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STATE OF QUAKE
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–
Bloodrun–
Quake 4–Quake (Enhanced)–
Quake Wars–
QC: Doom Edition–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Bloodrun–Quake 4–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–Quake Live
49,321,661
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls424,460
hours of Quake Live played200.3
players online on average463
peak players at once1,086
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag607
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
1,086 servers hosted a real match this year (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 383 players. Prime time: 15:00-0:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
189
Mon
171
Tue
200
Wed
187
Thu
204
Fri
219
Sat
219
Sun
Records
Top row: the best 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
2026463players online at once on Quake Live
Sep 4
Sep 4
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
202631,143hours 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
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
929
different maps played91
countries reachedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 929 maps played. Click a map for its page, or browse every map.
Busiest servers this year
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
31,143hours
40peak
27now
2
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
25,705hours
34peak
10now
3
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
24,814hours
22peak
15now
4
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
21,814hours
25peak
11now
5
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
17,979hours
32peak
4now
6
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
14,275hours
24peak
0now
7
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
12,145hours
30peak
1now
8
ELO RESET | www.quakeclub.com | CA #1Quake Live
9,434hours
29peak
0now
9
DOGs/ 4v4 #1Quake Live
7,985hours
18peak
10now
10
► [FT Classic #1] DE Melodeiro ServerQuake Live
7,799hours
21peak
18now
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