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STATE OF QUAKE
September 2026
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.
All Games–
Quake Live–
Quake III Arena–
Quake II–
QuakeWorld–
CPMA–NetQuake–
Quake 4–
Bloodrun–Quake (Enhanced)–
Quake Wars–
QC: Doom Edition–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Quake 4–Bloodrun–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–Quake Live
15,817,638▲ 32%
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls124,697▼ 2%
hours of Quake Live played199.6
players online on average463▲ 9%
peak players at once652▲ 5%
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag593
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
652 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 20:00 UTC, avg 402 players. Prime time: 15:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
193
Mon
137
Tue
211
Wed
185
Thu
213
Fri
213
Sat
209
Sun
Records
Top row: the best September 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
September 2026463players online at once on Quake Live
Sep 4
Sep 4
September 202640in the fullest single match
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · ra3map13
Sep 5, 18:00 UTC
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · ra3map13
Sep 5, 18:00 UTC
September 20269,281hours 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
September 2026278average players on the busiest day
Sep 2
Sep 2
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 played72
countries reached57,186▼ 2%
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
9,281hours
40peak
26now
2-
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
7,740hours
34peak
6now
3-
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
7,168hours
22peak
15now
4-
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
6,582hours
25peak
11now
5NEW
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
6,064hours
24peak
0now
6-
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
5,276hours
32peak
3now
7-
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
3,375hours
28peak
0now
8▲4
► [FT Classic #1] DE Melodeiro ServerQuake Live
2,259hours
21peak
1now
9-
www.quakeclub.com | Clan Arena #1Quake Live
2,250hours
24peak
0now
10-
#ctfpickup @ https://houseofquake.com/discord #1Quake Live
2,246hours
25peak
0now
Duels
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Real players only - bots filtered on every poll. Recording since August 2026.