Classic Era — Observed Census

Classic Era realms · both factions · unique characters sampled via /who
Static snapshot built 2026-09-27 23:50Z
Characters
5,512
unique, all time
Realms
2
Ashkandi · Old Blanchy
Scans
265
7,729 sightings
Updated
2026-09-27
last sample
Population by race

Grouped by faction, most populous first.

AllianceHorde
HUMAN
1,693
NIGHT ELF
902
DWARF
528
GNOME
479
UNDEAD
596
ORC
493
TROLL
438
TAUREN
383
Class distribution — Alliance

3,602 characters shown

MAGE
674
WARRIOR
607
HUNTER
550
PALADIN
465
PRIEST
395
ROGUE
333
DRUID
311
WARLOCK
267
Class distribution — Horde

1,910 characters shown

WARRIOR
388
HUNTER
288
MAGE
279
SHAMAN
252
PRIEST
203
WARLOCK
172
ROGUE
167
DRUID
161

A /who returns a sample of currently-visible online players (server-capped ~50), not a census.
Each bar counts unique characters — one per normalized character name + realm — so a faction that received more scans does not gain share from the extra scans alone. A character seen several times in a day still counts once.
Characters are not human players/accounts; a rename appears as a new character. Companion to the MarketLens addon.