erkThe state of IRC, at a glance.
erkstats tracks live and historical statistics for 130 IRC networks and 21,240 active channels: how many people are online, which communities are largest, and how that is changing over time. Updated every few hours.
Right now the biggest networks are Libera.Chat, HybridIRC and SkyChatz, and the busiest channels include #zurna, #turkey and #kampung.
Climbing fast beyond the headline names: #thelounge on SkyChatz is up 514% and Net-Tchat is up 127% in the last day.
People online
262,090
+2.2% vs yesterday
Active channels
101,128
+4.6% vs yesterday
Networks tracked
130
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Largest networks
Browse all IRC networks →The biggest IRC networks by users online, with a 30-day trend for each. Click any network for its full history, server list and channels.
Libera.Chat
-4.1%
30,453 people
HybridIRC
-0.1%
21,539 people
SkyChatz
+16.6%
17,330 people
Undernet
+5.0%
16,414 people
IRCnet
+6.2%
16,144 people
OFTC
+7.6%
14,214 people
Global-Irc.Eu
+41.6%
11,444 people
FreeUniBG
+1.9%
10,394 people
Largest channels
See the busiest channels →The most active IRC channels across every tracked network, ranked by the number of people in them right now.
#zurna
+71.2%
2,565 people
#turkey
+70.3%
2,545 people
#kampung
-0.2%
2,451 people
#kampung
-0.1%
2,379 people
#sohbet
+44.5%
2,365 people
#linux
-6.2%
2,337 people
#radyo
+82.8%
2,333 people
#sohbet
+832.5%
2,154 people
Frequently asked questions
Is IRC still used in 2026?
Yes. IRC is still active: erkstats counts 262,090 people online right now across 130 networks and 21,240 channels, refreshed every few hours.
What is the largest IRC network right now?
Libera.Chat is currently the largest IRC network erkstats tracks, with 30,453 users online. See the full ranking of IRC networks.
How many IRC networks are there?
erkstats tracks 130 public IRC networks that it has connected to and gathered statistics from. Browse them all on the networks page.
What are the most active IRC channels?
The busiest channels right now include #zurna, #turkey and #kampung. Explore the largest IRC channels across every network.
How often are the statistics updated?
Network and channel figures refresh every few hours. The most recent sweep was 7 mins ago.