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The WoW Forever economy

As of October 6, 2026, about 193,378g is listed across the 4 open auction houses of World of Warcraft: Forever, and PvP Horde is the biggest economy. Each ruleset and faction shares one megaserver and one auction house, so each house is a whole economy. This page measures them from the auction house scans players upload: how much gold is listed, how many auctions and units, how the megaservers compare and how that has moved since the first full scan.

Key figures

Median across contributors over the last 24 hours, newest

Gold listed
193,378g
Auctions
346,706
Units
2,082,536
On the week
+176%
  • PvP Horde is the biggest economy at 67,110g; Normal Alliance the smallest at 35,103g.
  • The PvP houses list 120,895g against 72,483g on Normal: 67% more on PvP.
  • On PvP, Horde lists 25% more gold than Alliance.
  • On Normal, Horde lists 6% more gold than Alliance.
  • Listed value at the median price; nobody can see the gold players hold. How it is measured.

Each megaserver right now

The gold each auction house holds at the median price, with the auctions, units and distinct items behind it. The week figure compares the same 24 hours seven days earlier. Each name opens that market's prices.

  • PvP Horde

    67,110g

    +205% on the week

    Auctions
    98,788
    Units
    543,589
    Items
    2,914

    Biggest share: Armor, 38% of the house

    Median of 4 contributors over the last 24 hours, scan of

  • PvP Alliance

    53,786g

    +176% on the week

    Auctions
    82,752
    Units
    552,203
    Items
    3,008

    Biggest share: Armor, 32% of the house

    Median of 3 contributors over the last 24 hours, scan of

  • Normal Horde

    37,380g

    +161% on the week

    Auctions
    88,578
    Units
    488,366
    Items
    2,850

    Biggest share: Armor, 30% of the house

    Median of 5 contributors over the last 24 hours, scan of

  • Normal Alliance

    35,103g

    +146% on the week

    Auctions
    76,588
    Units
    498,378
    Items
    2,975

    Biggest share: Trade Goods, 30% of the house

    Median of 6 contributors over the last 24 hours, scan of

RP AllianceRP Hordeare not open in the beta yet, so they have no economy to measure.

Gold listed over time

The median full scan of each day, per megaserver. A fresh economy grows as players level into professions and gear; a drop after a peak usually means listings selling faster than they are replaced.

  • PvP Horde
  • PvP Alliance
  • Normal Horde
  • Normal Alliance
0g50k g100k gSep 21Sep 28Oct 6
Gold listed per day, median full scan, 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-06 (UTC).

Auctions listed

  • PvP Horde
  • PvP Alliance
  • Normal Horde
  • Normal Alliance
050k100k150kSep 21Sep 28Oct 6
Auctions with a buyout per day, median full scan.
The last 14 days as numbers
Gold listed per day on each WoW Forever megaserver
DayPvP HordePvP AllianceNormal HordeNormal Alliance
10-0667,110g53,786g31,578g33,217g
10-0545,845g34,941g37,380g38,450g
10-0450,616g50,545g38,441g35,275g
10-0354,921g32,747g30,981g26,368g
10-0235,366g25,451g21,366g22,368g
10-0123,093g20,869g14,625g15,870g
09-3027,061g22,629g15,021g15,474g
09-2923,274g22,590g14,737g14,203g
09-2822,984g22,995g14,259g15,619g
09-2720,808g21,814g13,576g16,396g
09-2619,180g18,351g12,912g13,219g
09-2517,333g17,023g12,483g11,814g
09-2413,690g11,649g9,760g11,303g
09-2325,493g15,372g9,096g9,400g

Head to head

Horde and Alliance on the same ruleset are separate economies; the only bridge is the neutral auction house, which keeps 15 percent of each sale. PvP and Normal never trade at all. So a gap here is a real difference in how much each side has to sell.

  • PvP against Normal

    PvP +67%
    PvP
    120,895g
    Normal
    72,483g

  • PvP: Horde against Alliance

    Horde +25%
    Horde
    67,110g
    Alliance
    53,786g

  • Normal: Horde against Alliance

    Horde +6%
    Horde
    37,380g
    Alliance
    35,103g

Where the gold sits

Listed value by item class, as a share of each house (on a wider screen, with the gold beside it). Gear usually holds the most gold per listing; trade goods and consumables hold the most units. Each class opens its part of the catalog.

Gold listed by item class on each WoW Forever megaserver
Item classPvP HordePvP AllianceNormal HordeNormal Alliance
Armor38%32%30%30%
Trade Goods24%28%28%30%
Consumable18%18%17%15%
Weapon10%13%14%13%
Recipe6%6%6%6%
Container2%3%3%3%
Miscellaneous1%0%1%1%
Quest1%0%1%0%
Projectile0%0%0%0%
Quiver0%0%0%0%
Reagent0%0%0%0%
Key0%none0%0%

The items holding the most gold

Per house, the five listings worth the most in total (units times the median price), and how much of the house the top ten hold. A high share means a few items move the whole figure. Each item opens its price history on that market.

PvP Hordetop ten hold 11%

  1. Tigerstrike Mantle1,280g · 8 units
  2. Cerulean Talisman885g · 59 units
  3. Basalt Necklace660g · 44 units
  4. Beguiler Robes628g · 8 units
  5. Vision Dust622g · 2,334 units

PvP Alliancetop ten hold 9%

  1. Cerulean Dye934g · 179 units
  2. Large Glowing Shard715g · 143 units
  3. Frilled Lichen541g · 230 units
  4. Small Radiant Shard456g · 38 units
  5. Deadly Scope421g · 24 units

Normal Hordetop ten hold 10%

  1. Solid Stone553g · 2,303 units
  2. Wool Cloth486g · 15,002 units
  3. River Pride Choker480g · 8 units
  4. Heavy Leather430g · 3,159 units
  5. Goldthorn359g · 590 units

Normal Alliancetop ten hold 14%

  1. Large Radiant Shard1,292g · 68 units
  2. Nightsky Robe499g · 1 unit
  3. Heavy Leather491g · 3,644 units
  4. Heavy Hide473g · 394 units
  5. Zealot Blade450g · 3 units

How it is measured

  • Listed value. Every unit on the house priced at its median price in the scan, added up. Bids without a buyout are left out.
  • The caps. An item priced at more than three times its own 7 day median counts at its 7 day median, and an item listed in more than ten times the most it was listed in on any of the previous seven days counts at ten times, so an absurd price or a made-up stack cannot add millions of gold to a market. Priced at the cheapest listing instead, the same houses hold 161,661g.
  • Full scans only, one vote each. A scan of one category or one page would read as the market shrinking, so only full scans count. The figure shown is the median across contributors over the last 24 hours, each player counting once with their latest scan, so one player sending many scans cannot decide it. The daily history works the same way, day by day.
  • What it leaves out. Gold players hold, items in bags and banks, trades by mail or in person, and placeholder items the game data does not know yet. Nothing reports those, and the addon never sends your gold.
  • Where the scans come from. Players scanning with the AHledger addon; the price guide explains how a scan becomes a price. Nothing comes from a third-party price database. The same figures are in the API as JSON, and the weekly report carries each house size.

Common questions

How big is the WoW Forever economy?

About 193,378g is listed across the 4 open World of Warcraft: Forever auction houses as of October 6, 2026, in 346,706 auctions holding 2,082,536 units. That is the gold the listings are worth at their median price, not the gold players hold.

Which WoW Forever megaserver has the biggest economy?

PvP Horde, with about 67,110g listed. PvP Alliance holds 53,786g, Normal Horde holds 37,380g, Normal Alliance holds 35,103g.

Is the PvP or the Normal economy bigger in WoW Forever?

PvP lists more: 120,895g on the PvP houses against 72,483g on Normal, 67% more on PvP.

Does Horde or Alliance have the bigger economy in WoW Forever?

On PvP, Horde lists 25% more than Alliance. On Normal, Horde lists 6% more than Alliance. The two factions only trade through the neutral auction house, which keeps 15 percent of each sale, so each side is its own economy.

What is a megaserver in WoW Forever?

World of Warcraft: Forever has no realms. Everyone on one ruleset and faction in a region shares one megaserver and one auction house, so the US has six: Normal, PvP and RP, each with a Horde and an Alliance house. AHledger calls each one a market.

How is the value of an auction house worked out?

Every unit on the auction house is priced at its median price in that scan and the units are added up. An item priced at more than three times its own 7 day median counts at the 7 day median, and an item listed in more than ten times the most it was listed in on any of the previous seven days counts at ten times, so one absurd listing cannot inflate a market. Only full scans count, and the figure shown is the median across contributors over the last 24 hours, each player counting once with their latest scan, so neither a scan cut short nor one player sending many scans decides it.

Does this count the gold players are holding?

No. The game does not show anyone how much gold other players hold, and the addon never reports yours. These figures cover what is listed for sale, which is the part of the economy everyone can see and the part that sets prices.

How far back do the economy figures go?

Since September 21, 2026, the first full scan on this site. Every full scan adds a point, and the chart shows the median scan of each day.

Can I get the WoW Forever economy figures as data?

From the free AHledger API: https://api.ahledger.com/v1/economy returns every market at once with totals, comparisons and daily history, and /v1/economy/{market} returns one market. Values are in copper. Credit AHledger with a link to this page.

Related

Source: auction house scans uploaded by players with the AHledger addon. Nothing here comes from a third party.