Minecraft server player counts

How these numbers are collected

Every server here is queried directly with the same status handshake your Minecraft client uses when it lists a server. We read the player count the server itself reports. Nothing is estimated and nothing is supplied by the servers themselves.

The big-network table is a point-in-time snapshot. We walk the whole list once, one server at a time, write down what each one reported, and then leave them alone until we refresh it. That is a deliberate choice: pinging a few hundred servers on a loop is rude to them and pointless for a reference table that people read once. The row pinned to the top is the exception, since it is on our live status board and updates every few minutes. For minute-to-minute numbers on Cobblemon servers specifically, use the status board.

Reading the numbers honestly

• Counts are network-wide. A network running twenty gamemodes reports everyone across all of them, so a big number does not mean a big lobby for the mode you want.
• Time zone matters enormously. A server that looks quiet now may be full at its regional evening peak, which is why the 24 hour peak column is often the fairer comparison.
• Some servers inflate or hide their count. A handful report a fixed or padded number in their status response. We publish what they report and let the trend line speak.
• Offline usually means a restart or a server refusing status pings, not a dead server.

Use the data

Everything on this page is available as JSON at /api/player-counts.json with CORS enabled, including 24 hour peaks, averages, uptime and all-time peaks. Free to use with attribution.