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Counter-Strike: Source vs PUBG
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 210,674 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 61× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 78 days straight. Counter-Strike: Source counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Counter-Strike: Source costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 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 15.2h in Counter-Strike: Source and 299h 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: Source
15.2h
average of 34 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
299h
average of 97 members
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Player count history
Counter-Strike: SourcePUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 78 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike: Source led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 78 days
Days tracked
78
Current streak
78 days
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
81%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 78 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike: Source | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,448 | 210,674 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,798 | 717,866 |
| 7-day average | 2,357 | 319,637 |
| 30-day average | 2,354 | 330,685 |
| 30-day trend | −71% | +2% |
| Peak (tracked) | 37,913 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 192,835 | 2,745,304 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2004 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Counter-Strike: Source · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike: Source | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 31,766 | 32,622 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 17,020 | 37,913 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 5,777 | 27,486 | 327,959 | 805,405 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 2,355 | 4,146 | 329,252 | 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: Source or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 210,674 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,448 for Counter-Strike: Source, about 61× more players.
Is Counter-Strike: Source bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 330,685. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike: Source ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 78 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike: Source better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike: Source rates higher: 96% positive across 192,835 reviews vs 61% across 2,745,304 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (210,674 vs 3,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike: Source growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike: Source averaged 2,354 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 71% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 37,913.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 330,685 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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