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Battlefield V vs PUBG
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 577,441 players on Steam against 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 77× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 135 days straight.
Battlefield™ V counters with better Steam reviews: 71% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Battlefield™ V costs $4.99 (−90%). Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 16.9h in Battlefield™ V and 233h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. 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.
Battlefield™ V
16.9h
average of 44 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
233h
average of 144 members
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Battlefield™ VPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 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
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 135 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Battlefield™ V led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 135 days
- Days tracked
- 135
- Current streak
- 135 days
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 92%
- Apr 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 135 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 | Battlefield™ V | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,501 | 577,441 |
| 24-hour peak | 7,800 | 688,421 |
| 7-day average | 3,609 | 317,599 |
| 30-day average | 3,301 | 313,941 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,358 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 65% positive | 65% positive |
| Total reviews | 270,072 | 2,755,405 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 22, 2020 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $4.99 (−90%) | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Battlefield™ V | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 2,397 | 4,423 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 3,154 | 4,810 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 3,904 | 11,358 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,310 | 10,789 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 4,036 | 8,934 | 326,125 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 3,222 | 8,616 | 312,779 | 794,644 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Battlefield V or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 577,441 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,501 for Battlefield™ V, about 77× more players.
Is Battlefield V bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,941. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Battlefield™ V ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 135 days both games have been tracked.
Is Battlefield V better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Battlefield™ V rates higher: 71% positive across 270,072 reviews vs 61% across 2,755,405 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (577,441 vs 7,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Battlefield™ V growing or declining on Steam?
Battlefield™ V averaged 3,301 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,358.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,941 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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