# WoW Forever Data

WoW Forever Data: the World of Warcraft Forever beta census, aggregated daily from the leading public census sources across the net, with our own in-game data collection joining at launch. Data of October 17, 2026: 1,072,409 characters in the largest source, 3 sources read, 2 counted.

## How we count

- We aggregate the top public census datasets, and our own in-game data collection joins them when the game launches.
- Every source keeps its own sample size and date; figures are never pooled, and a republished figure is never counted twice.
- Snapshots are saved daily, checked against a published data schema, and kept as a complete history.

## Key figures

- Most popular races in WoW Forever: Undead is the most played race in the WoW Forever beta census, with 180,350 of 1,072,409 characters (16.8%). Counted as one race, Skyborne, playable on both factions, is bigger still: 200,589 characters (18.7%) across Alliance and Horde. Troll is the least played race, at 6.8%.
- Most played classes in WoW Forever: Hunter is the most played class in the WoW Forever beta census: 166,521 characters, 15.5% of all 1,072,409. Warrior (12.2%) and Paladin (11.8%) follow, and Priest is the least played at 9.2%.
- Most played class on Alliance and Horde: On Alliance, Hunter is the most played class, 16.8% of Alliance characters, ahead of Warrior (12.3%). On Horde, Hunter leads with 14.3% of Horde characters, ahead of Shaman (14.0%).
- Most popular race and class combinations: The most played race and class combination in the WoW Forever beta is Undead Paladin, with 63,492 characters: 5.9% of all characters and 35.2% of Undead characters. The least played is Dwarf Rogue, with 2,098.
- Most played new race and class combinations: 16 race and class combinations are new in WoW Forever, and 380,876 characters (35.5% of all) play one. The most played is Undead Paladin, with 63,492 characters, 35.2% of Undead characters.
- WoW Forever level distribution: Level 20 has the most characters in the WoW Forever beta census: 88,340, 8.2% of all. 75,361 characters (7.0%) have reached the level 30 beta cap.
- How far WoW Forever characters have levelled: The median WoW Forever beta character is level 17: half of all characters are at that level or below. A quarter are at level 11 or below, and three in four are at level 23 or below.
- Which classes gained and lost share: Between September 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026, Shaman gained the most share of WoW Forever beta characters (+1.4 points, to 11.3%) and Paladin lost the most (−1.9 points, to 11.8%).
- How many WoW Forever characters are active: The rolling census saw 36,974 unique WoW Forever beta characters in the last 24 hours, 56,985 in the last 7 days and 138,302 in 30 days. PvE realms account for 52.5% of the 24-hour count and PvP realms 47.5%.

## Data (CC BY 4.0)

- [census.json](https://wowforeverdata.com/data/census.json): base views, history, every source, consensus, activity windows
- [sources.json](https://wowforeverdata.com/data/sources.json): the source table, consensus and activity windows
- [community.json](https://wowforeverdata.com/data/community.json): guilds, zones, talents, gear
- Cite as: WoW Forever Data, Forever Codex, October 17, 2026, https://wowforeverdata.com/data/census.json

## Pages

- [Population by race](https://wowforeverdata.com/)
- [Active characters](https://wowforeverdata.com/active-characters)
- [Alliance vs Horde](https://wowforeverdata.com/classes/distribution)
- [Class mix by faction](https://wowforeverdata.com/classes/mix)
- [Every race and class pair](https://wowforeverdata.com/race-by-class/table)
- [New in Forever](https://wowforeverdata.com/race-by-class/new-in-forever)
- [From race to class](https://wowforeverdata.com/race-by-class/flow)
- [Characters by level](https://wowforeverdata.com/levels/by-level)
- [Levelling progress](https://wowforeverdata.com/levels/progress)
- [Class share by day](https://wowforeverdata.com/trends/class-share)
- [Class composition](https://wowforeverdata.com/trends/composition)
- [Guilds](https://wowforeverdata.com/community/guilds)
- [Where the numbers come from](https://wowforeverdata.com/sources)

Site: https://wowforeverdata.com