A year of Minecraft servers in numbers: what opened, what closed, what players voted for and played. From our own checks of every listed server. Free to quote with a link.
| Month | New servers | Closed | Votes | Players (average) | Players (peak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| April | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| October | 216 | 0 | 153 | 116,431 | 161,233 |
| November | 8 | 0 | 120 | 121,712 | 165,989 |
| So far | 224 | 0 | 273 | 165,989 |
Player numbers are saved once a day from the start of this report; months before that show a dash.
The numbers are free to use in articles, videos and posts (CC BY 4.0). Please name CraftRank and link to this page.
CraftRank, "Minecraft Server Report 2026", https://craftrank.org/minecraft-server-report-2026<a href="https://craftrank.org/minecraft-server-report-2026">Minecraft Server Report 2026</a> by CraftRankFrom CraftRank itself: every listed server is checked every few minutes the way the game connects, servers that close are kept in the graveyard with their dates, and votes come from players on the site. Nothing is estimated or bought from other sources.
A server listed on CraftRank during the year, whether it is still online or has closed since. Servers that never passed our checks are not counted.
Yes, under CC BY 4.0: quote them freely with a link to this page as the source. The monthly numbers are in the CSV file.
Every few hours while the year is running. The final numbers are fixed in January.