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QuakeNet (Ranked #1)	96,868 chans 	106,713 users
Undernet (Ranked #2)	21,855 chans 	 96,673 users
IRCNet (Ranked #3)	13,564 chans 	 83,053 users 
EFnet (Ranked #4)	15,438 chans 	 52,938 users
freenode (Ranked #5)	7,126 chans 	 46,459 users
DALnet (Ranked #6)	17,556 chans 	 27,375 users
GameSurge (Ranked #7)	19,478 chans 	 19,767 users
WebChat (Ranked #8)	2,384 chans 	 15,717 users
rizon (Ranked #9)	4,839 chans 	 14,921 users

That's the top 9 networks at the moment. 199,108 channels and 436,616 users online on just those 9 networks @ 4:30PM CST when MOST people are still at work or on their commute to home.

Sure looks like IRC is dead or dying to me.

I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person. wink