Rust PopulationField survey · Rust servers
Observing 92,684 players 11,895 servers 4,089 with someone on 167 fresh wipes in 3 h counted every five minutes
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Specimen recordcat. no. 12,318habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

BEST RUST

Offline 2.72.69.214:28015 checked 24d ago

Measurements

Players now
2/ 2
= 1 player
100% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#12,318
top 54%
Last wipe
25d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no rhythm it keeps
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 54% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

6.9 days
usual gap
between real wipes
33%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
2
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
100%
crowd held
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sat 3 OctFri 2 OctMon 21 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sat 3 Oct, 14:09 UTC24d ago 2 – running 1
Fri 2 Oct, 10:27 UTC25d ago 2 – 1.2 days 0
Mon 21 Sep, 08:59 UTC36d ago 1 held half 11.1 days 1
Mon 14 Sep, 11:25 UTC43d ago 2 held half 6.9 days 2

Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does BEST RUST rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, BEST RUST places at #12,318, within the top 54% of ranked servers.

How busy is BEST RUST?

We have no live count for BEST RUST right now. It was last seen 24 days ago.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on BEST RUST mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags BEST RUST publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp2 (Max players): 2 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2634 (Protocol): The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect; cs166652 (Build): This server runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include BEST RUST?

These Rust Population lists include BEST RUST: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on BEST RUST?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 2 players. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

What is the wipe schedule on BEST RUST?

There is no next wipe to predict: BEST RUST wipes at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 25 days 7 hours ago.

Settings

Which map does BEST RUST run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on BEST RUST.

What are the rules and settings on BEST RUST?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: BEST RUST states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

About the server

Which version of Rust does BEST RUST run?

The setup is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Windows for BEST RUST. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is BEST RUST online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, BEST RUST was last seen 24 days ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 13 September 2026.

Where is BEST RUST located?

A region is not published by BEST RUST. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 2.72.69.214:28015.

Getting in

How do I join BEST RUST?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 2.72.69.214:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp2,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp2
Max players 2 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2634
Protocol The protocol is 2634; a different version will not connect.
cs166652
Build This server runs game build 166652.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.