Well, 1.32m were in-game, but they might not have been playing.
Server problems continued after launch with long queues for some.
And queues to join servers remained a persistent problem.

One of Amazon’s plans to resolve that is tolaunch a new European region.
And being a separate region means other issues.
Anyone who plays between the time the new region launches and 7:59am on March 2nd will get that.

And not only because it’s just, like, fine.
Alice Beecompared it to Diablo IItoo, and found it wanting.
But hey, it’s evidently good enough to get over a million people clicking in unison.
Lost Ark is available free-to-playon Steam.