Black Desert
Played by over 20 million Adventurers - Black Desert Online is an open-world, action MMORPG. Experience intense, action-packed combat, battle massive world bosses, fight alongside friends to siege and conquer castles, and train in professions such as fishing, trading, crafting, cooking, and more!
- Developer
- Pearl Abyss
- Released
- May 24, 2017
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy
- Platforms
- Windows
- Metacritic
- 80 ↗
- Website
- blackdesert.pearlabyss.com ↗
How many people are playing Black Desert?
Black Desert had 17,198 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, down 6.6% from 18,407 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 19:00 UTC, it ranks #83 of the 502 games tracked here, up 8 places from #91 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 24,861, on Sep 20, 2026; the latest reading is 69% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Black Desert's player count has held fairly steady around the clock.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Black Desert updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 29, 2026 Regular update [October 29] Dellus's Special Shop is Here! Limited Goods Await! ↗ ▼ -0.1% 15,785 → 15,764 avg players · 3 days in
- Oct 22, 2026 Regular update [October 22] Marni's Creation is here to play. Events at a Glance! ↗ ▼ -8.4% 16,280 → 14,911 avg players
- Oct 15, 2026 Regular update [October 15] Climb the Arena of Solare with your Spooky Style! ↗ ▼ -7.6% 17,441 → 16,122 avg players
- Oct 9, 2026 Regular update [October 8] Night-Mare before... Halloween? Awaken the Dream Aura! ↗ ▼ -2.6% 17,581 → 17,119 avg players
- Oct 1, 2026 Regular update [October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long! ↗ ▼ -12% 20,008 → 17,581 avg players
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