Black Desert player count
Black Desert had 18,073 players in game on Steam at .
Its highest count since we began tracking on is 19,246 players in game, at .
- Playing now
- 18,073
- at 20:34 UTC
- Highest since 5 October 2026
- 19,246
- at 18:04 UTC on 6 October 2026, in the last 24 hours
Is Black Desert growing or dying?
We began reading Black Desert on 5 October 2026 and hold readings on 2 days, too few yet to compare one week with the one before.
How we compare
A change needs readings on at least 4 days of each of two weeks, or in at least 18 of the last 24 hours and of the 24 hours before.
Players in game on Steam since 19:00 UTC on 5 October
Every hour in a table
| Hour (UTC) | Highest players in game |
|---|---|
| 18,374 | |
| 19,064 | |
| 19,246 | |
| 19,241 | |
| 19,115 | |
| 18,522 | |
| 18,191 | |
| 17,835 | |
| 17,644 | |
| 17,039 | |
| 16,487 | |
| 16,197 | |
| 15,784 | |
| 15,481 | |
| 15,261 | |
| 15,062 | |
| 15,164 | |
| 15,518 | |
| 15,922 | |
| 16,542 | |
| 16,770 | |
| 16,770 | |
| 17,150 | |
| 17,832 | |
| 18,473 | |
| 18,995 |
About the game
- Released
- 24 May 2017
- Developer
- Pearl Abyss
- Publisher
- Pearl Abyss
- Steam app id
- 582660
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/582660
Black Desert on the Steam store
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Cite this number
Black Desert: 18,073 players in game on Steam at 20:34 UTC on 6 October 2026. Source: gamesactivity.com, from the Steam Web API.