Rust map sizes

A Rust map is a square. Its size is the length of one side in metres: a 4,000 map is 4 km by 4 km, or 16 km². Servers can set any size from 1,000 to 6,000.

Size calculator

Which map size should I pick?

Suggested size

4,000 m 16 km²

Median of the sizes that listed servers with 51 to 100 slots run.

Based on 2,442 listed servers with this slot count, as of November 11, 2026. Half of them run between 3,500 m and 4,500 m. An orientation, not a rule.

Browse 4,000 m maps

How the sizes compare

Thumbnail Rust Map: Procedural Map, Size: 3000, Seed: 1302356715, 14 Monuments — Real maps from the gallery, drawn to scale. A 6,000 map has four times the area of a 3,000 map.

Thumbnail Rust Map: Procedural Map, Size: 4500, Seed: 676167517, 19 Monuments — Real maps from the gallery, drawn to scale. A 6,000 map has four times the area of a 3,000 map.

Rust map sizes at a glance

World size	Area	Servers	Share of servers	Share of players	Typical slots	Big monuments (of 17)
1,000 m	1 km²	93	1.1%	1.3%	50	2
1,500 m	2.25 km²	271	3.2%	0.1%	40	3
2,000 m	4 km²	224	2.7%	0.3%	50	7
2,500 m	6.25 km²	259	3.1%	0.4%	50	10
3,000 m	9 km²	884	10.5%	0.9%	50	13
3,500 m	12.25 km²	1,239	14.7%	5.3%	65	15
3,600 m	12.96 km²	95	1.1%	2.2%	100	16
3,700 m	13.69 km²	160	1.9%	8.7%	100	16
3,750 m	14.06 km²	240	2.9%	7.7%	100	17
3,800 m	14.44 km²	101	1.2%	1.2%	123	17
4,000 m Your pick	16 km²	1,120	13.3%	15.3%	100	17
4,096 m	16.78 km²	100	1.2%	0.3%	88	–
4,250 m	18.06 km²	679	8.1%	10.7%	100	17
4,500 m	20.25 km²	1,259	15.0%	8.6%	100	17
5,000 m	25 km²	426	5.1%	3.5%	75	17
6,000 m	36 km²	290	3.5%	6.5%	60	17

Figures as of November 11, 2026, refreshed daily, from the 8,403 servers listed on Just Wiped with a world size from 1,000 to 6,000. Share of players is each size's part of the peak player counts of all wipes in the last 90 days on listed servers. Typical slots is the median player limit. Big monuments is the median number of large monuments on the current procedural maps of listed servers; a dash means too few maps. Sizes under 1 percent are left out. Not a count of all Rust servers.

What the map size number means

Room to roam
Size is space, not players.

The map size and the slot limit are two separate settings.

server.worldsize 1,000–6,000

Side length in metres. The area is the side squared: 3,000 m is 9 km². Larger maps need more disk space and memory.

server.maxplayers Separate

No official rule ties a size to a player count. The typical slots above show what listed servers choose.

Frequently asked questions

How big is a Rust map?

A square. The size is the side length in metres, so a 4,000 map is 4 km by 4 km, or 16 km². Servers can use 1,000 to 6,000.

What are the smallest and largest Rust map sizes?

Facepunch gives 1000 to 6000 for the world size: 1 km² up to 36 km².

Which Rust map size is the most popular?

See the table above: the share of listed servers per size, refreshed daily. It covers the servers listed here, not every Rust server.

Does a bigger map mean more players?

Not by itself. The slot limit is a separate setting; larger maps mostly need more server resources.

Do bigger maps have more monuments?

Yes, up to a point. Small maps fit only a few big monuments, and from about 4,000 m most current procedural maps carry nearly all of them. The Big monuments column shows the median per size for listed servers.

How do I calculate the area of a Rust map?

Divide the size by 1,000 and square it: 3,500 gives 3.5 × 3.5 = 12.25 km².

Source: Facepunch: Creating a server (server.worldsize, server.maxplayers)