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Apex Legends vs Destiny 2
Apex Legends™ is the more played game right now: 48,126 players on Steam against 31,812 for Destiny 2, about 1.5× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 114 days straight, and has led on 145 days of the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Destiny 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 79% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 145h in Apex Legends™ and 371h in Destiny 2. 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™
145h
average of 173 members
Destiny 2
371h
average of 136 members
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Apex Legends™
88,472Destiny 2
24,050Daily averages · latest day · Apex Legends™, 3.7× the players of Destiny 2
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Apex Legends™ has had the higher daily player count for the last 114 days. Destiny 2 last led on Jun 17, 2026.
Apex Legends™ led 145 daysDestiny 2 led 2 days
- Days tracked
- 147
- Current streak
- 114 days
- Apex Legends™
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jun 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 147 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Destiny 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 48,126 | 31,812 |
| 24-hour peak | 208,278 | 34,105 |
| 7-day average | 102,291 | 27,555 |
| 30-day average | 112,016 | 21,340 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 167,568 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 79% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 79% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,071,791 | 662,897 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Destiny 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 9,105 | 10,817 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 11,236 | 17,772 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 68,313 | 167,568 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 49,843 | 93,761 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,465 | 290,024 | 25,108 | 46,498 |
| Sep 2026 | 116,952 | 277,408 | 17,478 | 37,404 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 101,519 | 212,883 | 25,428 | 41,110 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Destiny 2?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 48,126 concurrent players on Steam vs 31,812 for Destiny 2, about 1.5× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Destiny 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 112,016 concurrent players and Destiny 2 averaged 21,340. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Destiny 2 ever had more players than Apex Legends™?
Yes. Across the 147 days Coilr has tracked both games, Destiny 2 had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jun 17, 2026. Apex Legends™ has led for the last 114 days.
Is Apex Legends better than Destiny 2?
By Steam review score, Destiny 2 rates higher: 79% positive across 662,897 reviews vs 68% across 1,071,791 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (48,126 vs 31,812 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 112,016 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 21,340 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
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