Mobile game · 2018

Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved takes on the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake naked and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research technology, and build shelters to protect against scorching days, freezing nights, volatile weather systems, dangerous wildlife, and potential enemies. Use cunning strategy and tactics to tame and ride the many dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the dynamic, persistent ecosystems across land, sea, air, and even underground. Build your character’s strengths and gain items, skills, and pet creatures using in-depth role-playing systems. Start a tribe with hundreds of other players to survive and dominate competing tribes...and ultimately discover the ARK’s true purpose.

Estimated daily players

~1,700,0000.0%

Range 120K–13M

Estimated total players

~33,000,0000.0%

Range 12M–89M

See what's trending

Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Jun 14, 2018Android iOSESRB 18ACB MA15+GRAC 18PEGI MCERO D

Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG)Shooter Simulator Action Open world Sandbox Survival

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What the estimate rests on

Steam 58%
Reddit 16%
YouTube 16%
Twitch 11%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Ark: Survival Evolved, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Steam, Reddit, YouTube, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~1,700,000

0.0%

Range 120K – 13M

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~33,000,000

0.0%

Range 12M – 89M

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Estimated daily players over time

from live counts

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Ark: Survival Evolved per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~27,000,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Ark: Survival Evolved where it is sold.

Steam players in game

16,942

Reviews: 774,820

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Community signals

How many people gather around Ark: Survival Evolved outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Reddit members

326,949

0.0%

YouTube subscribers

1,200,000

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Twitch viewers

145

Live channels: 55

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for Ark: Survival Evolved: Google Play, App Store, Discord. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Trailers

Gamescom 2015 Trailer

Trailer

Reveal Trailer

Screenshots

Frequently asked questions

How many people play Ark: Survival Evolved?

We estimate that about 33,000,000 people have played Ark: Survival Evolved — plausibly between 12M and 89M. Around 1,700,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 120K and 13M. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Steam, Reddit, YouTube and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Ark: Survival Evolved still active?

Yes. Ark: Survival Evolved is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Ark: Survival Evolved player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.