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DayZ vs PUBG
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the more played game: 280,656 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 50,897 for DayZ, about 6× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 93 days straight. DayZ counters with better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while DayZ costs $24.99 (−50%). 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 88.6h in DayZ and 285h 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.
DayZ
88.6h
average of 24 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
285h
average of 102 members
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Player count history
DayZPUBG: 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 93 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 93 days
Days tracked
93
Current streak
93 days
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
77%
May 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 93 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | DayZ | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 50,897 | 280,656 |
| 24-hour peak | 50,897 | 736,109 |
| 7-day average | 34,575 | 318,983 |
| 30-day average | 35,457 | 325,154 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | ±0% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 72% positive |
| Total reviews | 467,810 | 2,745,304 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $24.99 (−50%) | Free to play |
Full stats: DayZ · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS · add more games to this comparison →
Players by month
| Month | DayZ | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 162,384 | 212,877 |
| May 2026 | 40,401 | 64,822 | 243,779 | 744,400 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,811 | 65,084 | 317,209 | 824,401 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,789 | 64,972 | 327,223 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 35,479 | 63,434 | 325,882 | 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, DayZ or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 280,656 concurrent players on Steam vs 50,897 for DayZ, about 6× more players.
Is DayZ bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 35,457 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 325,154. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has DayZ 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 93 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, DayZ rates higher: 78% positive across 467,810 reviews vs 61% across 2,745,304 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (280,656 vs 50,897 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 35,457 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 325,154 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.