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Counter-Strike vs Rainbow Six Siege
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently the more played game: 42,416 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,972 for Counter-Strike, about 11× more players. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has been ahead for 101 days straight. Counter-Strike counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 82%. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 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 24.8h in Counter-Strike and 432h 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
24.8h
average of 36 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
432h
average of 106 members
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Player count history
Counter-StrikeTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has had the higher daily player count for the last 101 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike led 0 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 101 days
Days tracked
101
Current streak
101 days
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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 101 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Counter-Strike | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,972 | 42,416 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,261 | 83,346 |
| 7-day average | 8,066 | 66,080 |
| 30-day average | 8,001 | 67,059 |
| 30-day trend | +1% | +16% |
| Peak (tracked) | 13,160 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 261,739 | 1,551,309 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2000 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
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Players by month
| Month | Counter-Strike | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,005 | 12,838 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,945 | 12,789 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,953 | 12,678 | 61,100 | 103,722 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,917 | 13,160 | 69,005 | 120,709 |
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 Rainbow Six Siege?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege currently has more players: 42,416 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,972 for Counter-Strike, about 11× more players.
Is Counter-Strike bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 8,001 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 67,059. By that measure Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is currently the bigger game.
Has Counter-Strike ever had more players than Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 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 Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,739 reviews vs 82% across 1,551,309 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege has the larger player base right now (42,416 vs 3,972 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 8,001 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,160.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 67,059 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 16% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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