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
- Aug 21, 2012
- Genres
- Action, Free To Play
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Website
- counter-strike.net ↗
How many people are playing Counter-Strike 2?
Counter-Strike 2 had 920,943 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, down 2.0% from 939,672 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, it ranks #1 of the 502 games tracked here, the same place as a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 5, 2026 is 1,436,616, on Sep 23, 2026; the latest reading is 64% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Counter-Strike 2 has been busiest during the evening in Europe and East Asia, with the busiest hour around 14:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Counter-Strike 2 updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Sep 22, 2026 Regular update Rush Hour ↗ ▲ +7.3% 789,780 → 847,381 avg players
- Jul 29, 2026 Regular update Cologne 2026: Ranked Series ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 8, 2026 Regular update Season 5, Armory, and More ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 3, 2026 Regular update The Jackass Sticker Capsule ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jul 1, 2026 Regular update Team Falcons' Finale ↗ Not tracked the week before
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