Diablo III

Class Popularity in Patch 1.0.6

Charts of Diablo III class popularity, by Character Levels and Paragon Levels

Note: This is not current data! This is a snapshot of historical data from characters at the end of patch 1.0.6. See the current Class Popularity charts for the most recent info.
  • One of the first choices that a player makes in Diablo III is: which of the 5 classes is best for their new character? A look at the data shows how that question is answered - which classes players pick initially, and what ones they stick with. As a character gains experience, it obtains Character Levels from 1 up to level 60. After that, the experience gained provides Paragon Levels from 1 up to 100.
  • These charts show the popularity of each class, as characters have leveled up in Character Levels and Paragon Levels. We can see which classes are most popular in hardcore versus softcore, and which classes are used the most for getting to high Paragon Levels.
  • This data is provided from the scans of more than 2 million Diablo III characters while patch 1.0.6 was live.
Charts Last Updated: February 14, 2013
Sections
Character Level Class Popularity
All Diablo III Characters
  • This chart shows an overview of all the Diablo III characters we had scanned as of patch 1.0.6, with data from over 2 million characters in total.
  • This includes all the characters: softcore and hardcore, all Character Levels and Paragon Levels, living and dead. It provides a simple look at the popularity of each of the classes, across all groups of Diablo III characters.
  • This chart mixes together data from both softcore and hardcore characters, including the dead ones. For a look at the survival rate for hardcore characters in patch 1.0.6, see the Hardcore Deaths in 1.0.6 charts.
Level 60 Characters
  • This chart show data for the level 60 characters in Diablo III. The blue columns represent the softcore level 60 characters, while the red columns are for the living hardcore characters at level 60.
  • This shows the popularity of each of the 5 classes, at level 60.
  • Since this chart shows all level 60s, it is not restricted by Paragon Level. See the Paragon Level Class Popularity section for data on class popularity at different Paragon Levels.
Softcore Level 1-59 Characters
  • These charts show the popularity of each of the 5 classes in Diablo III during the leveling process. They reflect the class popularity by percentage as characters gain levels.
  • Click or tap the square class colors in the legend, to highlight the points of data for that class. Select any point to see the exact percentage of that class, at the level range.
  • The class percentages while leveling is different from the final representation of level 60s, as shown in the chart above.
  • The softcore leveling chart here shows a very minor varation in leveling, with all the classes close together during the entire leveling process.
Hardcore Level 1-59 Characters
  • The hardcore class percentages while leveling is dramatically different from the final representation of level 60s, as seen in the Level 60 Characters by Class chart above.
  • The hardcore leveling chart here reflects the vast differences in class popularity in hardcore, while leveling. It is interesting to note the low hardcore Witch Doctor percentage while leveling, compared to the high rate at level 60. Since Witch Doctors survive so well, they are more likely to stay alive, once they do reach level 60.
  • See the charts of Hardcore Deaths in 1.0.6 for data on when hardcore characters died while leveling, and surviving to 60.
Paragon Level Class Popularity
  • When a Diablo III character reaches character level 60, they automatically move to an alternate advancement path called Paragon Levels. Each Paragon Level gives stat bonuses to the character, as well as extra bonuses to Magic Find and Gold Find. There are 100 Paragon Levels that can be obtained, with an increasing amount of experience required to reach the higher levels.
  • These charts reflect the aggregate data of characters who have reached Paragon Level 1 or higher. See the Top Paragon Level Characters lists for the Paragon Levels ranking of individual characters.
  • These charts show characters who have any Paragon Levels, distributed by class.
  • The softcore chart has two groups: the light color blue reflects all Paragon Level characters, while the darker color reflects only the characters who have reached Paragon Level 50 to 100.
  • Among the softcore characters, Witch Doctors have the fewest characters with any Paragon Levels. Barbarians are popular across the board, and especially among softcore characters who have reached Paragon Level 50+.
  • For hardcore characters, there are the fewest Demon Hunters and Wizards who have obtained 1 or more Paragon Levels, and a relatively high number of Witch Doctors with Paragon Levels.
Paragon Level Distribution
  • These charts show how many characters reach which Paragon Level as they gain Paragon Levels.
  • The characters who have reached Paragon Level 1 or higher are listed, with a percentage showing how many characters have obtained a certain Paragon Level. Not surprisingly, a huge percentage of characters have only reached Paragon Levels 1-9.
  • The charts reflect how much harder it is to continue obtaining Paragon Levels in hardcore mode, than softcore. As seen in the Hardcore Deaths in 1.0.6 charts, a large number of hardcore characters die before they can achieve many Paragon Levels.
  • The other charts below show the same data, split out for each class.
Want more patch 1.0.6 info? See the Popular Builds and Skills Patch 1.0.6 Archive for other data.