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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online vs Lost Ark
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Massively Multiplayer / RPG games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the more played game: 18,552 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,337 for Lost Ark, about 2.0× more players. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has been ahead for 109 days straight. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online also has the better Steam reviews: 87% positive vs 70%. Lost Ark is free to play, while FINAL FANTASY XIV Online costs $19.99. Across all tracked metrics, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 1973h in FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and 82.6h in Lost Ark. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
1973h
average of 16 members
Lost Ark
82.6h
average of 42 members
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Player count history
FINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineLost Ark
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily player count for the last 109 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online led 109 daysLost Ark led 0 days
Days tracked
109
Current streak
109 days
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
54%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 109 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Lost Ark |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 18,552 | 9,337 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,529 | 9,337 |
| 7-day average | 23,503 | 4,452 |
| 30-day average | 21,901 | 4,695 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 35,403 | 11,760 |
| Steam reviews | 87% positive | 70% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 52% positive |
| Total reviews | 85,713 | 203,182 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 18, 2014 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Price | $19.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online · Lost Ark · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | FINAL FANTASY XIV Online | Lost Ark | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 35,403 | 35,403 | 5,030 | 5,030 |
| May 2026 | 24,041 | 32,864 | 8,418 | 8,622 |
| Jun 2026 | 20,883 | 34,484 | 5,967 | 11,760 |
| Jul 2026 | 18,117 | 31,084 | 5,597 | 11,276 |
| Aug 2026 | 21,608 | 34,033 | 5,060 | 9,292 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 21,527 | 35,209 | 4,568 | 9,337 |
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, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online or Lost Ark?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online currently has more players: 18,552 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,337 for Lost Ark, about 2.0× more players.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online bigger than Lost Ark on Steam?
Over the last 30 days FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 21,901 concurrent players and Lost Ark averaged 4,695. By that measure FINAL FANTASY XIV Online is currently the bigger game.
Has Lost Ark ever had more players than FINAL FANTASY XIV Online?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 109 days both games have been tracked.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online better than Lost Ark?
By Steam review score, FINAL FANTASY XIV Online rates higher: 87% positive across 85,713 reviews vs 70% across 203,182 for Lost Ark. FINAL FANTASY XIV Online has the larger player base right now (18,552 vs 9,337 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is FINAL FANTASY XIV Online growing or declining on Steam?
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online averaged 21,901 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 35,403.
Is Lost Ark growing or declining on Steam?
Lost Ark averaged 4,695 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,760.
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