This is a list of all of the Minecraft capes, their users, and the history behind them! They are in the order found on NameMC or the the Minecraft cape fandom, so if you need to find a cape quickly, just hop onto NameMC.
Java Edition Capes
Approximate accounts with cape: 1m
This was given to every player who migrated from their Mojang account to their Microsoft account.
Approximate accounts with cape: 600k
This was given out because of the 15th anniversary. You can still get it, go to Minecraft.net to claim it.
Approximate accounts with cape: 500k
This cape was given to everyone who owned both Bedrock and Java edition prior to June 6th, 2022.
Approximate accounts with cape: 300k
Given out to everyone who participated in the 2023 mob vote.
Approximate accounts with cape: 7k
This was given out to every user who participated in Minecon 2016.
Approximate accounts with cape: 7k
This was given out to every user who participated in Minecon 2015.
Approximate accounts with cape: 6k
This was given out to every user who participated in Minecon 2013.
Approximate users with cape: 4k
This was given out to every user who participated in Minecon 2012.
Approximate users with cape: 3.5k
This was given out to every user who participated in Minecon 2011.
Approximate users with cape: 350
This was given to everyone who helped make the Realms templates.
Approximate users with cape: 200
This was given out to every Mojang employee prior to the Mojang Studios cape (shown below).
Approximate users with cape: 100
This is given to every Mojang employee.
Approximate users with cape: 100
This is given to every user who helped make the language translation for Minecraft, excluding the Chinese and Japanese translator capes.
Approximate users with cape: 50
This was given to every person who helps with moderation at Mojang.
Approximate users: 20
This was given to the members of Mojang previous to the Mojang Cape and the Mojang Studios cape (both shown above).
Users with cape: 16
This was given to everyone who participated in the level-making competitions in the Cobalt League tourney.
Users with cape: 9
The Scrolls Cape was given to earn the Weekly First Place badge five times in Scrolls.
Users with cape: Craft_Lawrence, powup333, sjjklh
This was given to everyone who helped with Chinese translation. It is similar to the Translator Cape, but with a Chinese flag on the back.
Users with cape: Fuzzlyman, kent600, billyK_
The cape was made for billyK_ for suggesting that turtles be added to Minecraft. It is unknown to me why Fuzzlyman and kent600 have it, please let me know if you know!
Users with cape: NoobyToBe74, Gr8bizzo
Even after researching this intently, I couldn’t find anything on this cape. The only thing that I know is that NoobyToBe74 got the cape after Gr8bizzo.
Users: LolFoxy2, evilontop
This cape was made by a new Mojang employee. After a few days, it was noticed by another dev and removed, but 2 users have managed to get their hands on it. We don’t know evilontops story. One theory is that one of them bought Bedorck and Java but didn’t get the Vanilla cape, so they contacted support and asked them for the Vanilla cape. But since Vanilla and Valentine are so similar in name, they accidentally clicked on the Valentine cape instead. LolFoxy2 got the cape after solving issues with migration.
Users: Debuggg
This was given to DannyBStyle, who makes video game music, because Notch was a fan. Unfortunately, DannyBStyle’s account was hacked by Debug, which is the cause for the rename.
Users: akronman1
This was given to akronman1 because he was the millionth person to buy a copy of Minecraft.
Users: Drullkus
Drullkus is a mod creater who made a remake of the Prismarine texture, and Jeb took notice and gave Drullkus a prismarine cape because Jeb really liked the design.
Users: _KaptanBey0_
This is the cape that, at time or writing, everyone has been talking about. The Twitch and TikTok capes are supposed to be coming to Java in June, but this cape appeared early. We can’t be for sure about this, but we believe that the cape was sent out as a test to a random person who had already completed the Twitch anniversary event, to make sure that it worked. Maybe a new cape animation or code, the reason they didn’t do it for the TikTok cape not coming out it because the Twitch and TikTok capes run on the same code.
Users: JulianClark
In a Minecraft version, I believe 1.13, Notch added the splash text ‘Bring me Ray Cokes!’ JulianClark knew Ray Cokes in real life- and sent Notch a picture. It wasn’t a normal picture though, apparently Julian held Ray Cokes at gunpoint (though Ray knew that would be the case and agreed to it). The reason that it’s a snowman I don’t want to risk saying because I might get forum banned again.
Users: MrMessiah
MrMessiah created a lighting mod, which Notch used to create new lighting for Minecraft. The cape was Notch’s way of saying ‘thank you’.
Users: etanaratsastaja
The cape was originally named the ‘Sniffer’ cape. I found a website that said that the user is a Mojang employee, but I’m not sure that that is true. Unfortunately, that’s all I could dig up on this. Please let me know if you know anything about this.
Users: cheapsh0t
This is the Japanese version of the Translator and Chinese Translator cape. It is just like the normal Translator cape, but with a Japanese flag on the bottom.
Bedrock Edition Capes
*As Bedrock has no API, I cannot make estimates on how many users use this cape.
This was given to every Minecraft player in 2019. Fortunately for you guys, you can still get this cape, for the very reasonable price of around 55 thousand dollars!
This cape is given to every person who owns Bedrock edition.
This was given to every Mojang Studios coder. Eventually everything was changed to look exactly like The Pan Cape.
This cape was part of the Pride 2023 event, along with a ton of Minecraft Marketplace cosmetics.
Bedrock Edition Skin Pack Capes
Includes: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
This pack was given to every user in 2015, even if they didn’t attend MINECON.
Includes: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
This pack was given to every user in 2015, even if they didn’t attend MINECON.
Before I go, I’d like to list off a warning. 99% of these accounts listed with special capes were hacked and sold for profit, so I would suggest that, if you come into a special cape, you equip Microsoft Authenticator to help secure your account, as that means that you have to approve a sign-in. This should help your account security greatly. Thank you! 
