The state of IRC, at a glance.

erkstats tracks live and historical statistics for 94 IRC networks and 20,392 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 Undernet, and the busiest channels include #radyo, #zurna and #turkey.

Climbing fast beyond the headline names: #AllNiteCafe on EfesNet is up 860% and EfesNet is up 250% in the last day.

People online
240,344
-2.4% vs yesterday
Active channels
94,961
-1.2% vs yesterday
Networks tracked
94
89 reporting · updated 1 min ago
People online, all networks
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Largest networks

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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
-2.2%
30,563
people · 22,228 channels
HybridIRC
-9.3%
18,164
people · 402 channels
Undernet
+9.0%
16,363
people · 5,475 channels
SkyChatz
+14.9%
16,003
people · 1,171 channels
IRCnet
+0.3%
15,488
people · 9,014 channels
OFTC
+10.4%
14,012
people · 3,968 channels
Global-Irc.Eu
+52.9%
12,301
people · 205 channels
Rizon
0.0%
9,276
people · 6,643 channels

Largest channels

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The most active IRC channels across every tracked network, ranked by the number of people in them right now.

#radyo
+2,914.6%
3,105
people · EfesNet
#zurna
+709.7%
2,680
people · EfesNet
#turkey
+118.4%
2,630
people · SkyChatz
#sohbet
+599.4%
2,448
people · EfesNet
#kampung
0.0%
2,380
people · WixChat
#linux
-5.7%
2,329
people · Libera.Chat
#Chat
+377.8%
2,150
people · EfesNet
#Unifi
+38.0%
2,125
people · SkyChatz

Frequently asked questions

Is IRC still used in 2026?
Yes. IRC is still active: erkstats counts 240,344 people online right now across 94 networks and 20,392 channels, refreshed every few hours.
What is the largest IRC network right now?
Libera.Chat is currently the largest IRC network erkstats tracks, with 30,563 users online. See the full ranking of IRC networks.
How many IRC networks are there?
erkstats tracks 94 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 #radyo, #zurna and #turkey. 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 1 min ago.