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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

228,900

Updated 19:58 EDT, Oct 5, 2026

30-day average

264,798

Oct 2026 · in progress

Based on 29 of 30 days.

Weekly player estimates

2026-09-29–2026-10-05 (UTC)
250,286 per day

Highest daily estimate that week: 267,205 on 2026-09-29 (UTC).

Daily figures estimate how many people play in a day. About these numbers →

Reported player counts

Players online through Steam

16,786

Recorded · Black Desert on Steam

Past 24 hours: 17,604 average online; 19,413 highest count recorded across 24 checks.

Average players online through Steam changed -7.8% between the last two complete weeks.

Steam counts cover players using Steam at the time checked.

Player estimate history

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

Daily players by month

The estimation method changed on 2025-05-26.

Monthly averages · 36 months
Black Desert Online estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1086,882
2023-1186,882
2023-1286,882
2024-0186,882
2024-0286,882
2024-0386,882
2024-0486,882
2024-0586,882
2024-0686,882
2024-0786,882
2024-0886,882
2024-0986,882
2024-1086,882
2024-1186,882
2024-1286,882
2025-0186,882
2025-0286,882
2025-0386,882
2025-043,021
2025-053,088
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07310,223
2025-08327,404
2025-09295,348
2025-10271,224
2025-11249,230
2025-12250,375
2026-01285,751
2026-02295,846
2026-03316,691
2026-04264,281
2026-05267,949
2026-06230,590
2026-07244,702
2026-08319,806
2026-09272,648
2026-10 · in progress264,798

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

29 days · average 264,798 · range 116,223–299,645. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-09-07294,586
2026-09-08287,414
2026-09-09266,945
2026-09-10267,641
2026-09-11279,545
2026-09-12294,491
2026-09-13277,882
2026-09-14264,395
2026-09-15262,159
2026-09-16240,573
2026-09-17268,595
2026-09-18278,727
2026-09-19299,645
2026-09-20285,382
2026-09-21274,759
2026-09-22116,223
2026-09-23270,477
2026-09-24276,886
2026-09-25281,359
2026-09-26294,668
2026-09-27277,227
2026-09-28267,559
2026-09-29267,205
2026-09-30237,600
2026-10-01242,018
2026-10-02256,391
2026-10-03266,768
2026-10-04253,118
2026-10-05228,900
2026-10-06Unavailable

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

364 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

Community interest over time

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

Audience momentum

-44.61% · 2026-10-04

Change in viewing and community activity between two 30-day periods. A rise shows growing audience interest, which can differ from changes in the number of players.

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
2026-09-05+60.20%
2026-09-06+54.07%
2026-09-07+47.64%
2026-09-08+41.10%
2026-09-09+34.61%
2026-09-10+28.19%
2026-09-11+21.39%
2026-09-12+14.69%
2026-09-13+8.38%
2026-09-14+2.57%
2026-09-15-2.85%
2026-09-16-7.93%
2026-09-17-12.68%
2026-09-18-16.92%
2026-09-19-20.76%
2026-09-20-24.33%
2026-09-21-27.65%
2026-09-22-30.70%
2026-09-23-32.66%
2026-09-24-33.73%
2026-09-25-34.92%
2026-09-26-36.18%
2026-09-27-37.40%
2026-09-28-38.66%
2026-09-29-39.61%
2026-09-30-40.62%
2026-10-01-42.04%
2026-10-02-43.24%
2026-10-03-44.07%
2026-10-04-44.61%

Steam and Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-05 (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.

2026-09-06 to 2026-10-05Range across recorded days: 15,329–22,540

Average over the latest seven days: 18,272 · -7.8% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 19,344
  2. 18,493
  3. 15,329
  4. 18,320
  5. 19,246
  6. 19,568
  7. 17,604
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-0622,540—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-0721,104—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-0820,518—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-0920,010—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1016,527—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1119,706—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1220,827—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1321,298—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1419,217—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1518,825—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1618,245—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1715,672—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1818,953—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-1921,357—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2021,734—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2119,922—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2219,312—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2317,179—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2419,835—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2520,085—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2621,140—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2721,462—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2819,647—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-2919,344—24/24Steam readings
2026-09-3018,493—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-0115,329—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-0218,320—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-0319,246—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-0419,568—24/24Steam readings
2026-10-0517,604—24/24Steam readings

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · Black Desert on Twitch.

2026-09-06 to 2026-10-05Range across recorded days: 4,837–7,303Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Last 7 completed days

  1. 6,480
  2. 5,162
  3. 4,837
  4. 4,842
  5. 5,638
  6. 5,795
  7. 4,873Tracking changed
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-067,143—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-076,377—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-086,121—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-095,682—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-105,729—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-115,986—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-125,878—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-136,101—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-145,314—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-156,020—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-165,216—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-175,029—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-185,315—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-195,425—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-205,360—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-214,937—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-225,147—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-236,298—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-24Tracking changed—24/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-256,972—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-267,173—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-277,303—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-286,687—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-296,480—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-305,162—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-014,837—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-024,842—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-035,638—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-045,795—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-05Tracking changed4,87324/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison

Reported population and player accounts

Publisher-reported audience totals are separate from daily and monthly active-player counts.

How many people play Black Desert Online across all platforms?

Our latest estimate is 228,900 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 account coverage

Platforms: Windows, PlayStation, Xbox.

Distribution: 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

3,434

Recorded · Black Desert on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

269,454

Checked 19:00 EDT, Oct 5, 2026 · r/BlackDesertOnline

Estimated population rank

#13

Possible positions: #6–#22, depending on activity outside the platforms we can count.

Explore the population ranking →

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Sources and sharing

Source sites may have newer readings than the timestamped figures here.

Steam player count ↗Twitch game streams ↗Reddit community ↗Pearl Abyss: Steam and website purchases ↗How we use these sources →

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