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Counter-Strike 2 vs Dota 2
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently the more played game: 1,049,075 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 820,334 for Dota 2, about 28% more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 97 days straight. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 81%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 8 of 9.
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.
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Counter-Strike 2
460h
average of 175 members
Dota 2
719h
average of 41 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike 2Dota 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 97 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 97 daysDota 2 led 0 days
Days tracked
97
Current streak
97 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
20%
Aug 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 97 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Dota 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,049,075 | 820,334 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,184,605 | 865,555 |
| 7-day average | 833,414 | 638,872 |
| 30-day average | 828,157 | 606,778 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +11% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 1,003,965 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 67% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,806,962 | 2,761,913 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Dota 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 298,625 | 342,850 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 446,221 | 662,198 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 467,074 | 867,138 |
| Jul 2026 | 854,251 | 1,412,513 | 546,302 | 861,607 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 827,603 | 1,276,316 | 614,766 | 1,003,965 |
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, Counter-Strike 2 or Dota 2?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 1,049,075 concurrent players on Steam vs 820,334 for Dota 2, about 28% more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Dota 2 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 828,157 concurrent players and Dota 2 averaged 606,778. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Dota 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 97 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Dota 2?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,806,962 reviews vs 81% across 2,761,913 for Dota 2. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (1,049,075 vs 820,334 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 828,157 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Dota 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Dota 2 averaged 606,778 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,003,965.