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Apex Legends vs Rainbow Six Siege
Apex Legends™ is the more played game right now: 153,404 players on Steam against 40,821 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 4× more players. Apex Legends™ has been ahead for 164 days straight, and has led on 171 days of the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 68%. Across all tracked metrics, Apex Legends™ leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 150h in Apex Legends™ and 353h in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. 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™
150h
average of 183 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
353h
average of 165 members
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Apex Legends™
127,794Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
64,910Daily averages · latest day · Apex Legends™, 97% ahead of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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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 164 days. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege last led on Apr 27, 2026.
Apex Legends™ led 171 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 1 day
- Days tracked
- 172
- Current streak
- 164 days
- Apex Legends™
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 1%
- Apr 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 172 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™ | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 153,404 | 40,821 |
| 24-hour peak | 239,111 | 87,203 |
| 7-day average | 100,974 | 55,251 |
| 30-day average | 112,329 | 61,050 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 290,024 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 68% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 67% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,072,890 | 1,561,165 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 4, 2020 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| 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™ | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 83,118 | 107,293 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 116,864 | 268,642 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 104,788 | 258,879 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 97,757 | 212,161 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 129,465 | 290,024 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 116,959 | 277,408 | 65,363 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 103,805 | 239,111 | 56,205 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Apex Legends or Rainbow Six Siege?
Apex Legends™ currently has more players: 153,404 concurrent players on Steam vs 40,821 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 4× more players.
Is Apex Legends bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Apex Legends™ averaged 112,329 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,050. By that measure Apex Legends™ is currently the bigger game.
Has Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ever had more players than Apex Legends™?
Yes. Across the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Apr 27, 2026. Apex Legends™ has led for the last 164 days.
Is Apex Legends better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege rates higher: 82% positive across 1,561,165 reviews vs 68% across 1,072,890 for Apex Legends™. Apex Legends™ has the larger player base right now (153,404 vs 40,821 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Apex Legends™ growing or declining on Steam?
Apex Legends™ averaged 112,329 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 290,024.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 61,050 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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