Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public CPMA server on Earth every 90 seconds, real players only, bots filtered out, since August 2026.
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls
581
hours of CPMA played
0.9
players online on average
12
peak players at once
31
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag
40
bots detectedon a typical poll
Players by day
Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
Servers on the map
31 servers hosted a real match this month (2+ real humans and a real frag) - dot size is hours of play. Watch it live on the world map.
By hour and weekday
Average players in each hour of the week, UTC. Brighter is busier; hover a cell for its number.
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
quieterbusiernot sampled yet
Busiest slot: Fri 1:00UTC, avg 10 players. Prime time: 1:00-2:00, busy 1 of 7 days. 152 of 168 hour-slots sampled so far - filling in as the week repeats.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
1
Mon
1
Tue
1
Wed
1
Thu
1
Fri
1
Sat
1
Sun
Records
Top row: the best August 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
August 202612players online at once on CPMA Aug 28
August 20268in the fullest single match ice chimps · q3w5 Aug 6, 04:00 UTC
August 202642hours of real players on the busiest server ancient gaming
August 20262average players on the busiest day Aug 1
all-time16players online at once on CPMA Oct 5, 12:00 UTC
all-time8in the fullest single match ice chimps · q3w5 Aug 6, 04:00 UTC
Maps and countries
163
different maps played
21
countries reached
Modes and hosting
Modes
Duel76%
Deathmatch14%
CTF4%
53%
91%
-11%
TDM1%
61%
Where servers are hosted
🇺🇸 United States38%
🇩🇪 Germany21%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom12%
🇸🇪 Sweden7%
🇵🇱 Poland6%
Top maps
Share of play-time across 163 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
Get the game data: Quake III Arena on Steam or GOG, or the original CD.
Challenge ProMode Arena is the classic competitive Quake III mod that has faster movement, its own physics, and the duel/CTF scene that defined Q3 esports.
It runs on its own engine, CNQ3 - grab it from PlayMorePromode (it bundles the CPMA mod), point it at your Quake III baseq3 data, and you're ready.
Joining a server Copy the connect string, open the console with ~, and type /connect ip:port.