Kihra, the creator of Warcraft Logs, recently shared that there have been a staggering 11 million characters with Ulduar logs on Chinese servers for Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
Wrath of the Lich King Classic only reached China on June 26th, 2024, after servers went offline in January of 2023. World of Warcraft kicked off in China with a special «expedited» version of Wrath of The Lich King Classic.
After an initial 2-week launch period, players were able to purchase a bundle that unlocked all ranks of flying, all flying paths, maxed all Northend reputations, and provided a full set of item level 213 gear, bags, & gold in preparation for Ulduar.
This is in contrast to recent speculation around The War Within launch.
World of Warcraft content creator, Towelliee pointed out that The War Within launch was the least-watched expansion in the last 9 years.
While the volume of stream viewers can be a useful gauge, it certainly isn't the best measure of a game's health overall.