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STATE OF QUAKE
Q4 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–
Bloodrun–NetQuake–
Quake 4–
Quake Wars–
QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–Bloodrun–NetQuake–Quake 4–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Champions–Quake Live
21,525,732
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls173,126
hours of Quake Live played200.6
players online on average437
peak players at once733
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag623
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
733 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: Sun 19:00 UTC, avg 379 players. Prime time: 15:00-0:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
194
Mon
194
Tue
186
Wed
185
Thu
198
Fri
223
Sat
228
Sun
Records
Top row: the best Q4 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
Q4 2026437players online at once on Quake Live
Oct 10
Oct 10
Q4 202640in the fullest single match
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · okremix
Oct 11, 18:00 UTC
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · okremix
Oct 11, 18:00 UTC
Q4 202611,871hours 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
Q4 2026231average players on the busiest day
Nov 1
Nov 1
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
603
different maps played74
countries reached80,686
matches playedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 603 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
11,871hours
40peak
26now
2
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
10,654hours
34peak
10now
3
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
10,367hours
22peak
13now
4
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
8,754hours
25peak
11now
5
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
8,210hours
24peak
0now
6
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
7,860hours
30peak
3now
7
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
4,849hours
30peak
1now
8
ELO RESET | www.quakeclub.com | CA #1Quake Live
4,030hours
29peak
0now
9
DOGs/ 4v4 #1Quake Live
3,254hours
18peak
7now
10
x76 | Antilag LG Duel EU #1Quake Live
3,126hours
15peak
7now
Duels
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