The Fastest-Growing Minecraft Servers in June 2026

Minecraft's server scene never sits still. Networks that felt unstoppable a year ago can fade, while smaller communities quietly double their player counts in a matter of weeks. At Minecraft-Stats we ping 512 public servers every 10 minutes, so we can see exactly who is climbing and who is coasting. Here are the fastest-growing Minecraft servers as of late June 2026, ranked from real player-count data — not marketing claims.

How we measure growth

Every server we track gets two rolling averages: its mean player count over the last 7 days and over the last 30 days. To rank momentum we compare the two — how far this week's average sits above the trailing-month baseline. A server averaging 1,000 players this week against an 800-player monthly average is up 25%, and that is what we call its monthly growth.

We only counted servers with a solid history (at least a full month of tracking) and a meaningful player base, so a single quiet night or a brand-new listing doesn't distort the picture. Across all 512 servers we monitor, the live online total is in the low hundreds of thousands at peak hours, so even a mid-sized network climbing 20% represents hundreds of new concurrent players.

The top movers

Rank	Server	7-day avg	30-day avg	Monthly growth	Players now
1	PENGUIN.GG	870	531	+64%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_403%
2	Mineplex	1,987	1,587	+25%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_127%
3	Seiky Network	274	220	+25%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_409%
4	CraftRise	1,255	1,038	+21%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_136%
5	CoralMC	581	510	+14%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_203%
6	SpookMC	407	356	+14%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_156%
7	Rinaorc	896	792	+13%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_1%
8	French SMP	514	456	+13%	%PLAYER_COUNT_REALTIME_226%

Averages are snapshots from late June 2026; the "Players now" column updates live each time you load this page.

PENGUIN.GG leads the pack

PENGUIN.GG posted the strongest month of any established network on our list, with its 7-day average running 64% above its 30-day baseline (870 vs 531). Its all-time tracked peak sits at 1,379 players, so the recent surge has pushed it back toward the top of its own range. Worth noting: its week-over-week number actually cooled slightly, which is normal after a sharp spike — the broader monthly trend is what makes it the standout.

Mineplex is climbing again

The most familiar name on the list is Mineplex. Once one of the largest minigame networks in the world, it has spent years well below its historical highs — our records show an all-time tracked peak of 9,723 players. The recent trend is genuinely encouraging: a 7-day average of 1,987, up 25% on the month and 21% week-over-week. It is a long way from its glory days, but a sustained double-digit climb is exactly the kind of signal that separates a comeback from a dead cat bounce. You can watch whether the recovery holds on its live server page.

Mid-sized networks finding momentum

A growth list dominated by giants would be boring — and misleading. Some of the most interesting stories are mid-sized communities:

• Seiky Network matched Mineplex's 25% monthly climb on a smaller base, with the strongest week-over-week jump of the group (+41%). Servers in this 200–300 player range can grow fastest precisely because each new community of players moves the average more.
• CraftRise, a large international network, paired +21% monthly growth with a healthy +30% week-over-week, suggesting the trend is accelerating rather than fading.
• CoralMC and SpookMC both posted steady +14% months — less dramatic, but the kind of consistent climb that compounds over a quarter.
• Rinaorc and French SMP round out the list at +13%, showing that the French-speaking scene continues to punch above its weight.

One newcomer to watch

We only began tracking GritBox on June 6, 2026, so it doesn't qualify for the ranking above — there isn't yet a full month of history to compare against. But it is already averaging more than 3,000 players a day and has touched a tracked peak of 5,680. If that pace holds once it has a proper baseline, it could top a list like this next month. We're flagging it now precisely because the data is too young to dress up as "growth," and honest numbers matter more than a flashy headline.

What the data tells us

A few patterns stand out across this month's movers:

1. Momentum clusters at the edges. The biggest percentage gains came from either a recovering legacy brand (Mineplex) or nimble mid-sized servers, not from the established giants at the very top, whose huge player bases are harder to move.
2. Weekly and monthly signals can diverge. PENGUIN.GG's strong month masks a slightly soft week, while CraftRise and Seiky are accelerating. Looking at both timeframes is what stops you from over-reacting to a single good or bad week.
3. Raw size still matters. A 25% climb at Mineplex adds far more concurrent players than a 25% climb at a 220-player server — percentage growth and absolute reach tell two different, equally useful stories.

Track these servers yourself

Player counts shift week to week, so any ranking is a snapshot. The advantage of Minecraft-Stats is that you don't have to take ours on faith: every server has a public history page with charts going back to the day we started tracking it, and the live counts in the table above refresh on every visit. If you run a server, the same data shows you exactly when your promotions, updates, or events actually moved the needle.

Browse the full server rankings to see where these networks sit today, or check the blog for more deep dives into the numbers behind Minecraft's most popular communities.