Dota 2 has 15 server regions worldwide.
US West
Seattle, Washington Medium population Lower population than US East, some queue times at off-peak US East
Sterling, Virginia High population Europe West
Luxembourg Very high population One of the most populated servers globally Europe East
Vienna, Austria High population Russia
Stockholm, Sweden Very high population Server physically in Stockholm, not Russia. Many Russian players also queue EU West/East for faster matches. Southeast Asia
Singapore Very high population One of the most active regions. Players from Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam. Australia
Sydney Low population Smaller population, longer queue times especially at high MMR South America
Sao Paulo, Brazil High population Peru
Lima High population Very active Dota community in Peru Chile
Santiago Medium population India
Mumbai / Chennai Medium population SDR relays in both Mumbai (bom) and Chennai (maa) Japan
Tokyo Low population South Africa
Johannesburg / Cape Town Low population Dubai
Dubai, UAE Medium population Serves Middle East and parts of Central/South Asia China
Multiple (Perfect World) Very high population Operated by Perfect World. Separate client and infrastructure. Two sub-regions: Telecom and Unicom. Connection: Dedicated servers
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