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In 2019, ''Elite Dangerous'' made more than £100 million ($133m) in revenue. This is a traders quote from the investment firm Liberum in 2019: ''"The company is working on a number of exciting updates for both franchises and our expectation is that we could see a big refresh release of ED in FY20."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/aoc8ue/liberum_our_expectation_is_that_we_could_see_a/ reddit: Liberum: "our expectation is that we could see a big refresh release of ED in FY20, five years after launch"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Br0Ue1-eE YouTube: Frontier's Financial Position and the Future of Elite Dangerous]</ref> By 2020, ED generated more than £100m ($131) of revenue which first released in December 2014<ref>[https://www.financialdirector.co.uk/2020/10/23/frontier-developments-cfo-on-strength-of-video-games-market/ Financial Director: Frontier Developments CFO on strength of video games market]</ref> | In 2019, ''Elite Dangerous'' made more than £100 million ($133m) in revenue. This is a traders quote from the investment firm Liberum in 2019: ''"The company is working on a number of exciting updates for both franchises and our expectation is that we could see a big refresh release of ED in FY20."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/aoc8ue/liberum_our_expectation_is_that_we_could_see_a/ reddit: Liberum: "our expectation is that we could see a big refresh release of ED in FY20, five years after launch"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Br0Ue1-eE YouTube: Frontier's Financial Position and the Future of Elite Dangerous]</ref> By 2020, ED generated more than £100m ($131) of revenue which first released in December 2014<ref>[https://www.financialdirector.co.uk/2020/10/23/frontier-developments-cfo-on-strength-of-video-games-market/ Financial Director: Frontier Developments CFO on strength of video games market]</ref> | ||
===Monthly players=== | ===Monthly players=== | ||
In March 2021, Elite Dangerous had an estimated 500 thousand monthly active players according to stockbroker report by Liberium.<ref name=":43">[https://massivelyop.com/2021/03/24/elite-dangerous-has-an-estimated-500k-monthly-active-players-according-to-stockbroker-report/ Massivelly Overpowered: Elite Dangerous has an estimated 500K monthly active players according to stockbroker report]</ref> They log into the game on a regular basis and at least once per month, and only count players that are active instead of those who got the game from the Epic Games Store for free | In March 2021, Elite Dangerous had an estimated 500 thousand monthly active players according to stockbroker report by Liberium.<ref name=":43">[https://massivelyop.com/2021/03/24/elite-dangerous-has-an-estimated-500k-monthly-active-players-according-to-stockbroker-report/ Massivelly Overpowered: Elite Dangerous has an estimated 500K monthly active players according to stockbroker report]</ref> They log into the game on a regular basis and at least once per month, and only count players that are active instead of those who got the game from the Epic Games Store for free.<ref name=":43" /> | ||
===Steam concurrent players=== | ===Steam concurrent players=== | ||
The table below lists the 10 highest records for concurrent ''Elite Dangerous'' players on the Steam platform according to Steam Database.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/selite-dangerous-steam-just-set-a-new-4-year-record-for-concurrent-cmdrs-the-highest-since-nov-2015s-ath.541687/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous (Steam) just set a new All Time record for concurrent CMDRs, beating previous highest in Nov 2015]</ref> | The table below lists the 10 highest records for concurrent ''Elite Dangerous'' players on the Steam platform according to Steam Database.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/selite-dangerous-steam-just-set-a-new-4-year-record-for-concurrent-cmdrs-the-highest-since-nov-2015s-ath.541687/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous (Steam) just set a new All Time record for concurrent CMDRs, beating previous highest in Nov 2015]</ref> | ||