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Call of Duty vs Counter-Strike 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 1,093,763 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,587 for Call of Duty®, about 36× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 150 days straight. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 59%. Counter-Strike 2 is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 10 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 47.1h in Call of Duty® and 428h in Counter-Strike 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.
Call of Duty®
47.1h
average of 81 members
Counter-Strike 2
428h
average of 235 members
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Player count history
Call of Duty®Counter-Strike 2
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 150 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Call of Duty® led 0 daysCounter-Strike 2 led 150 days
Days tracked
150
Current streak
150 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
94%
May 3, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 150 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Call of Duty® | Counter-Strike 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,587 | 1,093,763 |
| 24-hour peak | 31,357 | 1,282,791 |
| 7-day average | 27,608 | 799,174 |
| 30-day average | 26,155 | 812,881 |
| 30-day trend | −12% | −2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,797 | 1,552,731 |
| Steam reviews | 59% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 61% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 781,312 | 9,851,373 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 27, 2022 | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Price | — | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Call of Duty® | Counter-Strike 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 32,343 | 37,947 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 |
| May 2026 | 32,262 | 47,969 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,357 | 50,901 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,225 | 51,797 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 |
| Aug 2026 | 26,297 | 45,537 | 831,143 | 1,343,038 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 25,616 | 45,348 | 802,763 | 1,359,955 |
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, Call of Duty or Counter-Strike 2?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 1,093,763 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,587 for Call of Duty®, about 36× more players.
Is Call of Duty bigger than Counter-Strike 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty® averaged 26,155 concurrent players and Counter-Strike 2 averaged 812,881. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Call of Duty® ever had more players than Counter-Strike 2?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 150 days both games have been tracked.
Is Call of Duty better than Counter-Strike 2?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,851,373 reviews vs 59% across 781,312 for Call of Duty®. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,093,763 vs 30,587 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Call of Duty® growing or declining on Steam?
Call of Duty® averaged 26,155 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.
Is Counter-Strike 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike 2 averaged 812,881 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.