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Counter-Strike vs World of Tanks Blitz
Counter-Strike is the more played game right now: 11,440 players on Steam against 8,598 for World of Tanks Blitz, about 33% more players. Counter-Strike has been ahead for 110 days straight.
Counter-Strike also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 78%. World of Tanks Blitz is free to play, while Counter-Strike costs $9.99. Across all tracked metrics, Counter-Strike leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 21.8h in Counter-Strike and 19.5h in World of Tanks Blitz. 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
21.8h
average of 43 members
World of Tanks Blitz
19.5h
average of 24 members
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Counter-Strike has had the higher daily player count for the last 110 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Counter-Strike led 110 daysWorld of Tanks Blitz led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 110
- Current streak
- 110 days
- Counter-Strike
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 30%
- Sep 25, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 110 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Counter-Strike | World of Tanks Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,440 | 8,598 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,955 | 8,875 |
| 7-day average | 8,103 | 4,858 |
| 30-day average | 8,029 | 4,767 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | +10% |
| Peak (tracked) | 13,252 | 9,327 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 78% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 261,851 | 153,436 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 1, 2000 | Nov 9, 2016 |
| Price | $9.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
| Month | Counter-Strike | World of Tanks Blitz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 11,355 | 11,957 | 6,166 | 6,700 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,005 | 12,838 | 4,519 | 9,327 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,945 | 12,789 | 4,162 | 7,794 |
| Aug 2026 | 7,955 | 12,678 | 4,466 | 8,320 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,976 | 13,252 | 4,801 | 9,300 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Counter-Strike or World of Tanks Blitz?
Counter-Strike currently has more players: 11,440 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,598 for World of Tanks Blitz, about 33% more players.
Is Counter-Strike bigger than World of Tanks Blitz on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike averaged 8,029 concurrent players and World of Tanks Blitz averaged 4,767. By that measure Counter-Strike is currently the bigger game.
Has World of Tanks Blitz ever had more players than Counter-Strike?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Counter-Strike has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 110 days both games have been tracked.
Is Counter-Strike better than World of Tanks Blitz?
By Steam review score, Counter-Strike rates higher: 97% positive across 261,851 reviews vs 78% across 153,436 for World of Tanks Blitz. Counter-Strike has the larger player base right now (11,440 vs 8,598 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Counter-Strike growing or declining on Steam?
Counter-Strike averaged 8,029 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 13,252.
Is World of Tanks Blitz growing or declining on Steam?
World of Tanks Blitz averaged 4,767 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,327.
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