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STATE OF QUAKE
October 2026 · so far
The State of Quake Live
Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public Quake Live server on Earth every 90 seconds, real players only, bots filtered out, since August 2026. This month is still being written.
All Games–
Quake Live–
Quake III Arena–
Quake II–
QuakeWorld–
CPMA–NetQuake–
Quake 4–
Bloodrun–
Quake Wars–
QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Quake 4–Bloodrun–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Champions–Quake Live
4,837,313
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls38,253
hours of Quake Live played199.8
players online on average432▼ 7%
peak players at once441
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag649
bots detectedon a typical pollPlayers by day
Average online each day. Shaded columns are weekends; hover or click a day for its number.
Servers on the map
441 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: Sun 19:00 UTC, avg 400 players. Prime time: 15:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
195
Mon
187
Tue
182
Wed
186
Thu
207
Fri
220
Sat
230
Sun
Records
Top row: the best October 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
October 2026432players online at once on Quake Live
Oct 1
Oct 1
October 202639in the fullest single match
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · ra3map13
Oct 2, 18:00 UTC
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · ra3map13
Oct 2, 18:00 UTC
October 20262,774hours of real players on the busiest server
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server
October 2026230average players on the busiest day
Oct 4
Oct 4
all-time463players online at once on Quake Live
Sep 4, 12:00 UTC
Sep 4, 12:00 UTC
all-time63in the fullest single match
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
Maps and countries
400
different maps played58
countries reached17,782
matches playedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 400 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
Busiest servers this month
By total hours of real-player time. Click a server to find it in the live browser.
1-
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular ServerQuake Live
2,774hours
39peak
12now
2-
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
2,268hours
34peak
23now
3-
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
2,267hours
22peak
7now
4-
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
1,946hours
24peak
21now
5-
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
1,833hours
24peak
19now
6-
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
1,703hours
28peak
11now
7-
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
1,032hours
29peak
6now
8▲3
DOGs/ 4v4 #1Quake Live
720hours
18peak
0now
9▼1
► [FT Classic #1] DE Melodeiro ServerQuake Live
684hours
21peak
0now
10▼1
www.quakeclub.com | Clan Arena #1Quake Live
677hours
23peak
19now
Duels
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Real players only - bots filtered on every poll. Recording since August 2026.