Not that this has surprised me, but some recent statistics released by Blizzard have merely enforced this fact.
"We're ecstatic that the World of Warcraft community has continued to grow steadily since we launched the game," said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "This milestone wouldn't have been possible for us to achieve without the incredible support of our players. With the release of our expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, coming next week, we're looking forward to welcoming more players to Azeroth and offering even more quality content for our community to enjoy."
WoW's expansion, the Burning Crusade releases on January 16th 2007 so expect this figure to change soon. For more on the expansion, head on over to our preview here.
WoW! thats like every 1000th person in the world plays WoW! 
