try this:
“World of Warcraft’s” total number of players has declined over time. Although there are over 140 million accounts on “World of Warcraft,” the game currently has just five million individual subscribers, data collector Statista estimates, down from the 12 million players the game had back in October 2010.
And you’re right I was wrong, I just briefly skimmed the article while I was at the gym, this bit above wasn’t an interview. It continues later with some quotes from interviews with a Blizzard rep.