Rust server list

Rust Statistics reads Steam's public server list every five minutes, then queries each server directly for map, wipe and settings data. A server appears only while the source reports it online. A row therefore describes the most recent successful sample, not a continuous record.

Rank orders servers by player hours recorded over the last seven days, calculated from five-minute samples. A server that holds players across the week outranks one that fills for a single evening after a wipe. Sorting by players now will produce a different order, and the two should not be read as the same measure.

Some servers generate a fresh world every few hours. That event is a reset, not a wipe, and the two are recorded separately. Resets are common on aim-train and arena servers, where a map is not intended to persist. Wipe cycles are listed on the wipe schedule page.

Yes. Each row is only as current as its last successful query, and a server that stops responding keeps its most recent figures until the next sample. Player counts are point samples, so short bursts between refreshes are not captured. Sudden changes after a wipe can take one refresh interval to appear.