World of Warcraft: Forever drew the highest simultaneous audience of any WoW launch. Blizzard also reported a record number of returning players, but did not publish the raw totals.

The company listed both records in a short X post three days after release. Some reports cite an estimate of two million concurrent players, but Blizzard has not confirmed that figure, so it is not a verified launch total.

Forever opened November 4 as a permanent version of World of Warcraft alongside the modern game and Classic. It does not require a separate purchase because access is included with a standard subscription or Game Time. The launch rulesets, dungeons, and first raid schedule are covered in our release report.

Test history and future milestones are listed on the World of Warcraft: Forever page.