Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 371,502 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,662 for Counter-Strike — about 32× more players. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 60%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
56 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 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,662 | 371,502 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,775 | 733,532 |
| 7-day average | 7,892 | 341,535 |
| 30-day average | 7,961 | 333,321 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | +5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,838 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 260,940 | 2,737,911 |
| 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 →
| 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 | 7,934 | 12,803 | 327,863 | 805,405 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,365 | 11,775 | 398,136 | 753,354 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 371,502 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,662 for Counter-Strike — about 32× more players.
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 7,961 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 333,321. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
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 56 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 260,940 reviews vs 60% across 2,737,911 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (371,502 vs 11,662 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Counter-Strike averaged 7,961 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 12,838.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 333,321 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.