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Team Fortress 2 vs Rainbow Six Siege
Team Fortress 2 is the more played game right now: 80,405 players on Steam against 34,455 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 2.3× more players. Team Fortress 2 has been ahead for 9 days straight, and has led on 20 days of the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Team Fortress 2 also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Team Fortress 2 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 419h in Team Fortress 2 and 374h 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.
Team Fortress 2
419h
average of 123 members
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
374h
average of 152 members
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Team Fortress 2
79,111Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
50,363Daily averages · latest day · Team Fortress 2, 57% ahead 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
Team Fortress 2 has had the higher daily player count for the last 9 days. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege last led on Sep 30, 2026.
Team Fortress 2 led 20 daysTom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege led 117 days
- Days tracked
- 137
- Current streak
- 9 days
- Team Fortress 2
- Lead changes
- 11
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 137 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 | Team Fortress 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 80,405 | 34,455 |
| 24-hour peak | 89,825 | 67,794 |
| 7-day average | 71,486 | 55,792 |
| 30-day average | 61,605 | 60,995 |
| 30-day trend | +22% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 100,338 | 120,709 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 73% positive |
| Total reviews | 1,253,005 | 1,559,083 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~50,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 10, 2007 | 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 | Team Fortress 2 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 44,663 | 52,995 | 73,613 | 89,588 |
| May 2026 | 48,944 | 59,895 | 66,480 | 87,338 |
| Jun 2026 | 44,528 | 61,030 | 62,610 | 118,579 |
| Jul 2026 | 47,799 | 71,002 | 51,307 | 75,693 |
| Aug 2026 | 50,385 | 63,295 | 61,123 | 103,423 |
| Sep 2026 | 56,163 | 78,128 | 65,362 | 120,709 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 69,699 | 100,338 | 54,931 | 96,161 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Team Fortress 2 or Rainbow Six Siege?
Team Fortress 2 currently has more players: 80,405 concurrent players on Steam vs 34,455 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, about 2.3× more players.
Is Team Fortress 2 bigger than Rainbow Six Siege on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Team Fortress 2 averaged 61,605 concurrent players and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,995. By that measure Team Fortress 2 is currently the bigger game.
Has Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ever had more players than Team Fortress 2?
Yes. Across the 137 days Coilr has tracked both games, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege had the higher daily average on 117 days, most recently on Sep 30, 2026. Team Fortress 2 has led for the last 9 days.
Is Team Fortress 2 better than Rainbow Six Siege?
By Steam review score, Team Fortress 2 rates higher: 91% positive across 1,253,005 reviews vs 82% across 1,559,083 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. Team Fortress 2 has the larger player base right now (80,405 vs 34,455 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Team Fortress 2 growing or declining on Steam?
Team Fortress 2 averaged 61,605 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 22% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 100,338.
Is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege growing or declining on Steam?
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege averaged 60,995 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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