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It's a decade since this was created. Is QuakeNet still the biggest? Because it feels like FreeNode is now the only place left.

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At least OFTC and Rizon are also still going strong, in addition to Freenode. There are also many private IRC networks which serve smaller communities and have not seen much in the way of stagnation.

That changed in 2012:

https://netsplit.de/networks/top10.php?year=2012

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