Runescape Hits 1.1 Million Paid Memberships, an All Time High

Despite RuneScape originally launching back in 2001, the game continues to thrive. Jagex, the company behind the game, reported that the franchise hit 1.1 million paid memberships, an all time high in 2019. Much of the game's continued success is due to the popularity of Oldschool Runescape which achieved its highest active daily player count ever in 2019.

“Putting Jagex on track for its most successful year to date, 2019 was a record-breaking year for Jagex and our RuneScape communities. We hit exciting milestones, welcomed more members and players to the games than at any point in their 19-year history, achieved significant success on mobile and saw notable industry talent joining our established teams to steer the future for our living games. We’re delighted and deeply appreciate the dedication of our staff and fans.” -Phil Mansell, Jagex CEO

Runescape achieved the following milestones in 2019:

  • An all-time membership high for the RuneScape franchise
  • Old School RuneScape achieved its highest ever daily active players
  • Old School RuneScape on mobile reached more than 8 million installs, won a BAFTA for EE Mobile Game of the Year and was named Best Mobile Game at the Develop Stars Awards
  • RuneScape Mobile launched in Early Access ahead of its full 2020 roll out on iOS and Android
  • Raised £261,692 for charity and won both the Charity Tim es Corporate Community Local Involvement award and the Gamesindustry.biz Best Places to Work CSR award
  • Streamed a record-breaking 11.3 million minutes of content on Twitch from RuneFest, the games’ fan convention.

Despite being over 20 years old, Jagex expects Runescape to continue growing in 2020.

“With the solid foundation of the RuneScape franchise and significant influx of new talent, 2020 is poised to be a big year for Jagex. These new additions to our team across all levels has added a great deal of industry-leading experience and knowledge to Jagex as the home of living games, and will fuel our ability to expand RuneScape and Old School RuneScape for players across PC and mobile, and extend the operations of the company itself to new sectors, ensuring long term growth for the years ahead.” -John Burns, SVP Publishing