Player records on Minecraft servers
These records are the highest player counts recorded by ServerGlobe since tracking began for each address. They help compare tracked communities without claiming to cover their entire history.
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Founded in 2019, sVanilla keeps survival without land protection: looting and destruction are allowed. The world is advertised as never resetting and the economy relies on player trading. Home and teleport commands remain available. Crystal combat is disabled, directing PvP towards melee weapons and bows. The website lists Java and Bedrock access.
- In-game languages
- English
WinterMC advertises a Prison mode in its server message.
Aenat advertises an open beta with voice chat, an economy and dungeons.
- In-game languages
- Vietnamese
AshBlossom’s community presentation describes story-driven Survival with cosmetic customization.
- In-game languages
- English
- Accepted versions
- 1.21.11
Clanker SMP offers PvP Survival with a custom Strength plugin, daily loot drops at spawn and free gear giveaways. Its rules prohibit repeatedly killing the same player and allow totem-counter and health-indicator mods. The website states that non-premium accounts are accepted.
- In-game languages
- English
- Accepted versions
- 1.21.11
CubeCadia combines a player economy with blocks upgraded using in-game money. Hoppers can gain transfer capacity, suction range and more links; spawners have separate upgrades for timing and mob limits. Redstone pauses spawners but does not stop hoppers. PvP is available in the arena and elsewhere with both players’ consent. Land may be unclaimed after prolonged inactivity, depending on accumulated playtime; logging in resets that timer. Java and Bedrock play together.
- In-game languages
- English
DarettoMC advertises custom Survival with an economy and dimensions. Its store sells permanent ranks: Noble provides five homes and three protection blocks; Titan raises these limits to sixteen homes and six protection blocks. Their kits can be claimed every seven days. Recovering a spawner with Silk Touch is advertised at 60% for Noble and 100% for Titan. These allowances and probabilities belong to the paid ranks.
- In-game languages
- Spanish
DayZCraft adapts post-apocalyptic worlds to Minecraft Java. In DayZ, zombies share the world with more than 25 weapons, medicine, traders and supply crates contested by survivors. Its S.T.A.L.K.E.R. offering adds ten factions with their own bases, traders and progression, alongside mutants, anomalies and their artifacts. Joining requires enabling the server resource packs.
- In-game languages
- Russian
GoldenSticker advertises Java-only access with an official Minecraft account required. Its FAQ presents Golden Box and Survival SMP as separate worlds: inventories, progression and builds do not carry between them; ranks apply per mode unless a package states otherwise. It advises claiming bases and says unclaimed areas are unprotected, with no staff rollback for losses there. Ranks are described as carrying across seasons, while items, balances and builds tied to the old world do not. Benefits specific to a mode end if that mode closes permanently.
- In-game languages
- English
Hearthspire SMP’s guides describe golden-shovel land claims using claim blocks earned through play. Graves last two hours and can be accessed only by their owner; /godeath returns players to their latest death location. Resource worlds reset monthly, while /pvp toggles PvP on or off. The FAQ recommends Simple Voice Chat for Java players while stating that no mods are required to play.
- In-game languages
- English
- Accepted versions
- 26.2
Inkwell AU links Survival, Lifesteal, Duels and Ink Trials through a relic economy. Eight Ink Fragments forge into one Enchanted Quill for relic and key shops. Lifesteal starts at ten hearts, caps at twenty and removes a player from the season at zero. Duels retain relic abilities but disable their grind and shop. Ink Trials offer three bosses with PvP active. Access is Java; the resource pack displays custom models.
- In-game languages
- English
- Accepted versions
- 1.21.11
LilacMC builds its Minecraft economy around player trading, without a server shop or fixed prices. Jobs, shops, auctions and events provide ways to earn money. Creating a chest shop first requires the Merchant in-game rank, reached through /rankup progression.
MexaCraft Network advertises Survival, mines and casinos, alongside content named KOTH and Rankup in its server message.
PixelBeam offers free-for-all PvP in which players choose a kit before entering the arena. Each kill earns coins for kits, cosmetics and the auction house. Loadouts can change between rounds, while trails, kill effects and tags customize appearance. The server advertises Java 1.21.x access.
- In-game languages
- English
Raven Network advertises “Unstable” FFA in a single arena, with no teams or safe exits.
- In-game languages
- English
- Accepted versions
- 1.21.11
SlowNerd requires a Discord application from people aged 18 or over. Its shopping district uses diamonds and hosts player shops; voting points unlock ranks. PvP requires both players’ consent. Structure loot chests refill over time and must be left intact. The website advertises over 900 quests. Public chat must be in English.
- In-game languages
- English
Vorty SMP presents Season 3 with Survival, an economy and a feature named Skills.
In Arefy’s Skyblock, /isla starts island creation, with five types and seven biome styles advertised. The Void Island starts on one bedrock block and is exclusive to the AREFY+ rank. The wiki also describes chat reactions involving a word to type or a maths problem to solve, advertised every fifteen minutes with a decorative leaderboard.
- In-game languages
- Spanish
BakaPotato offers Java Survival with protected land and custom terrain generation. Each player can switch their PvP status on or off. Official Minecraft accounts and offline mode are accepted; registration uses /reg with an email address, followed by the initial password sent by email. The website states that all content is available free of charge. Malicious destruction of builds can lead to a rollback and a ban.
- In-game languages
- Chinese
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The record is the peak recorded by ServerGlobe across the retained history of the tracked address. It is neither an all-time record nor a server-declared figure. Tracking may have started on different dates. One address is used per server. Missing records are not replaced with zero.
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