Short answer: minecraftservers.org and Minecraft-MP are the biggest Minecraft server lists, with roughly 20,000 and 9,000 servers. Both rank mainly by player votes that reset every month, and both sell the first rows of the page by auction. If you care most about honest rankings, look for a list that publishes its ranking rules, labels paid spots and checks player counts itself.
What to look for in a server list
- A published ranking rule. “Votes this month” is simple and easy to check. A secret “quality score” is not.
- Clearly labelled paid spots. Almost every list sells some space. It should look different from the real ranking.
- Live checks. Player counts, uptime and versions should be measured by the list, not typed in by the owner.
- A fake player check. A count that sits at the limit all day is almost always made up.
- Votifier support, so servers can reward players for voting.
Side by side
| List | How it ranks | Sells top spots | Checks fake player counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| minecraftservers.org | Votes only. Votes reset on the 1st of each month; a player can vote for up to 3 servers a day. | Yes: 5 sponsored slots on top of the home, tag, version and search pages, sold by auction and shown on a green background. | Not stated. Fake or automated votes are removed and vote botting can get a server banned. |
| Minecraft Server List | Votes this month (reset monthly), with all-time votes shown too. | Not stated on the pages we could read. | Not stated. Voting needs a paid Minecraft account; proxy votes lead to bans. |
| Minecraft-MP | A score from uptime, time listed, votes and bonuses, updated every 10 minutes. Votes reset monthly. | Yes: "Premium" spots at the top of page 1, search, country, tag and version pages, sold by monthly auction and marked with a star. | Not stated. Vote abuse resets a server's votes. |
| TopG | A score from votes and uptime, reset monthly. Players can vote every 6 hours. | Yes: rotating ad rows marked with an icon instead of a rank, and a paid membership that adds 100–400 bonus votes a month (for example $30 for 400 votes). | Not stated. Has an anti-cheat system for votes. |
| MinecraftList | Player votes; says it has no pay-to-win ranking, but does not publish the formula. | Yes: five home page slots, 30 days each, from $50 by auction. | Not stated. Vote bots, VPNs and alt accounts are against the rules. |
| Best-Minecraft-Servers.co | Votes, reset on the 1st of each month. | Yes: sponsored slots above the list, auctioned every two weeks. | Not stated. Suspicious voting can lead to deletion. |
| Minerank | Says it ranks by engagement, activity and player satisfaction; the formula is not published. | Yes: sponsored slots ("first page guaranteed") and a Pro subscription with extra placements. | Not stated. |
| FindMCServer | Not stated; optional badges may help a server rank higher. | No paid slots described; listing is free. | Not stated. Listings are reviewed against Mojang's usage guidelines. |
| CraftRank | Votes this month only, reset on the 1st. Ties go to the server that is online, then the one with more players. | Yes: sponsored spots, shown in their own area labelled "Sponsored" instead of a rank number. They never change the vote ranking, and votes are never sold. | Yes: counts stuck at the limit or flat between day and night are flagged for review; flagged servers drop to the bottom and are left out of totals. |
“Not stated” means we did not find it on the list's own pages. Planet Minecraft and NameMC also have server lists, but their pages blocked our checks, so they are left out rather than guessed.
List by list
minecraftservers.org
- Ranking
- Votes only. Votes reset on the 1st of each month; a player can vote for up to 3 servers a day.
- Paid spots
- Yes: 5 sponsored slots on top of the home, tag, version and search pages, sold by auction and shown on a green background.
- Live data
- Players, uptime and version on server pages.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Fake or automated votes are removed and vote botting can get a server banned.
- Size
- Says it tracks about 20,000 servers.
Source: minecraftservers.org · Help, minecraftservers.org · Terms
Minecraft Server List
- Ranking
- Votes this month (reset monthly), with all-time votes shown too.
- Paid spots
- Not stated on the pages we could read.
- Live data
- Players; no uptime or version field on the list.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Voting needs a paid Minecraft account; proxy votes lead to bans.
- Size
- Says it has monitored more than 520,000 servers since 2010.
Source: minecraft-server-list.com · FAQ
Minecraft-MP
- Ranking
- A score from uptime, time listed, votes and bonuses, updated every 10 minutes. Votes reset monthly.
- Paid spots
- Yes: "Premium" spots at the top of page 1, search, country, tag and version pages, sold by monthly auction and marked with a star.
- Live data
- Players, uptime and version; servers checked every 5 minutes. Has a public API.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Vote abuse resets a server's votes.
- Size
- Says it tracks about 9,000 servers.
Source: minecraft-mp.com · Ranking, minecraft-mp.com · Premium, minecraft-mp.com · About, minecraft-mp.com · API
TopG
- Ranking
- A score from votes and uptime, reset monthly. Players can vote every 6 hours.
- Paid spots
- Yes: rotating ad rows marked with an icon instead of a rank, and a paid membership that adds 100–400 bonus votes a month (for example $30 for 400 votes).
- Live data
- Players and version; servers polled every 10 minutes.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Has an anti-cheat system for votes.
- Size
- Not stated.
Source: topg.org · FAQ
MinecraftList
- Ranking
- Player votes; says it has no pay-to-win ranking, but does not publish the formula.
- Paid spots
- Yes: five home page slots, 30 days each, from $50 by auction.
- Live data
- Players, version, uptime and latency.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Vote bots, VPNs and alt accounts are against the rules.
- Size
- Says 67,000+ servers tracked; most are imported from other lists.
Source: minecraftlist.com · About, minecraftlist.com · Auctions, minecraftlist.com · List your server
Best-Minecraft-Servers.co
- Ranking
- Votes, reset on the 1st of each month.
- Paid spots
- Yes: sponsored slots above the list, auctioned every two weeks.
- Live data
- Players; uptime and version not stated.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Suspicious voting can lead to deletion.
- Size
- Not stated.
Source: best-minecraft-servers.co · Help
Minerank
- Ranking
- Says it ranks by engagement, activity and player satisfaction; the formula is not published.
- Paid spots
- Yes: sponsored slots ("first page guaranteed") and a Pro subscription with extra placements.
- Live data
- Players, uptime and version.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated.
- Size
- Says 10,000+ servers.
Source: servers-minecraft.net · About, servers-minecraft.net · Sponsored slots
FindMCServer
- Ranking
- Not stated; optional badges may help a server rank higher.
- Paid spots
- No paid slots described; listing is free.
- Live data
- Not stated.
- Fake player counts
- Not stated. Listings are reviewed against Mojang's usage guidelines.
- Size
- Not stated.
Common problems with server lists
- Votes are bought and sold. Sellers openly offer thousands of votes for the big lists for a few dollars. Source
- Player counts can be faked. Plugins that change the player count a list sees have existed for years; Spigot refused one as unethical. Source
- Top spots go to the highest bidder. Most big lists sell the first rows by auction. That is fine when it is clearly labelled, but the first servers you see are often not the most popular ones. Source
Where CraftRank falls short
We run CraftRank, so take our view of ourselves with care. What we do: rank by votes this month only, label sponsored spots, check every server every 5 minutes and flag faked player counts (how it works). Where we are weaker:
- Much smaller. 207 servers against tens of thousands on the big lists, so many servers you know are not here yet.
- Fewer votes, so a handful of votes can move a server up or down early in the month.
- Newer, with fewer reviews and less history per server.
- We sell sponsored spots too. They are labelled and never change the ranking, but they are paid.
Questions
What is the best Minecraft server list?
There is no single best one. minecraftservers.org and Minecraft-MP are the biggest and have the most servers. If you want rankings you can trust, pick a list that says how it ranks, labels paid spots clearly and checks player counts itself. CraftRank ranks by votes only, labels sponsored spots and flags faked player counts, but it is newer and lists far fewer servers than the big ones.
Are Minecraft server list rankings pay-to-win?
On most big lists the top rows of the page are sold, usually by auction, and some lists sell bonus votes. The normal ranking below them is mostly by votes. Check how a list marks paid rows before trusting the first results.
How do server lists know how many players are online?
They connect to the server the same way the game does and read the number the server reports. A server can report a made-up number, so a list has to compare the count over time to spot fakes.
Which server list should I put my server on?
Most owners list on several. The big lists bring the most visitors; smaller lists are easier to rank on. Votifier support lets you reward players for voting on each of them.
Sources
Checked on October 22, 2026. Lists change their rules and prices; tell us if something here is out of date through the support page.
- https://minecraftservers.org/help
- https://minecraftservers.org/terms
- https://minecraft-server-list.com/faq/
- https://minecraft-mp.com/help/
- https://minecraft-mp.com/servers/premium/faq/
- https://minecraft-mp.com/about/
- https://minecraft-mp.com/help/api/
- https://topg.org/faq
- https://minecraftlist.com/about
- https://minecraftlist.com/auctions
- https://minecraftlist.com/list-your-server
- https://best-minecraft-servers.co/help
- https://servers-minecraft.net/pages/about
- https://servers-minecraft.net/sponsored-slots
- https://findmcserver.com/faq
- https://findmcserver.com/badges-explained
- https://craftrank.org/how-rankings-work
- https://craftrank.org/developers
- https://builtbybit.com/threads/vouch-copies-server-list-votes-as-low-as-3-1000-24h-delivery.720815/
- https://builtbybit.com/threads/change-online-players-tricks-server-lists.3892/latest