WoW Forever — Observed Census

Beta realms · both factions · unique characters sampled via /who
Static snapshot built 2026-09-27 20:32Z
Characters
13,050
unique, all time
Realms
2
PvE · PvP
Scans
500
17,193 sightings
Updated
2026-09-27
last sample
Population by race

Grouped by faction, most populous first.

AllianceHorde
HUMAN
2,758
NIGHT ELF
1,813
HIGH ORDER SKYBORNE
1,603
DWARF
1,212
GNOME
1,043
UNDEAD
1,668
WINDSHAPER SKYBORNE
889
TAUREN
804
ORC
739
TROLL
521
Class distribution — Alliance

8,429 characters shown

HUNTER
1,647
PALADIN
1,200
WARRIOR
1,183
ROGUE
962
DRUID
885
PRIEST
846
MAGE
830
SHAMAN
478
WARLOCK
398
Class distribution — Horde

4,621 characters shown

PALADIN
818
SHAMAN
721
HUNTER
603
DRUID
573
WARRIOR
500
WARLOCK
387
ROGUE
357
PRIEST
342
MAGE
320

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.