Minecraft has 4 server regions worldwide.
Hypixel (North America)
Chicago, Illinois, United States Very high population Largest Java Edition server network. 100K+ peak concurrent. IP: mc.hypixel.net. Hosted in INAP datacenter in Chicago with Cloudflare DDoS protection. CubeCraft (Europe)
France (OVHcloud) High population Major minigame network. EU servers hosted by OVHcloud in France. Also has US (Buffalo, NY) and other regional servers. Minecraft Realms (Global)
Multiple Azure regions worldwide High population Official Mojang subscription service. Since 1.21.80 (Bedrock) players can select their server region. Java Edition region support coming in subsequent updates. Hosted on Microsoft Azure PlayFab. Community Servers (Global)
Worldwide — hosted by players and hosting companies Very high population Thousands of independent servers worldwide. Popular hosting providers: Apex Hosting, Shockbyte, BisectHosting, Aternos (free). Server locations depend on the hosting provider chosen. Connection: Hybrid (dedicated + P2P)
Most ranked/competitive sessions use dedicated servers. Some casual modes or custom lobbies may fall back to peer-to-peer hosting.
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