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Counter-Strike

Released Nov 9, 2000 · Steam app 10

Prices from €9.69

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 16:20 UTC
Playing now
11,288
at 16:20 UTC
24-hour peak
11,847
All-time peak
65,188
in Jan 2013 · SteamCharts
24h change
-16%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
—
none tracked
Best price
€9.69
official store

Players over time

Players over time
What stands out
  • +2%Players since 17:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
All-time peak
65,188

Highest monthly peak on record, in Jan 2013, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 11,847.

Month by month

Average and peak players per month · SteamCharts (used with permission) for complete months, our own Steam counts after that
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2026 (from Oct 26, 2026) · our count7,901-61-0.8%11,847
September 2026 7,9625+0.1%13,252
August 2026 7,95727+0.3%12,706
July 2026 7,930-103-1.3%12,867
June 2026 8,033-472-5.6%13,100
May 2026 8,505289+3.5%13,872
April 2026 8,21699+1.2%14,168
March 2026 8,117-192-2.3%14,762
February 2026 8,309-49-0.6%15,129
January 2026 8,358486+6.2%15,160
December 2025 7,872-36-0.5%14,669
November 2025 7,908-404-4.9%14,191
Show all 172 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 8,312507+6.5%16,249
September 2025 7,805883+13%13,254
August 2025 6,922-449-6.1%12,168
July 2025 7,371-834-10%13,951
June 2025 8,205-848-9.4%15,798
May 2025 9,053-471-5%15,333
April 2025 9,524-849-8.2%17,727
March 2025 10,373-1,191-10%18,180
February 2025 11,564-341-2.9%18,934
January 2025 11,905414+3.6%20,626
December 2024 11,4911,253+12%19,006
November 2024 10,238311+3.1%17,065
October 2024 9,927645+7%16,821
September 2024 9,282408+4.6%16,410
August 2024 8,874-1,610-15%14,878
July 2024 10,484820+8.5%18,909
June 2024 9,664692+7.7%15,671
May 2024 8,972747+9.1%15,664
April 2024 8,225-646-7.3%14,470
March 2024 8,871688+8.4%15,954
February 2024 8,183-414-4.8%14,925
January 2024 8,597405+4.9%15,597
December 2023 8,192216+2.7%14,596
November 2023 7,976-26-0.3%14,415
October 2023 8,002403+5.3%14,219
September 2023 7,59986+1.1%13,166
August 2023 7,513-343-4.4%12,412
July 2023 7,856193+2.5%13,232
June 2023 7,663-101-1.3%13,078
May 2023 7,764-695-8.2%13,587
April 2023 8,459-444-5%15,526
March 2023 8,903-364-3.9%15,828
February 2023 9,267-497-5.1%16,364
January 2023 9,764590+6.4%17,136
December 2022 9,174521+6%16,245
November 2022 8,653476+5.8%15,888
October 2022 8,177172+2.2%13,709
September 2022 8,005-682-7.9%13,455
August 2022 8,687-340-3.8%13,191
July 2022 9,027444+5.2%14,019
June 2022 8,583-121-1.4%13,707
May 2022 8,704-874-9.1%14,189
April 2022 9,578-197-2%16,636
March 2022 9,775-782-7.4%16,745
February 2022 10,557205+2%18,714
January 2022 10,352990+11%18,392
December 2021 9,362221+2.4%16,534
November 2021 9,141469+5.4%16,321
October 2021 8,672211+2.5%15,631
September 2021 8,461-390-4.4%14,559
August 2021 8,851-287-3.1%14,064
July 2021 9,138-359-3.8%14,972
June 2021 9,497-1,244-12%16,391
May 2021 10,741-1,685-14%18,089
April 2021 12,426115+0.9%21,562
March 2021 12,311220+1.8%22,140
February 2021 12,091-1,003-7.7%21,626
January 2021 13,094854+7%23,762
December 2020 12,240961+8.5%22,645
November 2020 11,279958+9.3%20,908
October 2020 10,321337+3.4%17,908
September 2020 9,984-681-6.4%16,041
August 2020 10,665-867-7.5%16,485
July 2020 11,532-544-4.5%18,159
June 2020 12,076-3,272-21%21,446
May 2020 15,348-2,417-14%29,589
April 2020 17,7655,255+42%31,782
March 2020 12,5102,836+29%30,500
February 2020 9,674-524-5.1%17,705
January 2020 10,198623+6.5%19,141
December 2019 9,575801+9.1%18,196
November 2019 8,774490+5.9%15,994
October 2019 8,284-180-2.1%14,937
September 2019 8,464-696-7.6%14,661
August 2019 9,160-157-1.7%14,902
July 2019 9,317151+1.7%15,309
June 2019 9,166-81-0.9%14,925
May 2019 9,247-318-3.3%16,503
April 2019 9,565-962-9.1%17,373
March 2019 10,527-1,227-10%19,302
February 2019 11,754-864-6.9%21,432
January 2019 12,6181,034+8.9%22,902
December 2018 11,5841,212+12%21,858
November 2018 10,372625+6.4%20,591
October 2018 9,747-10-0.1%18,183
September 2018 9,757-684-6.6%17,531
August 2018 10,441-684-6.2%17,093
July 2018 11,125177+1.6%18,703
June 2018 10,948116+1.1%18,604
May 2018 10,832-934-7.9%18,895
April 2018 11,766-2,258-16%22,637
March 2018 14,024-594-4.1%25,812
February 2018 14,618-502-3.3%26,135
January 2018 15,1201,383+10%27,589
December 2017 13,7371,687+14%25,689
November 2017 12,050977+8.8%24,734
October 2017 11,073354+3.3%20,764
September 2017 10,719-631-5.6%18,685
August 2017 11,350-378-3.2%18,292
July 2017 11,728-419-3.5%20,303
June 2017 12,14728+0.2%20,229
May 2017 12,119-939-7.2%21,838
April 2017 13,058-1,253-8.8%22,842
March 2017 14,311-1,315-8.4%26,577
February 2017 15,626-455-2.8%28,071
January 2017 16,0811,865+13%29,300
December 2016 14,216768+5.7%26,909
November 2016 13,448445+3.4%24,792
October 2016 13,003419+3.3%23,413
September 2016 12,584-563-4.3%21,984
August 2016 13,14734+0.3%21,491
July 2016 13,113-170-1.3%21,136
June 2016 13,283213+1.6%22,585
May 2016 13,070-598-4.4%22,998
April 2016 13,668-1,761-11%24,994
March 2016 15,429-968-5.9%28,136
February 2016 16,397-246-1.5%29,617
January 2016 16,6431,988+14%29,670
December 2015 14,655810+5.9%27,926
November 2015 13,845616+4.7%26,133
October 2015 13,229343+2.7%24,278
September 2015 12,886-1,099-7.9%23,130
August 2015 13,985-417-2.9%22,650
July 2015 14,402152+1.1%23,624
June 2015 14,250-74-0.5%24,177
May 2015 14,324-1,414-9%26,466
April 2015 15,738-1,702-9.8%30,333
March 2015 17,440-1,361-7.2%33,107
February 2015 18,801-966-4.9%34,453
January 2015 19,767989+5.3%37,018
December 2014 18,7781,486+8.6%36,393
November 2014 17,292656+3.9%33,495
October 2014 16,636307+1.9%31,690
September 2014 16,329-1,694-9.4%30,379
August 2014 18,023-92-0.5%29,564
July 2014 18,115124+0.7%30,469
June 2014 17,991525+3%31,392
May 2014 17,466-1,290-6.9%33,755
April 2014 18,756-1,729-8.4%35,774
March 2014 20,485-1,723-7.8%39,230
February 2014 22,208-1,114-4.8%41,945
January 2014 23,3221,900+8.9%44,491
December 2013 21,4221,720+8.7%40,743
November 2013 19,702621+3.3%39,826
October 2013 19,081-107-0.6%36,655
September 2013 19,188-2,110-9.9%36,983
August 2013 21,298817+4%34,230
July 2013 20,481336+1.7%34,412
June 2013 20,145244+1.2%35,960
May 2013 19,901-1,303-6.2%36,913
April 2013 21,204-2,935-12%43,856
March 2013 24,139-4,239-15%49,412
February 2013 28,378-6,436-18%60,134
January 2013 34,8142,818+8.8%65,188
December 2012 31,9962,326+7.8%61,189
November 2012 29,670834+2.9%56,957
October 2012 28,836-597-2%56,053
September 2012 29,433-3,663-11%55,321
August 2012 33,096-1,043-3.1%53,685
July 2012 34,139——53,967

Long-term history

Month by month from before we started counting: players from SteamCharts, plus Steam reviews and Wikipedia views, which follow interest rather than player numbers.

Busiest monthJan 201334,814
Highest monthly peakJan 201365,188
Last 12 months vs the 12 before-15%
032.6K65.2KJul 2012: 34,139 players on average, peak 53,967Aug 2012: 33,096 players on average, peak 53,685Sep 2012: 29,433 players on average, peak 55,321Oct 2012: 28,836 players on average, peak 56,053Nov 2012: 29,670 players on average, peak 56,957Dec 2012: 31,996 players on average, peak 61,189Jan 2013: 34,814 players on average, peak 65,188Feb 2013: 28,378 players on average, peak 60,134Mar 2013: 24,139 players on average, peak 49,412Apr 2013: 21,204 players on average, peak 43,856May 2013: 19,901 players on average, peak 36,913Jun 2013: 20,145 players on average, peak 35,960Jul 2013: 20,481 players on average, peak 34,412Aug 2013: 21,298 players on average, peak 34,230Sep 2013: 19,188 players on average, peak 36,983Oct 2013: 19,081 players on average, peak 36,655Nov 2013: 19,702 players on average, peak 39,826Dec 2013: 21,422 players on average, peak 40,743Jan 2014: 23,322 players on average, peak 44,491Feb 2014: 22,208 players on average, peak 41,945Mar 2014: 20,485 players on average, peak 39,230Apr 2014: 18,756 players on average, peak 35,774May 2014: 17,466 players on average, peak 33,755Jun 2014: 17,991 players on average, peak 31,392Jul 2014: 18,115 players on average, peak 30,469Aug 2014: 18,023 players on average, peak 29,564Sep 2014: 16,329 players on average, peak 30,379Oct 2014: 16,636 players on average, peak 31,690Nov 2014: 17,292 players on average, peak 33,495Dec 2014: 18,778 players on average, peak 36,393Jan 2015: 19,767 players on average, peak 37,018Feb 2015: 18,801 players on average, peak 34,453Mar 2015: 17,440 players on average, peak 33,107Apr 2015: 15,738 players on average, peak 30,333May 2015: 14,324 players on average, peak 26,466Jun 2015: 14,250 players on average, peak 24,177Jul 2015: 14,402 players on average, peak 23,624Aug 2015: 13,985 players on average, peak 22,650Sep 2015: 12,886 players on average, peak 23,130Oct 2015: 13,229 players on average, peak 24,278Nov 2015: 13,845 players on average, peak 26,133Dec 2015: 14,655 players on average, peak 27,926Jan 2016: 16,643 players on average, peak 29,670Feb 2016: 16,397 players on average, peak 29,617Mar 2016: 15,429 players on average, peak 28,136Apr 2016: 13,668 players on average, peak 24,994May 2016: 13,070 players on average, peak 22,998Jun 2016: 13,283 players on average, peak 22,585Jul 2016: 13,113 players on average, peak 21,136Aug 2016: 13,147 players on average, peak 21,491Sep 2016: 12,584 players on average, peak 21,984Oct 2016: 13,003 players on average, peak 23,413Nov 2016: 13,448 players on average, peak 24,792Dec 2016: 14,216 players on average, peak 26,909Jan 2017: 16,081 players on average, peak 29,300Feb 2017: 15,626 players on average, peak 28,071Mar 2017: 14,311 players on average, peak 26,577Apr 2017: 13,058 players on average, peak 22,842May 2017: 12,119 players on average, peak 21,838Jun 2017: 12,147 players on average, peak 20,229Jul 2017: 11,728 players on average, peak 20,303Aug 2017: 11,350 players on average, peak 18,292Sep 2017: 10,719 players on average, peak 18,685Oct 2017: 11,073 players on average, peak 20,764Nov 2017: 12,050 players on average, peak 24,734Dec 2017: 13,737 players on average, peak 25,689Jan 2018: 15,120 players on average, peak 27,589Feb 2018: 14,618 players on average, peak 26,135Mar 2018: 14,024 players on average, peak 25,812Apr 2018: 11,766 players on average, peak 22,637May 2018: 10,832 players on average, peak 18,895Jun 2018: 10,948 players on average, peak 18,604Jul 2018: 11,125 players on average, peak 18,703Aug 2018: 10,441 players on average, peak 17,093Sep 2018: 9,757 players on average, peak 17,531Oct 2018: 9,747 players on average, peak 18,183Nov 2018: 10,372 players on average, peak 20,591Dec 2018: 11,584 players on average, peak 21,858Jan 2019: 12,618 players on average, peak 22,902Feb 2019: 11,754 players on average, peak 21,432Mar 2019: 10,527 players on average, peak 19,302Apr 2019: 9,565 players on average, peak 17,373May 2019: 9,247 players on average, peak 16,503Jun 2019: 9,166 players on average, peak 14,925Jul 2019: 9,317 players on average, peak 15,309Aug 2019: 9,160 players on average, peak 14,902Sep 2019: 8,464 players on average, peak 14,661Oct 2019: 8,284 players on average, peak 14,937Nov 2019: 8,774 players on average, peak 15,994Dec 2019: 9,575 players on average, peak 18,196Jan 2020: 10,198 players on average, peak 19,141Feb 2020: 9,674 players on average, peak 17,705Mar 2020: 12,510 players on average, peak 30,500Apr 2020: 17,765 players on average, peak 31,782May 2020: 15,348 players on average, peak 29,589Jun 2020: 12,076 players on average, peak 21,446Jul 2020: 11,532 players on average, peak 18,159Aug 2020: 10,665 players on average, peak 16,485Sep 2020: 9,984 players on average, peak 16,041Oct 2020: 10,321 players on average, peak 17,908Nov 2020: 11,279 players on average, peak 20,908Dec 2020: 12,240 players on average, peak 22,645Jan 2021: 13,094 players on average, peak 23,762Feb 2021: 12,091 players on average, peak 21,626Mar 2021: 12,311 players on average, peak 22,140Apr 2021: 12,426 players on average, peak 21,562May 2021: 10,741 players on average, peak 18,089Jun 2021: 9,497 players on average, peak 16,391Jul 2021: 9,138 players on average, peak 14,972Aug 2021: 8,851 players on average, peak 14,064Sep 2021: 8,461 players on average, peak 14,559Oct 2021: 8,672 players on average, peak 15,631Nov 2021: 9,141 players on average, peak 16,321Dec 2021: 9,362 players on average, peak 16,534Jan 2022: 10,352 players on average, peak 18,392Feb 2022: 10,557 players on average, peak 18,714Mar 2022: 9,775 players on average, peak 16,745Apr 2022: 9,578 players on average, peak 16,636May 2022: 8,704 players on average, peak 14,189Jun 2022: 8,583 players on average, peak 13,707Jul 2022: 9,027 players on average, peak 14,019Aug 2022: 8,687 players on average, peak 13,191Sep 2022: 8,005 players on average, peak 13,455Oct 2022: 8,177 players on average, peak 13,709Nov 2022: 8,653 players on average, peak 15,888Dec 2022: 9,174 players on average, peak 16,245Jan 2023: 9,764 players on average, peak 17,136Feb 2023: 9,267 players on average, peak 16,364Mar 2023: 8,903 players on average, peak 15,828Apr 2023: 8,459 players on average, peak 15,526May 2023: 7,764 players on average, peak 13,587Jun 2023: 7,663 players on average, peak 13,078Jul 2023: 7,856 players on average, peak 13,232Aug 2023: 7,513 players on average, peak 12,412Sep 2023: 7,599 players on average, peak 13,166Oct 2023: 8,002 players on average, peak 14,219Nov 2023: 7,976 players on average, peak 14,415Dec 2023: 8,192 players on average, peak 14,596Jan 2024: 8,597 players on average, peak 15,597Feb 2024: 8,183 players on average, peak 14,925Mar 2024: 8,871 players on average, peak 15,954Apr 2024: 8,225 players on average, peak 14,470May 2024: 8,972 players on average, peak 15,664Jun 2024: 9,664 players on average, peak 15,671Jul 2024: 10,484 players on average, peak 18,909Aug 2024: 8,874 players on average, peak 14,878Sep 2024: 9,282 players on average, peak 16,410Oct 2024: 9,927 players on average, peak 16,821Nov 2024: 10,238 players on average, peak 17,065Dec 2024: 11,491 players on average, peak 19,006Jan 2025: 11,905 players on average, peak 20,626Feb 2025: 11,564 players on average, peak 18,934Mar 2025: 10,373 players on average, peak 18,180Apr 2025: 9,524 players on average, peak 17,727May 2025: 9,053 players on average, peak 15,333Jun 2025: 8,205 players on average, peak 15,798Jul 2025: 7,371 players on average, peak 13,951Aug 2025: 6,922 players on average, peak 12,168Sep 2025: 7,805 players on average, peak 13,254Oct 2025: 8,312 players on average, peak 16,249Nov 2025: 7,908 players on average, peak 14,191Dec 2025: 7,872 players on average, peak 14,669Jan 2026: 8,358 players on average, peak 15,160Feb 2026: 8,309 players on average, peak 15,129Mar 2026: 8,117 players on average, peak 14,762Apr 2026: 8,216 players on average, peak 14,168May 2026: 8,505 players on average, peak 13,872Jun 2026: 8,033 players on average, peak 13,100Jul 2026: 7,930 players on average, peak 12,867Aug 2026: 7,957 players on average, peak 12,706Sep 2026: 7,962 players on average, peak 13,2522013201520172019202120232025
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Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

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€9.69
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About the game

Release date
Nov 9, 2000
All-time peak reached
Jan 2013 · 65,188
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
10
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