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Counter-Strike 2 vs Rainbow Six Siege
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: 537,072 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 80,039 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 7× more players. Counter-Strike 2 has been ahead for 129 days straight. Counter-Strike 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 86% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike 2 leads 9 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 453h in Counter-Strike 2 and 485h in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. 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
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
485h
average of 79 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike 2Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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 129 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike 2 led 129 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 0 days
Days tracked
129
Current streak
129 days
Counter-Strike 2
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
86%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 129 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 537,072 | 80,039 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,277,861 | 82,079 |
| 7-day average | 834,721 | 62,908 |
| 30-day average | 827,819 | 59,641 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,552,731 | 118,579 |
| Steam reviews | 86% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 80% positive | 70% positive |
| Total reviews | 9,806,962 | 1,543,029 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 21, 2012 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 733,188 | 1,347,914 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 842,402 | 1,484,941 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 917,771 | 1,552,731 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 853,374 | 1,412,513 | 51,303 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 826,997 | 1,277,861 | 60,509 | 99,787 |
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 Rainbow Six Siege?
Counter-Strike 2 currently has more players: 537,072 concurrent players on Steam vs 80,039 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 7× more players.
Is Counter-Strike 2 bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged 827,819 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 59,641. By that measure Counter-Strike 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 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 129 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike 2 better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike 2 rates higher: 86% positive across 9,806,962 reviews vs 82% across 1,543,029 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. Counter-Strike 2 has the larger player base right now (537,072 vs 80,039 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 827,819 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 1,552,731.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 59,641 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 118,579.
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