How many people are playing Elite Dangerous right now?

Elite Dangerous has 5,057 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 6,446 and an all-time peak of 27,568 on May 2021.

What is the all-time peak player count of Elite Dangerous?

27,568 concurrent players on May 2021.

When was Elite Dangerous released on Steam?

Elite Dangerous was released on Steam on 2 Apr 2015.

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Elite Dangerous

GameApp ID 359,320by Frontier DevelopmentsReleased 2 Apr 2015

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Elite Dangerous

GameApp ID 359,320by Frontier DevelopmentsReleased 2 Apr 2015

Playing now

5,057

All-time peak

27,568

16:19 UTC · 30 Oct 2026steampeaks.com

WindowsEngine —

Space Sim Space Open World Exploration Sci-fi Simulation +14 +16

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Metadata Packages2 DLC1 Depots9 Requirements Install size Configuration Cloud saves

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2 packages

Sub ID	Name	Billing	Licence
360064	—	10	1
1017461	—	10	1

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App ID359,320

Release date2 Apr 2015

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Install size70.6 GB

TypeGame

Last update23 Oct 2026

Steam DeckPlayable

DLC1

DeveloperFrontier Developments

Changenumber40,177,336

Price$19.99

Packages2

PublisherFrontier Developments

SystemsWindows

Followers315,822

Depots9

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Elite Dangerous

Frontier Developments
Released 2 Apr 2015·App 359320

Steam user reviews

Mostly Positive

77.3%· 108K reviews

Recent Mostly Positive · 73%

SteamPeaks Rating

76.2 Positive

Recent 30 days 68.2

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Playing now

5,057

−52 vs. yesterday

18%of peak

All-time peak

27,568

May 2021

Updated 30 Oct 2026, 16:19 UTCData by SteamPeaks.com