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DayZ vs PUBG
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 115,597 players on Steam against 33,905 for DayZ, about 3× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 138 days straight.
DayZ counters with better Steam reviews: 78% positive vs 61%. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is free to play, while DayZ costs $49.99. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 77.7h in DayZ and 208h 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
77.7h
average of 54 members
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
208h
average of 176 members
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DayZ
30,576PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
223,149Daily averages · latest day · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, 7.3× the players of DayZ
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 5 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
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has had the higher daily player count for the last 138 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
DayZ led 0 daysPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 138 days
- Days tracked
- 138
- Current streak
- 138 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 own Steam readings), compared on the 138 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 | DayZ | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 33,905 | 115,597 |
| 24-hour peak | 47,558 | 679,146 |
| 7-day average | 33,001 | 294,341 |
| 30-day average | 33,750 | 309,285 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 65,084 | 824,401 |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive | 61% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 36% positive |
| Total reviews | 470,790 | 2,749,239 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~100,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Price | $49.99 | Free to play |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 36,804 | 64,972 | 327,330 | 797,879 |
| Aug 2026 | 35,988 | 63,434 | 326,345 | 783,393 |
| Sep 2026 | 33,355 | 62,236 | 312,279 | 794,644 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 31,790 | 55,919 | 300,506 | 746,791 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, DayZ or PUBG?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 115,597 concurrent players on Steam vs 33,905 for DayZ, about 3× more players.
Is DayZ bigger than PUBG on Steam?
Over the last 30 days DayZ averaged 33,750 concurrent players and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 309,285. 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 138 days both games have been tracked.
Is DayZ better than PUBG?
By Steam review score, DayZ rates higher: 78% positive across 470,790 reviews vs 61% across 2,749,239 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (115,597 vs 33,905 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is DayZ growing or declining on Steam?
DayZ averaged 33,750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 65,084.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 309,285 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
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