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IRCnet

IRCnet is currently one of the largest IRC networks. As of June 2024, it has around 25,000 users using it daily. An early 2005 record had approximately 123,110 users simultaneously connected to the network.

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Founded
1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Average channels
10,000–15,000
Average servers
30
Average users
20,000–30,000
Based in
Worldwide
Content/subject
Public/Unrestricted

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  • IRC Internet Relay Chat

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IRCnet

Nodes13
Edges12
Triples29
Avg. degree1.85
Density0.153846
Components1

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IRCnet

Top relations

related to history · 14
IRCnet → Between May, EFnet, European, Great Split, Jarkko Oikarinen, July, Nick Delay, SysOps, The, This, TS, US EFnet, US-based EFnet, Vegard Engen
related to Characteristics · 4
IRCnet → IRC, Many IRCnet, Servers, That
related to External links · 3
IRCnet → Complete IRCnet, IRC, Query
Average channels · 1
IRCnet → 10,000–15,000
Average servers · 1
IRCnet → 30
Average users · 1
IRCnet → 20,000–30,000
Based in · 1
IRCnet → Worldwide
Content/subject · 1
IRCnet → Public/Unrestricted
Founded · 1
IRCnet → 1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Geographic location · 1
IRCnet → Europe United States

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Important terminology

users network servers irc operators efnet channels 000 collisions run server channel one characteristics european 1996 geographic com formed great

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IRCnetAverage channels10,000–15,0001.00infobox
IRCnetAverage servers301.00infobox
IRCnetAverage users20,000–30,0001.00infobox
IRCnetBased inWorldwide1.00infobox
IRCnetContent/subjectPublic/Unrestricted1.00infobox
IRCnetFounded1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
IRCnetGeographic locationEurope United States1.00infobox
IRCnetWebsite URLwww.ircnet.com1.00infobox
IRCnetrelated to CharacteristicsMany IRCnet0.60section
IRCnetrelated to CharacteristicsIRC0.60section
IRCnetrelated to CharacteristicsThat0.60section
IRCnetrelated to CharacteristicsServers0.60section

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