The census recorded 75,726 more characters on October 22, 2026 than on October 21, which brings the total to 1,148,135. The Horde added 52,315 of them and the Alliance added 23,411. That puts 69% of the day's growth on the Horde side, and the Horde's lead grew from 3,785 characters to 32,689. Class shares barely moved. Mage, Warlock and Priest rose a little, and Hunter, Paladin and Shaman slipped.
How the faction split moved
On October 21 the census held 1,072,409 characters: 538,097 Horde and 534,312 Alliance. That is close to an even split, with the Horde at 50.2%. A day later the totals were 590,412 Horde and 557,723 Alliance, which put the Horde at 51.4% of the two faction counts.
The Horde added more than twice as many characters as the Alliance, 52,315 against 23,411. The difference of 28,904 characters is the amount the Horde's lead grew, from 3,785 to 32,689.
Which classes rose or fell
The table shows each class's share of all characters on October 21 and on October 22. The moves are small, because one day's additions are a small part of a total of more than a million characters.
| Class | October 21 | October 22 | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter | 15.5% | 15.3% | Down |
| Warrior | 12.2% | 12.2% | Same |
| Paladin | 11.8% | 11.7% | Down |
| Druid | 11.4% | 11.4% | Same |
| Shaman | 11.3% | 11.2% | Down |
| Mage | 9.7% | 9.9% | Up |
| Rogue | 9.7% | 9.7% | Same |
| Warlock | 9.2% | 9.4% | Up |
| Priest | 9.2% | 9.3% | Up |
Mage and Warlock gained the most share, and Priest gained a little. Hunter, Paladin and Shaman slipped. Warrior, Druid and Rogue held the same share. Mage had been tied with Rogue at 9.7% and now holds sixth place alone at 9.9%.
The ranking at the top did not change. Hunter still leads with 175,909 characters, ahead of Warrior with 139,562 and Paladin with 134,886. Priest is last with 106,265.
The day against the month
From September 23 to October 21, Hunter's share fell from 17.4% to 15.5% and Paladin's fell from 13.7% to 11.8%, 1.9 points each. October 22 continued that slide on a small scale: Hunter ended at 15.3% and Paladin at 11.7%. Mage went the other way. Its share fell 1.6 points over the month, from 11.3% to 9.7%, and then rose to 9.9% on October 22.
Shaman gained the most over the month, 1.4 points, from 9.9% to 11.3%, but it slipped to 11.2% on this day. Warrior gained 1.2 points over the month and stayed at 12.2%.
By faction, Shaman shows the biggest split in the current totals. It makes up 13.7% of Horde characters and 8.5% of Alliance characters. Mage leans the other way, at 11.3% of the Alliance and 8.5% of the Horde.
What these numbers measure
These figures count characters, not players. One player can have several characters, and a character that was made once and never played again still counts. The census is cumulative, so it holds every character recorded since the beta opened, at every level. The 75,726 added on October 22 are characters recorded for the first time that day, not people logging in. Each day's class shares are rounded, so a move of a fraction of a point is small.