๐ข Healthy & Active
Is Elite Dangerous dead?
๐ข No โ it is alive and well.
Elite Dangerous has 3,828 players on Steam right now and 107 Twitch viewers, up 2.1% compared with a week ago. That is 43% of the highest count we have tracked (8,838 on Jul 5, 2026).
Steam player counts only โ console, Xbox/Game Pass and Epic players are not included. Tracked since Apr 6, 2026. Updated 59 minutes ago.
Live Activity
โข 3,828
107 Viewers24h Peak
5,410
526 ViewersPeak Time (Steam)
~ 20:00
Peak Time (Twitch)
~ 22:00
7-Day Trend
โฒ +2.1%
Elite Dangerous player count: peak times and trend
- Peak in the last 24 hours: 5,410
- Highest count we have tracked: 8,838 (Jul 5, 2026)
- 7-day trend: +2.1% (24-hour average vs. the same window a week ago)
Player counts for Elite Dangerous are usually highest around 20:00 UTC โ a good time to find other players.
๐ ๏ธ Latest Steam announcements
Anaconda MK II Update Oct 20, 2026
October Dev Log Oct 14, 2026
Elite Dangerous | September Dev Log Sep 24, 2026