Counter-Strike 2 Player Count

Players also call it CS2, Counter Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2

Steam app 730

Counter-Strike 2

ValveNov 30, 2011Action, Free To Play

Free to play Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • FPS
  • Shooter
  • Multiplayer
  • Competitive
  • Action
  • Team-Based
  • eSports
  • Tactical
  • First-Person
  • PvP
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Playing now
781,849
Updated 5 minutes ago
24-hour peak
1,296,926
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,862,531
Apr 12, 2025
Avg this month
769,075
-3.34% vs last month
Steam reviews
85%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Counter-Strike 2 player count chart

No, Counter-Strike 2 is not dead. 781,849 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1,296,926. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Nov 30, 2011

Counter-Strike 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026769,075-26,585-3.34%1,296,926
October 2026795,660-27,437-3.33%1,403,865
September 2026823,097+119,431+8.97%1,450,705
August 2026not enough data-103,761-7.23%1,331,274
July 2026not enough data-138,692-8.81%1,435,035
June 2026not enough data+84,510+5.67%1,573,727
May 2026not enough data-83,905-5.33%1,489,217
April 2026not enough data-148,832-8.64%1,573,122
March 2026not enough data+92,565+5.68%1,721,954
February 2026not enough data-27,800-1.68%1,629,389
January 2026not enough data+26,628+1.63%1,657,189
December 2025not enough data+6,431+0.4%1,630,561
November 2025not enough data+28,278+1.77%1,624,130
October 2025not enough data+21,100+1.34%1,595,852
September 2025not enough data+69,333+4.61%1,574,752
August 2025not enough data+71,593+4.99%1,505,419
July 2025not enough data-298,253-17.22%1,433,826
June 2025not enough data+9,778+0.57%1,732,079
May 2025not enough data-140,230-7.53%1,722,301
April 2025not enough data+37,542+2.06%1,862,531
March 2025not enough data+36,972+2.07%1,824,989
February 2025not enough data+183,376+11.43%1,788,017
January 2025not enough data-135,620-7.79%1,604,641
December 2024not enough data+178,055+11.4%1,740,261
November 2024not enough data+78,161+5.27%1,562,206
October 2024not enough data+1,516+0.1%1,484,045
September 2024not enough data+56,051+3.93%1,482,529
August 2024not enough data+78,976+5.86%1,426,478
July 2024not enough data-178,394-11.69%1,347,502
June 2024not enough data-105,720-6.48%1,525,896
May 2024not enough data+12,931+0.8%1,631,616
April 2024not enough data+93,616+6.14%1,618,685
March 2024not enough data+177,550+13.18%1,525,069
February 2024not enough data+35,097+2.67%1,347,519
January 2024not enough data+57,250+4.56%1,312,422
December 2023not enough data+91,784+7.89%1,255,172
November 2023not enough data-229,100-16.45%1,163,388
October 2023not enough data-167,947-10.76%1,392,488
September 2023not enough data+190,924+13.94%1,560,435
August 2023not enough data+140,396+11.42%1,369,511
July 2023not enough data-444,602-26.56%1,229,115
June 2023not enough data-145,056-7.98%1,673,717
May 2023not enough data+304,363+20.1%1,818,773
April 2023not enough data-5,047-0.33%1,514,410
March 2023not enough data+163,660+12.07%1,519,457
February 2023not enough data+155,720+12.98%1,355,797
January 2023not enough data+132,750+12.44%1,200,077
December 2022not enough data-65,625-5.79%1,067,327
November 2022not enough data+42,094+3.86%1,132,952
October 2022not enough data-12,365-1.12%1,090,858
September 2022not enough data+63,334+6.09%1,103,223
August 2022not enough data+111,560+12.02%1,039,889
July 2022not enough data+21,361+2.36%928,329
June 2022not enough data-25,713-2.76%906,968
May 2022not enough data-84,081-8.27%932,681
April 2022not enough data+22,954+2.31%1,016,762
March 2022not enough data-3,922-0.39%993,808
February 2022not enough data+5,275+0.53%997,730
January 2022not enough data+41,869+4.4%992,455
December 2021not enough data+6,256+0.66%950,586
November 2021not enough data+78,300+9.04%944,330
October 2021not enough data-83,787-8.82%866,030
September 2021not enough data+51,154+5.69%949,817
August 2021not enough data+132,153+17.24%898,663
July 2021not enough data-163,430-17.57%766,510
June 2021not enough data-158,228-14.54%929,940
May 2021not enough data-62,814-5.46%1,088,168
April 2021not enough data-51,011-4.24%1,150,982
March 2021not enough data+76,155+6.76%1,201,993
February 2021not enough data+427+0.04%1,125,838
January 2021not enough data-44,250-3.78%1,125,411
December 2020not enough data+129,610+12.46%1,169,661
November 2020not enough data+88,303+9.28%1,040,051
October 2020not enough data-29,131-2.97%951,748
September 2020not enough data+48,596+5.21%980,879
August 2020not enough data+70,335+8.16%932,283
July 2020not enough data-149,229-14.76%861,948
June 2020not enough data-186,805-15.59%1,011,177
May 2020not enough data-110,981-8.48%1,197,982
April 2020not enough data+156,504+13.58%1,308,963
March 2020not enough data+218,711+23.42%1,152,459
February 2020not enough data+111,258+13.53%933,748
January 2020not enough data+50,850+6.59%822,490
December 2019not enough data+7,202+0.94%771,640
November 2019not enough data+9,529+1.26%764,438
October 2019not enough data+31,209+4.31%754,909
September 2019not enough data+72,966+11.21%723,700
August 2019not enough data+71,038+12.25%650,734
July 2019not enough data-12,143-2.05%579,696
June 2019not enough data-1,009-0.17%591,839
May 2019not enough data-30,004-4.82%592,848
April 2019not enough data-61,100-8.93%622,852
March 2019not enough data+24,986+3.79%683,952
February 2019not enough data-28,347-4.12%658,966
January 2019not enough data-62,332-8.31%687,313
December 2018not enough data+203,445+37.25%749,645
November 2018not enough data-22,462-3.95%546,200
October 2018not enough data-19,077-3.25%568,662
September 2018not enough data+130,827+28.63%587,739
August 2018not enough data+30,904+7.25%456,912
July 2018not enough data+5,747+1.37%426,008
June 2018not enough data-34,232-7.53%420,261
May 2018not enough data-69,345-13.24%454,493
April 2018not enough data-150,630-22.33%523,838
March 2018not enough data-16,739-2.42%674,468
February 2018not enough data-28,091-3.91%691,207
January 2018not enough data+117,701+19.56%719,298
December 2017not enough data-1,200-0.2%601,597
November 2017not enough data-41,285-6.41%602,797
October 2017not enough data-40,491-5.91%644,082
September 2017not enough data+88,792+14.9%684,573
August 2017not enough data-29,004-4.64%595,781
July 2017not enough data+9,947+1.62%624,785
June 2017not enough data-82,359-11.81%614,838
May 2017not enough data-13,684-1.92%697,197
April 2017not enough data-34,034-4.57%710,881
March 2017not enough data-487-0.07%744,915
February 2017not enough data-73,995-9.03%745,402
January 2017not enough data+154,686+23.27%819,397
December 2016not enough data+35,891+5.71%664,711
November 2016not enough data-36,678-5.51%628,820
October 2016not enough data+25,119+3.92%665,498
September 2016not enough data+41,284+6.89%640,379
August 2016not enough data-42,634-6.64%599,095
July 2016not enough data+62,619+10.81%641,729
June 2016not enough data-95,559-14.16%579,110
May 2016not enough data-175,816-20.67%674,669
April 2016not enough data+74,119+9.55%850,485
March 2016not enough data+33,879+4.56%776,366
February 2016not enough data+73,552+11%742,487
January 2016not enough data-157,294-19.04%668,935
December 2015not enough data+35,434+4.48%826,229
November 2015not enough data+43,631+5.84%790,795
October 2015not enough data+19,473+2.68%747,164
September 2015not enough data-92,211-11.25%727,691
August 2015not enough data+272,966+49.91%819,902
July 2015not enough data-65,060-10.63%546,936
June 2015not enough data-70,650-10.35%611,996
May 2015not enough data+112,063+19.64%682,646
April 2015not enough data-34,802-5.75%570,583
March 2015not enough data+149,877+32.9%605,385
February 2015not enough data+11,517+2.59%455,508
January 2015not enough data+76,357+20.77%443,991
December 2014not enough data+18,172+5.2%367,634
November 2014not enough data+87,907+33.61%349,462
October 2014not enough data+19,061+7.86%261,555
September 2014not enough data-34,698-12.52%242,494
August 2014not enough data+83,176+42.87%277,192
July 2014not enough data+29,882+18.21%194,016
June 2014not enough data-9,921-5.7%164,134
May 2014not enough data+30,390+21.15%174,055
April 2014not enough data-21,116-12.81%143,665
March 2014not enough data+44,996+37.56%164,781
February 2014not enough data+17,321+16.9%119,785
January 2014not enough data+5,709+5.9%102,464
December 2013not enough data+2,850+3.03%96,755
November 2013not enough data+40,595+76.15%93,905
October 2013not enough data+1,258+2.42%53,310
September 2013not enough data+385+0.75%52,052
August 2013not enough data+9,256+21.82%51,667
July 2013not enough data+8,418+24.76%42,411
June 2013not enough data-19,386-36.32%33,993
May 2013not enough data+21,413+66.99%53,379
April 2013not enough data-448-1.38%31,966
March 2013not enough data-3,183-8.94%32,414
February 2013not enough data+4,237+13.51%35,597
January 2013not enough data+3,082+10.9%31,360
December 2012not enough data-22,255-44.04%28,278
November 2012not enough data+29,286+137.84%50,533
October 2012not enough data-14,810-41.07%21,247
September 2012not enough data-16,539-31.45%36,057
August 2012not enough data+50,713+2693.2%52,596
July 2012not enough data-1,036-35.49%1,883
June 2012not enough data+802+37.88%2,919
May 2012not enough data+218+11.48%2,117
April 2012not enough data+636+50.36%1,899
March 2012not enough data+772+157.23%1,263
December 2011not enough data-189-27.79%491
November 2011not enough datan/an/a680

How many people are playing Counter-Strike 2?

At this moment Counter-Strike 2 has 781,849 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,296,926 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 1,244,150.

Is Counter-Strike 2 growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Counter-Strike 2 averaged a daily peak of 1,244,150 players, down 2% compared with the 30 days before (1,264,782). Its highest point this month (1,403,865) is 12% below the same period last year (1,597,285). In its first month after release (Nov 30, 2011) it peaked at 680 players. Today's player count is 42% of its all-time peak of 1,862,531, set on Apr 12, 2025.

Best time to play Counter-Strike 2

Based on the last 14 days, Counter-Strike 2 is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York), when about 62% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Counter-Strike 2 players by hour and weekday

When Counter-Strike 2 has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 14:00 UTCabout 1.33M players on average
QuietestTuesday at 04:00 UTCabout 418k players on average
Busy vs quiet3.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Counter-Strike 2

For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

Developer
Valve
Released
Nov 30, 2011
Genre
Action, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
29 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Counter-Strike 2 price

Counter-Strike 2 is free to play on Steam.

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Counter-Strike 2 reviews over time

85% Very Positive85% of 9,972,361 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Counter-Strike 2 on Twitch

43,908
watching now
585
live channels
174,261
24-hour peak viewers
73,083
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Counter-Strike", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Counter-Strike 2 Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 6 Sep 2026, with a peak of 523,270 viewers and 108,304 on average.

Counter-Strike 2 streamers right now

  1. s_chilla2,997
  2. BCGameEsports2,093
  3. H4ckz0r861,647
  4. akofocus1,514
  5. ArrowCS1,358

Top Counter-Strike 2 streamers this week

  1. StRoGo28,150
  2. buster18,437
  3. ESLCS10,526
  4. bySL4M10,175
  5. bratishkinoff10,134

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Counter-Strike 2 achievements

Counter-Strike 2 has 1 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 41.1% of them; the rarest, A New Beginning, is held by 41.1% of players.

  • A New BeginningHidden achievement41.1%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Counter-Strike 2 DLC

Counter-Strike 2 has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Counter-Strike 2 Soundtrack ↗Free

Latest Counter-Strike 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Counter-Strike 2 FAQ

Is Counter-Strike 2 dead?

No, Counter-Strike 2 is not dead. 781,849 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 1,296,926. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Counter-Strike 2?

781,849 people are playing Counter-Strike 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 1,296,926 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Counter-Strike 2?

Counter-Strike 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,862,531 concurrent players on Apr 12, 2025.

Is Counter-Strike 2 growing or declining?

Counter-Strike 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 1,244,150, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Counter-Strike 2 most active?

Counter-Strike 2 usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York).

Is Counter-Strike 2 free?

Yes, Counter-Strike 2 is free to play on Steam.

Is Counter-Strike 2 good?

Steam players rate Counter-Strike 2 Very Positive: 85% of 9,972,361 reviews are positive.

When did Counter-Strike 2 come out?

Counter-Strike 2 was released on Steam on Nov 30, 2011.

Who made Counter-Strike 2?

Counter-Strike 2 was developed by Valve.

Is Counter-Strike 2 still worth playing?

Counter-Strike 2 has a big, active player base on Steam today (781,849 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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