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Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Counter-Strike 2 Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Counter-Strike 2 is more popular right now with 1,048,185 players on Steam, 222 times as many players as Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (4,715). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 790,993 players on average against 3,525 for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III. The highest all-time peak belongs to Counter-Strike 2 (1,862,531 players).

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
4,715
playing now · 24h peak 4,930
Counter-Strike 2
1,048,185
playing now · 24h peak 1.3M

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Counter-Strike 2 player count chart

  • Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
  • Counter-Strike 2

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III vs Counter-Strike 2: side by side

StatCall of Duty®: Black Ops IIICounter-Strike 2
Players right now4,7151,048,185
24-hour peak4,9301,296,926
All-time peak63,693Nov 8, 20151,862,531Apr 12, 2025
30-day average players3,525790,993
Steam reviews85.2% positive235k reviews85.8% positive9.94M reviews
Price now (US)$59.99Free to play
Lowest price we have seen$14.99 Apr 23, 2024Free
Twitch viewers now409245 on average, 7 days42,75873k on average, 7 days
Release dateNov 5, 2015Nov 30, 2011

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Which is more popular, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or Counter-Strike 2?

Counter-Strike 2 is more popular right now with 1,048,185 players on Steam, 222 times as many players as Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (4,715). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 790,993 players on average against 3,525 for Call of Duty®: Black Ops III. The highest all-time peak belongs to Counter-Strike 2 (1,862,531 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or Counter-Strike 2?

Counter-Strike 2 peaked at 1,862,531 concurrent players on April 12, 2025. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III peaked at 63,693 concurrent players on November 8, 2015.

Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III or Counter-Strike 2 cheaper on Steam?

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III costs $59.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $14.99. Counter-Strike 2 is free to play.

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