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Apex Legends vs Team Fortress 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Apex Legends™ is currently the more played game: 82,822 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 41,694 for Team Fortress 2, about 2.0× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 92 days straight. Team Fortress 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 7 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 108h in Apex Legends™ and 713h in Team Fortress 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™
108h
average of 95 members
Team Fortress 2
713h
average of 53 members
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Player count history
Apex Legends™Team Fortress 2
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 92 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Apex Legends™ led 92 daysTeam Fortress 2 led 0 days
Days tracked
92
Current streak
92 days
Apex Legends™
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
40%
Jun 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 92 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Apex Legends™ | Team Fortress 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 82,822 | 41,694 |
| 24-hour peak | 258,211 | 55,899 |
| 7-day average | 126,400 | 49,698 |
| 30-day average | 125,365 | 50,385 |
| 30-day trend | +29% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 291,356 | 71,002 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 66% positive | 92% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,064,893 | 1,247,587 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~50,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Full stats: Apex Legends™ · Team Fortress 2 · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Apex Legends™ | Team Fortress 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 44,663 | 52,995 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 48,944 | 59,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 44,528 | 61,030 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,752 | 212,161 | 47,807 | 71,002 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 128,913 | 291,356 | 50,218 | 63,277 |
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 Team Fortress 2?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 82,822 concurrent players on Steam vs 41,694 for Team Fortress 2, about 2.0× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Team Fortress 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 125,365 concurrent players and Team Fortress 2 averaged 50,385. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Team Fortress 2 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 92 days both games have been tracked.
Is Apex Legends better than Team Fortress 2?
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,247,587 reviews vs 68% across 1,064,893 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (82,822 vs 41,694 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 125,365 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 29% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 291,356.
Is Team Fortress 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Team Fortress 2 averaged 50,385 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 71,002.