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Counter-Strike vs PUBG
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 200,918 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,200 for Counter-Strike, about 18× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 101 days straight. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 7 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 23.0h in Counter-Strike and 262h 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
23.0h
average of 39 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
262h
average of 123 members
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Player count history
Counter-StrikePUBG: 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 101 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 101 days
Days tracked
101
Current streak
101 days
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
93%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 101 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,200 | 200,918 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,071 | 754,003 |
| 7-day average | 8,062 | 326,632 |
| 30-day average | 7,993 | 314,545 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 13,160 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 66% positive |
| Total reviews | 261,739 | 2,752,998 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2000 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Full stats: Counter-Strike · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,005 | 12,838 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,945 | 12,789 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,953 | 12,678 | 326,015 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,934 | 13,160 | 313,251 | 794,644 |
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 or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 200,918 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,200 for Counter-Strike, about 18× more players.
Is Counter-Strike bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,993 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 314,545. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike 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 101 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,739 reviews vs 61% across 2,752,998 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (200,918 vs 11,200 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 7,993 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,160.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 314,545 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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