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GAMES: VIDEO GAMING
List: Top Ten Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in World by Number of Subscribers
Date: as at July 2006
Source: MMOGCHART.COM
Base: The site covers over 100 different MMORPGs played worldwide and has been collating statistics on this genre of video game since 1997.
Notes: The above link will give you access to MMOGCHART.COM charts, tables, methodology and other information about Massively Multiplayer Online Games games and player number stats. The chart detailing games with over 100,000 subscribers (or players) shows the impressive growth of World of Warcraft (or simply 'WoW' to the aficionados) since its launch, quickly becoming the dominant game and raking in over 50% of the market (of the measured universe of players).
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Rank
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MMORPG
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No. Subscribers
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1
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World of
Warcraft
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6559600
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2
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Lineage
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1488000
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3
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Lineage
II
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1289600
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4
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RuneScape
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781200
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5
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Final
Fantasy XI
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496000
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6
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Everquest
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198400
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7
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Everquest
II
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173600
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8
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Star Wars
Galaxies
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173600
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9
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City of
Heroes and Villains
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161200
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10
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Ultima
Online
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136400
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