Persistent World Minecraft Servers

A persistent world is a Minecraft server world that keeps its player-made changes and ongoing progress across repeated visits. Bases, farms, roads, mines, shops, and landmarks remain available for players to expand, use, repair, or contest instead of being routinely replaced by a fresh map. Progress depends on maintaining established builds and relationships with places and players, while construction, resource use, and past events gradually shape how the world is navigated and remembered.

Players today 530 -6.7% vs yesterday
Last 7 days -7.5% vs the 7 days before
Last 30 days -9.2% vs the 30 days before
Rank by players #48 of 82 categories
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Minecraft Server Results

Persistent World servers right now

  • Each block is one Persistent World server. Bigger block, more players.
  • Green is growing, red is shrinking. Daily compares today so far with yesterday; Weekly and Monthly compare with the period before.
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  • 4 servers hold half of all Persistent World players. CivMC alone has 35%. The other 38 Persistent World servers share the rest, so a smaller one is where you will get noticed.
  • Persistent World is a small-server favourite. Persistent World servers are 2.6% of servers online but have 0.1% of players, so most of them are quieter, close-knit servers.
  • Persistent World servers down 10% this week. Persistent World servers averaged 453 players at a time over the last 7 days, fewer than the week before.
  • Persistent World servers are mostly small and cosy. Half of all Persistent World servers have 4 or fewer players on, good for a quiet start and a community that knows your name.

Best Persistent World Minecraft Servers (October 2026)

Ranked by average players over the last 30 days. Only servers that answered at least 90% of our checks are included.

  1. 1
    CivMC

    CivMC is a Java civilization server where you join a nation, guard your builds with reinforced blocks, trade with others and fight wars run by players.

    139 players on average · 92.6% uptime · play.civmc.net
  2. 2
    CakeSMP

    CakeSMP is a US-based survival SMP focused on cooperative builds, land claims, and a friendly, long‑term world in which players grow bases together and participate in economy and events.

    52 players on average · 99.6% uptime · play.cakesmp.net
  3. 3
    Evergreen

    Evergreen is a Java survival SMP with a permanent world, playtime ranks, player-run shops, land protection, and optional quality-of-life features.

    20 players on average · 99.9% uptime · evergreen.you
  4. 4
    Harrys Network

    A persistent Java PvP arena where combat levels, prestiges, custom enchantments, bosses, and killstreaks shape an MMO-like progression loop.

    19 players on average · 96.5% uptime · mcs.harrys.gg
  5. 5
    HayCube

    HayCube is a crossplay semi-vanilla SMP with protected claims, optional PvP, player shops, an evolving economy, custom items and a long-term overworld.

    18 players on average · 99.7% uptime · play.haycube.net · Bedrock too
  6. 6
    Sunrise SMP

    Sunrise SMP is a persistent Vanilla+ survival server with land claims, jobs, player shops, Java–Bedrock play, and daily events on Minecraft 1.21.11.

    13 players on average · 98.4% uptime · smp.sunrisemc.fun · Bedrock too
  7. 7
    BambooSMP

    A low-pressure Java survival SMP with a persistent world, protected builds, opt-in PvP, and light quality-of-life additions.

    11 players on average · 98.8% uptime · play.bamboosmp.com
  8. 8
    MangoMC

    MangoMC is a Java and Bedrock survival SMP with a permanent main world, reset resource worlds, player shops, land claims, and seasonal Lifesteal.

    11 players on average · 96.5% uptime · play.mangomc.org · Bedrock too
  9. 9
    Goblin SMP

    Goblin SMP is a Java vanilla semi-anarchy server built around open PvP, hidden bases, raiding, alliances, and a shared world that keeps expanding.

    10 players on average · 95.8% uptime · goblinsmp.org
  10. 10
    Dank Prison

    Dank Prison is a no-reset Prison server built around custom pickaxe enchants, infinite rank progression, private mines, gangs, PvP, fishing, pets, and years of persistent progress.

    8 players on average · 99.4% uptime · dankprison.com · Bedrock too

Persistent World servers: questions

What is the best Persistent World Minecraft server right now?

CivMC has had the most players over the last 30 days, about 139 online on average, and answered 92.6% of our checks. CakeSMP and Evergreen come next.

How many Persistent World servers are there?

We list 75 Persistent World servers. 61 are online right now with 330 players between them.

Can I play these Persistent World servers on Bedrock?

4 of the top 10 also accept Bedrock players (phone, console and Windows). Check the Bedrock address and port on each server page.

How is this list ranked?

By average players over the last 30 days. A server needs at least 20 days of history and must have answered at least 90% of our checks. The list updates every day.