Rust PopulationField survey · Rust servers
Observing 40,773 players 11,615 servers 3,012 with someone on 86 fresh wipes in 3 h counted every five minutes
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Specimen recordcat. no. 14,558habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Rust

Offline 51.171.89.223:28015 checked 30d ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
1/ 1
= 1 player
100% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#14,558
top 61%
Last wipe
37d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
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 Sep23 Sep26 Sep28 Sep1 Oct4 Oct

Top 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sun 20 Sep, 11:39 UTC37d ago 1 – running 1

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 Rust rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, Rust places at #14,558, within the top 61% of ranked servers.

How busy is Rust?

We have no live count for Rust right now. It was last seen 30 days 18 hours ago.

Tags

What do the server tags on Rust mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Rust publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp1 (Max players): You can join up to 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join; cs163207 (Build): This server runs game build 163207; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Rust?

These Rust Population lists include Rust: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on Rust?

The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 1 players. Peak came 0 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Rust?

The record holds too few of Rust's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 37 days 19 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does Rust run?

Rust uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Rust?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: 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. You can raid and fight other players here. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Rust run?

On Windows, Rust runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163207. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is Rust online, and how reliable is it?

We last saw Rust 30 days 18 hours ago, and it is offline now. 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 Rust located?

Nothing published by Rust states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 51.171.89.223:28015.

How to join

How do I join Rust?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 51.171.89.223:28015. 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 mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163207,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp1
Max players You can join up to 1 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2633
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2633, to join.
cs163207
Build This server runs game build 163207.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

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.