Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Live, updated 17:40 UTC
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Counter-Strike: Source

Released Oct 7, 2004 · Steam app 240

Prices from €7.64

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 17:40 UTC
Playing now
3,572
at 17:40 UTC
24-hour peak
3,725
All-time peak
60,896
in Sep 2025 · SteamCharts
24h change
-17%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
61
live on Twitch
Best price
€7.64
key shop

Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
What stands out
  • -5%Players since 18:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 2Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
All-time peak
60,896

Highest monthly peak on record, in Sep 2025, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 3,725.

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 count2,358137+6.2%3,725
September 2026 2,221-120-5.1%4,054
August 2026 2,341-3,402-59%4,112
July 2026 5,743-12,793-69%27,410
June 2026 18,536-9,282-33%37,868
May 2026 27,818-1,849-6.2%42,600
April 2026 29,6677,855+36%40,151
March 2026 21,8123,721+21%40,694
February 2026 18,0911,412+8.5%23,919
January 2026 16,679-10-0.1%20,836
December 2025 16,6896,142+58%20,365
November 2025 10,547-10,480-50%19,057
Show all 172 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 21,027-19,252-48%59,975
September 2025 40,279382+1%60,896
August 2025 39,89717,141+75%58,458
July 2025 22,75612,407+120%56,238
June 2025 10,3492,980+40%17,527
May 2025 7,369-642-8%12,760
April 2025 8,011-4,688-37%15,902
March 2025 12,6992,580+26%19,819
February 2025 10,119-325-3.1%15,828
January 2025 10,4441,069+11%16,783
December 2024 9,3751,670+22%16,314
November 2024 7,705-164-2.1%12,424
October 2024 7,869-549-6.5%12,797
September 2024 8,418-1,866-18%13,820
August 2024 10,284-21-0.2%15,935
July 2024 10,3051,834+22%17,981
June 2024 8,471-710-7.7%13,920
May 2024 9,1811,224+15%12,756
April 2024 7,957922+13%12,800
March 2024 7,0352,148+44%12,576
February 2024 4,8871,564+47%10,834
January 2024 3,32347+1.4%5,914
December 2023 3,276196+6.4%5,929
November 2023 3,08037+1.2%5,992
October 2023 3,043305+11%5,444
September 2023 2,73880+3%5,314
August 2023 2,658-296-10%4,432
July 2023 2,954359+14%5,257
June 2023 2,595-2-0.1%4,772
May 2023 2,597-295-10%4,803
April 2023 2,892-227-7.3%5,615
March 2023 3,11981+2.7%6,217
February 2023 3,038-337-10%5,486
January 2023 3,37594+2.9%6,205
December 2022 3,281165+5.3%5,944
November 2022 3,11685+2.8%6,386
October 2022 3,031-249-7.6%5,363
September 2022 3,280-1,874-36%6,950
August 2022 5,154-210-3.9%7,015
July 2022 5,364479+9.8%7,498
June 2022 4,885-238-4.7%7,246
May 2022 5,123-369-6.7%7,463
April 2022 5,492294+5.7%8,494
March 2022 5,198-534-9.3%8,296
February 2022 5,7321,830+47%8,891
January 2022 3,902475+14%8,063
December 2021 3,427156+4.8%6,544
November 2021 3,271153+4.9%6,094
October 2021 3,11881+2.7%5,684
September 2021 3,037-132-4.2%5,637
August 2021 3,169-131-4%5,306
July 2021 3,300-5-0.2%5,924
June 2021 3,305-669-17%5,962
May 2021 3,974-1,076-21%6,947
April 2021 5,050387+8.3%8,698
March 2021 4,663554+13%8,857
February 2021 4,109-349-7.8%7,489
January 2021 4,458398+9.8%8,270
December 2020 4,060269+7.1%7,967
November 2020 3,791303+8.7%7,245
October 2020 3,488157+4.7%6,473
September 2020 3,331-296-8.2%5,866
August 2020 3,627-341-8.6%6,171
July 2020 3,968-168-4.1%6,697
June 2020 4,136-922-18%7,341
May 2020 5,058-1,101-18%9,884
April 2020 6,1591,328+27%11,446
March 2020 4,831981+25%10,910
February 2020 3,850-231-5.7%6,990
January 2020 4,08174+1.9%7,846
December 2019 4,007553+16%7,868
November 2019 3,454162+4.9%7,038
October 2019 3,29226+0.8%6,157
September 2019 3,266-224-6.4%6,250
August 2019 3,490-386-10%6,028
July 2019 3,876391+11%6,906
June 2019 3,48551+1.5%6,758
May 2019 3,434-94-2.7%6,581
April 2019 3,528-514-13%6,779
March 2019 4,042-260-6%7,530
February 2019 4,302-309-6.7%8,156
January 2019 4,611207+4.7%8,699
December 2018 4,404370+9.2%8,674
November 2018 4,034299+8%8,207
October 2018 3,73551+1.4%7,121
September 2018 3,684-245-6.2%6,760
August 2018 3,929-91-2.3%6,786
July 2018 4,02031+0.8%6,682
June 2018 3,989-46-1.1%7,091
May 2018 4,035-346-7.9%7,144
April 2018 4,381-711-14%8,661
March 2018 5,092-173-3.3%9,341
February 2018 5,265-230-4.2%9,770
January 2018 5,495424+8.4%10,405
December 2017 5,071359+7.6%9,828
November 2017 4,712126+2.8%9,093
October 2017 4,586106+2.4%8,811
September 2017 4,480-232-4.9%8,227
August 2017 4,712-125-2.6%7,905
July 2017 4,83723+0.5%8,619
June 2017 4,8145+0.1%8,598
May 2017 4,809-450-8.6%8,849
April 2017 5,259-402-7.1%9,774
March 2017 5,661-625-9.9%10,926
February 2017 6,286-410-6.1%11,557
January 2017 6,696532+8.6%12,471
December 2016 6,164301+5.1%11,500
November 2016 5,863161+2.8%11,211
October 2016 5,702210+3.8%10,503
September 2016 5,492-389-6.6%10,083
August 2016 5,881-22-0.4%9,828
July 2016 5,903-247-4%10,131
June 2016 6,150-114-1.8%10,865
May 2016 6,264-575-8.4%11,363
April 2016 6,839-858-11%12,774
March 2016 7,697-719-8.5%14,846
February 2016 8,416-126-1.5%15,627
January 2016 8,542635+8%16,142
December 2015 7,907370+4.9%14,860
November 2015 7,537116+1.6%14,300
October 2015 7,421255+3.6%13,960
September 2015 7,166-906-11%13,553
August 2015 8,072-203-2.5%13,594
July 2015 8,275-70-0.8%13,797
June 2015 8,345-131-1.6%14,866
May 2015 8,476-647-7.1%16,137
April 2015 9,123-1,185-12%17,772
March 2015 10,308-1,147-10%20,165
February 2015 11,455-947-7.6%21,441
January 2015 12,402541+4.6%24,519
December 2014 11,861880+8%23,493
November 2014 10,981-162-1.5%21,678
October 2014 11,143227+2.1%20,991
September 2014 10,916-1,452-12%20,981
August 2014 12,368-39-0.3%21,069
July 2014 12,40788+0.7%21,974
June 2014 12,319120+1%23,374
May 2014 12,199-1,226-9.1%24,485
April 2014 13,425-1,050-7.3%25,837
March 2014 14,475-1,392-8.8%27,582
February 2014 15,867-1,692-9.6%30,676
January 2014 17,559768+4.6%35,222
December 2013 16,7911,683+11%32,530
November 2013 15,108107+0.7%32,227
October 2013 15,001-293-1.9%29,641
September 2013 15,294-1,925-11%31,385
August 2013 17,219569+3.4%29,840
July 2013 16,650-161-1%30,232
June 2013 16,811178+1.1%31,888
May 2013 16,633-1,195-6.7%32,727
April 2013 17,828-2,911-14%38,507
March 2013 20,739-1,926-8.5%40,117
February 2013 22,665-1,044-4.4%43,945
January 2013 23,7091,668+7.6%48,458
December 2012 22,0411,639+8%44,160
November 2012 20,402-71-0.4%42,386
October 2012 20,473-542-2.6%43,924
September 2012 21,015-4,528-18%41,451
August 2012 25,543-2,427-8.7%48,007
July 2012 27,970——47,909

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 monthSep 202540,279
Highest monthly peakSep 202560,896
Last 12 months vs the 12 before+2%
030.4K60.9KJul 2012: 27,970 players on average, peak 47,909Aug 2012: 25,543 players on average, peak 48,007Sep 2012: 21,015 players on average, peak 41,451Oct 2012: 20,473 players on average, peak 43,924Nov 2012: 20,402 players on average, peak 42,386Dec 2012: 22,041 players on average, peak 44,160Jan 2013: 23,709 players on average, peak 48,458Feb 2013: 22,665 players on average, peak 43,945Mar 2013: 20,739 players on average, peak 40,117Apr 2013: 17,828 players on average, peak 38,507May 2013: 16,633 players on average, peak 32,727Jun 2013: 16,811 players on average, peak 31,888Jul 2013: 16,650 players on average, peak 30,232Aug 2013: 17,219 players on average, peak 29,840Sep 2013: 15,294 players on average, peak 31,385Oct 2013: 15,001 players on average, peak 29,641Nov 2013: 15,108 players on average, peak 32,227Dec 2013: 16,791 players on average, peak 32,530Jan 2014: 17,559 players on average, peak 35,222Feb 2014: 15,867 players on average, peak 30,676Mar 2014: 14,475 players on average, peak 27,582Apr 2014: 13,425 players on average, peak 25,837May 2014: 12,199 players on average, peak 24,485Jun 2014: 12,319 players on average, peak 23,374Jul 2014: 12,407 players on average, peak 21,974Aug 2014: 12,368 players on average, peak 21,069Sep 2014: 10,916 players on average, peak 20,981Oct 2014: 11,143 players on average, peak 20,991Nov 2014: 10,981 players on average, peak 21,678Dec 2014: 11,861 players on average, peak 23,493Jan 2015: 12,402 players on average, peak 24,519Feb 2015: 11,455 players on average, peak 21,441Mar 2015: 10,308 players on average, peak 20,165Apr 2015: 9,123 players on average, peak 17,772May 2015: 8,476 players on average, peak 16,137Jun 2015: 8,345 players on average, peak 14,866Jul 2015: 8,275 players on average, peak 13,797Aug 2015: 8,072 players on average, peak 13,594Sep 2015: 7,166 players on average, peak 13,553Oct 2015: 7,421 players on average, peak 13,960Nov 2015: 7,537 players on average, peak 14,300Dec 2015: 7,907 players on average, peak 14,860Jan 2016: 8,542 players on average, peak 16,142Feb 2016: 8,416 players on average, peak 15,627Mar 2016: 7,697 players on average, peak 14,846Apr 2016: 6,839 players on average, peak 12,774May 2016: 6,264 players on average, peak 11,363Jun 2016: 6,150 players on average, peak 10,865Jul 2016: 5,903 players on average, peak 10,131Aug 2016: 5,881 players on average, peak 9,828Sep 2016: 5,492 players on average, peak 10,083Oct 2016: 5,702 players on average, peak 10,503Nov 2016: 5,863 players on average, peak 11,211Dec 2016: 6,164 players on average, peak 11,500Jan 2017: 6,696 players on average, peak 12,471Feb 2017: 6,286 players on average, peak 11,557Mar 2017: 5,661 players on average, peak 10,926Apr 2017: 5,259 players on average, peak 9,774May 2017: 4,809 players on average, peak 8,849Jun 2017: 4,814 players on average, peak 8,598Jul 2017: 4,837 players on average, peak 8,619Aug 2017: 4,712 players on average, peak 7,905Sep 2017: 4,480 players on average, peak 8,227Oct 2017: 4,586 players on average, peak 8,811Nov 2017: 4,712 players on average, peak 9,093Dec 2017: 5,071 players on average, peak 9,828Jan 2018: 5,495 players on average, peak 10,405Feb 2018: 5,265 players on average, peak 9,770Mar 2018: 5,092 players on average, peak 9,341Apr 2018: 4,381 players on average, peak 8,661May 2018: 4,035 players on average, peak 7,144Jun 2018: 3,989 players on average, peak 7,091Jul 2018: 4,020 players on average, peak 6,682Aug 2018: 3,929 players on average, peak 6,786Sep 2018: 3,684 players on average, peak 6,760Oct 2018: 3,735 players on average, peak 7,121Nov 2018: 4,034 players on average, peak 8,207Dec 2018: 4,404 players on average, peak 8,674Jan 2019: 4,611 players on average, peak 8,699Feb 2019: 4,302 players on average, peak 8,156Mar 2019: 4,042 players on average, peak 7,530Apr 2019: 3,528 players on average, peak 6,779May 2019: 3,434 players on average, peak 6,581Jun 2019: 3,485 players on average, peak 6,758Jul 2019: 3,876 players on average, peak 6,906Aug 2019: 3,490 players on average, peak 6,028Sep 2019: 3,266 players on average, peak 6,250Oct 2019: 3,292 players on average, peak 6,157Nov 2019: 3,454 players on average, peak 7,038Dec 2019: 4,007 players on average, peak 7,868Jan 2020: 4,081 players on average, peak 7,846Feb 2020: 3,850 players on average, peak 6,990Mar 2020: 4,831 players on average, peak 10,910Apr 2020: 6,159 players on average, peak 11,446May 2020: 5,058 players on average, peak 9,884Jun 2020: 4,136 players on average, peak 7,341Jul 2020: 3,968 players on average, peak 6,697Aug 2020: 3,627 players on average, peak 6,171Sep 2020: 3,331 players on average, peak 5,866Oct 2020: 3,488 players on average, peak 6,473Nov 2020: 3,791 players on average, peak 7,245Dec 2020: 4,060 players on average, peak 7,967Jan 2021: 4,458 players on average, peak 8,270Feb 2021: 4,109 players on average, peak 7,489Mar 2021: 4,663 players on average, peak 8,857Apr 2021: 5,050 players on average, peak 8,698May 2021: 3,974 players on average, peak 6,947Jun 2021: 3,305 players on average, peak 5,962Jul 2021: 3,300 players on average, peak 5,924Aug 2021: 3,169 players on average, peak 5,306Sep 2021: 3,037 players on average, peak 5,637Oct 2021: 3,118 players on average, peak 5,684Nov 2021: 3,271 players on average, peak 6,094Dec 2021: 3,427 players on average, peak 6,544Jan 2022: 3,902 players on average, peak 8,063Feb 2022: 5,732 players on average, peak 8,891Mar 2022: 5,198 players on average, peak 8,296Apr 2022: 5,492 players on average, peak 8,494May 2022: 5,123 players on average, peak 7,463Jun 2022: 4,885 players on average, peak 7,246Jul 2022: 5,364 players on average, peak 7,498Aug 2022: 5,154 players on average, peak 7,015Sep 2022: 3,280 players on average, peak 6,950Oct 2022: 3,031 players on average, peak 5,363Nov 2022: 3,116 players on average, peak 6,386Dec 2022: 3,281 players on average, peak 5,944Jan 2023: 3,375 players on average, peak 6,205Feb 2023: 3,038 players on average, peak 5,486Mar 2023: 3,119 players on average, peak 6,217Apr 2023: 2,892 players on average, peak 5,615May 2023: 2,597 players on average, peak 4,803Jun 2023: 2,595 players on average, peak 4,772Jul 2023: 2,954 players on average, peak 5,257Aug 2023: 2,658 players on average, peak 4,432Sep 2023: 2,738 players on average, peak 5,314Oct 2023: 3,043 players on average, peak 5,444Nov 2023: 3,080 players on average, peak 5,992Dec 2023: 3,276 players on average, peak 5,929Jan 2024: 3,323 players on average, peak 5,914Feb 2024: 4,887 players on average, peak 10,834Mar 2024: 7,035 players on average, peak 12,576Apr 2024: 7,957 players on average, peak 12,800May 2024: 9,181 players on average, peak 12,756Jun 2024: 8,471 players on average, peak 13,920Jul 2024: 10,305 players on average, peak 17,981Aug 2024: 10,284 players on average, peak 15,935Sep 2024: 8,418 players on average, peak 13,820Oct 2024: 7,869 players on average, peak 12,797Nov 2024: 7,705 players on average, peak 12,424Dec 2024: 9,375 players on average, peak 16,314Jan 2025: 10,444 players on average, peak 16,783Feb 2025: 10,119 players on average, peak 15,828Mar 2025: 12,699 players on average, peak 19,819Apr 2025: 8,011 players on average, peak 15,902May 2025: 7,369 players on average, peak 12,760Jun 2025: 10,349 players on average, peak 17,527Jul 2025: 22,756 players on average, peak 56,238Aug 2025: 39,897 players on average, peak 58,458Sep 2025: 40,279 players on average, peak 60,896Oct 2025: 21,027 players on average, peak 59,975Nov 2025: 10,547 players on average, peak 19,057Dec 2025: 16,689 players on average, peak 20,365Jan 2026: 16,679 players on average, peak 20,836Feb 2026: 18,091 players on average, peak 23,919Mar 2026: 21,812 players on average, peak 40,694Apr 2026: 29,667 players on average, peak 40,151May 2026: 27,818 players on average, peak 42,600Jun 2026: 18,536 players on average, peak 37,868Jul 2026: 5,743 players on average, peak 27,410Aug 2026: 2,341 players on average, peak 4,112Sep 2026: 2,221 players on average, peak 4,0542013201520172019202120232025
  • average players
  • peak players

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
cheapest named store: Steam €9.69
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€9.69
Lowest ever
€0.81
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On Twitch

Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours

61
viewers now
64
peak hour, last 24 h
3
live channels
20
viewers per channel
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About the game

Release date
Oct 7, 2004
All-time peak reached
Sep 2025 · 60,896
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
240
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