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Counter-Strike 2 vs Destiny 2
Counter-Strike 2 is the more played game right now: 512,096 players on Steam against 37,626 for Destiny 2, about 14× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 150 days straight.
Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 79%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 8 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 433h in Counter-Strike 2 and 371h in Destiny 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.
Counter-Strike 2
433h
average of 327 members
Destiny 2
371h
average of 141 members
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Counter-Strike 2
916,469Destiny 2
32,274Daily averages · latest day · Counter-Strike 2, 28× the players of Destiny 2
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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
Counter-Strike 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 150 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 150 daysDestiny 2 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 150
- Current streak
- 150 days
- Counter-Strike 2
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 89%
- Jun 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 150 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 | Counter-Strike 2 | Destiny 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 512,096 | 37,626 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,404,227 | 41,119 |
| 7-day average | 823,434 | 28,118 |
| 30-day average | 823,367 | 23,071 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +9% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 167,568 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 79% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 78% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,913,178 | 663,403 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Oct 1, 2019 |
| 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 | Counter-Strike 2 | Destiny 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 9,105 | 10,817 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 11,236 | 17,772 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 68,313 | 167,568 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,539 | 1,412,513 | 49,843 | 93,761 |
| Aug 2026 | 831,579 | 1,317,175 | 25,108 | 46,498 |
| Sep 2026 | 814,707 | 1,452,036 | 17,478 | 37,404 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 823,778 | 1,404,227 | 26,591 | 41,119 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike 2 or Destiny 2?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 512,096 concurrent players on Steam vs 37,626 for Destiny 2, about 14× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Destiny 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 823,367 concurrent players and Destiny 2 averaged 23,071. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Destiny 2 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 Counter-Strike 2 better than Destiny 2?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,913,178 reviews vs 79% across 663,403 for Destiny 2. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (512,096 vs 37,626 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike 2 averaged 823,367 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Destiny 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Destiny 2 averaged 23,071 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 167,568.
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