average is 0.5% lower than the previous week.

Highest daily estimate that week: 215.4k on 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Our estimate of how many people play each day. About these numbers →

Player estimate history

See how estimated daily activity has changed. Monthly points show an average; gaps mark dates without an estimate.

The estimation method changed on 8 Oct 2026.

Daily players by month

The estimation method changed on 2025-05-26.

Monthly averages · 37 months
Black Desert Online estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1086.9k
2023-1186.9k
2023-1286.9k
2024-0186.9k
2024-0286.9k
2024-0386.9k
2024-0486.9k
2024-0586.9k
2024-0686.9k
2024-0786.9k
2024-0886.9k
2024-0986.9k
2024-1086.9k
2024-1186.9k
2024-1286.9k
2025-0186.9k
2025-0286.9k
2025-0386.9k
2025-043k
2025-053.1k
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07310.2k
2025-08327.4k
2025-09295.3k
2025-10271.2k
2025-11249.2k
2025-12250.4k
2026-01285.8k
2026-02295.8k
2026-03316.7k
2026-04264.3k
2026-05267.9k
2026-06230.6k
2026-07244.7k
2026-08319.8k
2026-09272.6k
2026-1024-day average · 2026-10-08–2026-10-31 (UTC)218.7k
2026-11 · in progress30-day average · 2026-10-17–2026-11-15 (UTC)202.6k

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

30 days · average 202.6k · range 158.4k–245k. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-10-17205.3k
2026-10-18241.7k
2026-10-19245k
2026-10-20222.8k
2026-10-21219.8k
2026-10-22214.1k
2026-10-23179.1k
2026-10-24196.6k
2026-10-25222.2k
2026-10-26226.9k
2026-10-27203.9k
2026-10-28200.8k
2026-10-29200.1k
2026-10-30172.6k
2026-10-31207.3k
2026-11-01218k
2026-11-02219.3k
2026-11-03201.6k
2026-11-04187.4k
2026-11-05191.7k
2026-11-06159.8k
2026-11-07184.7k
2026-11-08211.3k
2026-11-09215.4k
2026-11-10199k
2026-11-11188.2k
2026-11-12193.7k
2026-11-13158.4k
2026-11-14189.9k
2026-11-15201.8k

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

365 days with estimates.

Download player estimates

Monthly averages and the past 30 days of daily figures, in CSV or JSON.

Monthly CSVMonthly JSONDaily CSVDaily JSON
Recorded monthly estimates · 74 months

Earlier monthly estimates, kept with their original dates and values. They can differ from the current charts.

Black Desert Online recorded monthly estimates
MonthRecorded estimate
2020-0927.5k
2020-1025.8k
2020-1125.4k
2020-1230.9k
2021-0133.9k
2021-0239.5k
2021-0354.5k
2021-0451k
2021-0537.9k
2021-0641.1k
2021-0740.4k
2021-0827.2k
2021-0917.4k
2021-1015.1k
2021-1112.9k
2021-1214.9k
2022-0113k
2022-028.7k
2022-034.8k
2022-046.8k
2022-059.6k
2022-069.3k
2022-0711.3k
2022-089.5k
2022-098.4k
2022-108.9k
2022-117.3k
2022-1210.6k
2023-0113.2k
2023-0212.1k
2023-0312k
2023-049.3k
2023-056.9k
2023-068.2k
2023-0718k
2023-0816.1k
2023-0910.6k
2023-109.3k
2023-1110.7k
2023-1211.9k
2024-0113.7k
2024-027.5k
2024-034.8k
2024-043.8k
2024-051.1k
2024-061.1k
2024-071.1k
2024-08960
2024-09900
2024-10996
2024-111.7k
2024-121.8k
2025-011.6k
2025-022.1k
2025-035.2k
2025-043k
2025-05130.9k
2025-07310.2k
2025-08327.4k
2025-09295.3k
2025-10271.2k
2025-11249.2k
2025-12250.4k
2026-01285.8k
2026-02295.8k
2026-03316.7k
2026-04264.3k
2026-05267.9k
2026-06230.6k
2026-07244.7k
2026-08319.8k
2026-09272.6k
2026-10218.7k
2026-11 · in progress202.6k
Recorded monthly history CSVRecorded monthly history JSON

Community interest over time

Reddit community history

Monthly average Reddit subscribers. The latest month is still in progress.

Monthly subscriber counts · 37 records
Black Desert Online monthly average Reddit subscribers
Month (UTC)Subscribers
2023-10241,297
2023-11242,067
2023-12243,066
2024-01244,740
2024-02245,514
2024-03246,281
2024-04247,236
2024-05247,859
2024-06248,302
2024-07248,924
2024-08249,241
2024-09249,162
2024-10249,125
2024-11249,017
2024-12249,165
2025-01250,045
2025-02250,599
2025-03251,095
2025-04251,510
2025-05251,729
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07253,004
2025-08253,438
2025-09253,448
2025-10252,955
2025-11252,955
2025-12252,955
2026-01252,955
2026-02252,955
2026-03252,955
2026-04252,955
2026-05252,955
2026-06264,640
2026-07265,922
2026-08267,477
2026-09268,836
2026-10269,744
2026-11 · in progress270,284

Community activity index

5.10 / 10 · 2025-08

Community and viewing activity on a scale from 0 to 10. This chart ends with the last available activity reading.

Monthly activity scores
Historical monthly community activity index
MonthIndex / 10
2023-105.00
2023-115.00
2023-125.00
2024-015.00
2024-025.00
2024-035.00
2024-045.00
2024-055.00
2024-065.00
2024-075.00
2024-085.00
2024-095.00
2024-105.00
2024-115.00
2024-125.00
2025-015.00
2025-025.00
2025-035.75
2025-044.99
2025-058.16
2025-075.04
2025-085.10
2025-09Unavailable
2025-10Unavailable
2025-11Unavailable
2025-12Unavailable
2026-01Unavailable
2026-02Unavailable
2026-03Unavailable
2026-04Unavailable
2026-05Unavailable
2026-06Unavailable
2026-07Unavailable
2026-08Unavailable
2026-09Unavailable
2026-10Unavailable
2026-11Unavailable

Audience momentum

+11.30% · 2026-11-14

Change in viewing and community activity between two 30-day periods.

Twitch tracking expanded on 25 September 2026. Changes around that date may partly reflect the wider coverage.

Audience momentum table
Dated audience momentum indicators
Date (UTC)Audience indicator
2026-10-16-30.54%
2026-10-17-27.95%
2026-10-18-25.32%
2026-10-19-22.61%
2026-10-20-19.51%
2026-10-21-16.21%
2026-10-22-12.94%
2026-10-23-11.46%
2026-10-24-9.95%
2026-10-25-8.26%
2026-10-26-6.40%
2026-10-27-4.57%
2026-10-28-2.37%
2026-10-29-0.12%
2026-10-30+2.34%
2026-10-31+4.69%
2026-11-01+7.18%
2026-11-02+9.51%
2026-11-03+11.76%
2026-11-04+13.57%
2026-11-05+15.53%
2026-11-06+17.26%
2026-11-07+18.55%
2026-11-08+19.10%
2026-11-09+18.83%
2026-11-10+18.03%
2026-11-11+16.54%
2026-11-12+14.99%
2026-11-13+13.26%
2026-11-14+11.30%

Steam and Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-11-14 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Steam players online

Average players online each day · Black Desert on Steam.

2026-10-16 to 2026-11-14Range across recorded days: 11,612–17,989

Average over the latest seven days: 14,105 · previous week: 14,205 · -0.7% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 15,808
  2. 14,599
  3. 13,795
  4. 14,228
  5. 11,612
  6. 13,911
  7. 14,783
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-10-1615,043—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-1717,717—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-1817,989—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-1916,350—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2016,118—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2115,728—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2213,127—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2314,409—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2416,280—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2516,653—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2614,966—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2714,720—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2814,693—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-2912,635—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-3015,186—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-3115,978—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0116,096—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0214,798—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0313,744—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0414,077—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0511,707—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0613,533—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0715,484—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0815,808—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-0914,599—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-1013,795—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-1114,228—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-1211,612—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-1313,911—24/24Steam readings
2026-11-1414,783—24/24Steam readings

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · Black Desert on Twitch.

2026-10-16 to 2026-11-14Range across recorded days: 4,477–8,473

Average over the latest seven days: 5,715 · previous week: 6,170 · -7.4% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 7,717
  2. 5,252
  3. 4,811
  4. 4,477
  5. 4,644
  6. 5,025
  7. 8,078
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-10-167,065—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-178,473—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-187,875—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-196,623—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-206,852—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-216,404—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-225,750—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-235,797—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-247,336—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-256,867—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-265,872—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-275,806—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-285,471—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-295,853—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-306,178—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-318,068—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-017,735—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-025,923—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-035,999—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-045,528—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-055,057—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-065,385—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-077,562—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-087,717—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-095,252—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-104,811—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-114,477—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-124,644—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-135,025—24/24Unique live streams
2026-11-148,078—24/24Unique live streams

Reported population and player accounts

Registered players across the Black Desert franchise

Over 50,000,000

Black Desert franchise across PC, console and mobile since launch. · Since launch, reported 2022-09-12

Published 2022-09-12 · Source checked 2026-10-06

Pearl Abyss: 50 million franchise registrations ↗

Registered players reported in February 2024

Over 55,000,000

Black Desert registered players across all platforms since its 2014 Korean launch. · Since launch, reported 2024-02-28

Published 2024-02-28 · Source checked 2026-10-06

Pearl Abyss: Eight-year anniversary registrations ↗

Tenth-anniversary audience milestone

Over 38,000,000

Adventurers across 256 countries and regions in Pearl Abyss’s tenth-anniversary report. · Since launch, through the second week of October 2024

Source checked 2026-10-06

Pearl Abyss: 10 Years of Black Desert ↗

Audience totals include people who no longer play.

How many people play Black Desert Online each day?

Our latest estimate is 201,800 daily players. The charts above show how that estimate has changed.

What is the difference between active players and registered accounts?

Daily and monthly active accounts count accounts used during that period. Registered accounts include inactive ones, and one person can have several. A count of players online measures something different.

Platforms and accounts

Platforms: Windows, PlayStation, Xbox.

Available through Pearl Abyss client, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox.

Steam and website purchases use their respective clients. Console cross-play is between PlayStation and Xbox within the same region.

Pearl Abyss: Steam and website purchases ↗

Community activity

Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.

Twitch viewers

5,604

Recorded · Black Desert on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

270,425

Checked 00:00 EST, Nov 15, 2026 · r/BlackDesertOnline

Estimated population rank

#15

Possible positions: #7–#24, depending on activity outside the platforms we can count.

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Sources and sharing

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