YouTuber SoupaSoka put out a 20 minute video looking at the data step by step. Check out his video and our TL:DW observations below!
Servers
- PvP Servers are the most popular.
- Tanks – ~15% of player-base.
- Healer – ~30% of player-base.
- DPS – ~60% of player-base.
Factions
- The split between Horde and Alliance is almost 50/50!
Races
- Human > Night Elf > Dwarf > Gnome (In order of descending popularity).
- Undead> Orc > Tauren > Troll (In order of descending popularity)
Classes
- Distribution across the board is surprisingly balanced!
- The least common expected to be played classes are:
- Horde – Druid & Hunter
- Alliance – Druid & Warlock
- The most commonly expected to be played classes are:
- Horde – Warrior & Shaman
- Alliance – Warrior & Priest
Player Specific
- Most players do not have a guild currently!
- The majority of players are in their late 20s to early 30s, and have been playing or played WoW for several years.
- The commonly expected times to hit level 60 range from 1 week to 2 months (Broad stroke data, nothing expected).
Additional Sources:
Census and Server Demographic Results | Subreddit News from classicwow