Rust servers, week 44 of 2026
Headlines
- Players up 5.3% on last week, averaging 63,598 online at any moment.
- The week peaked at 106,586 players on Friday at 18:00 UTC.
- No limit servers drew 5.4× the players their share of servers would suggest.
- On day 3 after a wipe, the typical server's peak was 72% below its wipe day peak.
- Battle royale was the most crowded niche, averaging 31 players per server.
- Average players
- 63,598
Up 5.3% on last week - Peak players
- 106,586Fri 30 Oct, 18:00 UTC
- Servers with players
- 3,791
Down 2.5% on last week - Wipes observed
- 2,713
Up 19.0% on last week
The hype board
Players per server during this week, by server setting. The multiplier shows how much more popular a choice is than its share of servers would suggest.
Group size
No limit servers average 15.6 players, 5.4× what their share of servers would suggest.
- No limit15.65.4×
- Solo14.14.9×
- Duo10.73.7×
- Trio10.33.6×
- Groups of 5 to 78.53.0×
Wipe schedule
Weekly servers average 16.3 players, 5.7× what their share of servers would suggest.
- Weekly16.35.7×
- Biweekly7.32.5×
- Monthly3.71.3×
- Weekly (observed)0.70.2×
- Not advertised0.40.2×
Gather rate
1.5x to 2x servers average 11.2 players, 3.9× what their share of servers would suggest.
- 1.5x to 2x11.23.9×
- 3x to 4x7.22.5×
- 10x to 24x5.41.9×
- 25x and up5.31.8×
- 5x to 9x4.91.7×
Game modes
Battle royale servers average 30.8 players, 10.7× what their share of servers would suggest.
- Battle royale30.810.7×
- Aim training15.75.5×
- Minigames14.75.1×
- Build servers9.23.2×
- Creative8.83.1×
Map size
4,000 to 4,499 servers average 8 players, 2.8× what their share of servers would suggest.
- 4,000 to 4,49982.8×
- 3,500 to 3,9995.31.9×
- 4,500 and up5.31.9×
- 3,000 to 3,4991.60.5×
- Under 3,0001.40.5×
Mod framework
Oxide servers average 3.9 players, 1.3× what their share of servers would suggest.
- Oxide3.91.3×
- Carbon3.61.2×
- No mod framework1.50.5×
Server type
Modded servers average 3.6 players, 1.2× what their share of servers would suggest.
- Modded3.61.2×
- Community20.7×
Bars show average concurrent players per server. Multipliers above 1.0× mean players concentrate on that choice.
Peak hours by region
Across all servers, activity peaks around 18:00 UTC with about 95,668 players on servers and is quietest around 05:00 UTC.
- 00:00 UTC: 50,212
- 01:00 UTC: 44,417
- 02:00 UTC: 39,364
- 03:00 UTC: 35,698
- 04:00 UTC: 33,562
- 05:00 UTC: 32,812
- 06:00 UTC: 35,421
- 07:00 UTC: 39,827
- 08:00 UTC: 45,811
- 09:00 UTC: 52,403
- 10:00 UTC: 59,399
- 11:00 UTC: 67,537
- 12:00 UTC: 72,950
- 13:00 UTC: 78,109
- 14:00 UTC: 84,480
- 15:00 UTC: 90,469
- 16:00 UTC: 93,969
- 17:00 UTC: 95,589
- 18:00 UTC: 95,668
- 19:00 UTC: 92,743
- 20:00 UTC: 85,756
- 21:00 UTC: 76,474
- 22:00 UTC: 66,292
- 23:00 UTC: 57,393
Activity by region, each row relative to its own peak
Times in UTC. Regions use the country where each server is hosted, and the outlined cell marks that region's busiest hour.
How fast servers empty after a wipe
72% lower: the typical server's peak on day 3 after a wipe, against its wipe day peak
Each server's peak players on each day after a wipe, as a share of its own wipe day peak (the first 24 hours after the wipe). The line follows the typical server (the median) day by day from the wipe and stops at the first day with fewer than 25 servers to compare. An hour with nobody online counts as empty.
- Day 0: the typical server's peak was 100% of its wipe day peak
- Day 1: the typical server's peak was 83.3% of its wipe day peak
- Day 2: the typical server's peak was 64% of its wipe day peak
- Day 3: the typical server's peak was 28% of its wipe day peak
- Day 4: the typical server's peak was 11.8% of its wipe day peak
- Day 5: the typical server's peak was 3.6% of its wipe day peak
- Day 6: the typical server's peak was 0% of its wipe day peak
When servers wipe
Thursday saw 24% of the 2,713 wipes we observed. Times in UTC.
Leaders of the week
Countries by players
- 1
Russia 19,302 - 2
United Kingdom 17,483 - 3
United States 10,279 - 4
Germany 4,247 - 5
China 1,687
Average concurrent players
Most played servers
- 1
EU | Helli's Aimtrain | Facechecks/1v1/Ranked/Hellis1,388 - 2
RustReborn.gg EU - Bedwars | AimTrain | Creative | Arena | FFA757 - 3
Vital Rust - EU Monthly | 2x | Vanilla+ | No BP Wipes644 - 4
Atlas - EU 2X Monthly | Vanilla+ | No BP Wipes566 - 5
[RU] RUST ROOM BUILD 2.0 by GJ | CREATIVE & SANDBOX534
Average concurrent players
Biggest wipe day crowds
- 1
Rustafied.com - EU Friday1,542 - 2
Rustafied.com - EU Monday1,356 - 3
Rustafied.com - EU Main1,172 - 4
SURVIVORS.GG #3 [ 2x Solo/Duo/Trio ] WIPED 28.10946 - 5
SURVIVORS.GG #3 [ 2x Solo/Duo/Trio ] FULLWIPED 01.11926
Players online at wipe
Biggest climbers
- 1
STEEL RUST /ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ /ДОБРЫЙ 30.10#2,514 → #445 - 2
RUST ROOM 1.5x | BIWEEKLY | Wipe 29.10#2,090 → #158 - 3
Rust Arena - EU 2X Weekly (Friday) | Vanilla+#2,217 → #332 - 4
Bestrust Solo/Duo 3x #2 | JUST FULLWIPED 31.10 10/31#2,064 → #329 - 5
[RU] RUST WAY CHILL X2 | NO LIMIT | КЕЙСЫ#1,440 → #123
GameSentry rank, start to end of the period
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