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STATE OF QUAKE
2026 · so far
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. 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–All Games
75,062,225
frags scoredby real players, counted between polls701,405
hours of Quake played517
players online on average1,226
peak players at onceSep 23, 20:00 UTC2,054
servers hosting real matches2+ real humans and a real frag2,430
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
2,305 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.
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 1,002 players. Prime time: 15:00-23:00, busy every day.
By hour · UTC
12am6am12pm6pm11pm
By weekday
497
Mon
465
Tue
508
Wed
499
Thu
530
Fri
561
Sat
559
Sun
Records
Top row: the best 2026 has seen. Bottom row: the best ever recorded, since August 2026.
20261,226players online at once across all of Quake
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
Sep 23, 20:00 UTC
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
202631,142hours 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
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
5,396
different maps played94
countries reachedModes and hosting
Modes
Where servers are hosted
Top maps
Share of play-time across 5,396 maps played. Bar colour is the map's game. 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
31,142hours
40peak
26now
2
White-Lightning | Freeze Tag | ChicagoQuake Live
25,705hours
34peak
10now
3
Homer Side Server | Frankfurt GermanyQuake Live
24,814hours
22peak
13now
4
☺☻ DIK Clan's House of Blud ☻☺Quake Live
21,814hours
25peak
11now
5
|)ark Fiber FFA | ChicagoQuake Live
17,979hours
32peak
3now
6
! ^-UnFreeZe.fpsclasico.de (Nov 06, 18:42)Quake III Arena
17,618hours
22peak
7now
7
✪✪✪ THE MADHOUSE ✪✪✪Quake Live
14,275hours
24peak
0now
8
The Purgery #1 - PQL CAQuake Live
12,145hours
30peak
1now
9
Q3MSK FREEZEQuake III Arena
11,781hours
29peak
13now
10
***2026 FREEQuake III Arena
10,857hours
23peak
8now
Duels
The Duel ZoneBusiest duel servers, top duel maps, the best time to duel, and the tournament calendar.→Each game
Quake Wars
Map of the yearrefinery
Top modeCampaign
Fullest match25 playerson salvage_pro at Freedom NA - DarkMod
Twitch
TwitchPeak streams and viewers, the top streamers, and who streamed the most days.→
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