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PUBG vs Rainbow Six Siege
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is the more played game right now: 201,788 players on Steam against 70,769 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 3× more players. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has been ahead for 137 days straight, and has led on 169 days of the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege counters with better Steam reviews: 82% positive vs 61%. Across all tracked metrics, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 5 minutes. Both are Action / Free To Play games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 209h in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and 353h 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.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
209h
average of 175 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
353h
average of 165 members
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
319,762Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
63,826Daily averages · latest day · PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, 5.0× the players of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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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 137 days. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege last led on May 27, 2026.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS led 169 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 3 days
- Days tracked
- 172
- Current streak
- 137 days
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- 46%
- May 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 172 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 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 201,788 | 70,769 |
| 24-hour peak | 746,791 | 87,203 |
| 7-day average | 296,552 | 55,280 |
| 30-day average | 313,102 | 60,969 |
| 30-day trend | −1% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 824,401 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 61% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 36% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 2,749,239 | 1,561,165 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~100,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Dec 21, 2017 | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Price | Free to play | 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 | PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 162,384 | 212,877 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 243,779 | 744,400 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 317,209 | 824,401 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 327,330 | 797,879 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 326,345 | 783,393 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 312,244 | 794,644 | 65,363 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 297,025 | 746,791 | 56,574 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, PUBG or Rainbow Six Siege?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS currently has more players: 201,788 concurrent players on Steam vs 70,769 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 3× more players.
Is PUBG bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,102 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,969. By that measure PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is currently the bigger game.
Has Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ever had more players than PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS?
Yes. Across the 172 days Coilr has tracked both games, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege had the higher daily average on 3 days, most recently on May 27, 2026. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has led for the last 137 days.
Is PUBG better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege rates higher: 82% positive across 1,561,165 reviews vs 61% across 2,749,239 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has the larger player base right now (201,788 vs 70,769 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS growing or declining on Steam?
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS averaged 313,102 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 824,401.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,969 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 120,709.
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