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STATE OF QUAKE
Q3 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–NetQuake–Quake (Enhanced)–
CPMA–
Quake 4–
Quake Wars–
Bloodrun–
QC: Doom Edition–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–NetQuake–Quake (Enhanced)–CPMA–Quake 4–Quake Wars–Bloodrun–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–Quake Live
23,339,936
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls215,401
hours of Quake Live played199.2
players online on average463
peak players at once790
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag589
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
790 servers hosted a real match this quarter (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 403 players. Prime time: 15:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
186
Mon
155
Tue
204
Wed
188
Thu
208
Fri
215
Sat
213
Sun
Records
Top row: the best Q3 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
Q3 2026463players online at once on Quake Live
Sep 4
Sep 4
Q3 202663in 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
Q3 202616,643hours 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
Q3 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
597
different maps played83
countries reachedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 597 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
Busiest servers this quarter
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
16,643hours
40peak
20now
2
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
12,927hours
34peak
0now
3
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
12,264hours
22peak
22now
4
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
11,198hours
25peak
1now
5
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
8,627hours
32peak
5now
6
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
6,434hours
30peak
0now
7
#ctfpickup @ https://houseofquake.com/discord #1Quake Live
4,455hours
25peak
0now
8
www.quakeclub.com | Clan Arena #1Quake Live · offline
4,442hours
24peak
-now
9
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
4,334hours
24peak
1now
10
x76 | Diamond 4+ Antilag LG Duel EU #4Quake Live
4,294hours
16peak
0nowDuels
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