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OSgrid is back up — and getting ready for 19th birthday celebration
The largest OpenSim grid returned after three weeks of downtime, and organizers said the birthday events will go on as planned.
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OpenSim stats · August 2026
153,618
Total regions
â–¼ 240 from July
47,425
Active users
â–¼ 265 from July
452,232
Registered users
â–¼ 39,179 from July
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What OpenSim can learn from the AI boom
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Most popular grids this month
| 1 | Wolf Territories Grid | 13,381 |
| 2 | OSgrid | 3,907 |
| 3 | Groovy Verse | 3,639 |
| 4 | GBG World | 2,622 |
| 5 | Alternate Metaverse | 1,959 |
| 6 | DigiWorldz | 1,862 |
| 7 | Darkheart’s Playground | 1,425 |
| 8 | Neverworld | 1,195 |
| 9 | New Life Italy | 1,128 |
| 10 | Cave Grid | 1,056 |
Active users over 30 days, August 2026 report.
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