Its no secret that world of warcraft s subscriber numbers are dropping fast. Blizzard described wows active player community as being players with monthly or longer subscriptions, confirming that the introduction of. I compiled subscription disclosures from the last 22 quarters, including the latest from world of warcraft. Includes access to world of warcraft and wow classic. Player and subscriber graphs for world of warcraft aka wow. Just under a year ago, in november 2015, blizzard reported that world of warcraft subscription numbers had dropped to 5. Along with this record subscriber number, the game also broke the record for. It peaked back in 2010 when the online game reached 12 million subscribers.
With the release of battle for azeroth, all world of warcraft subscribers or. Regarding the estimates ignoring the spikes, wows decline is almost linear postcata. World of warcraft wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of. World of warcraft has long since stopped being the behemoth it once was, it doesnt take a genius to figure that out, but since blizzard stopped sharing any concrete subscriber data back in. The world s most popular online multiplayer roleplaying game has been transported back five years, as falling player numbers return it to 2007 subscriber levels. Managing a world of warcraft subscription blizzard support. First, you needed to buy the game, which comes with 30 days of free play time.
Popular world of warcraft addon weakauras is behind the new data, which claims that the new subscriber numbers are courtesy of a new api launched by blizzard at develop. In 2015, the mmorpg world of warcraft had a player count of 5. World of warcraft expansion pack sales worldwide 2018. Last year, it introduced call of duty elite, a subscription tier for the leading war game. Activision has said that world of warcraft subscriber numbers held firm during the first quarter of. Below is a graph showing the number of subscribers based on which expansion pack was the newest at the time. How world of warcraft subscribers are leaving azeroth. The hype for the latest expansion was also really huge. The consistency of subscribers between vanillas launch through mop is just staggering.
If you want to play without a recurring subscription, you can add prepaid cards to your account. The last time blizzard reported on subscriber numbers was in 2015, when they. Join millions of players and enter a world of myth, magic, and endless adventure. World of warcraft admits subscribers are leaving for the. Enjoy the vast offer of steam, origin, uplay, gog, psn and xbox cdkeys at the most attractive prices on the market. World of warcraft is always held up as the mmo to beat in terms of subscriber numbers. Blizzard entertainment typically announces world of warcraft subscriber numbers every three months in its quarterly earnings report, but thats coming to an end. Estimated number of world of warcraft subscribers 2015. I cant seem to find anything more recent, probably because blizzard stopped announcing subscriber numbers during warlords of draenor but here is a link posted in 2015 on the mmo champion website regarding active world of warcraft subscriptions, from vanilla through to wod. Youd think that it would spike with each expansions launch, but thats not a phenomena that really began until wod.
If this option isnt present, it means you did not have a subscription on this account, or the subscription was already canceled. The news comes as part of the company earning call that took place last night, and is a 200,000. World of warcraft wont report subs numbers anymore rock. World of warcraft esports in five stats the esports observer. Since its release way back in 2004, world of warcraft has stuck to a very familiar revenue model. The world of warcraft game card is a perfect gift for any adventurer in azeroth. You need to remove the port and preceding colon 12. The estimated parts of your graph are actually less surprising to me than. Did legion boost world of warcrafts subscriber numbers. A good number for any game, of course, but nowhere near the highest number of active accounts ever. This statistic shows theworld of warcraft wow player count up until 2023.
Elite should be boosting this segment for the company, making up for world of warcraft s declines. Four years after the battle of mount hyjal, tensions between the alliance. League of legends tops mmo revenue list, hearthstone no. The servers ip address is listed in the upper left of the graph.
World of warcraft subscribers hail from a number of countries and regions, including north america, europe, china, korea, australia, new zealand, singapore, thailand, malaysia, chile. Simply stating the current number of subs would suffice, and is all thats found on the. As of august 14, 2018, battle for azeroth is the fastest. World of warcraft wow is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game mmorpg released in 2004 by blizzard entertainment.
It is a graph of the large mmo subscription numbers. World of warcraft subscription numbers reportedly revealed. You can view population, subscribers, daily players, trends, about the game, and more on mmo populations. World of warcraft wow is an mmo released in 2004 by blizzard entertainment. Thats down 800,000 from last quarter, when it stood at 7. Warcraft 60 day sub card, activision blizzard, pc software. Follow the steps below to cancel your subscription. Blizzard also say this is the last time theyre going to announce subscriber numbers.
The fastest way to contact blizzard, the best blizzard phone number available and their other best contact information, with tools and instructions for skipping the wait and resolving your issue quickly. Canceling your world of warcraft subscription blizzard. World of warcraft subscribers down almost 11 million since. World of warcrafts subscriber numbers have fluctuated tremendously over the years. Cross the threshold and discover a realm where the. There are charts of the current player base every 3 months, can you please please link me the latest one. It is the fourth released game set in the warcraft fantasy universe. World of warcraft subscribers are at a fouryear high. World of warcraft wow is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game mmorpg. The graph shows the number of copies of world of warcraft expansion packs sold on the 1st day worldwide between 2007 and 2018. The estimated parts of your graph are actually less surprising to me than seeing the official subscriber numbers. World of warcraft requires a subscription to allow continued play, with options to pay in onemonth, threemonth, or sixmonth.
Like peers, it is trying to wring more direct subscription revenue out of game players in an industry exposed to console and software release cyclicality. With a single subscription you can access both world of warcraft and world of warcraft. World of warcraft lost 800,000 subscribers since march time. A prepaid, 60day subscription to world of warcraft requires world of warcraft standard game box contains game. This has led to the suspicion that subscriptions are still declining and graphs would show a continued fall. Game cards must match the region of your world of warcraft. World of warcraft subscribers down almost 11 million since its peak. World of warcraft free subscription code generator 2017. Contact support blizzard support blizzard entertainment.
Hey folks, i am making a presentation about the sales of wow right now. World of warcraft subscribers are at a fouryear high world of warcraft. World of warcraft players spend an average of 21 to 22 hours per week. You dont need to buy world of warcraft anymore pcmag. I cant seem to find anything more recent, probably because blizzard stopped announcing subscriber numbers during warlords of draenor but here is a link posted in 2015 on the mmo champion website regarding active world of warcraft. The wow subscriber leak, breaking down how many people. Today is world of warcrafts seventh anniversary, and gamasutra celebrates the. Cross the threshold and discover a realm where the very balance between life and death is at stake. World of warcraft takes place within the warcraft world. If you later add a subscription, you will not be billed until your current prepaid time runs out.
Wotlk peaked at over 12 million subscribers, i doubt legion came anywhere near that number. Though blizzard stopped providing subscriber numbers for world of warcraft back in 2015, a new report has stated that the subscriber base currently stands at 1. World of warcraft subscriptions are rapidly declining. Rare mount drops that you can farm for all day and how to get them duration. Explore azeroth as it was in its earliest days, when the world. The latest data reported on october 15th, 2018, says that world of warcraft only has 1. Upon release, a small number of quests had software bugs that made them impossible to complete. Then i opened it and start downloading world of warcraft. As mentioned above, blizzard had10 million world of warcraft subscribers near the end of 2014, but for the quarter that ended on march 31, that number dropped to 7. World of warcraft is 10 years old now, so an overall decline in subscriber numbers is nothing new. Shadowlands and join the armies of the dead as a death knight of any race, including the pandaren and all allied races. Battle for azeroth launched in august, and based on the latest subscriber counts it seems that hype around the expansion. This will give you access to everything but the battle for azeroth expansion which is essentially.