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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

Daily player estimate

510k

Updated 17:19 EST, Nov 1, 2026

Estimate for 2026-11-01 · activity through 2026-11-01 (UTC)

17-day average

510k

2026-10-16–2026-11-01 (UTC)

Based on 17 of 30 days.

Weekly player estimates

2026-10-25–2026-10-31 (UTC)
510k per day
2026-10-18–2026-10-24 (UTC)
510k per day

The estimated daily average is 0.1% higher than the previous week.

Highest daily estimate that week: 510k on 2026-10-31 (UTC).

Based on WoW’s community size and activity in similar games. About these numbers →

Population reports

Subscribers in September 2015
5,500,000
Blizzard’s historical subscription count, before WoW Classic.
Reported for 30 September 2015
Activision Blizzard filed quarterly results ↗
See all reports →

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.

The estimation method changed on 16 Oct 2026.

Daily players by month

The estimation method changed on 2025-05-26.

Monthly averages · 21 months
World of Warcraft estimated daily players by month
MonthAverage daily players (est.)
2023-1051k
2023-11110k
2023-1291k
2024-0182k
2024-0246k
2024-0325k
2024-0419k
2024-0512k
2024-0611k
2024-079.9k
2024-0814k
2024-0920k
2024-1019k
2024-1116k
2024-129.8k
2025-019.4k
2025-0213k
2025-0328k
2025-0412k
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
2026-1016-day average · 2026-10-16–2026-10-31 (UTC)510k
2026-11 · in progress17-day average · 2026-10-16–2026-11-01 (UTC)510k

Daily player estimates · last 30 days

2026-10-16–2026-11-01 (UTC) · 17 days · average 510k · range 510k–510k. Today's figure may still change.

Daily estimates table
Date (UTC)Daily players (est.)
2026-10-03280
2026-10-04280
2026-10-054k
2026-10-064k
2026-10-07590
2026-10-084k
2026-10-094k
2026-10-104k
2026-10-114k
2026-10-124k
2026-10-134k
2026-10-14590
2026-10-154k
2026-10-16510k
2026-10-17510k
2026-10-18510k
2026-10-19510k
2026-10-20510k
2026-10-21510k
2026-10-22510k
2026-10-23510k
2026-10-24510k
2026-10-25510k
2026-10-26510k
2026-10-27510k
2026-10-28510k
2026-10-29510k
2026-10-30510k
2026-10-31510k
2026-11-01510k

Daily estimate history · last 365 days

70 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
2020-09140k
2020-10160k
2020-11170k
2020-12210k
2021-01170k
2021-02160k
2021-03150k
2021-04130k
2021-05100k
2021-06100k
2021-07170k
2021-08110k
2021-0963k
2021-1049k
2021-1161k
2021-1251k
2022-0146k
2022-0243k
2022-0335k
2022-0452k
2022-0559k
2022-0648k
2022-0759k
2022-0858k
2022-0957k
2022-1065k
2022-1182k
2022-12130k
2023-01130k
2023-0295k
2023-0381k
2023-0465k
2023-0570k
2023-0659k
2023-0751k
2023-0848k
2023-0952k
2023-1051k
2023-11110k
2023-1291k
2024-0182k
2024-0246k
2024-0325k
2024-0419k
2024-0512k
2024-0611k
2024-079.9k
2024-0814k
2024-0920k
2024-1019k
2024-1116k
2024-129.8k
2025-019.4k
2025-0213k
2025-0328k
2025-0412k
2025-0525k
2025-0724k
2025-0811k
2025-096.7k
2025-105.5k
2025-117k
2025-127.8k
2026-018.6k
2026-023.5k
2026-034k
2026-043.3k
2026-053.5k
2026-065.5k
2026-074.8k
2026-083.2k
2026-094k
2026-10510k
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 · 37 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
2026-103,203,670
2026-11 · in progress3,208,677

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
2026-11Unavailable

Audience momentum

-16.71% · 2026-10-31

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
2026-10-02+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%
2026-10-11+149.65%
2026-10-12+135.79%
2026-10-13+116.00%
2026-10-14+96.29%
2026-10-15+77.96%
2026-10-16+61.40%
2026-10-17+42.62%
2026-10-18+25.93%
2026-10-19+18.39%
2026-10-20+13.44%
2026-10-21+8.93%
2026-10-22+4.51%
2026-10-23+4.69%
2026-10-24+2.98%
2026-10-25+0.06%
2026-10-26-3.39%
2026-10-27-6.35%
2026-10-28-9.18%
2026-10-29-11.96%
2026-10-30-14.67%
2026-10-31-16.71%

Twitch history

Daily averages through 2026-10-31 (UTC). Outlined points mark days with fewer readings or a change in tracking.

Twitch viewers

Average viewers each day · World of Warcraft on Twitch.

2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31Range across recorded days: 21,094–140,779Outlined points: fewer readings or tracking changed

Average over the latest seven days: 32,353 · previous week: 58,928 · -45.1% versus the prior seven days.

Last 7 completed days

  1. 33,087
  2. 29,053
  3. 47,983
  4. 34,075
  5. 28,757
  6. 26,509
  7. 27,010
See all 30 days
Date (UTC)Daily averagePartial-day averageHours recordedReading details
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
2026-10-1156,747—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1255,586—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1348,980—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1464,368—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1550,755—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1658,883—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-17140,779—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-18139,241—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-1972,338—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2042,753—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2152,330—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2246,614—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2338,129—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2421,094—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2533,087—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2629,053—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2747,983—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2834,075—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-2928,757—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-3026,509—24/24Unique live streams
2026-10-3127,010—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 510k 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

32,814

Recorded · World of Warcraft on Twitch

Reddit community subscribers

3,208,897

Checked 17:00 EST, Nov 1, 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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