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STATE OF QUAKE
Q3 2026
The State of Quake
Every number here comes from QuakeHub polling every public Quake 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 (Enhanced)–
Quake 4–
Bloodrun–
Quake Wars–
QC: Doom Edition–
Quake Champions–
Quake Live–Quake III Arena–Quake II–QuakeWorld–CPMA–NetQuake–Quake (Enhanced)–Quake 4–Bloodrun–Quake Wars–QC: Doom Edition–Quake Champions–All Games
41,976,299
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls410,004
hours of Quake played520
players online on average1,226
peak players at onceSep 23, 20:00 UTC1,651
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag2,426
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
1,793 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.
Players by game
Average online. Quake Champions has no dedicated servers, so its number is Steam's concurrent-player count.
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 1,020 players. Prime time: 15:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
497
Mon
453
Tue
526
Wed
518
Thu
548
Fri
552
Sat
552
Sun
Records
Top row: the best Q3 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
Q3 20261,226players online at once across all of Quake
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
Q3 202663in the fullest single match
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · Quake Live · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · Quake Live · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
Q3 202619,272hours of real players on the busiest server
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · Quake Live
IZI PUB#1 - CLAN ARENA - 16v16 CA - Regular Server · Quake Live
Q3 2026666average players on the busiest day
Sep 2
Sep 2
all-time1,226players online at once across all of Quake
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
all-time63in the fullest single match
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · Quake Live · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
[a2m] Quake Like Carmack Used To Make · Quake Live · japanesecastles
Aug 8, 05:00 UTC
Maps and countries
3,580
different maps played85
countries reachedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 3,580 maps played. Bar colour is the map's game. 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
19,272hours
40peak
1now
2
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
15,051hours
34peak
24now
3
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
14,447hours
22peak
0now
4
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
13,060hours
25peak
18now
5
! ^-UnFreeZe.fpsclasico.de (Oct 01, 01:59)Quake III Arena
11,518hours
22peak
0now
6
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
10,119hours
32peak
16now
7
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
7,297hours
30peak
4now
8
Q3MSK FREEZEQuake III Arena
6,902hours
28peak
0now
9
***2026 FREEQuake III Arena
6,765hours
23peak
0now
10
tastyspleen.net::dmQuake II
6,666hours
16peak
5now
Duels
The Duel ZoneBusiest duel servers, top duel maps, the best time to duel, and the tournament calendar.→Each game
Twitch
TwitchPeak streams and viewers, the top streamers, and who streamed the most days.→
Real players only - bots filtered on every poll. Recording since August 2026.