2,402 new MCP servers were published in the week of Aug 17–Aug 23, 2026 - up 83% from 1,315 the week before.
Why it matters: the busiest arrival week on record.
2,402 arrivals · +1,087 vs prior week · registry total 24,637 · 64% ship a public repo · 82% remote-only · TypeScript leads (179 of 2,402)
Finance led the week with 105 arrivals (4% of the cohort), ahead of media (84) and API integration (58) - the 8th straight week finance came out on top. Current rankings: best finance servers.
Staying power: 91% of that week's 2,402 arrivals are still actively maintained today.