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Apex Legends vs Counter-Strike
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 55,541 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,379 for Counter-Strike, about 9× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 101 days straight. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 68%. Apex Legends™ is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 8 of 10.
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
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Coilr members average 112h in Apex Legends™ and 23.0h in Counter-Strike. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Apex Legends™
112h
average of 132 members
Counter-Strike
23.0h
average of 39 members
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Player count history
Apex Legends™Counter-Strike
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 101 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 101 daysCounter-Strike led 0 days
Days tracked
101
Current streak
101 days
Apex Legends™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
87%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 101 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Counter-Strike |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 55,541 | 6,379 |
| 24-hour peak | 258,846 | 12,071 |
| 7-day average | 116,095 | 8,067 |
| 30-day average | 120,411 | 7,989 |
| 30-day trend | +4% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 13,160 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 69% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,068,408 | 261,739 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Price | Free to play | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Counter-Strike | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 11,355 | 11,957 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 8,005 | 12,838 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 7,945 | 12,789 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,326 | 290,024 | 7,953 | 12,678 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 117,885 | 271,262 | 7,924 | 13,160 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Counter-Strike?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 55,541 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,379 for Counter-Strike, about 9× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Counter-Strike on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 120,411 concurrent players and Counter-Strike averaged 7,989. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike ever had more players than Apex Legends™?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 101 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Counter-Strike?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,739 reviews vs 68% across 1,068,408 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (55,541 vs 6,379 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 120,411 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 7,989 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,160.