INDEXLive · every public Rust server

Rust player count, live

Q: How many people are playing Rust right now?

The live figure at the top of this page is every player on a public Rust server, refreshed every five minutes. It is typically at its lowest in the early UTC morning and highest in the European evening. The 24-hour chart shows the range for the last day.

Q: Why does this differ from Steam's player count?

Steam counts everyone with Rust open, including menus, loading screens and servers that do not list publicly. Rust Analytics counts players on public servers only. That restriction is what allows the splits by server type, region and wipe day on this page.

Q: When is Rust busiest?

The daily peak falls in the European evening, around 18:00 to 22:00 UTC on most days. The busiest hour usually has more than twice the players of the quietest. The chart above is averaged over the last week and shown in UTC.

Q: Are more people on modded or vanilla servers?

Modded servers hold more players in total, mostly because there are many more modded servers. Vanilla and official servers hold a smaller share of players but a higher average population per server. The live split on this page is exact and moves as servers report.

Players · last

91,938

−8.7%vs this hour yesterday

players on 11,740 public Rust servers right now, and 528 more waiting in queues

Last updated 13 Oct 2026, 16:50 UTC · 12m ago · a new count every few minutes

Day range 35,588 104,688

Players across Rust · last 48 hourshourly average · UTC

Key figures

the last 24 hours and the record

Peak · 24h: 104,688
Low · 24h: 35,588
vs this hour yesterday: −8.7%
Busiest hour · UTC: 18:00
Servers with players: 4,262
Highest daily peak: 145,095

Official or not

Rust's in-game Official tab against everything else

Group	Players	Share	Servers	vs 24h ago
Officialthe in-game Official tab252 servers	18,168	19.8%	252	−16.9%
Non-officialcommunity and modded servers11,488 servers	73,770	80.2%	11,488	−6.3%
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

Official servers are the ones in Rust's in-game Official tab: Facepunch's own and its partners', such as RustSpain. Rust Analytics keeps that list by hand, by hostname and address. Everything else is a community or modded server.

Modded or not

rates, rules and plugins

Group	Players	Share	Servers	vs 24h ago
Moddedrates, kits or rules changed8,262 servers	58,416	63.5%	8,262	−8.5%
Community with pluginsruns Oxide or Carbon but calls itself unmodded950 servers	12,385	13.5%	950	−6.8%
Unmoddedno plugin framework at all2,528 servers	21,137	23.0%	2,528	−9.8%
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

Oxide runs on 7,200 servers with 52,856 players, Carbon on 1,920 with 14,743. 2,659 servers with 46,631 players call themselves vanilla.

This page counts every player on a public Rust server right now: 91,938 on 11,740 servers, with 528 queued. The figure updates every five minutes and moves through the day. Below are the last 24 hours and the last months, then the same players split by game mode, modded or vanilla, group size, gather rate, region, wipe day and the concentration of players on the busiest servers.

Players across Rust · every day since 11 June

daily average

Before 12 September the history is BattleMetrics' count; from then on it is Rust Analytics's own, leaving out the servers on the banlist.

When Rust is busiest

average over the last week · UTC

How the players split

Every server online is counted once in each breakdown, so each one adds up to the 91,938 players on 11,740 servers.

Heat map · region

share of players

Europe 51,708 56.2% · 2,464 srv

Not published 25,759 28.0% · 6,862 srv

North America 8,813 9.6% · 1,650 srv Asia 3,934 4.3% · 399 srv South America 1,073 1.2% · 157 srv Oceania 613 0.7% · 186 srv Africa 38 <0.1% · 22 srv

Heat map · game mode

change on the day

Survival 71,500 −10.1% · 9,150 srv

PvE 5,539 −10.8% · 1,400 srv

Minigames & battle royale 4,215 −6.9% · 175 srv

Battlefield 3,395 +1.8% · 142 srv

Combat training 3,379 +0.9% · 84 srv

Softcore 1,564 −6.7% · 242 srv

Build & creative 1,219 +71.1% · 184 srv

Roleplay 780 −9.1% · 211 srv

Hardcore 238 −15.0% · 127 srv Primitive 109 +19.7% · 25 srv

Heat map · gather rate

share of players

No rate in the name 46,958 51.1% · 8,497 srv

2x 24,890 27.1% · 1,482 srv 3x 8,153 8.9% · 533 srv 5x 4,448 4.8% · 425 srv 10x 2,668 2.9% · 324 srv 100x and more 2,349 2.6% · 191 srv

Other, under 100x 1,069 1.2% · 131 srv

1x 874 1.0% · 111 srv 1.5x 529 0.6% · 46 srv

By game mode

what each server is for

Group	Players	Share	Servers	vs 24h ago
Survivalthe standard game: gather, build, raid9,150 servers	71,500	77.8%	9,150	−10.1%
PvEno fighting other players1,400 servers	5,539	6.0%	1,400	−10.8%
Minigames & battle royalearenas, Bedwars, parkour, battle royale175 servers	4,215	4.6%	175	−6.9%
Battlefieldfast PvP with kits and high rates142 servers	3,395	3.7%	142	+1.8%
Combat trainingaim and PvP practice, loot handed out84 servers	3,379	3.7%	84	+0.9%
SoftcoreFacepunch's easier mode: you keep part of your loot242 servers	1,564	1.7%	242	−6.7%
Build & creativesandbox building, no gathering184 servers	1,219	1.3%	184	+71.1%
Roleplaytowns, jobs and roleplay rules211 servers	780	0.8%	211	−9.1%
HardcoreFacepunch's hardest mode127 servers	238	0.3%	127	−15.0%
Primitiveno guns: bows, spears and melee25 servers	109	0.1%	25	+19.7%
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

Premium-only servers (298, with 3,170 players) are counted in their mode: premium decides who may join, not how the game plays.

By region

where the server says it is

Group	Players	Share	Servers
Europe2,464 servers	51,708	56.2%	2,464
North America1,650 servers	8,813	9.6%	1,650
Asia399 servers	3,934	4.3%	399
South America157 servers	1,073	1.2%	157
Oceania186 servers	613	0.7%	186
Africa22 servers	38	<0.1%	22
Not published6,862 servers	25,759	28.0%	6,862
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

By gather rate

read from the server's name

Group	Players	Share	Servers
1x111 servers	874	1.0%	111
1.5x46 servers	529	0.6%	46
2x1,482 servers	24,890	27.1%	1,482
3x533 servers	8,153	8.9%	533
5x425 servers	4,448	4.8%	425
10x324 servers	2,668	2.9%	324
Other, under 100x131 servers	1,069	1.2%	131
100x and more191 servers	2,349	2.6%	191
No rate in the name8,497 servers	46,958	51.1%	8,497
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

By group size

the team limit servers publish

Group	Players	Share	Servers
Solo194 servers	2,425	2.6%	194
Duo375 servers	5,761	6.3%	375
Trio497 servers	7,543	8.2%	497
Quad602 servers	5,612	6.1%	602
5 to 7306 servers	4,416	4.8%	306
8, the game's default8,166 servers	20,029	21.8%	8,166
More than 81,304 servers	38,862	42.3%	1,304
Not published296 servers	7,290	7.9%	296
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

By last wipe

how fresh the map is

Group	Players	Share	Servers
In the last 24 hours913 servers	26,637	29.0%	913
1 to 3 days ago1,209 servers	23,804	25.9%	1,209
3 to 7 days ago2,200 servers	9,854	10.7%	2,200
1 to 2 weeks ago6,375 servers	31,337	34.1%	6,375
2 to 4 weeks ago340 servers	94	0.1%	340
Over 4 weeks ago690 servers	205	0.2%	690
Unknown13 servers	7	<0.1%	13
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

By wipe schedule

what servers publish

Group	Players	Share	Servers
Weekly1,594 servers	37,495	40.8%	1,594
Every two weeks1,092 servers	8,994	9.8%	1,092
Monthly3,487 servers	32,330	35.2%	3,487
Not published5,567 servers	13,119	14.3%	5,567
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

By server size

players on each server now

On the 10 busiest: 11%
On the 100 busiest: 44%
Servers hold half: 132

Group	Players	Share	Servers
200 or more98 servers	39,979	43.5%	98
100 to 199100 servers	14,288	15.5%	100
50 to 99190 servers	13,093	14.2%	190
10 to 49736 servers	16,340	17.8%	736
1 to 93,138 servers	8,238	9.0%	3,138
Empty7,478 servers	0	0.0%	7,478
All players online11,740 servers	91,938	100%	11,740

Busiest servers right now

players now, the change on the dayAll servers

#	Server	Last	Chg 24h
1	EU \| Helli's Aimtrain \| Facechecks/1v1/Speargun/HellisEU · 168.100.161.166:27017	2,238/2250	−33−1.5%
2	MIRAGE RUST \| TUESDAY 2x \| VANILLA+ \| Wipe 13.10EU · 80.242.59.180:35002	1,401/1650	+1389+11259.5%
3	RustReborn.gg EU - Bedwars \| AimTrain \| Creative \| Arena \| FFAEU · 64.40.9.156:28015	1,114/1000	−118−9.6%
4	Atlas - EU 3x \| No BPs \| MondaysEU · 195.60.166.23:28015	876/950	−304−25.8%
5	MIRAGE RUST \| MONDAY 2x \| VANILLA+ \| Wipe 12.10EU · 80.242.59.29:35002	857/1600	−375−30.4%
6	SURVIVORS.GG #2 [ 2x Vanilla ] WIPED 13.10– · 194.54.88.104:28015	784+54/800	+678+638.5%
7	WARBANDITS.GG EU 2X \|Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad\|X2 JUST WIPEDEU · 194.54.88.72:28015	742+15/725	+678+1053.4%
8	Atlas - EU 2X Monthly \| Vanilla+ \| No BP WipesEU · 195.60.166.166:28015	735/800	−3−0.4%
9	SURVIVORS.GG [ 2x Solo/Duo ] WIPED 13.10– · 194.54.88.58:28015	677+1/700	+568+518.3%
10	Rusty Moose \|EU Mondays\|EU · 208.103.169.221:28015	669/750	−254−27.6%

Questions

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How many people are playing Rust right now?

The live figure at the top of this page is every player on a public Rust server, refreshed every five minutes. It is typically at its lowest in the early UTC morning and highest in the European evening. The 24-hour chart shows the range for the last day.

Why does this differ from Steam's player count?

Steam counts everyone with Rust open, including menus, loading screens and servers that do not list publicly. Rust Analytics counts players on public servers only. That restriction is what allows the splits by server type, region and wipe day on this page.

When is Rust busiest?

The daily peak falls in the European evening, around 18:00 to 22:00 UTC on most days. The busiest hour usually has more than twice the players of the quietest. The chart above is averaged over the last week and shown in UTC.

Are more people on modded or vanilla servers?

Modded servers hold more players in total, mostly because there are many more modded servers. Vanilla and official servers hold a smaller share of players but a higher average population per server. The live split on this page is exact and moves as servers report.