Final Fantasy XIV: All Server Populations for October 2023

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You have multiple servers to pick from when considering jumping into Final Fantasy XIV to play with your friends. We will always recommend you select a server where you and your friends can play, but knowing the number of active players can be helpful.

For those who are looking for a new server to visit with their friends, the size of how many active players are on the server can be an essential determining factor. This guide will cover all server populations for Final Fantasy XIV for October 2023.

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Every Final Fantasy XIV Server & All Population Sizes

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We’ve rounded up all of the total characters in each respective server. These characters are at various points in the game, which can mean some are still at the start while a handful of others have reached the end. You’ll find characters throughout each realm and expansion the game offers, giving you plenty of opportunities to find assistance and friends to play within all of the content areas.

We’ve updated this piece to reflect the latest server populations across all Final Fantasy XIV servers. Many of the servers are doing much more positively than they were in May 2023, and it’s comforting to see everyone jumping back into the game. With the start of October, we’ll be seeing these populations kicking up with the arrival of Patch 6.5, the Growing Light.

It has been confirmed that Final Fantasy XIV’s Patch 6.5 will be launching on October 3, 2023, called the Growing Light. The arrival of this expansion introduces the first handful of Main Scenario Quests for the Growing Light storyline, Part 3 for Myths of the Realm Alliance Raid Dungeon, a new dungeon called The Lunar Subterrane, The Abyssal Fracture trial, The Singularity Reactor will be a new Unreal Trial, Custom Deliveries, and much more in additional 6.5 patch notes.

American realms

These are all of the populations you can find in the American Realms in Final Fantasy XIV.

RealmTotal CharactersAdamantoise566,573Balmung310,761Behemoth565,684Brynhildr704,621Cactuar476,121Coeurl630,723Diabolos688,265Excalibur497,254Exodus677,931Faerie519,077Famfrit712,515Gilgamesh426,946Goblin675,291Hyperion513,005Jenova517,487Lamia670,861Leviathan501,746Malboro731,881Mateus540,398Midgardsormr597,865Sargatanas540,479Siren620,775Ultros643,511Zalera683,595

Japanese realms

These are all of the population levels in the Japanese Realms for Final Fantasy XIV.

RealmTotal CharactersAegis194,718Alexander165,845Anima163,618Asura196,274tomos216,898Bahamut162,660Belias219,852Carbuncle194,497Chocobo158,004Durandal179,009Fenrir153,016Garuda185,386Gungnir183,872Hades179,992Ifrit175,534Ixion166,860Kujata259,429Mandragora168,407Masamune188,637Pandaemonium199,660Ramuh217,858Ridill174,195Shinryu161,967Tiamat167,053Titan182,225Tonberry233,106Typhon235,821Ultima193,270Unicorn209,894Valefor201,795Yojimbo207,954Zeromus200,791

European realms

These are the population levels of all the European realms in Final Fantasy XIV.

RealmTotal CharactersAlpha192,547Cerberus622,655Lich872,426Louisoix708,617Moogle669,007Odin612,986Omega567,629Phantom216,102Phoenix647,705Ragnarok556,644Raiden241,506Sagittarius253,008Shiva637,547Spriggan537,487Twintania594,728Zodiark855,706