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EA Sports FC 26 vs Football Manager 26
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is the more played game right now: 26,844 players on Steam against 21,000 for Football Manager 26, about 28% more players. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has been ahead for 136 days straight.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 also has the better Steam reviews: 51% positive vs 36%. Across all tracked metrics, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Sports games.
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EA SPORTS FC™ 26
28,642Football Manager 26
24,451Daily averages · latest day · EA SPORTS FC™ 26, 17% ahead of Football Manager 26
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read 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
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 led 136 daysFootball Manager 26 led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 136 days
- EA SPORTS FC™ 26
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Oct 5, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 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 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Football Manager 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,844 | 21,000 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,493 | 33,914 |
| 7-day average | 24,763 | 23,365 |
| 30-day average | 36,060 | 28,786 |
| 30-day trend | −48% | −20% |
| Peak (tracked) | 160,692 | 54,857 |
| Steam reviews | 51% positive | 36% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 57% positive | 57% positive |
| Total reviews | 108,775 | 36,348 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | — |
| Release date | Sep 24, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Price | $69.99 | $29.99 |
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 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | Football Manager 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 76,905 | 76,905 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 49,953 | 77,563 | 33,572 | 52,839 |
| Jun 2026 | 74,136 | 141,815 | 30,356 | 51,305 |
| Jul 2026 | 102,071 | 160,692 | 30,846 | 51,645 |
| Aug 2026 | 76,167 | 137,039 | 33,487 | 54,857 |
| Sep 2026 | 43,115 | 82,129 | 29,822 | 51,840 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 25,911 | 43,811 | 23,362 | 38,215 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, EA Sports FC 26 or Football Manager 26?
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 currently has more players: 26,844 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,000 for Football Manager 26, about 28% more players.
Is EA Sports FC 26 bigger than Football Manager 26 on Steam?
Over the last 30 days EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 36,060 concurrent players and Football Manager 26 averaged 28,786. By that measure EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is currently the bigger game.
Has Football Manager 26 ever had more players than EA SPORTS FC™ 26?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 136 days both games have been tracked.
Is EA Sports FC 26 better than Football Manager 26?
By Steam review score, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 rates higher: 51% positive across 108,775 reviews vs 36% across 36,348 for Football Manager 26. EA SPORTS FC™ 26 has the larger player base right now (26,844 vs 21,000 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is EA SPORTS FC™ 26 growing or declining on Steam?
EA SPORTS FC™ 26 averaged 36,060 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 48% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 160,692.
Is Football Manager 26 growing or declining on Steam?
Football Manager 26 averaged 28,786 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 20% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 54,857.