DonutSMP WikiHistory of DonutSMP
How DonutSMP grew from a streamer's whitelisted server, its player counts, and dated 2026 changes up to the November tax.
Overview
DonutSMP is a Minecraft survival server; MineTracker tracks it at play.donutsmp.net [1]. It was founded by the streamer DrDonut, also written DrDonutt [2][3]. It is built around an economy and PvP [4].
No official launch date has been published. Most of what is known about the early years comes from fan-run wikis.
Early years
According to the fan-run Donutpedia and DonutSMP Wiki pages on DrDonut, the server started around 2020 as a small private server called "Donut Server" [5][6]. Killing and stealing were not allowed, and the server had a whitelist. Players could ask to be added in DrDonut's livestream chat [5][6].
The same pages say the moderators could not keep up with griefing, so DrDonut opened a separate server where stealing, killing and griefing were allowed. Players who died there got a 3-day ban [5][6]. This variant, now called DonutSMP, became popular on livestreams and TikTok [5][6]. DrDonut later added an economy system and closed the original no-griefing server because of moderation limits [5][6]. These steps are not dated.
The pages also say DrDonut was introduced to crystal PvP after seeing players fight with end crystals on the server. At the time, other players reported crystal PvP users, thinking they were cheating [5][6].
Seasons
According to the fan-run donutsmp.wiki, Season 1 ended because of an overinflated economy and duping, and Season 2 is "the current, permanent season" [2]. No dates are given.
Player counts
- The official DonutSMP GitHub organization describes it as "a survival server that has more than 20,000 concurrent users active in a single world" [7].
- Fan wikis say the server peaked at around 60,000 concurrent players [2][3]. One of them says it sometimes passed Hypixel, and that DrDonut has said much of that peak came from "bot accounts using proxies" [2].
- Livecounts.nl reported that at 15:34 UTC on 24 September 2026, DonutSMP led all Minecraft servers with 29,633 players, 3,959 more than Hypixel. DonutSMP was ahead in all 208 paired readings from 21:48 UTC on 23 September to 15:31 UTC on 24 September. The same article says Hypixel passed DonutSMP again at 18:41 UTC that day, 27,873 to 27,561 [4].
- MineTracker has tracked the server since 12 April 2026. In November 2026 it showed a 7-day peak of 31,147 players [1].
2026 changes
February 26
Spawners cost 1,500 shards each in the Shard Shop [8][9]. According to the fan-run donutsmp.wiki, Prime keys rose to 2,000 shards and Crimson keys to 2,500, and Gold and Amethyst keys were removed [9].
June 2–3: the June update
The update removed /shop, crates, the AFK lobby and AFK servers, spawn lobbies, the sell multiplier, Duels and Teams, along with commands including /fly, /warp and /sellmulti [8]. Crate keys were removed with the crates [9]. Shards could no longer be earned by AFKing and became available from the official store [9].
It added [8]:
- Friends and Following, replacing Teams
- the Donut++ and Donut+++ ranks
- a Shard Shop reached through /ah or /orders
- dialog-style menus instead of chest menus
- instant random teleports with a 15-second cooldown
- a simpler scoreboard
A change.org petition titled "Revert the new DonutSMP update" was created on June 3, 2026. It said the update "has wreaked havoc on the game's economy" and had brought in a "pay-to-win model" [10].
June 9: orders linked to /sell and the Auction House
According to the fan-run donutsmp.wiki [11]:
- Items sold with /sell can go to a higher-paying matching order.
- An Auction House listing can sell straight into an order that pays more than the asking price.
- A new order can automatically buy matching Auction House listings priced at or below the order price.
November: 2% tax
On 10 and 11 November 2026, several DonutSMP creators posted videos saying the server had added a tax [12][13][14]. One said it applies to "orders, auctions, paying and other things" [12]. Another said "every /pay or order is taxed" [13].
In-game tests found a 2% tax [15]:
| Action | Who pays |
|---|---|
| /pay | The sender, on top. The receiver gets the full amount. |
| /ah | The buyer. The 2% is included in the shown price, and the seller gets the full listing price. |
| /orders | The player placing the order, on top, when it is placed. It is refunded if the order is cancelled. |
| /sell | No tax. The seller gets the full order price. |
| Bounties | Not taxed. |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| c. 2020 | "Donut Server" starts as a whitelisted server (fan wikis) | [5][6] |
| Undated | Separate griefing-allowed server with a 3-day death ban becomes DonutSMP (fan wikis) | [5][6] |
| Undated | Economy added; original no-griefing server closed (fan wikis) | [5][6] |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Spawners at 1,500 shards in the Shard Shop | [8][9] |
| 12 Apr 2026 | MineTracker starts tracking the server | [1] |
| 2–3 Jun 2026 | June update: /shop, crates, AFK servers, sell multiplier, Duels and Teams removed | [8][9] |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Petition to revert the June update created | [10] |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Orders linked with /sell and the Auction House | [11] |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Livecounts.nl records DonutSMP ahead of Hypixel, 29,633 to 25,674 | [4] |
| 10–11 Nov 2026 | Creators report a new tax; tests show 2% | [12][13][14][15] |
Sources
- DonutSMP player count, uptime and status - MineTracker - minetracker.de
- About DonutSMP - donutsmp.wiki (fan-run) - donutsmp.wiki
- DrDonutt [Owner] - donutsmp.wiki (fan-run) - donutsmp.wiki
- Biggest Minecraft Servers by Live Player Count - Livecounts.nl (updated 24 Sep 2026) - livecounts.nl
- DrDonut - Donutpedia (fan-run) - donutpedia.wiki
- DrDonut - DonutSMP Wiki (fan-run, pages.dev) - donutsmp-wiki.pages.dev
- DonutNetwork - official DonutSMP GitHub organization - github.com
- DonutSMP Economy After the June Update - Minecraft Forum - minecraftforum.net
- The DonutSMP Economy - donutsmp.wiki (fan-run) - donutsmp.wiki
- Revert the new DonutSMP update - change.org petition (created 3 Jun 2026) - change.org
- Orders - donutsmp.wiki (fan-run) - donutsmp.wiki
- DONUT SMP ADDED TAX!!! (new update) - Cubing_n_gaming, 10 Nov 2026 - youtube.com
- DonutSMP just added TAXES?! - raynarisepic, 10 Nov 2026 - youtube.com
- DonutSMP Just Added TAXES... - Sidewxys, 11 Nov 2026 - youtube.com
- DonutSMP 2% tax - in-game tests - donutorders.com - donutorders.com