Elite Dangerous Player Count & Live Steam Charts

Elite Dangerous has 3,070 players online now. The game peaked today at 5,229 players (+70%), showing when the community is most active.

See if now is a good time to play, or explore trends in the chart.

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3,070
Current Players
5,229
Peak Players

Community ReviewsBased on 107,128 Steam reviews

RatingMostly Positive
Positive77.31%
Total Reviews107,128
Positive (82,820)Negative (24,308)
77.31% positive22.7% negative
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Game Details

Price$19.99
Release DateApril 2, 2015
DevelopersFrontier Developments
PublishersFrontier Developments
App ID359320

Elite Dangerous Player Count Chart

This live chart shows Elite Dangerous's real-time player count and peak activity, updated with actual Steam stats.

Highest 30‑day peak
7,091
on Jul 12, 2026
+23% vs 30‑day avg (5,752)
30‑day peak trend
Jul 12Aug 11

Last 30 Days Daily Peaks

Daily peak player counts for Elite Dangerous over the last 30 days, showing the highest concurrent players each day and day-over-day changes.

DatePeak PlayersChangeChange %
Aug 113,872-1,357-26%
Aug 105,229-951-15.4%
Aug 96,180+201+3.4%
Aug 85,979+722+13.7%
Aug 75,257+76+1.5%
Aug 65,181+188+3.8%
Aug 54,993-157-3%
Aug 45,150-188-3.5%
Aug 35,338-1,072-16.7%
Aug 26,410+184+3%
Aug 16,226+789+14.5%
Jul 315,437-16-0.3%
Jul 305,453+371+7.3%
Jul 295,082-319-5.9%
Jul 285,401-173-3.1%
Jul 275,574-838-13.1%
Jul 266,412+147+2.3%
Jul 256,265+609+10.8%
Jul 245,656+26+0.5%
Jul 235,630-110-1.9%
Jul 225,740+17+0.3%
Jul 215,723-109-1.9%
Jul 205,832-963-14.2%
Jul 196,795-163-2.3%
Jul 186,958+830+13.5%
Jul 176,128+19+0.3%
Jul 166,109+569+10.3%
Jul 155,540-177-3.1%
Jul 145,717-248-4.2%
Jul 135,965-1,126-15.9%
Jul 127,09100%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Elite Dangerous free to play?

No, Elite Dangerous is a paid game. Current price: $19.99.

What do players think of Elite Dangerous?

Elite Dangerous holds a Mostly Positive rating on Steam, with 77.31% positive reviews from over 107,128 total reviews.

Who developed and published Elite Dangerous?

Elite Dangerous was developed by Frontier Developments and published by Frontier Developments.

Is Elite Dangerous dead or dying?

Elite Dangerous currently has 3,070 players online right now, with a 24-hour peak of 5,229. A game with this many concurrent players is not dead. You can track its live activity and trends on this page.


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