Rust
Online 73.225.226.192:28015 checked 10m ago
Vital stats
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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.
Rank
Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 6 Oct, 19:50 UTC23d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rust?
You'll find Rust on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live. These are the filters that list it on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Rust mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from Rust: gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival in vanilla form; mp50 (Max players): There are 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2634 (Protocol): You need the same game version to get in: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): It's on game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, is what it runs; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Rust rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Rust at #15,269, in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rust right now?
0 players are on Rust at the moment, out of 50 slots. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
Server details
Is Rust online, and how reliable is it?
Rust is live at the moment. It was up 98% of the time over the last 7 full days, 165 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 13 September 2026.
Where is Rust located?
There is no region from Rust. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 73.225.226.192:28015.
Which Rust version is Rust on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version Rust runs on Linux. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on Rust when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 0 players. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust?
Rust's rhythm stays hidden while so few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 23 days 6 hours.
Map and rules
Which map does Rust run?
Rust uses a procedural map, which the game generates.
What are the rules and settings on Rust?
No gather rate appears in the name of Rust. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
Getting in
How do I join Rust?
Enter client.connect 73.225.226.192:28015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.