Top 8 Most Popular MMORPGs by Number of Players and Online Activity

Top 8 Most Popular MMORPGs by Number of Players

World of Warcraft — around 1, 000, 000 or more active players

Final Fantasy XIV Online — from 900, 000 to 1, 000, 000 players

Lost Ark — from 300, 000 to 500, 000 players

Black Desert Online — from 250, 000 to 600, 000 players

The Elder Scrolls Online — from 200, 000 to 400, 000 players

Guild Wars 2 — around 800, 000 or more players

EVE Online — around 200, 000 players

Lineage II — from 150, 000 to 300, 000 players

Maximum Concurrent Online (Peak Values in History)

World of Warcraft — over 12, 000, 000 subscribers at peak popularity; concurrent online was estimated at several million players worldwide.

Final Fantasy XIV Online — during the Endwalker release, queues reached hundreds of thousands; total concurrent online was estimated at over 1, 000, 000–2, 000, 000 players.

Lost Ark — official Steam record: 1, 325, 305 concurrent players in 2022.

Black Desert Online — estimated peak concurrent online: several hundred thousand players.

The Elder Scrolls Online — peak online estimates: hundreds of thousands of players during major updates.

Guild Wars 2 — at launch and during expansion releases: hundreds of thousands of concurrent players.

EVE Online — historical record: over 60, 000 players online simultaneously on a single server.

Lineage II — in the mid-2000s, total global concurrent online was estimated at several hundred thousand players.

Note: Active monthly audience and maximum concurrent online are different metrics. During regular periods, actual online is usually 5–10 times lower than the total active base, while peak records occur during releases and major updates.