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Counter-Strike 2 vs PUBG
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: 766,152 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 140,319 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, about 5× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 128 days straight. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 61%. 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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 453h in Counter-Strike 2 and 293h 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.
Counter-Strike 2
453h
average of 181 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
293h
average of 99 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike 2PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
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 128 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 128 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 0 days
Days tracked
128
Current streak
128 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
56%
Jul 26, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 128 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 766,152 | 140,319 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,277,861 | 733,906 |
| 7-day average | 834,878 | 317,892 |
| 30-day average | 827,927 | 326,090 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,806,962 | 2,745,304 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
Full stats: Counter-Strike 2 · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,374 | 1,412,513 | 327,356 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 828,767 | 1,277,861 | 325,789 | 788,296 |
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 PUBG?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 766,152 concurrent players on Steam vs 140,319 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, about 5× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 827,927 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 326,090. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 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 128 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,806,962 reviews vs 61% across 2,745,304 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (766,152 vs 140,319 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 827,927 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 326,090 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.