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Call of Duty vs PUBG
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 619,617 players on Steam against 23,570 for Call of Duty®, about 26× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 142 days straight, and has led on 164 days of the 166 days Coilr has tracked both games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Call of Duty® is read every 10 minutes, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS every 5 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 113h in Call of Duty® and 220h 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.
Call of Duty®
113h
average of 110 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
220h
average of 162 members
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Call of Duty®
22,374PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
323,798Daily averages · latest day · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, 14× the players of Call of Duty®
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Call of Duty® is read every 10 minutes, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 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
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 142 days. Call of Duty® last led on May 13, 2026.
Call of Duty® led 2 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 164 days
- Days tracked
- 166
- Current streak
- 142 days
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- 36%
- Apr 22, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 166 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 | Call of Duty® | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,570 | 619,617 |
| 24-hour peak | 30,716 | 668,378 |
| 7-day average | 25,360 | 304,660 |
| 30-day average | 27,546 | 311,535 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 51,797 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 59% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 55% positive | 35% positive |
| Total reviews | 782,766 | 2,785,123 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 27, 2022 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | — | 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 | Call of Duty® | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 32,343 | 37,947 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 32,262 | 47,969 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,357 | 50,901 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 29,225 | 51,797 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 26,305 | 45,537 | 326,345 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 | 26,218 | 45,348 | 312,265 | 794,644 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 24,268 | 40,622 | 305,829 | 668,378 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Call of Duty or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 619,617 concurrent players on Steam vs 23,570 for Call of Duty®, about 26× more players.
Is Call of Duty bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Call of Duty® averaged 27,546 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 311,535. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Call of Duty® ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Yes. Across the 166 days Coilr has tracked both games, Call of Duty® had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on May 13, 2026. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has led for the last 142 days.
Is Call of Duty better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS rates higher: 60% positive across 2,785,123 reviews vs 59% across 782,766 for Call of Duty®. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (619,617 vs 23,570 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 27,546 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 51,797.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 311,535 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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