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Destiny 2 vs Lost Ark
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Destiny 2 is currently the more played game: 21,060 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 4× more players. Destiny 2 has been ahead for 86 days straight. Destiny 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 79% positive vs 70%. Across all tracked metrics, Destiny 2 leads 8 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Destiny 2
380h
average of 66 members
Lost Ark
52.9h
average of 30 members
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Player count history
Destiny 2Lost Ark
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Destiny 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 86 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Destiny 2 led 86 daysLost Ark led 0 days
Days tracked
86
Current streak
86 days
Destiny 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
29%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 86 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Destiny 2 | Lost Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,060 | 5,572 |
| 24-hour peak | 28,137 | 6,195 |
| 7-day average | 21,260 | 5,315 |
| 30-day average | 28,800 | 5,299 |
| 30-day trend | −49% | −7% |
| Peak (tracked) | 167,568 | 11,760 |
| Steam reviews | 79% positive | 70% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 48% positive |
| Total reviews | 661,217 | 203,193 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 1, 2019 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Destiny 2 | Lost Ark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 9,105 | 10,817 | 5,030 | 5,030 |
| May 2026 | 11,236 | 17,772 | 8,418 | 8,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 68,313 | 167,568 | 5,967 | 11,760 |
| Jul 2026 | 49,867 | 93,761 | 5,603 | 11,276 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 26,913 | 46,689 | 5,287 | 9,316 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Destiny 2 or Lost Ark?
Destiny 2 currently has more players: 21,060 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,572 for Lost Ark, about 4× more players.
Is Destiny 2 bigger than Lost Ark on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Destiny 2 averaged 28,800 concurrent players and Lost Ark averaged 5,299. By that measure Destiny 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Lost Ark ever had more players than Destiny 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Destiny 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 86 days both games have been tracked.
Is Destiny 2 better than Lost Ark?
By Steam review score, Destiny 2 rates higher: 79% positive across 661,217 reviews vs 70% across 203,193 for Lost Ark. Destiny 2 has the larger player base right now (21,060 vs 5,572 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 28,800 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 49% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
Is Lost Ark growing or declining on Steam?
Lost Ark averaged 5,299 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.