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World of Warcraft Player Count & Population

World of Warcraft and its Classic versions are installed through Battle.net. Twitch uses a World of Warcraft category, which does not separate the editions in our audience readings.

Estimated player population

Estimated daily players

3,954

Updated 12:19 EDT, Oct 11, 2026

30-day average

3,474

Oct 2026 · in progress

Based on 7 of 30 days.

Daily figures estimate player activity over a day. About these numbers →

Reported player counts

A live player count is not available for World of Warcraft. See the dated publisher reports below.

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 · 20 months
World of Warcraft estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1050,652
2023-11113,688
2023-1291,416
2024-0182,164
2024-0246,320
2024-0324,948
2024-0419,368
2024-0512,096
2024-0611,040
2024-079,900
2024-0813,716
2024-0919,788
2024-1019,488
2024-1116,308
2024-129,840
2025-019,384
2025-0212,696
2025-0328,413
2025-0412,069
2025-05Unavailable
2025-06Unavailable
2025-07Unavailable
2025-08Unavailable
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
2026-10 · in progress3,474

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

21 days · average 1,821 · range 43–6,100. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-09-122,469
2026-09-13Unavailable
2026-09-14Unavailable
2026-09-152,469
2026-09-16Unavailable
2026-09-17Unavailable
2026-09-18Unavailable
2026-09-19Unavailable
2026-09-20Unavailable
2026-09-21Unavailable
2026-09-226,100
2026-09-23Unavailable
2026-09-24284
2026-09-25284
2026-09-26284
2026-09-27284
2026-09-28284
2026-09-29284
2026-09-30284
2026-10-01284
2026-10-0243
2026-10-03284
2026-10-04284
2026-10-053,954
2026-10-063,954
2026-10-07593
2026-10-083,954
2026-10-093,954
2026-10-103,954
2026-10-113,954

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

49 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 · 73 months

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

Some earlier estimates used a source association that has since been corrected.

World of Warcraft recorded monthly estimates
MonthRecorded estimate
2020-09137,112
2020-10159,588
2020-11170,088
2020-12213,624
2021-01173,028
2021-02161,844
2021-03149,448
2021-04131,976
2021-05102,132
2021-06104,232
2021-07165,132
2021-08110,256
2021-0963,312
2021-1049,440
2021-1160,564
2021-1250,796
2022-0145,720
2022-0243,092
2022-0334,740
2022-0452,116
2022-0558,512
2022-0648,492
2022-0758,920
2022-0857,720
2022-0957,396
2022-1065,400
2022-1181,732
2022-12129,060
2023-01125,004
2023-0295,232
2023-0381,000
2023-0465,292
2023-0570,356
2023-0658,644
2023-0750,964
2023-0848,396
2023-0952,368
2023-1050,652
2023-11113,688
2023-1291,416
2024-0182,164
2024-0246,320
2024-0324,948
2024-0419,368
2024-0512,096
2024-0611,040
2024-079,900
2024-0813,716
2024-0919,788
2024-1019,488
2024-1116,308
2024-129,840
2025-019,384
2025-0212,696
2025-0328,413
2025-0412,069
2025-0524,690
2025-0724,221
2025-0811,062
2025-096,714
2025-105,469
2025-116,969
2025-127,813
2026-018,560
2026-023,537
2026-034,025
2026-043,323
2026-053,538
2026-065,524
2026-074,770
2026-083,162
2026-093,954
2026-10 · in progress3,474
Recorded monthly history CSVRecorded monthly history JSON

Community interest over time

Reddit community history

Monthly average Reddit subscribers, separate from player estimates. The latest month is still in progress.

Monthly subscriber counts · 36 records
World of Warcraft monthly average Reddit subscribers
Month (UTC)Subscribers
2023-102,405,917
2023-112,428,885
2023-122,452,848
2024-012,479,911
2024-022,506,733
2024-032,536,373
2024-042,573,887
2024-052,612,582
2024-062,654,225
2024-072,687,389
2024-082,733,770
2024-092,792,594
2024-102,838,619
2024-112,878,975
2024-122,914,420
2025-012,949,824
2025-022,984,186
2025-033,006,570
2025-043,021,697
2025-053,024,376
2025-06Unavailable
2025-073,031,109
2025-083,036,273
2025-093,038,558
2025-103,030,767
2025-113,030,767
2025-123,030,767
2026-013,030,767
2026-023,030,767
2026-033,030,767
2026-043,030,767
2026-053,030,767
2026-063,142,777
2026-073,150,095
2026-083,157,773
2026-093,179,252
2026-10 · in progress3,200,487

Community activity index

7.59 / 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
2023-104.79
2023-115.10
2023-125.05
2024-015.29
2024-025.32
2024-035.11
2024-045.23
2024-055.04
2024-065.04
2024-074.90
2024-084.89
2024-095.01
2024-105.07
2024-115.25
2024-125.02
2025-014.90
2025-024.79
2025-035.51
2025-044.81
2025-055.67
2025-075.98
2025-087.59
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

+144.49% · 2026-10-10

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
2026-09-11+157.31%
2026-09-12+167.92%
2026-09-13+183.46%
2026-09-14+200.00%
2026-09-15+200.00%
2026-09-16+200.00%
2026-09-17+200.00%
2026-09-18+200.00%
2026-09-19+200.00%
2026-09-20+200.00%
2026-09-21+200.00%
2026-09-22+200.00%
2026-09-23+200.00%
2026-09-24+200.00%
2026-09-25+200.00%
2026-09-26+200.00%
2026-09-27+200.00%
2026-09-28+200.00%
2026-09-29+200.00%
2026-09-30+200.00%
2026-10-01+195.99%
2026-10-02+185.29%
2026-10-03+169.95%
2026-10-04+158.26%
2026-10-05+150.08%
2026-10-06+144.59%
2026-10-07+141.47%
2026-10-08+139.71%
2026-10-09+139.32%
2026-10-10+144.49%

Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-10 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · World of Warcraft on Twitch.

2026-09-11 to 2026-10-10Range across recorded days: 17,134–160,928Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Last 7 completed days

  1. 77,963
  2. 68,618Tracking changed
  3. 57,002
  4. 63,319
  5. 54,537
  6. 56,334
  7. 57,033
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
2026-09-1117,134—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-12160,928—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-13160,155—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-1453,713—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-1537,697—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-1638,427—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-17134,202—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-18145,722—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-19109,309—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2096,330—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2184,116—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2278,262—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2383,900—24/24Leading streams · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-24Tracking changed—24/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-09-2577,530—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2681,584—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2782,027—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2871,173—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-2968,658—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-09-3062,826—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-0165,666—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-0290,246—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-0378,154—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-0477,963—24/24Earlier Twitch readings
2026-10-05Tracking changed68,61824/24Tracking changed · unavailable for comparison
2026-10-0657,002—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-0763,319—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-0854,537—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-0956,334—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1057,033—24/24Unique live streams

Reported population and player accounts

Subscribers reported for September 2015

5,500,000

World of Warcraft's subscriber total at 30 September 2015, under Blizzard's reporting definition. This predates WoW Classic. · 2015-09-30 to 2015-09-30

Published 2015-11-02 · Source checked 2026-10-05

Activision Blizzard filed quarterly results ↗

Players over WoW’s first 15 years

Over 140,000,000

Players who had played World of Warcraft over its first 15 years, according to Blizzard internal company records. A historical cumulative audience, not current subscribers or Classic-only players. · First 15 years

Published 2019-08-26 · Source checked 2026-10-05

Blizzard: World of Warcraft Classic launch announcement ↗

Subscribers reported in October 2010

Over 12,000,000

World of Warcraft worldwide subscribers under Blizzard’s reporting definition. This predates WoW Classic. · Reported October 2010

Published 2010-10-07 · Source checked 2026-10-07

Blizzard: subscriber milestone, October 2010 ↗

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

How many people play World of Warcraft each day?

Our latest estimate is 3,954 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, macOS.

Distribution: Battle.net.

Classic versions require game time or a subscription.

Blizzard Support: How to Install World of Warcraft ↗

Community activity

Twitch viewers and Reddit subscribers measure audience and community size.

Twitch viewers

74,535

Recorded · World of Warcraft on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

3,202,196

Checked 12:00 EDT, Oct 11, 2026 · r/WoW

Estimated population rank

#2

Possible positions: #1–#21, 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.

Twitch game streams ↗Reddit community ↗Blizzard Support: How to Install World of Warcraft ↗How we use these sources →

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